#damping — Public Fediverse posts

Watch the fascinating behaviour of a mass-spring-damper system as it transitions from overdamped (where motion is slow and heavily resisted) to undamped (where it oscillates freely without energy loss). This animation beautifully demonstrates how varying levels of damping impact motion and energy dissipation in mechanical systems.

#Physics #Engineering #MassSpringDamper #Damping #MechanicalSystems #Oscillations #Overdamped #Undamped #CriticalDamping #DynamicSystems #EnergyDissipation #MechanicalEngineering #STEM

Watch the fascinating behaviour of a mass-spring-damper system as it transitions from overdamped (where motion is slow and heavily resisted) to undamped (where it oscillates freely without energy loss). This animation beautifully demonstrates how varying levels of damping impact motion and energy dissipation in mechanical systems.

#Physics #Engineering #MassSpringDamper #Damping #MechanicalSystems #Oscillations #Overdamped #Undamped #CriticalDamping #DynamicSystems #EnergyDissipation #MechanicalEngineering #STEM

Watch the fascinating behaviour of a mass-spring-damper system as it transitions from overdamped (where motion is slow and heavily resisted) to undamped (where it oscillates freely without energy loss). This animation beautifully demonstrates how varying levels of damping impact motion and energy dissipation in mechanical systems.

#Physics #Engineering #MassSpringDamper #Damping #MechanicalSystems #Oscillations #Overdamped #Undamped #CriticalDamping #DynamicSystems #EnergyDissipation #MechanicalEngineering #STEM

Watch the fascinating behavior of a mass-spring-damper system as it transitions from overdamped (where motion is slow and heavily resisted) to undamped (where it oscillates freely without energy loss). This animation beautifully demonstrates how varying levels of damping impact motion and energy dissipation in mechanical systems.

#Physics #Engineering #MassSpringDamper #Damping #MechanicalSystems #Oscillations #Overdamped #Undamped #CriticalDamping #DynamicSystems #EnergyDissipation #MechanicalEngineering #STEM

Watch the fascinating behavior of a mass-spring-damper system as it transitions from overdamped (where motion is slow and heavily resisted) to undamped (where it oscillates freely without energy loss). This animation beautifully demonstrates how varying levels of damping impact motion and energy dissipation in mechanical systems.

#Physics #Engineering #MassSpringDamper #Damping #MechanicalSystems #Oscillations #Overdamped #Undamped #CriticalDamping #DynamicSystems #EnergyDissipation #MechanicalEngineering #STEM

Damping a Skyscraper

Wind forces on a skyscraper can set it swaying, so engineers design dampers to stop the motion and keep users comfortable. Some buildings use suspended solid mass dampers to counter a building’s motion, but others take a liquid approach. Whether by shifting water through specially shaped chambers or by sloshing it back and forth in a tank, a tuned liquid damper system can quickly bring a building back to rest. In this Practical Engineering video, Grady discusses the challenges of designing these systems and demonstrates how they work with a cool tabletop version. As a reminder, sloshing also helps in water-bottle flipping and stopping a bouncing ball. (Video and image credit: Practical Engineering)

#civilEngineering #damping #fluidDynamics #physics #science #sloshDynamics #sloshing