Cairo University

Faculty of Engineering
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Mechanical Design Engineering

Mechanical Vibrations_MDPN471
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Experiment (6)
FORCED VIBRATIONS OF A SDOF VIBRATING TABLE
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Submitted by:
Ahmed Osama Abdelfattah 1105036
Submitted to:
Prof. Galal Hassan

Submitted on:
7 May 2014

Table of Contents
Experiment Objectives ..................................................................................................3
Apparatus ....................................................................................................................3
Measurements from Exp. (4) ..........................................................................................4
Analytical Vibration Analysis ..........................................................................................6
Vibration Records .........................................................................................................7
Unbalance determination ..........................................................................................7
Peak Vibration Amplitude ..........................................................................................7
Matlab Code ................................................................................................................8
Matlab Output .............................................................................................................8
Quantitative Error Analysis ............................................................................................9
Sources of Errors ..........................................................................................................9

Experiment Objectives
The purpose of this experiment is to study the response of a SDOF system (A
SDOF VIBRATING TABLE) to forced vibrations.
Both an analytical and experimental analysis is made for the table response. Also, a
quantitative error analysis is done with emphasizing the sources of errors in the
experiment.

Apparatus
1. Table with 4 legs
2. Accelerometer
3. Computer and Software package
4. Motor
5. Unbalance mass

Measurements from Exp. (4)

Table
m (Kg)
L (mm)
w (mm)
b (mm)
E (Gpa)

5.12
365
24
3
210
Motor

m (Kg)

18

Cantilever Second Moment of Area I

Cantilever Static Stiffness K

System Static Stiffness Ke

Ke = 4K= 11200 N/m

Experimental Damped Frequency Wd

 Logarithmic decrement =
And

Damping Ratio = 0.0039

Experimental Natural Frequency Wn

Cantilever Damping Coeff. C

Cantilever Dynamic Stiffness Kd

= 0.0245

Analytical Vibration Analysis

System DE

Amplitude

Max Vibration Amplitude

Vibration Records
N
F
W
A

(rpm)
(Hz)
(rad/s)
(m/s2)

X (m)

178
2.966
18.63
0.9

180
3
18.84
1.1

180
3
18.84
1.2

180
3
18.84
1.2

180
3
18.84
1.6

182
3.033
19.04
1.7

0.002

0.003

0.003

0.003

0.004

0.004

Unbalance determination
Choosing a point from recorded data; the one selected above:
Sub in

Where M= 18+5.12= 23.12 Kgs

X= 0.003 m
W= 18.84 rad/s
Wn=20.9 rad/s
= 0.0039

Peak Vibration Amplitude

Sub in

Matlab Code
clc
clear all
me=16; Wn=20.9; M=23.12;zeta=0.0039;
W=0:1:25;
F=W/(2*3.14);
X=((me/M)*(W./Wn).^2)./ (sqrt(((1(W./Wn).^2).^2)+((2.*zeta.*W/Wn).^2)))
Fexp=[2.966 3 3 3 3.0333];
Xexp=1000*[.00259 .003099 .003381 .004508 .004685]
plot (F, X, Fexp,Xexp,'*'); GRID;
legend('Analytical', 'Experimental')
xlabel('Frequency (HZ)') ; ylabel('X (mm)') ;

Matlab Output

The experimental points should have been taken more properly around the
resonance vibration

Quantitative Error Analysis

F
2.966
3
3
3
3
3.033

X, anal (mm)
2.6703
2.9984
2.9984
2.9984
2.9984
3.3893

Max error:

X,exp (mm) Error

2
0.6703
3
0.0016
3
0.0016
3
0.0016
4
1.0016
4
0.6107

% Error
25.1020
0.0534
0.0534
0.0534
33.4045
18.0185

1.0016 mm

Max % error: 33.4 %

Sources of Errors
1. The table may not be at rest when it was excited at the first time.
2. The accelerometer used to record the acceleration of vibrations can be a
source of errors.
3. Errors from human factor when measuring the cantilevers dimensions and
mass of table.