I MID EXAM

STRUCTURALDYNAMICS

BRANCH/YEAR: M-Tech (SE) I Year II Sem MARKS: 10X1=10

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PART-A
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1) How the simplest periodic loading varies?

2) How are non-periodic loadings divided?
3) Define Alembert’s principle?
4) The forces responsible for the vibration to die away with time are called?
5) The number of cycles that the oscillator describes during one second is
called?
6) Define logarithmic decrement?
7) If it takes two cycles to reduce the displacement amplitude by 50%then the
damping ratio is equal to??
8) The roots of the characteristic equation for an over damped case are?
9) Define band width
10) Define the Duhamel’s integral?
PART-B
ANSWER ANY FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS MARKS: 4X5=20

1) Determine the equivalent spring constant for a system with two springs arranged in
parallel? Discuss the methods of Discretization
2) Derive the equation of motion of a damped SDOF for free vibration when the damping
in the system is less than the critical damping??
3) Obtain the steady state response of an damped SDOF subjected to an harmonic excitation
P(t) =Po sin ῳt?
4) A machine of mass 100 kg is supported on steel springs that deflect 1.2 mm under the
weight of the machine. At the operating speed of the motor of 3000 rpm, imbalance
causes a maximum disturbing force of 360N.determine the maximum force transmitted to
the foundation if the dumping in the steel springs is negligible? If the steel springs were
replaced by neoprene pads having the same stiffness but a damping ratio of 0.2,
determine the maximum transmitted force?

5) An automobile is modeled as a single degree of freedom system free to vibrate in the

vertical direction. In a free vibration test, the amplitude of oscillation is observed to
decrease from 20 mm to 2 mm in one cycle which takes 1/3 s. When carrying passengers
with total mass 300 kg, the free-vibration amplitude is observed to decay from 20 mm to
 2.75 mm in one cycle. Find the mass of the vehicle and the stiffness and damping of the
suspension system?
6) For the system shown below mass is 91000kg and Uo= 30 mm .If the maximum
displacement of the return swing is 20 mm at 0.5s,determine (i) the spring stiffness (ii)
the damping ratio.(iii) the damping constant.