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MSE452: Mechanical Vibrations

Assignment 4: Two Degrees of Freedom System

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A hoisting drum, having a weight W is mounted at the end of a steel cantilever beam of
thickness t, width a, and length b, as shown in Fig. The wire rope is made of steel and
has a diameter of d and a suspended length of l. If the load hanging at the end of the rope
is W2, derive expressions for the natural frequencies of the system.

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Find the steady-state response of the system shown in Fig. by using the mechanical
impedance method Assuming that the surrounding air damping is equivalent to c= 200 N
sec/m, when the mass m1 is subjected to the force F1(t) = F0sin(ωt) in the direction of x1.
Assume m1 = m2 = 2 kg, k1 = k2 = 400 N/m, and ω = 1 rad/sec.

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