Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust’s

VISHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PUNE. 37

(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Subject: Vibrations Analysis (4053)

HA (Section 1 Question 22)

Figure shows a metal block supported on two identical cylindrical rollers rotating in
opposite directions at the same angular speed. When the center of gravity of the block is
initially displaced by a distance x, the block will be set into simple harmonic motion. If
the frequency of motion of the block is found to be  , determine the coefficient of
friction between the block and the rollers.