TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY Examination Second Internal Assessment

Level MSc Full Marks 40

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
Programme MSMDM Pass Marks 20
DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE & Year/Part I/II Time 1.5 hr
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
2074 Phalgun

Subject: Advanced Vibrations

Attempt All Questions.

1. Set up the differential equation of motion for the system shown in Figure P.1. Determine the expression for
(a) the critical damping coefficient, and (b) the natural frequency of damped oscillation. [7]
2. A 120-kg machine is mounted at the midspan of a 1.5-m-long simply supported beam of a elastic modulus
E = 200 × 109 N/m2 and cross-section moment of inertia 1= 1.53 × 10- 6 m4. An experiment is run on the
system during which the machine is subject to a harmonic excitation of magnitude 2000 N a t a variety of
excitation frequencies. The largest steady-state amplitude recorded during the experiment is 2.5 mm. [7]
Estimate the damping ratio of the system.
3. Derive an expression for the response of a single degree of freedom of natural frequency n and mass m
system due to unit impulse. Then use the convolution integral to determine the response of the system when
subject to a time-dependent excitation of the form F(t) = F0e –at. The system is at rest in equilibrium at t = 0. [6]
4. Determine the natural frequencies of the system shown in Figure P.4. [10]
5. Calculate the natural frequencies and mode shapes for the system shown in Figure P.5. [10]

Figure P.1 Figure P.4

Figure P.5