Answer to Question #81295 in Mechanical Engineering for syed sajjad

Question

1. A gun barrel of mass 600 kg has a recoil spring of stiffness 294 kN/meter. If the barrel recoils 1.3 m on firing determine (i) the initial recoil velocity of the barrel (ii) the critical damping co-efficient of the dash pot which is engaged at the end of the recoil stroke (iii) the equation of motion of the gun barrel if the time of recoil is of time period.