Tutorial2 Solved SDOF
Tutorial2 Solved SDOF
Exercise 2
The maximum velocity attained by the mass of a simple harmonic oscillator is 10 cm/s, and the
period of oscillation is 2 s. If the mass is released with an initial displacement of 2 cm, find (a) the
amplitude, (b) the initial velocity, (c) the maximum acceleration, and (d) the phase angle.
Exercise 3
Three springs and a mass are attached to a rigid, weightless bar PQ as shown in Fig.1. Find the
natural frequency of vibration of the system.
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Exercise 5
1. Find the natural frequency of the pulley system shown in Fig.3 by neglecting the friction
and the masses of the pulleys.
2. A weight W is supported by three frictionless and massless pulleys and a spring of stiffness
k, as shown in Fig.4. Find the natural frequency of vibration of weight W for small
oscillations.
3. A rigid block of mass M is mounted on four elastic supports, as shown in Fig. 5. A mass m
drops from a height l and adheres to the rigid block without rebounding. If the spring
constant of each elastic support is k, find the natural frequency of vibration of the system
(a) without the mass m, and (b) with the mass m. Also find the resulting motion of the
system in case (b).
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Exercise 7
Derive the equation of motion of the system shown in Fig. 7, using the following methods: (a)
Newton’s second law of motion, (b) Lagrange’s equations.
Draw the free-body diagram and derive the equation of motion using Newton’s second law of
motion for each of the systems shown in Figs. 8 and 9
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Exercise 9
Find the free-vibration response and the time constant, where applicable, of systems governed by
the following equations of motion:
Hint: The time constant can also be defined as the value of time at which the step response of a
system rises to 63.2% (100.0% - 36.8) of its final value.
Exercise 10
Derive the equation of motion and find the natural frequency of vibration of each of the systems
shown in Figs. 11 to 13.
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Exercise 11
Exercise 14
Derive the equation of motion and find the steady-state response of the system shown in Fig. 14
for rotational motion about the hinge O for the following data: k1 = k2 = 5000 N/m, a = 0.25 m, b
= 0.5 m, l = 1 m, M = 50 kg, m = 10 kg, F0 = 500 N, w = 1000 rpm.
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Exercise 15
For the system shown in Fig. 15, x and y denote, respectively, the absolute displacements of the
mass m and the end Q of the dashpot c1. (a) Derive the equation of motion of the mass m, (b) find
the steady-state displacement of the mass m, and (c) find the force transmitted to the support at P,
when the end Q is subjected to the harmonic motion y(t) = Y*cos(wt).
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