Assignment
Assignment
Fig. 3
4) Determine the natural frequency of the system shown in Fig. 1. Assume the pulleys to
frictionless and of negligible mass.
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5) What are the methods to determine the equation of motion for the vibratory system? Explain
any one method with example.
6) Determine the natural frequency of oscillations of the simple pendulum considering the mass
of rod.
7) An under damped shock absorber is to be designed for a motorcycle of mass 200kg such that
during a road bump, the damped period of vibration is limited to 2sec and amplitude of
vibration should reduce to one-sixth in one cycle. Find spring stiffness and the damping
coefficient of shock absorber.
8) Define the following terms:
a. Logarithmic decrement
b. Critically damping coefficient
c. Damping coefficient
d. Damping factor
e. Coulomb damping
9) A mass of 1kg is suspended by a spring passing over the pulley. The system is supported
horizontally by spring of stiffness 1kN/m as shown in fig 6. Determine the equation and
natural frequency of vibration of a system. Using following data:
Mass of pulley M= 10kg;
Radius of pulley R= 50mm;
Distance of spring from center of pulley r=35mm.
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10) Two slabs of isolators, natural rubber and felt, are kept between a solid mass of 10 kg and the
floor as shown in Fig. 5. The natural rubber slab has a stiffness of 3000 N/m and an
equivalent viscous damping coefficient of 100 N-sec/m. The felt slab has a stiffness of 12000
N/m and an equivalent viscous damping coefficient of 330 N-sec/m. Determine the
undamped and the damped natural frequencies of the system in vertical direction. Neglect the
mass ofthe isolators.
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