1.

Add the following two simple harmonic motions :

X1 = 10 cos (ωt +π/4) and x2 = 8 sin (ωt + π /6)
2. Find the natural frequency of oscillation of the homogeneous cylinder shown in fig.

3.An unknown weight W, added to an unknown spring K has a natural frequency 95 cycles /min. When 5N is
added to W, the natural frequency is lowered to 75 cycles/min. Determine the unknown weight and spring
constant.

4.. A simply supported beam of square cross section 5 mm x 5 mm and length 1 m, carrying a mass of 2.3 kg
at the middle, is found to have a natural frequency of transverse vibrations of 30rad/sec. Determine the
Young’s modulus of elasticity of the beam.

5. Add the harmonic motions

X1 = 3 Sin (ωt +300) and X2 = 4 Cos (ωt +100)
6.The natural frequency a spring-mass system is given as 2.0. If the mass is deflected 2cm down measured
from the equilibrium position and given an upward velocity of 8m/sec, determine its amplitude and maximum
acceleration.

7. A body is subjected to two harmonic motions. X1 = 15 Sin (ωt +π/6) and X2 = 8 Cos (ωt +π/3). What
harmonic motion should be added to the body to bring it to equilibrium?

8.Determine the natural frequency of

i. Simple pendulum, of length ‘L’
ii. Compound pendulum
9. A harmonic motion is given by, x = 10 Sin (ωt – 600) mm. Determine
i. Frequency
ii. Time Period
iii. Maximum Velocity
iv. Maximum acceleration

10. A cantilever shaft 50mm diameter and 300mm long has a disc of mass 100kg at its free end. The young's
modulus for the shaft material is 200GN/m2.Determine the frequency of
i. Longitudinal Vibrations
ii. Transverse Vibrations of the shaft.

11. Split the Harmonic motion X = 5 sin (4t + 600), into two harmonic motions: one that leads the original
motion by 300 and other lags the original by 800.

12.A spring- mass system has a stiffness of k N/m and a mass of M kg. It has natural frequency of vibration of
12cps. An extra 2kg mass is coupled to M and its natural frequency becomes 10cps. Find K and M.
a. A body describes simultaneously two motions: X1 = 3 Sin 40t and X2 = 4 Cos41t. Find
i. Maximum amplitude of combined motion
ii. What is Beat Frequency

13. Find the natural frequency of the system shown in Fig.

a. Add X1 = 4 Cos (ωt + 100) and X2 = 6 Sin (ωt +600)
14. A mass m1 hangs from spring K N/m. A second mass drops through a height h and sticks to m1.
Determine the equation for ensuing motion.

15. In the spring mass system, the spring stiffness is 100N/m and mass is 4 Kg. The mass is pulled down by 5
cm and given an upward velocity of 25 cm/sec. Determine the expression for the ensuring motion.

16. A connecting rod weighing 21.35N oscillates 53 times in 1 minute, when suspended as shown in the Fig.
Determine the moment of Inertia about its centre of Gravity.

17. A cylinder of mass ‘M’ and radius ‘r’ rolls without slipping on a cylindrical surface of radius ‘R’. Find the
natural frequency of oscillations.

18. A beam is 4 m long and rests on simple supports at each end. The M.I. of 800 x 10-9m4 and a modulus of
elasticity of 180 GPa. It has a mass of 30 kg placed at the middle. Calculate the natural frequency of the shaft.

19.A cylinder of mass m and mass moment of inertia J0 is free to roll without slipping but is restrained by two
springs of stiffness K1 and K2, as shown in fig .Find its natural frequency of vibration. Also find the value of
‘a’ that maximizes the natural frequency of vibration.

20. Determine the natural frequency of spring-mass system by

i. Newton’s method ii. Energy method
21. Find the natural frequency of the system shown in fig

22. Derive equation of motion and the expression for the natural frequency of a single degree of freedom
spring mass system taking it into account the mass of the spring.
23. Find the natural frequency of the system shown in Fig.

24. Find the natural frequency of the system shown in Fig.

25.Find the natural frequency of the system shown in Fig

26. Find the natural frequency of the system shown in Fig

27.Find the natural frequency of the system shown in Fig.

28. An unknown mass m is hung on a spring of unknown stiffness k. When a mass m1 = 0.5 kg is added to m,
the system natural frequency is lowered from 50Hz to 49Hz.
i. Determine the values of m and k.
ii. When second spring stiffness k1 is added in parallel with the first spring, the natural frequency is increased
to 50 Hz. Determine the value of k1.
29.Find the natural frequency of the system shown in Fig.

30.Find the natural frequency of the system shown in Fig.

31.Split the Harmonic motion x=2Sin(ωt+π/6) into two SHM With a phase difference 900.

32. Consider a stepped shaft with two discs as shown in Fig. Take the modulus of rigidity of the shaft as

0.8×1011 N/m.
33. Find the natural frequency of the system shown in the Figure, if k = 2 x 105 N/m and m = 20 kg.

34. A shaft of 100mm diameter and 1m long fixed at one end and carries a flywheel of mass 100kg. The
radius of gyration of the fly wheel is 0.5m. Find the natural frequency of torsional vibrations if modulus of
rigidity for shaft material is 80GPa.

35. A torsional pendulum is to have a natural frequency of 6 Hz. What length of steel wire of diameter 2 mm
should be used for this pendulum? The inertia of the mass fixed at free end is 0.0098 kg – m2. Take G = 0.83 x
1011 N/m2.

36. Determine the mass of the system, if K1 = 2000 N/m, K2 = 1500 N/m, K3 = 3000 N/m, K4 = K5 = 500 N/m
and natural frequency is 10 Hz.
37.Find the natural frequency of the System Shown in the Fig.

38.Find the natural frequency of torsional oscillations of the system shown in the figure, if G = 0.8. X 10 11 Pa
and I=14.7 kg – m2.

39. The following data is given for a vibrating system with viscous damping. Mass = 2.5 kg, Spring constant = 3 N/mm.
0.25 of the initial value after five consecutive cycles. Determine the damping coefficient of the system.

40. The disc of a torsional pendulum has a moment of Inertia of 600 kg – cm2 and is immersed in a viscous
fluid. The brass shaft attached to it is of 10 cm diameter and 40 cm long. When the pendulum is vibrating, the
observed amplitudes on the same side of the rest position for successive cycles are 90, 60 and 40. Determine
i. Logarithmic decrement
ii. The time period of vibration
iii. The damping torque
iv. If the disc is removed from viscous fluid, what is the frequency?
Assume G = 4.4 X 1010 N/m2.

41. In a single degree damped vibration system, a suspended mass of 8 kg makes 30 oscillations in 18
seconds. The amplitude decreases to 0.25 of the initial value in 5 oscillations. Determine
i. Stiffness of the spring
ii. The logarithmic decrement
iii. The damping factor
iv. The damping co efficient

42. Obtain the equation of motion for an under damped system from the fundamentals and thus find the
logarithmic decrement.
43. Consider a system of viscously damped free vibrations with a mass of 175 kg, spring constant of 70 N/cm
and constant of damping equal to 0.7 N/cm/sec. Determine
i. Damping ratio
ii. Natural frequency
iii. Logarithmic decrement
iv. Ratio of any two consecutive amplitude.

44.A 25 kg mass is resting on a spring of 4900 N/m and dashpot of 147 NS/m. If a velocity of 0.1 m/sec is
applied to the mass at the rest position, what will be its displacement from the equilibrium position at the end
of the first second?
45. A mass of 1 kg is to be supported on a spring stiffness of 9800 N/m. The damping coefficient is 5.9
NS/m. Determine the natural frequency of the system. Find also logarithmic decrement and the amplitude
after 3 cycles, if the initial displacement is 0.3 cm.

46. A mass of 2 kg is supported on an isolator having a spring scale of 2940N/m and viscous damping. If the
amplitude of free vibration of the mass falls to one half of its original value in 1.5 seconds, determine the
damping coefficient of the isolator.

47. A gun barrel of mass 60 kg has a recoil spring stiffness of 294 KN/m. If the barrel re coils 1.3 m on
firing, determine
i. The initial velocity of the barrel
ii. The critical damping coefficient of the damper
iii. Time required for the barrel to return to a position 5 cm from the initial position.

48.A horizontal spring mass system with coulomb damping has a mass of 5kg attached to a Spring stiffness
980 N/m. If the coefficient of friction is 0.25. Calculate
i. Frequency of damped oscillations
ii. The number f cycles corresponding to 50% reduction in amplitude if the initial amplitude is 5 cm
iii. Time taken to achieve 50 % reduction in amplitude.

49. A gun barrel having a mass of 560 kg, initial recoil velocity of 36 m/sec and recoil distance of 1.5 m.
Calculate
i. Spring constant
ii. Critical damping co efficient
iii. Time required for the barrel to return to a position 0.12 m from its initial position

50. A metal block, placed on a rough surface, is attached to spring and is given an initial displacement of 10
cm from its equilibrium position. After 5 cycles of oscillations in 2 sec, the final position of the metal block
is found to be 1 cm from its equilibrium position. Find the co efficient of friction between surface and metal
block.

51. A spring mass damper system has a mass of 2 kg and stiffness of 500 N/m. an initial amplitude of 1 cm
becomes 0.5 cm in 5 cycles. Determine
i. Damping ratio, assuming damping is purely viscous
ii. Co efficient of friction, assuming purely coulomb.
52.The mass of a single degree damped vibrating system is 7.5 kg and makes 24 free oscillations in 14
seconds. The amplitude of vibration reduces to 0.25 of its initial value after five oscillations. Determine
i. Stiffness of the spring
ii. Logarithmic decrement
iii. Damping factor
iv. Damping constant
53. A mass 7.5 kg hangs from a spring and makes damped oscillations. The time for 60 oscillations is 35 sec
and the ratio of the first to seventh displacement is 2.5. Find
i. Stiffness of the spring
ii. The damping resistance
iii. Damping factor

54. A transformer of 3000 kg makes is mounted on a isolator, embodying a coil spring and a coulomb
damper. Calculate the stiffness of the spring, frictional force and coefficient of friction, so that the natural
frequency of the system is 4 Hz and an initial displacement of 5 mm given to the transformer dies out in three
cycles.
55. Determine the critical damping coefficient of the system

56.A mass m = 0.5 kg vibrating in a viscous medium has a period T = 0.15 sec and an initial amplitude is 10
mm.
i. Determine the stiffness and the viscous damping coefficient if the amplitude after 12 cycles is 0.2 mm.
ii. Determine the amplitude after 12 cycles when a mass of 0.3 kg is added to m.

57. Setup the differential equation of motion for the system shown in the Fig, and thus determine the critical
damping coefficient.

58. The ratio of successive amplitudes of a viscously damped single degree of freedom system is found to be
18:1. Determine
i. Damping factor
ii. Logarithmic decrement
iii. Also Determine the ratio of successive amplitudes if the amount of damping is halved.
59.The ratio of successive amplitudes of a viscously damped single degree of freedom system is found to be
20:1. Determine the ratio of successive amplitudes if the amount of damping is (a)halved (b)doubled.

60. A spring mass system with viscous damping is displaced from the equilibrium position and released. If
the amplitude diminished by 10% each cycle, what fraction of the critical damping does the system have?
61. The mass of a single degree damped vibrating system is 10 kg and stiffness coefficient is 250N/m. From
experimental measurements, it is observed that the amplitude of vibration diminishes from 0.01m to 0.006m
in six cycles. Determine Damping constant.
62.A railroad bumper is modeled as a linear spring in parallel with a viscous damper. What is the damping
coefficient of a bumper of stiffness 2X105 N/m such that the system has a damping ratio of 1.15 when it is
engaged by a 22,000-kg railroad car.
63. The damping ratio of the system of Figure is 0.3. How long will it take for the amplitude of free
oscillation to be reduced to 2 percent of its initial value? Take K =2X103N/m, m=4.2kg.

64. A vibrating system consisting of a mass of 2.267 kg and a spring of stiffness 17.5 N/cm is viscously
damped such that the ratio of any two consecutive amplitudes is 1.00 and 0.98. Determine (i) the natural
frequency of the damped system, (ii) the logarithmic decrement
65.A recoil mechanism of a gun is designed as a spring and viscous damper in parallel such that the system
has critical damping. A 52-kg cannon has a
maximum recoil of 50 cm after firing. Specify the stiffness and damping
coefficient of the recoil mechanism such that the mechanism returns to within 5 mm of firing position within
0.5 s after firing.
66. A spring mass damper system consists of a spring of stiffness 343N/m. The mass is 3.43kg. The mass is
displaced 20mm beyond the equilibrium position and released. Find the equation of motion for the system, if
the damping coefficient of the dashpot is 13.72N-sec/m.
67. A spring mass damper system has a mass of 1.5 kg and stiffness of 620N/m. an initial amplitude of 1cm
becomes 0.4 cm in 6 cycles. Determine
i. Damping ratio, assuming damping is purely viscous
ii. Co efficient of friction, assuming purely coulomb.
68.In a spring mass damper system the mass completes 5 oscillations in 0.5 seconds and the amplitude decays
to 5% of the initial value during these 5 oscillations. If the stiffness of the spring is 5 N/mm determine the
mass and damping coefficient. If the amplitude is to be brought down to 2% in 2 cycles what must be the
damping coefficient?
69. A 20 kg mass is resting on a spring of 4900 N/m and dashpot of 147NS/m. If a velocity of 0.15 m/sec is
applied to the mass at the rest position, what will be its displacement from the equilibrium position at the end
of the first second?
70. The ratio of successive amplitudes of a viscously damped single degree of freedom system is found to be
15:1. Determine
i. Damping factor
ii. Logarithmic decrement
iii. Also Determine the ratio of successive amplitudes if the amount of damping is halved.

71. A mass 8 kg hangs from a spring and makes damped oscillations. The time for 60 oscillations 25 sec and
the ratio of the first to seventh displacement is 3.1. Find
i. Stiffness of the spring
ii. The damping resistance
iii. Damping factor
72.A spring mass damper system consists of a spring of stiffness 343N/m. The mass is 3.43kg. The mass is
displaced 15mm beyond the equilibrium position and released. Find the equation of motion for the system, if
the damping coefficient of the dashpot is 13.72N-sec/m
73. What is the damping ratio for a mass-spring-damper system in which every maximum amplitude is 2 %
less than the prior maximum? Suppose that the mass weighs 2Kg and the spring constant is 10 N/m, what is
the value of c (include units)?
74. A mass m = 0.6 kg vibrating in a viscous medium has a period T = 0.25 sec and an initial amplitude is 10
mm.
i. Determine the stiffness and the viscous damping coefficient if the amplitude after 9 cycles is 0.2 mm.
ii. Determine the amplitude after 9 cycles when a mass of 0.25 kg is added to m.
75. The deflection of the spring when the system is at rest is 1.25cm. The mass weighs 9Kg. The amplitude
of a free vibration decreases from 0.4 in to 0.1 in in 20 cycles. What is the damping constant?
76. In a spring mass damper system the amplitude decays to half the original value in 4 oscillations and it
takes 0.2 seconds to complete these four oscillations. If the mass is set in to free vibrations with an initial
displacement of 5 mm and initial velocity of 0.5 m/sec, determine i) maximum amplitude of the mass ii)
Time elapsed while the amplitude decays to less than or equal to 0.5 mm
77. The disc of a torsional pendulum has a moment of Inertia of 400 kg – cm2 and is immersed in a viscous
fluid. The brass shaft attached to it is of 8 cm diameter and 32 cm long. When the pendulum is vibrating, the
observed amplitudes on the same side of the rest position for successive cycles are 90, 60 and 40. Determine
i. Logarithmic decrement
ii. The time period of vibration
iii. The damping torque
iv. If the disc is removed from viscous fluid, what is the frequency?
Assume G = 4.4 X 1010 N/m2.
78. A mass m = 0.75 kg vibrating in a viscous medium has a period T = 0.25 sec and an initial amplitude is
10 mm.
i. Determine the stiffness and the viscous damping coefficient if the amplitude after 6 cycles is 0.2 mm.
ii. Determine the amplitude after 6 cycles when a mass of 0.25 kg is added to m.
79. If a spring mass system, subjected to a harmonic force Fo Sinωt, derive an equation for the amplitude of
mass and phase difference between mass and impressed force.

80.A body of mass 20 kg is suspended from a spring which deflects 15 mm under the weight of the body. The
damper provides 28% of the critical damping. If a harmonic force of 200 N at a frequency of 10 Hz is made
to act on the body, find the amplitude of motion and phase of the body with respect to the impressed force.

81.A 1000 kg machine is mounted on four identical springs of total spring stiffness of ‘K’. The machine is
subjected to an external force of amplitude 490 N at a frequency of 180rpm. Determine:
i. The amplitude of mass if and Force transmitted to the foundation if K = 1.96 X 106 N/m
ii. What is the change in the amplitude and force transmitted to the foundation if a damping factor of 0.2 is
also considered?
82.The rotor having a mass of 5kg is mounted mid way on 1 cm diameter shaft supported at the ends by two
bearings. The bearing span is 40cm. the center of gravity of the disc is 0.02 mm away from the geometric
center of the rotor. If the system rotates at 3000 rpm, find the amplitude of steady state vibrations and force
transmitted to the foundation. E = 1.96 X 1011 N/m2.

83.The following data relate to the shaft held in bearings; Length of the shaft: 1.2m; mass of rotor at mid
point: 16kg; Diameter of shaft 14mm; Modulus of elasticity 200 GPa; eccentricity 0.4mm; Young’s’ modulus
of elasticity is 70 X 106 N/m2. Determine the critical speed of the shaft for which it is unsafe to run the shaft.

84.A refrigerator unit having a mass of 35 kg is to be supported in three springs, each having spring stiffness
‘K’, the unit operates at 480 rpm. Find the value of stiffness ‘K’ if only 10% of the shaking force is allowed
to be transmitted to the support structure.

85.A machine part having a mass of 2.5 kg vibrates in viscous medium. A harmonic force of 30 N acts on the
part and causes resonant amplitude of 14mm with a period of 0.22 sec. Find the damping coefficient. If the
frequency of exciting force is changed to 4 Hz, determine the increase in the amplitude of the forced
vibrations upon removal of damper.
86.A vibrating system of mass 5 kg and spring stiffness 1 N/mm is acted upon by a harmonic force of
amplitude 10 N at a frequency of 2 Hz. Determine
a. The amplitude of mass
b. the displacement amplitude when a mass of 2 kg is added to first mass
c. For the system with the added mass, how stiffness should be modified so as the displacement amplitude
will not change.
87.A weight of 20 N attached to a light spring elongates it 1mm. Determine
a. The amplitude of the force that, acting with a frequency of 20 Hz, produces vibrations with amplitude 3.5
mm.
b. Find another excitation frequency at which the force of magnitude produces the same displacement of 3.5
mm.
88.An electric motor is supported on a spring and a dashpot. The spring has the stiffness 6400N/m and the
dashpot offers resistance of 500 N at 4.0 m/sec .The unbalance mass 0.5 kg rotates at 5cm radius and total
mass of vibratory system is 20 kg The motor runs at 400 rpm. Determine
a. Damping factor
b. Amplitude of vibration and phase angle
c. Resonance speed and resonant amplitude
d. Force exerted by the spring and dashpot on the motor.
91. A single cylinder vertical diesel engine of mass 400kg is mounted on a steel chassis; the static deflection
owing to weight is 2.4mm. The reciprocating masses of the engine amount to 18 kg and the stroke length of
the piston is 160mm and dashpot with a resistance of 2 N / (m/sec) is provided to dam the vibrations.
Determine:
i. Steady state amplitude of the machine at an engine speed of 500rpm.
ii. Speed of the shaft at the resonance frequency.
 92.A 50-kg machine tool is mounted on an elastic foundation that is modelled as a spring and viscous
damper. In order to determine the properties of the foundation, a force with a magnitude of 8000 N is applied
to the machine tool at a variety of speeds. It is observed that the maximum steady-state amplitude is 2.5 mm,
which occurs at 35 Hz. Determine the equivalent stiffness and equivalent damping coefficient of the
foundation.
93.Derive the equation for peak amplitude frequency
94.The damped natural frequency of a system as obtained from a free vibration test is 9.8 Hz. During the
forced vibration test with constant excitation force on the same system, the maximum amplitude of vibration
is found to be at 9.6 Hz. Find the damping factor for the system and its natural frequency.
95. What is critical speed of the shaft, and derive equation for amplitude of shaft.

96. Derive the equation for the amplitude of mass of a spring mass damper system, if the base is excited by
amplitude Y Sinωt.
97. The springs of an automobile trailer are compressed 0.1m under its own weight. Find the critical speed
when the trailer is travelling over a road with a profile approximated by a sine wave of amplitude 0.08m and
wave length of 14 meters. What will be the amplitude of vibration at 60 km/hour?

98. Derive the equation for the amplitude of mass of a spring mass damper system, if the base is excited by
amplitude Y Sinωt.
99. A Vehicle has a mass of 490 kg and the total Spring constant is 58,800 N/m .The profile of the road may
be approximated to a since wave of amplitude 40mm and wave length 4m. Determine
i. The critical speed of the vehicle
ii. The amplitude of steady state motion of the mass when the vehicle is driven at critical speed and the
damping factor is 0.5.
iii. The amplitude of steady state motion of the mass when the vehicle is driven at 57 Km/hr and the damping
factor is 0.5.

100.A machine of mass 75 kg is mounted on springs of stiffness 1200 KN/m and a damping factor of 0.2. A
piston within the machine of mass 2 kg with a stroke of 80mm and a speed of 3000 cpm. Find
a. The amplitude of mass
b. The phase angle of mass with respect to exciting force
c. The force transmitted to the foundation
d. The phase angle of transmitted force with respect to exciting force.
101.A 45 kg machine is placed at the end of a 1.6m cantilever beam of elastic modulus 0f 200 X 109 N/m2
and moment of inertia of 1.6 X 10-5 m4. As it operates the machine produces a harmonic force of magnitude
125 N. At what operating speeds will the machines amplitude will be 0.2 mm?
102.A thin disc of mass of 0.8 kg and radius 60 mm is attached to the end of 1.2 m steel of G = 80 X 109
N/m2, shaft of diameter 20 mm. The disc is subjected to a torque of 12.5 N-m at a frequency of 700rad/sec.
What is the amplitude of angular oscillation and phase difference?
103.A 500 kg block is connected through a spring stiffness of 1.3 X 105 N/m and damping coefficient of
1800 N-s/m to base. The base is given a prescribed harmonic displacement of amplitude of 2 mm and a
frequency of 15 rad/sec.
a. Draw the vibration model
b. Determine the absolute amplitude of mass
c. Determine the amplitude of mass with respect to base
104.A weight of 55N suspended by a spring of 1 N/mm is forced to vibrate by a harmonic force of 9 N. C =
77 N-sec/m. Determine
a. The resonant frequency
b. The amplitude of mass at resonance
c. The peak amplitude frequency
d. The amplitude at the peak amplitude frequency
106.Find the natural frequency and draw mode shapes for the tensional system shown in fig.
Given J2= 2J1 ; Kt1 =Kt2 =Kt3 = Kt

108.Figure shows a vibrating system having two degrees of freedom. Determine the two natural frequencies
of vibrations and draw the mode shapes.

109.Derive the natural frequency of the system shown in fig . Given that M1 =M2= 10 kg; K1= 40 kg; K2 =
60kg.

111.Determine the natural frequencies and draw the mode shapes of the system shown in the figure, if k = 90
N/m, L=0.25m, m1 = 2kg and m2=0.5kg.

112. A Spring mass system is subjected to an external periodic force and found that the mass is vibrating with
very high amplitude. Suggest a dynamic vibration absorber and derive the necessary equations and from
fundamentals and explain in detail.
113. A reciprocating machine weighing 25 kg running at 6000 rpm, observed to be it is very close to its
natural frequency. Design a dynamic vibration absorber of the nearest frequency of the system which is to be
at least 20% from the excitation frequency.
114. Discuss in detail about centrifugal pendulum vibration absorber
115. Two rotors A and B are attached to the end of a shaft of 50cm long. Mass of rotor A is 300 kg and its
radius of gyration is 30cm and the corresponding values for B are 500 kg and 45cm respectively. Modulus of
rigidity for the shaft is 8 X 1011 N/m2.

Find the position of node and frequency of Torsional vibrations.

116. A torsional system has inertia of 1.5 kg – m2 and torsional stiffness of 4.36x103 N-m/rad. It is acted
upon by a torsional excitation of 54 rad/sec. Determine the parameters of the absorber to be fixed to the main
system if it is desired to keep the natural frequency at least 20% away from the excitation frequency.
117.An automobile weighs 2000 kg and has a wheel base of 3.0m. Its centre of gravity is located 1.4m
behind the front wheel axis and has a radius of gyration about C.G as 1.1m. The front springs have a
combined stiffness of 5.8 MN/m and rear spring of 6.38 MN/m. Find the natural frequencies and normal
modes of vibration.
118.For the three-degrees-of-freedom system shown in fig
i. Write the differential equations of motions in matrix form
ii. Obtain the natural frequencies for K1 = K, 3K2 = 2K3 = 6K, m1=m ; 3m2=2m3=6m

119.Determine the eigen values and thus find the natural frequencies for the system shown in the Fig.

120.For the three-degrees of –freedom system shown in fig. Obtain the Eigen vales and thus find natural
frequencies, If k1 =k, 3k2 =2k3 =6k ,m1 =m ,3m2 =2m3 =6m .

121.Three rail bogies are connected by two springs of stiffness k = 40x105 N/m each. The mass of each bogey
is m = 20x103 kg .Determine the frequencies of vibration .Neglect friction between the wheels and rails

122.Determine the Eigen vales and determine the natural frequency for the system shown in the figure.

123. An automobile weighs 2000 kg and has a wheel base of 3.0m. Its centre of gravity is located 1.4m
behind the front wheel axis and has a radius of gyration about C.G as 1.1m. The front springs have a
combined stiffness of 5.8 MN/m and rear spring of 6.38 MN/m. Find the natural frequencies and normal
modes of vibration.
124.For the three-degrees-of-freedom system shown in fig
i. Write the differential equations of motions in matrix form
ii. Obtain the natural frequencies for K1 = K, 3K2 = 2K3 = 6K , m1 = m ; 3m2 = 2m3 = 6m