(Problem on equation of motion for damped free vibration) 1. The 8-kg body is moved 0.

2 m to the right of the equilibrium position and released from rest at time . Determine its displacement at time T = 2s. The viscous damping coefficient c is 20N.m/s , and the spring stiffness k is 32 N/m.

Solution. We must first determine whether the system is under damped, critically damped, or over damped. For that purpose, we compute the damping ratio .

Since , the system is underdamped. The damped natural frequency is

The motion isgiven by Eq. 8/12 and is

The velocity is then

Evaluating the displacement and velocity at time t = 0 gives Solving the two equations for C and yields C =0.256 and = 0.896 rad. Therefore, the displacement in meters is Evaluation for time gives t= 2 and Ans. = -0.01616.

(Problems on free torsional vibration) 2. A large industrial exhaust fan is mounted on a steel frame in a factory. The plant manager has decided to mount a storage bin on the same platform. Adding mass to a system can change its dynamics substantially and the plant manager wants to know if this is a safe change to make. The original design of the fan support system is not available. Hence measurements of the floor amplitude (horizontal motion) are made at several different motor speeds in an attempt to measure the system dynamics. No resonance is observed in running the fan from zero to 500 rpm. Deflection measurements are made and it is found that the amplitude is 10 mm at 500 rpm and 4.5 mm at 400 rpm. The mass of the fan is 50 kg and the plant manager would like to store up to 50 kg on the same platform. The best operating speed for the exhaust fan is between 400 and 500 rpm depending on environmental conditions in the plant.

(Problems on transmissibility) 3. A body having a mass of 15 kg is suspended from a spring which deflects 12 mm under weight of the mass. Determine the frequency of the free vibrations. What is the viscous damping force needed to make the motion a periodic at a speed of 1 mm/s? If, when damped to this extent, a disturbing force having a maximum value of 100 N and vibrating at 6 Hz is made to act on the body, determine the amplitude of the ultimate motion. Solution

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