QUESTION 1 [TOTAL MARKS: 25] Q 1(a) [25 Marks] Consider the system shown in Figure 1. The positions of the two masses ar
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QUESTION 1 [TOTAL MARKS: 25] Q 1(a) [25 Marks] Consider the system shown in Figure 1. The positions of the two masses ar
QUESTION 1 [TOTAL MARKS: 25] Q 1(a) [25 Marks] Consider the system shown in Figure 1. The positions of the two masses are measured from their equilibrium positions as indicated in the diagram. The two masses will only move horizontally. X 2 k m 2k k 2 m X 1 Figure 1 Part i Draw free body diagrams and find the mass and stiffness matrices for the system (in terms of m and k).