Undamped Free Vibration
Undamped Free Vibration
Undamped Free Vibration
MD ATIQUR RAHMAN FAISAL SCM-012154 BACHELOR IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DR. CHIA 24th April 2012 ENGINEERING MECHANICS (EAT 203)
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Undamped free vibration Determining the natural frequency of a Undamped free vibration of a mass
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Apparatus : Displacement measuring plate and displacement measuring transducer, spring weight and loading rod. Free body diagram :
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Procedure
1. Determining the stiffness of the spring, a) The length of the unloaded spring is measured. b) A weight is loaded on the loading rod with the plate, and then the loading rod is anchor to the spring. c) The extension of the loading rod is captured. d) Steps 2 and 3 are repeated with different loading condition. 2. Determining the natural frequency of the mass spring system, a) A weight is loaded on the loading rod with plate, and anchored with the spring. b) The displacement transducer is placed in such a way that the probe is at right angle to the plate at the loading rod. c) The quickDAQ is run on the PC to set the sample rate channel to 1000,(i.e. 1000 data captured per second) and recording time 10 seconds. d) The play button is clicked to capture the initial displacement of the system. (it is noted the displacement measure transducer express its reading in voltage) e) The graphical user interface data are saved using the name initial displacement.csv. f) The loading rod is displaced slightly, and the motion of the vibrating system is captured using play button. g) The data are saved on the name final displacement.csv. h) Steps a to g, are repeated with four different loading condition. The data file name was saved in serials, so that no of the file are overwritten.
Graph
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05-Weight vs Extension
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Discussion and conclusion When the spring is allowed to swing independently, it can swing longer time than carrying a load on it. When a mass is loaded on a spring, and allowed to swing, its amplitude decreases with time but the frequency remains constant, and slowly comes to rest. According to Newtons third law of motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. When the spring with mass is allowed to swing freely, viscous drag force acting on the spring, to its opposite direction, air resistance also acts on the object to slow down its amplitude. That is the reason the motion become damped. In real life there is no Undamped situation, because some external resistance will be always present.
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