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1. An electric motor of mass 100 kg is mounted on
an elastic foundation of linear spring stiffness of 2
X 106 N/m. When operating at 120 rad/s, the
motor is subjected to a harmonic force of
magnitude 2000N and the steady state amplitude
of the electric motor is measured to be 2 mm.
Determine the damping ratio of the foundation.
2. When an exhaust fan of mass 380kg is supported
on springs with negligible damping, the resulting
static deflection is found to be 45mm. If the fan
has rotating unbalance of 0.15 kg-m find: a) the
amplitude of vibration at 1750 rpm, and b) the
force transmitted to the ground at this speed.
3. A machine weighting 114 kg has a rotor of 23 kg
with 5 mm eccentricity. The operating speed is
600 rpm. The machine is mounted on springs with
9 kg/mm springs constant. If the damping is
neglected and the unit is considered to move
vertically, a) Determine the dynamic amplitude of
the machine.
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b) Redesign the machine so that the dynamic
amplitude is reduced to one half of the original
value, but maintains the same natural frequency.
4. A machine has a resonant frequency at 400 rpm
when supported on four steel springs for which
damping factor can be neglected. At 800 rpm, the
undamped amplitude of vibration was 0.5 mm.
Determine: a) The amplitude of vibration if
dampers are added
with damping ratio of 0.25. (The resonant
frequency is unchanged) b) The amplitude of
vibration at speed of 1200 rpm with the four
rubber isolators.
5. A light machine tool of mass m = 80kg is mounted
on an elastic foundation. An experiment is carried
out to determine the stiffness and damping
properties of the foundation. When the mass is
excited with harmonic force of magnitude 4000N
with increasing frequencies (0 Æ∞), the maximum
steady state amplitude of 4mm is
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obtained at operating frequency 40π rad/s. a)
determine the relationship between the maximum
steady state amplitude and frequency ratio. b)
determine the natural frequency and damping
ratio of the foundation. c) determine the stiffness
of the foundation.
6. A flow measuring device as shown in fig. 9.1 has
mass of 40kg and is placed on a laboratory table.
A rubber pad which is represented as a spring
and a damper has stiffness of 2 X 105 N/m and
damping ratio of 0.1. Measurement on the floor
indicate that the floor has steady state amplitude
of Y = 5mm at frequency 30 Hz. A) derive the
equation of motion for the measuring system, b)
determine the natural frequency, frequency ratio
and the absolute displacement of the mass. What
is the acceleration amplitude of the mass, c) at
what frequency ratio will the maximum amplitude
occur?
m
x(t)
k c
y(t)
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7. A machine of mass 25kg is placed on an elastic
foundation. A sinusoidal force of 25N is applied to
the machine. A frequency sweep revealed that
the maximum steady state amplitude of 1.4mm
occurs when the period of response is 0.2s.
Determine the equivalent stiffness and damping
ratio of the foundation.
8. An electric motor with an unbalanced rotor is
supported with a dashpot and spring. The spring
has stiffness 128 kN/m and the dashpot offers
resistance of magnitude 500N at 4 m/s. The
unbalanced mass of 0.5kg rotates at 5cm radius
and the total mass of vibratory system is 200 kg.
The motor runs at 4000 rpm. Determine: a) the
damping factor; b) the amplitude of vibration and
phase angle, c) the resonant speed and the
resonance amplitude, d) the force exerted by
spring and dashpot on the motor. [ans:
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Answer
1) 0.242

2) a) 3.97×10-4 m; b) 32.91 N

3) X = 1.255 mm, Redesign: Xnew = 0.6275 mm and

ξnew = 1.572.

4) a) X2 = 0.474 mm, b) X3 = 0.184 mm

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5) a) ܺ௠௔௫ ൌ ; b) 127 rad/s, (0.108 and
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0.897); c) 1.297 x106 N/m

6) a) 40‫ݔ‬ሷ ൅ ͷ͸ͷǤ͸‫ݔ‬ሶ ൅ ሺʹͲ ൈ ͳͲହ ሻ ‫ ݔ‬ൌ ͷ͸ͷǤ͸‫ݕ‬ሶ ൅ ሺʹͲ ൈ

ͳͲହ ሻ‫ݕ‬, b) 70.7 rad/s, 2.66, 9.28mm, c) 0.99

7) 2 x104 N/m; 33.5 rad/s

8) a) 0.0124, b) 1.25 x10-4 m, -0.086o; c) 5.04m;

d) 25.09N

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