MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS (MEC4110/ME411)

2020-2021
TUTORIAL SHEET-II
UNIT II- Forced Vibrations; Single-DOF systems

Q.1 A weight of 50 N is suspended from a spring of stiffness 4000 N/m and is subjected to a
harmonic force of amplitude 60 N and frequency 6 Hz. Find (a) the extension of the spring due to the
suspended weight, (b) the static displacement of the spring due to the maximum applied force, and
(c) the amplitude of forced motion of the weight.

Sol.1

Q.2 Consider a spring-mass-damper system, with k = 4000 N/m, c = 40 N-s/m. and m = 10 kg subject
to a harmonic force F(t) = 200 cos 20t N. Find and plot the total response of the system under the
following initial conditions:
(i) x0 = 0.1 m, 𝑥0dot= 0,
(ii) x0 = 0, 𝑥0dot= 10 m/s,
(iii) x0 = 0.1 m, 𝑥0dot=10 m/s.

Sol2.
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Q.3 A spring-mass system, resting on an inclined plane, is subjected to a harmonic force as shown in
Fig. 1. Find the response of the system by assuming zero initial conditions.

Sol3.
Q.4. the natural frequency of vibration of a person is found to be 5.2 Hz while standing on a
horizontal floor. Assuming damping to be negligible, determine the following: (a.) if the weight of
the person is 70 kg; determine the equivalent stiffness of his body in the vertical direction.
(b.) If the floor is subjected to a vertical harmonic vibration of frequency of 5.3 Hz and amplitude of
0.1 m due to an unbalanced rotating machine operating on the floor, determine the vertical
displacement of the person.
Sol.4

Q5 (a) - Derive the equation of motion and find the steady-state response of the system shown in
Fig. 3.44 for rotational motion about the hinge O for the following data: k1 = k2 = 5000 N/m,a = 0.25
m, b = 0.5 m, l = 1 m, M = 50 kg, m = 10 kg, F0 = 500 N, v = 1000 rpm.
Sol.5(a)-
Q-7 Derive the equation of motion and find the steady-state solution of the system shown in Fig.
3.45 for rotational motion about the hinge O for the following data: k = 5000 N/m,l = 1 m, m = 10 kg,
M0 = 100 N@m, v = 1000 rpm.

Sol-7-a-
Q-7-b Find the steady-state response of the system shown in Fig. 5, for the following data:
m = 10 kg, r = 5 cm, k1 = 500 N/m, k2 = 1000 N/m, c = 500 N-s/m, J0 = 1 kg-m2,
𝜔 = 20 rad/s, F0= 50 N.

Sol.7-b
Q.8. For the system shown in Fig. 6, x and y denote, respectively, the absolute displacements of the
mass m and the end Q of the dashpot c1.
(a) Derive the equation of motion of the mass m,
(b) Find the steady-state displacement of the mass m, and
(c) Find the force transmitted to the support at P, when the end Q is subjected to the harmonic
motion y(t) = Y cos 𝜔 t.

Sol-8

Q.9.A precision grinding machine as shown in Fig. 7, is supported on an isolator that has a stiffness
of 1 MN/m and a viscous damping constant of 1 kN-s/m. The floor on which the machine is mounted
is subjected to a harmonic disturbance due to the operation of an unbalanced engine in the vicinity
of the grinding machine. Find the maximum acceptable
displacement amplitude of the floor if the resulting
amplitude of vibration of the grinding wheel is to be
restricted to 10-6 m. Assume that the grinding machine
and the wheel are a rigid body of weight 5000 N.
Q.10.A single-story building frame is subjected to
harmonic ground acceleration, as shown in Fig.8,
Find the steady-state motion of the floor (mass m).
Find the horizontal displacement of the floor (mass
m) when the ground acceleration is given by 𝑥௚=
100 sin 𝜔𝑡 m/s. Assume m = 2000 kg, k = 0.1 MN/m,
𝜔 = 25 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠, xg(t = 0) = 𝑥௚(t = 0) = x(t = p) = 𝑥.(t = 0)
= 0.
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Q.14. The base of a damped spring-mass system, with m = 25 kg and k = 2500 N/m, is
subjected to a harmonic excitation y(t) = Y0 cos𝜔t . The amplitude of the mass is found
to be 0.05 m when the base is excited at the natural frequency of the system with
Determine the damping constant of the system.

Sol use –

X=0.05
Y = not given , we find ZETA