King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

College of Engineering Sciences

Mechanical Engineering Department

ME 482 MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS Fall Semester (2017-2018) (171)

Exam (I) Sunday 5 November 2017 Time: 120 minutes

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Grades Marks

Problem # 1 ………………
20
Problem # 2 ………………
20
Problem # 3 ………………
10

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(This exam contains 7 pages including the cover page)

 King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Mechanical Engineering Department

PROBLEM # 1 (20 marks)

A uniform wheel of radius R rolls without slipping on an inclined plane. Concentric with
the wheel, and fixed to it, is a drum of radius r. The drum is fastened to a spring, of
stiffness k, as shown. The total mass of the wheel/drum assembly is M and its moment of
inertia about the axis through the centre of the wheel O is = (1⁄2) . The wheel is
displaced a small angular displacement from its equilibrium position and released.
Neglecting damping,

k
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M r
O 1
Io  MR2
R 2
A
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Figure 1 (Problem 1)

1. Draw the FBD and show all the forces acting on the system. (2 marks)
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4. Derive the equation of motion using conservation of energy. (5 marks)

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5. Calculate the natural frequency of the oscillations. (5 marks)

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6. If the system were given initial conditions (0) = and ̇ (0) = 0, write the

expression of the response ( ) and plot it. (4 marks)

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ME 482 MECHNAICAL VIBRATIONS 3/7 EXAM (I) (171)

 King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Mechanical Engineering Department

PROBLEM # 2 (20 marks)

A uniform flywheel with a mass M rotates about a

c e
frictionless pivot O. A rope wrapped around the outside O
R
of the flywheel is attached to a pair of identical springs.
The rope does not slip on the flywheel. k
k
1. Draw the FBD showing all the forces acting on 1
Io  MR2
the system. (2 marks) 2

Fig. 2 (Problem 2)

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4. Find the damping ratio of the system. (2 marks)

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5. If M = 5 kg, k = 1.2 kN/m, b = 125 N.s/m, R = 150 mm and e = 100 mm, is the
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6. Plot in the complex s-plane the poles of the characteristic equation. (2 marks)
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7. Write the expression of the free response of the above system for (0) = and
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8. Based on the pole location of previous question, plot the corresponding free response
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PROBLEM # 3 (10 marks)

Fig. 3

A loaded railroad car weighing 155687.76 N is rolling at a constant velocity vo when it

couples with a spring and dashpot bumper system (Fig. 3). The recorded displacement–
time curve of the loaded railroad car after coupling is shown (Fig. 4).

Fig. 4
Determine:
1. the damping factor. (2 marks)
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5. the damping factor  when the railroad car is empty. The railroad car weighs
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