DEPARTMENT OF MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,

PESHAWAR
MtE-321L Mechanical Vibrations Lab, 5th Semester

Student Name: Muhammad Shaheer

Reg No: 19PWMCT0706
Lab Title: Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations Lab
Lab No: 01
Course Instructor: Sir Wahad Ur Rahman

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 MtE-321L Mechanical Vibrations Lab, 5th Semester
 OBJECTIVES:
 General overview to Mechanical Vibration Lab
 Introduction to equipment
 Grading criteria

 Introduction:
vibration, periodic back-and-forth motion of the particles of an elastic body or medium,
commonly resulting when almost any physical system is displaced from its equilibrium
condition and allowed to respond to the forces that tend to restore equilibrium

 Theory:
 What are Vibration Sensors:

The vibration sensor is also called a piezoelectric sensor. These sensors are flexible devices
which are used for measuring various processes. This sensor uses the piezoelectric effects
while measuring the changes within acceleration, pressure, temperature, force otherwise
strain by changing to an electrical charge.

 Vibration sensors:
 (SW-420)

Figure 1 SW420

The Grove - Vibration Sensor (SW-420) is a high sensitivity non-directional vibration sensor.
When the module is stable, the circuit is turned on and the output is high. When the
movement or vibration occurs, the circuit will be briefly disconnected and output low.

 Price =170Rs Daraz.pk

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  Grove – Piezo Vibration Sensor:

Figure 2 Groove piezo Vibration sensor

 Piezo sensors are flexible devices that generate electric charge when they're stressed. This
characteristic makes piezo an ideal solution for low-power flex, touch, and vibration sensing.
In more advanced applications, piezo can be the foundation for energy harvesting.

 Working:

These sensors are piezoelectric accelerometers that sense vibration. Displacement

sensors measure changes in distance between a machine’s rotating element and its stationary
housing (frame). Displacement sensors come in the form of a probe that threads into a hole
drilled and tapped in the machine’s frame, just above the surface of a rotating shaft. They are
piezoelectric accelerometers that sense vibration. 

 Shops:

These sensors could be easily found in the following locations

1)Megatronics:

University Road, Gul Haji Plaza, N-5, Peshawar، 4RD Floor, Shop No.414/B،, Tahkal,
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25

2)Rose radio:
Saddar (Cantt) Bazar Saddar Rd, Peshawar, Saddar (Cantt) Bazar Saddar Rd, Peshawar
Cantonment, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
3)Karkhano market:

 Software used for vibration analysis:

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There is a wide range of software that can be used to analyze vibration here is some software
that can be used to analyze vibrations:
1. Vibration data toolbox
2. EnDAQ LAB
3. EnDAQ CLOUD
4. DADiSP
5. DPlot
6. m + p International
7. VibrationVIEW
8. Bruel and Kjaer
9. ProAnalyst
10. FEMtools
 Lab layout:

Figure 1:Lab layout:

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 Lab Apparatus/Equipments:

Figure 2: Forced vibration apparatus

Figure 3: Free vibration apparatus

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Figure 4: Static and dynamic balancing apparatus

Figure 5: Centrifugal force apparatus

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Figure 6: Torsion bar apparatus

Figure 7: Gyroscope

Figure 8: Stepped shaft

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Figure 9: Inclined plane apparatus

Figure 10: Reaction beam apparatus

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Figure 11: Whirling of shaft apparatus

Figure 12: Rubber in shear apparatus

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Figure 13: Extension of spring apparatus

Figure 14 :Rigidity of bronze apparatus

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 Figure 15: Spring apparatus

Figure 16: Static and dynamic balancing apparatus

Figure 17: Torsion of bars apparatus

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 Figure 18: Comprehensive fly wheel

 Reference:

[1] "The Constructor Building Ideas," [Online]. Available: https://theconstructor.org/practical-guide/universal-

testing-machine-components-functions/2449/. [Accessed 10 7 20201].

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