1. A shaft 50 mm diameter and 3 m long.

It is simply supported at the ends and carries three masses 100 kg, 120 kg and 80 kg at 1.0 m, 1.75 m and 2.5 m respectively from the left support. Taking E = 20 GN/m2. Find the frequency of transverse vibrations using Rayleighs method. 2. A vibrating system consists of a mass 50 kg, a spring of stiness 30 KN/m and a damper. The damping provided is only 20% of the critical value. Determine: (a) The damping factor. (b) The critical damping coecient. (c) The logarithmic decrement. (d) The natural frequency of damped vibrations. (e) The ratio of two consecutive amplitudes. 3. A machine of mass 75 kg is mounted on springs of stiffness 1200 kN/m and with an assumed damping factor of 0.2. A piston within the machine of mass 2 kg has a reciprocating motion with a stroke of 80 mm and a speed of 3000 cycles/min. Assuming the motion to be simple harmonic, Find (i) the amplitude of motion of the machine, (ii) its phase angle with respect to the existing force, (iii) the force transmitted to the foundation, and (iv) the phase angle of transmitted force with respect to the exciting force. 4. A machine mounted on springs and tted with a dashpot has a mass of 60 kg. There are three springs, each of stiness 12 N/mm. The amplitude of vibrations reduces from 45 to 8 mm in two complete oscillations. Assuming that the damping force varies as the velocity. Determine: (a) The damping coecient. (b) The ratio of frequencies of damping and undamped vibrations and (c) The periodic time of damped vibrations.

5. A steel shaft 100 mm in diameter is loaded and supported in shaft bearings 0.4m apart. The shaft carries three loads: rst mass of 12 kg at the centre, second mass of 10 kg at a distance 0.12 m from the left bearing and third mass of 7 kg at a distance 0.09 m from the right bearing. Find the value of the critical speed by using Dunkerleys method. 6. A mass of 500 kg is mounted on supports having a total stiffness of 100 kN/m and which provides viscous damping, the damping ratio being 0.4. The mass is constrained to move vertically and is subjected to a vertical disturbing force of the type F cos t. Determine the frequency at which resonance will occur and the maximum allowable value of F if the amplitude at resonance is restricted to 5 mm.