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Spring-Mass Period

Period of spring-mass oscillation

Dynamics

Source Details

Id

mech-spring-period

Name

Spring-Mass Period

Discipline

mechanical

Category

Dynamics

Latex

T = 2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}

Description

Period of spring-mass oscillation

Variables
[
  {
    "symbol": "T",
    "name": "Period",
    "unit": "s",
    "siUnit": "s"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "m",
    "name": "Mass",
    "unit": "kg",
    "siUnit": "kg",
    "imperialUnit": "slug"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "k",
    "name": "Spring Constant",
    "unit": "N/m",
    "siUnit": "N/m",
    "imperialUnit": "lbf/in"
  }
]
Solve For

T, m, k

Tags

spring, period, oscillation, shm, mass

Is Custom

false