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When a body is subjected to transverse vibrations, the stress induced in a body will be
a) shear stress
b) b) tensile stress
c) compressive stress
d) none of the mentioned
2. The natural frequency (in Hz) of free longitudinal vibrations is equal to
a) 1/2π√s/m
b) 1/2π√g/δ
c) c) 0.4985/δ
d) all of the mentioned
3. The equation of motion for a vibrating system with viscous damping is d2x/dt2 + c/m X dx/dt +
k/m X x = 0, If the roots of this equation are real, then the system will be
a) over damped
b) under damped
c) critically damped
d) none of the mentioned

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4. In under damped vibrating system, if x1 and x2 are the successive values of the amplitude on the same
side of the mean position, then the logarithmic decrement is equal to
a) x1/x2
b) log (x1/x2)
c) loge (x1/x2)
d) log (x1.x2)
5. The ratio of the maximum displacement of the forced vibration to the deflection due to the static force,
is known as
a
a) damping factor
b) damping coefficient
c) logarithmic decrement
d) magnification factor
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6. n vibration isolation system, if ω/ωn is less than √2 , then for all values of the damping factor, the
transmissibility will be
a) less than unity
b) equal to unity
c) greater than unity
d) zero
where ω = Circular frequency of the system in rad/s, and
ωn = Natural circular frequency of vibration of the system in rad/s.
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7. In vibration isolation system, if ω/ωn > 1, then the phase difference between the transmitted force
and the disturbing force is
a) 0°
b) 90°
c) 180°
d) 270°
8. In vibration isolation system, if ω/ωn, then the phase difference between the transmitted force
and the disturbing force is
a) 0°
b) 90°
c) 180°
d) 270°
9. When a body is subjected to transverse vibrations, the stress induced in a body will be
a) shear stress
b) bending stress
c) tensile stress
 d) compressive stress
10. The critical speed of a shaft with a disc supported in between is equal to the natural frequency of
the system in
a) transverse vibrations
b) torsional vibrations
c) longitudinal vibrations
d) none of the mentioned
11. In steady state forced vibrations, the amplitude of vibrations at resonance is ………….damping
coefficient.
a) equal to
b) directly proportional to
c) inversely proportional to
d) independent of
12. The accelerometer is used as a transducer to measure earthquake in Richter scale. Its design is
based on the principle that
a) its natural frequency is very low in comparison to the frequency of vibration

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b) its natural frequency is very high in comparison to the frequency of vibration
c) its natural frequency is equal to the frequency of vibration
d) measurement of vibratory motion is without any reference point
13. While calculating the natural frequency of a spring-mass system, the effect of the mass of the spring
is accounted for by adding X times its value to the mass, where X is
a)1/2
b)1/3
c) 1/4
d) 3/4
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14. Critical speed is expressed as
a) rotation of shaft in degrees
b) rotation of shaft in radians
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c) rotation of shaft in minutes
d) natural frequency of the shaft
15. The natural frequency of a spring-mass system on earth is ωn. The natural frequency of this system on
the moon (gmoon = gearth/6) is
a) ωn
b) 0.408ωn
c) 0.204ωn
d) 0.167ωn
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16. A vehicle suspension system consists of a spring and a damper. The stiffness of the spring is 3.6
kN/m and the damping constant of the damper is 400 Ns/m. If the mass is 50 kg, then the
damping factor (d ) and damped natural frequency (fn), respectively, are
a) 0.471 and 1.19 Hz
b) 0.471 and 7.48 Hz
c) 0.666 and 1.35 Hz
d) 0.666 and 8.50 Hz
Explanation: Given k = 3.6 kN/m, c = 400 Ns/m, m = 50 kg We know that, Natural Frequency
ωn = √k/m = 8.485 rad/ sec. And damping factor is given by, d = c/cc = c/2√km = 0.471 Damping
Natural frequency, ωd = √1 – d2 ωn 2пfd = √1 – d2 ωn fd = 1.19 Hz.
17. For an under damped harmonic oscillator, resonance
a) occurs when excitation frequency is greater than undamped natural frequency
b) occurs when excitation frequency is less than undamped natural frequency
c) occurs when excitation frequency is equal to undamped natural frequency
d) never occurs