Question: Figure 2 illustrates a viscously damped two - degree - of - freedom system, used to model and analyze vibrations in mechanical structural systems. The

Figure 2 illustrates a viscously damped two-degree-of-freedom system, used to model and analyze vibrations in mechanical structural systems. The system has the following parameters, with zero initial conditions:
m1=2kg
m2=5kg
k1=10Nm
k2=20Nm
k3=5Nm
c1=2N*sm
c2=3N*sm
c3=1.0N*sm
f1(t)=0
f2(t)=5N for t0
3.1 Determine the forced response of this viscously damped two-degree-of-freedom mechanical system using modal analysis.
3.2 Plot the displacement responses, x1(t) and x2(t), of both masses over the first 10 seconds following the application of the force f2(t). Clearly label the displacement responses for each mass and indicate any steady-state behavior observed in the graph.
Figure 2: Viscously damped two-degree-of-freedom system.
Figure 2 illustrates a viscously damped two -

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