Ladder

Vibration isolation — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
  1. 00.511.522.533.540510152025forcing frequency ÷ natural frequencyforce out ÷ force in√2 — nothing gained, at any damping2% damping5% damping20% damping

    The machine that shakes the building

    Put a machine on springs to keep its vibration out of the floor, and below a frequency ratio of root two the springs make things worse. Every transmissibility curve ever drawn passes through exactly one at that ratio, whatever the damping — so a soft mount either works well or fails badly, with nothing in between.

    rung 1 · dynamics

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