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Dynamics of Engineering Systems ENG432: Tutorial 9
Dynamics of Engineering Systems ENG432: Tutorial 9
Dynamics of Engineering Systems ENG432
Tutorial 9
Source: (c) Mechanical Vibration, Palm 2007
11.1 Obtain stiffness matrix for the longitudinal vibration of the tapered bar shown in figure. The
cross section is circular, and its diameter decreases linearly with x.
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11.7 Obtain the stiffness and mass matrices and the natural frequencies, for two‐element model
of the longitudinal vibration of the fixed‐free bar shown in figure. Note that the elements have
unequal lengths.
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11.16 Obtain the equations of motion in global coordinates, and the expressions for the natural
frequencies of the endpoint of the truss shown in figure. Use one bar element for each truss
member. Assume the truss members have the same density, area and modulus E.