Does Damping Affect the Period of SHM?

[ariarch]

Homework Statement

I've been given (or have calculated) the equation for damped SHM of a spring, and have been told to calculate the period...

I'm given that:

Forced produced by damper: b(dx/dt) where b = 16N/ms
k = 344.5N/m
m = 2kg

Homework Equations

I know that T = 2*pi/(W₀)

Where W₀ = sqrt(k/m)

But I don't know if damping will have an effect of period? :)

The Attempt at a Solution

Of course, I have tried using the above equation... plug k and m as W₀. Would this be correct? Thanks for any help.

 

[Delphi51]

Damping does affect the period. There is an interesting article on this here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_oscillator