Electronics and Communication Engineering - Measurements and Instrumentation - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Measurements and Instrumentation - Section 2 (Q.No. 7)
7.
An accelerometer has a seismic mass of 0.05 kg and spring constant of 3 x 105 N/m. If maximum displacement of mass is ± 1 mm, the maximum acceleration which can be measured is
30 m/s2
60 m/s2
90 m/s2
120 m/s2
Answer: Option
Explanation:

0.05 x a = 3 x 103 x 10-3 or a = 60 m/s2.

Discussion:
2 comments Page 1 of 1.

Vasanth Kumar said:   4 years ago
Please explain the answer.

Isa said:   6 years ago
The spring constant should be 3 * 10^3 not raise to 5.

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