Mass-Dampening-Stiffness Matrix EOM

Program sets up Mass-Dampening-Stiffness Matrices for proprtionally damped system of mass, springs
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Updated 4 May 2007

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Program will take a description of a system containing masses and springs with proportional dampening and will output the mass[M], dampening[D] and stiffness[K] matrices for that system with respects to its system of equations as shown below.

M*d2x/dt^2+D*dx/dt+K*x=F

Program can handle both numeric and symbolic equations.

Sample script to run from my final in aerospace structures at University of Colorado

Files attached
-MDK.m: Main Program-Stand Alone
-7MassSysstem.jpeg: Picture showing the system in the test script
-Test.m: Script for test system

Questions, Comments, and Snide Remarks welcome

Cite As

Brent Lewis (2026). Mass-Dampening-Stiffness Matrix EOM (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/14854-mass-dampening-stiffness-matrix-eom), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2006b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
Version Published Release Notes
1.0.0.0

Corrected Example Code to match the figure