MEG 505 Exam Questions 2018-19 Session-1
MEG 505 Exam Questions 2018-19 Session-1
MEG 505 Exam Questions 2018-19 Session-1
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT
Course: MEG 505.1 – Mechanical Vibration & Noise Exam Session: 2018/2019 Time: 2hrs 15 mins
Instructions: Attempt all questions. Programmable calculators are not allowed.
The answers to Section A should be written in the spaces provided while Section B should be solved in the Exam
answer booklet provided. Section A is for 1 hour 15 mins while Section B is for 1 hour.
SECTION A: Subjective
1. Vibration can be defined as: ………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………….
2. A forced-damped linear oscillator has (a) ……………………….. (b) ……………………….. (c) ……………………….. (d)
………………………..
3. The equation of motion of a linear undamped mass-spring system is ……………………………………………….. and the general
solution for the displacement is ………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Assuming the mass and spring stiffness of Q3 above are 0.5 [kg] and 0.2 [N/mm], then (a) natural frequency =
…………… [rad/s] and (b) displacement after 1 second = ……………… [m] if the initial conditions are = 5[cm] and = 0 [m/s].
6. Derive the equation of motion of the 2-DOF in Figure 1 (a) …………………………………………………………………………………. and
(b) ………………………………………………………………………………
7. The expressions for the natural frequencies in Figure 1 are: (a) …………………………………… and (b)
………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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10. Assuming a beam has a clamped-clamped boundary condition, the equations relating the constants in the spatial
solution are: (a) ……………………………………………………………… and (b) …………………………………………………………………………
11. Two sources of nonlinearity are: (a) …………………………………………………… and (b) ………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
13. Using the energy balance method, derive the natural frequency for is: ……………………………..
14. Using the energy balance method, derive the natural frequency for is: ……………………………..
15. Assuming the initial amplitude is 60 degrees the frequency in Q13 is ………………………. and in Q14 is ……………………….
Figure 1
Course: MEG 505.1 – Mechanical Vibration & Noise Exam Session: 2018/2019 Time: 2hrs 15 mins
Instructions: Attempt all questions. Programmable calculators are not allowed.
The answers to Section A should be written in the spaces provided while Section B should be solved in the Exam
answer booklet provided. Section A is for 1 hour 15 mins while Section B is for 1 hour.
SECTION B: Essay
Question 1
Using the 2-DOF vibration model shown in Figure 2
a) Draw the free body diagram showing the forces acting on each mass.
b) Derive the EOMs of the masses.
c) Assuming and , derive the expressions for the natural frequencies.
d) If the conditions in (c) above remain satisfied determine the modal matrix when and .
Figure 2
Question 2
a) What is sound? How does sound differ from noise?
b) Explain is physical terms why the speed of sound depends on the medium of propagation.
c) What is a decibel? Write the mathematical expression for calculating decibel.
d) A sound is made up of five sound pressures sources measured as 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 dB. Calculate
the dB-value of the sound. Hint: Use the formula below.
where is the sound pressure level (in decibels) of the individual sound sources.