APPARATUS

FIGURE : Universal Vibration System Apparatus (TM 150)

FIGURE: Control Unit (TM 150)

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FIGURE : Universal Vibration System Apparatus (TM 150)

1. Beam
2. Damper
3. unbalance exciter
4. Spring
5. frame
6. graph

EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES
1) Set up the apparatus and the control unit (TM 150) is switched on.
2) The control unit is adjusted to desired frequency.
3) The length from the damper to the references point is measured.
4) For the first condition, the damper is removed from the beam.
5) The unbalance exciter is switched on and the frequency is set up from 5 Hz until 14Hz with increment
of 1 Hz. When frequency is 8 Hz, the increment will be 0.1Hz until 9Hz.
6) Then, the drum recorder will take an oscillation from the vibration of the stiff beam caused by the
unbalance exciter.
7) The oscillation characteristics is observed.
8) The time taken for 10 oscillations is measured and recorded.
9) The observations are compared with the result on the mechanical recorder.
10) The second condition, the damper is attached to the beam at the length 150mm and the damper is
opened to reduce the damping effect. Then, step 5 to 9 is repeated to get the oscillation data.
11) For the third condition, the damper is attached to the beam at the length 150mm and the damper is
closed. Then, step 5 to 9 is repeated to get the oscillation data.
12) For the fourth condition, the damper is closed but the length is changed to 550mm and step 5 to 9 is
repeated.

The data is recorded in the table and the graph is plotted.