The vibrations of a machine of mass 76 kg are damped by a viscous dashpot which diminishes amplitude of vibrations from 17.2 mm to 3.2 mm in two complete oscillations. The machine is mounted on four springs each of stiffness 7.5N/mm. Assuming that the damping force varies as the velocity, determine:
- The damping
- The ration of frequencies of damped and undamped vibrations, and
- The periodic time of damped vibrations