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Assignment No: 01
Vibration and Aero elasticity (Any 2 from Q1 + Any 3 from remaining)
Subject Teacher: Abhijeet G. Chavan

Q.1 For the systems shown below, derive the equation of motion find out the natural
frequency of vibration.

Find the natural frequency for the

system of figure. The combined
mass moment of inertia of the disc
about the axis through 0 is I.

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Que: Find equation of motion

and natural frequency.
The cord may be assumed
inextensible in the spring-
mass-pulley system and no
slip between the cord and the
pulley

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Find the natural frequency of

oscillation for the system
shown in figure. Assuming the
bell crank lever to be light and
stiff and the mass m to be
concentrated

Q.2 A single cylinder vertical petrol engine of total mass 320 kg is mounted upon a steel
chassis frame and causes a vertical static deflection of 0.2 cm. The reciprocating parts
of the engine have a mass of 24 kg and move through a vertical stroke of 15 cm with
S.H.M. A dashpot is provided, the damping resistance of which is directly
proportional to the velocity and amounts to 490 N at 0.3 m/s. Determine,
i. The speed of the driving shaft at which resonance will occur
ii. The amplitude of steady state forced vibrations when the driving shaft of the
engine rotates at 480 rpm.
Q.3 An electrical motor is supported on a spring and dashpot. The spring has the stiffness
6400 N/m and the dashpot offer resistance of 500N at 4.0 m/s. The unbalanced mass
of 0.5 kg rotates at 5 cm radius and the total mass of vibratory system is 20 kg. The
motor runs at 400 rpm. Determine,
a) Damping factor
b) Amplitude of vibration and phase angle
c) Resonant speed and resonant amplitude
d) Forces extended by the spring and dashpot on the motor.
Q.4 A gun barrel weighing 5340 N has a recoil spring of stiffness 292 kN/m. If the barrel
recoils 1.22 m on firing, determine:
(a) The initial recoil velocity of the barrel,
(b) The critical damping coefficient of a dashpot which is engaged at the end of the
recoil stroke and
(c) The time required for the barrel to return to a position 5 cm from its initial
position.
An under damped shock absorber is to be designed for motorcycle of mass 200 Kg

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such that during road bump amped period of vibration is limited to 2 Seconds and
amplitude should reduce to 1/16th in one cycle.
Find: Spring stiffness, Damping factor.
Q.5 The mass of machine is 100 kg. Its vibrations are damped by a viscous dashpot,
which diminishes amplitude of vibrations from 4 cm to 1cm in three complete
oscillations. If the machine is mounted on four springs each of stiffness of 250 N/cm,
Find
i. Resistance of dashpot at unit velocity
ii. The periodic time of the damped vibrations.
Q.6 A vertical spring mass system has a mass of 0.5 kg and an initial deflection of 0.2 cm.
Find the spring stiffness and natural frequency of the system. The system is subjected
to Coulomb damping. When displaced by 2 cm from the equilibrium position and
released, it undergoes 10 complete cycles and comes to rest in the extreme position on
the side on which it was displaced. Calculate the coulomb damping and the final rest
position.
Q.7 A vibrating system having mass 1 kg is suspended by a spring of stiffness 1000 N/m
and is put to harmonic excitation of 10 N. Assuming viscous damping, determine
a) the resonant frequency
b) the phase angle
c) the amplitude at resonance
d) the frequency corresponding to the peak amplitude and
e) Damped frequency.
Take C= 40 N-s/m
Q.8 A vibrometer having the amplitude of vibration of the machine part as 4 mm and ξ =
0.2 performs harmonic motion. If the difference between the maximum and minimum
recorded value is 10 mm, determine the natural frequency of vibrometer if the
frequency of vibrating part is 12 rad/s.
Q.9 A radio set of 20 kg mass must be isolated from the machine vibrating with amplitude
of 0.05 mm at 500 cpm. The set is mounted on four isolators, each having a spring
scale of 31400 N/m and damping coefficient of 392 N-s/m.

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(a) What is the amplitude of vibration of the radio?

(b) What is dynamic load on each isolator due to vibration?
Q.10 A machine weighing 9800 N is mounted on four identical springs of total spring
constant k and having negligible damping. The machine is subjected to a harmonic
external force of amplitude F0 = 490 N and frequency 180 rpm. Find the amplitude of
motion of the machine and the maximum force transmitted on the foundation because
of the unbalanced force when k=19600 N/cm.
Q.11 The parameters of a single-degree-of-freedom system are given by m = 1kg, c = 5 N-
s/m, and k = 16 N/m. Find the response of the system for the following initial
conditions:
a. x(0) = 0.1m and velocity x(0)= 2 m/s
b. x(0) = -0.1m and velocity x(0)= 2 m/s
Q.12 The landing gear of an airplane can be idealized as the spring-mass-damper system
shown in Figure That limit the amplitude of vibration of the airplane (x) to 0.1 m.
Assume m = 2000 kg, y0 = 0.2 m, and v = 157.08 rad/s

Q.13 A spring-mass system, resting on an inclined plane, is subjected to a harmonic force

as shown in Figure. Find the response of the system by assuming zero initial
conditions.

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Q.14 A cantilever beam carries a mass M at the free end as shown in Figure. A mass m
falls from a height h onto the mass M and adheres to it without rebounding.
Determine the resulting transverse vibration of the beam.

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