Dr.

B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Subject- MEPC-403 Vibrations and Control (VC) (2021-2025)

B. Tech. 7th Semester (Mechanical Engineering)
Assignment No.1
1. Find the equivalent spring constant of the system in the direction of θ as shown in Fig.1.

Figure 1

2. Find the equivalent torsional spring constant for the system shown in Fig. 2. Assume that
𝑘1 , 𝑘2 , 𝑘3 and 𝑘4 are torsional and 𝑘5 and 𝑘6 are linear spring constants.

Figure 2

3. A machine of mass m = 500 kg is mounted on a simply supported steel beam of length l = 2 m

having a rectangular cross section (depth = 0.1 m, width = 1.2 m) and Young’s modulus E =
2.06 𝑋 1011 𝑁 ⁄𝑚 2 . To reduce the vertical deflection of the beam, a spring of stiffness k is
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attached at the mid-span as shown in Fig. 3. Determine the value of k needed to reduce the
deflection of the beam by (a) 50% of the original value, (b) 75% of the original value.

Figure 3

4. Find the equivalent mass of the system shown in Fig. 4, where the rigid link 1 is attached to the
pulley and rotates with it.

Figure 4

5. A cam-follower mechanism (Fig. 5) is used to convert the rotary motion of a shaft into the
oscillating or reciprocating motion of a valve. The follower system consists of a pushrod of
massmp, a rocker arm of massmr and mass moment of inertiaJr about its C.G., a valve of
massmvand a valve spring of negligible mass. Find the equivalent mass (meq) of this cam-follower
system by assuming the location of meqas (i) point A and (ii) point C.
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Figure 5

6. In Fig.6 find the equivalent mass of the rocker arm assembly with respect to the x coordinate.

Figure 6

7. Figure 7, shows a motorcycle with a rider. Develop a sequence of three mathematical models of
the system for investigating vibration in the vertical direction. Consider the elasticity of the tires,
elasticity and damping of the struts (in the vertical direction), masses of the wheels, and elasticity,
damping, and mass of the rider.
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Figure 7

8. A spring mass system has a natural frequency of 10 Hz. When the spring constant is reduced by
800 N/m, the frequency is altered by 45 %. Find the mass and spring constant of the original
system.
9. Three springs and mass is attached to a rigid, weightless bar PQ as shown in Fig. 8. Find the
natural frequency of the system.

Figure 8

10. 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.

11. An undamped single degree of freedom system has a mass of 1 kg and a stiffness of 2500 N/m.
Find the magnitude and the phase of the response of the system when the initial displacement is -
2mm and initial velocity of 100 mm/s.

12. Derive the expression for the natural frequency of the system shown in Fig. 9. Note that the load W
is applied at the tip of the beam 1 and midpoint of beam 2.
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Figure 9

13. The column of the water tank shown in Fig. 10(a) is 100 m high and is made of reinforced
concrete with a tubular cross section of inner diameter 2.5 m and outer diameter 3 m. The tank
weighs 275,000 kg when filled with water. By neglecting the mass of the column and assuming the
Young’s modulus of reinforced concrete as 30 GPa, determine the following:
a. The natural frequency and the natural time period of transverse vibration of the water tank.
b. The vibration response of the water tank due to an initial transverse displacement of 25 cm.
c. The maximum values of the velocity and acceleration experienced by the water tank.

Figure 10

14. Determine the displacement , velocity and acceleration of the mass of a spring-mass system with k
= 500 N/m, m = 2 kg, 𝑥0 = 0.1 𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥̇ 0 = 5 𝑚⁄𝑠.

15. The free vibration response of a spring-mass system is observed to have a frequency of 2 rad/s, an
amplitude of 10 mm, and a phase shift of 1 rad from t = 0. Determine the initial conditions that
caused the free vibration. Assume damping ratio of the system as 0.1.
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16. A mass m is attached at the end of the bar of negligible mass and is made to vibrate in three
different configurations as shown in Fig.11. Find the configuration corresponding to the highest
natural frequency.

Figure 11

17. A uniform slender rod of mass m and length l is hinged at point A and is attached to four linear
springs and one torsional spring, as shown in Fig. 12. Find the natural frequency of the system if k
= 2000 N/m, kt = 1000 N-m/rad, m = 10 kg, and l = 5 m.

Figure 12

18. Find the equation of motion of the uniform rigid bar OA of length l and mass m as shown in Fig.
13. Also find the natural frequency.
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Figure 13

19. A boy riding a bicycle can be modeled as a spring-mass-damper system with an equivalent
weight, stiffness, and damping constant of 8000 N, 50,000 N/m, and 1000 N-s/m, respectively.
The differential setting of the concrete blocks on the road caused the level surface to decrease
suddenly as indicated in Fig. 14. If the speed of the bicycle is 5 m/s, determine the displacement
of the boy in the vertical direction. Assume that the cycle is free for vertical vibration before
encountering the step change in the vertical displacement.

Figure 14

20. Derive the equation of motion and find the natural frequency of vibration of each of the systems
shown in Figs. 15 to 17.

Figure 15
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Figure 16

Figure 17

21. Determine the values of ζ and ωd for the following viscously damped systems; (a) m = 10 kg, c =
150 N-s/m, k = 1000 N/m; (b) m = 10 kg, c = 200 N-s/m, k = 1000 N/m; (c) m = 10 kg, c = 250 N-
s/m, k = 1000 N/m.

22. Consider a spring-mass system, with k = 4000 N/m and m = 10 kg, subject to harmonic force
F(t)=400 cos10 t N. Find the total response of the system under the following conditions: (a) 𝑥0 =
0.1 𝑚, 𝑥̇ 0 0; (b) 𝑥0 = 0, 𝑥̇ 0 = 10 𝑚⁄𝑠; (c) 𝑥0 = 0.1 𝑚, 𝑥̇ 0 = 10 𝑚⁄𝑠.

23. Consider a spring-mass system, with k = 4000 N/m and m = 10 kg, subject to harmonic force
F(t)=400 cos20 t N. Find the total response of the system under the following conditions: (a) 𝑥0 =
0.1 𝑚, 𝑥̇ 0 0; (b) 𝑥0 = 0, 𝑥̇ 0 = 10 𝑚⁄𝑠; (c) 𝑥0 = 0.1 𝑚, 𝑥̇ 0 = 10 𝑚⁄𝑠.

24. A spring-mass system with m = 10 kg and k = 5000 N/m is subjected to a harmonic force of
amplitude 250 N and frequency ω. If the maximum amplitude of the mass is observed to be 100
mm, find the value of ω.
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25. Derive the equation of motion and find the steady state response of the system shown in Fig. 18
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; ω – 1000 rpm.

Figure 18

26. Derive the equation of motion and find the steady state response of the system shown in Fig. 19
for rotational motion about the hinge O for the following data: k = 5000 N/m; l = 1m; m = 10 kg;
Mo = 100 N-m; ω = 1000 rpm.

Figure 19

27. Consider a spring-mass-damper system with k = 4000 N/m, m = 10 kg, and c = 40 N-s/m. Find the
steady-state and total response of the system under the harmonic force F(t)= 200 cos 10 t N and
the initial conditions as: (a) 𝑥0 = 0.1 𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥̇ 0 = 0; (b) 𝑥0 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥̇ 0 = 10 𝑚⁄𝑠.

28. Consider a spring-mass-damper system with k = 4000 N/m, m = 10 kg, and c = 40 N-s/m. Find the
steady-state and total response of the system under the harmonic force F(t)= 200 cos20 t N and the
initial conditions as: (a) 𝑥0 = 0.1 𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥̇ 0 = 0; (b) 𝑥0 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥̇ 0 = 10 𝑚⁄𝑠.
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29. Derive the equation of motion and find the steady-state response of the system shown in Fig. 20
for rotational motion about the hinge O for the following data: k = 5000 N/m, l = 1 m, c = 1000 N-
s/m, m = 10 kg, Mo = 100 N-m and ω =1000rpm.

Figure 20

30. A uniform bar of mass m is pivoted at point O and supported at the ends by two springs as shown
in Fig. 21. End P of the spring PQ is subjected to sinusoidal displacement as shown. Find the
steady-state angular displacement of the bar when l = 1 m, k = 1000 N/m, m = 10 kg, 𝑥0 = 1 𝑐𝑚,
and ω = 10 rad/s.

Figure 21

31. Find the frequency ratio at which displacement transmissibility attains a maximum value.

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