ME354: Vibrations and Control

IIT Kanpur, Mechanical Engineering

Experiment 2: Tuned Vibration absorber

Lab Group: C5
Lab Members:
S. No. Name Roll No.
1 Aumkar Jahagirdar 200227
2 Ayush Dhingra 200240
3 Ayush Gautam 200243
4 Ayush Gupta 200244
5 Ayush Sinha 200255
6 Bakka Shreya Sri 200262
7 Bhawani Shankar 200272
8 Shreyank Borkar 200284
9 Shakshi 190789

Date of experiment: 28/March/2023

Date of submission: 11/April/2023
 1. Primary System:
For L = 170mm-

S. No. 1 2 3 4 5
Frequency (Hz) 7.06 10.606 15.636 18.166 19.766
Amplitude (m) 53*10-5 47*10-5 45*10-5 33*10-5 32*10-5

2. Secondary System:

L2 = 233mm L2 = 230mm L2 = 223mm

Weight Force Deflection Stiffness Weight Force Deflection Stiffness Weight Force Deflection Stiffness
(Kg) (N) (mm) (N/mm) (Kg) (N) (mm) (N/mm) (Kg) (N) (mm) (N/mm)
0.2 1.961 2.2 0.891 0.2 1.961 2.2 0.891 0.2 1.961 2.01 0.975

0.4 3.922 5.9 0.664 0.4 3.922 4.1 0.956 0.4 3.922 4.75 0.825

0.6 5.884 9.3 0.632 0.6 5.884 6.2 0.949 0.6 5.884 5.88 1.001

Average stiffness-
L2 = 233mm, Stiffness = 0.729
L2 = 230mm, Stiffness = 0.932
L2 = 223mm, Stiffness = 0.93367

Also,
S. No. Frequency Stiffness(K2) Length (L2) Frequency Error(%) in
(Hz) (N/m) (mm) (Calculated) frequency
(K2/m2)0.5

1 17.233 933.67 223 15.4291 10.467

2 15.7 729 233 13.6336 13.1618
3 15.5416 932 230 15.4153 0.8126
Plotting graph between Frequency and Amplitude and roughly estimate the
resonance frequency:

The estimated resonant frequency is around 8Hz.

Now, for the verification of Force-Deflection relationship:

We have to show that the stiffness is inversely proportional to the cube of
length.
𝑝 3𝐸𝐼
𝑘= =
𝛿𝑚𝑎𝑥 𝑙3
Stiffness (K2) (N/m) Length(L2) (m) Stiffness*(Length)^3
933.67 0.223 10.3539
729 0.233 9.2213
932 0.230 11.3396

Thus, we can observe that Stiffness*(Length)^3 is almost constant. Hence, we

can state that stiffness is inversely proportional to the cube of length.
Conclusion:
The theoretical model used in the experiment was able to provide a good
description of the system's behavior, particularly for higher excitation
frequencies and longer system lengths.

Defining:
1. Stroboscope-
A stroboscope is a device used to create the appearance that a cyclically
moving object is stationary or moving slowly. It operates by shining a
dazzling light at the object at regular intervals that correspond to the
object's speed. It is used for calculating rpm of a machine.

2. Oscillometer-
An oscillometer is a device for measuring oscillations, notably frequency
of an oscillating system.