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Subject Name Dynamics of Machine & Structures.

Week 2
Topic Undamped Free & Forced Vibration

Name : ……….…………………….……………….. Lecturer : .................................

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1) A man stands at the centre of a pedestrian bridge. If it deflects by 50 mm

at the centre, determine how many paces per minute the man would
have to walk at for the bridge to vibrate with maximum amplitude.

2) The engine shown in the figure is mounted on a foundation block which

is spring-supported. Describe the steady-state vibration of the system if
the block and engine have a total weight of 7.5 kN and the engine, when
running, creates an impressed force F = 250 sin (2t). (Assume that the
system vibrates only in the vertical direction, with the positive
displacement measured downward, and that the total stiffness of the
springs = 35 kN/m)

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3) A platform, having an unknown mass, is supported by 4 springs, each

having the same stiffness k. When nothing is on the platform, the period
of vertical vibration is measured as t1; whereas if a block of mass M2 is
supported on the platform, the period of vertical vibration is t2.
Determine the mass of a block placed on the (empty) platform which
causes the platform to vibrate vertically with a period t3. Also, determine
the stiffness k of each spring.

Given:
M 2  3 kg
t 1  2.35 s
t 2  5.23 s
t 3  5.62 s

4) The disk, weighing 75 N is pinned at its center O and supports the block
A that has a weight of 15N. If the rigid belt which passes over the disk is
not allowed to slip at its contacting surface, determine the natural
period of vibration of the system. Given k = 1500 N/m, r = 0.225m.

5) A trailer of mass 450 kg is pulled with a constant speed over the surface
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of a bumpy road, which may be approximated by a cosine curve having

an amplitude 50 mm and wave length 4m. If the two springs which
support the trailer each have a stiffness of 800 N/m, determine the
speed v which will cause the greatest vibration (resonance) of the
trailer. Neglect the weight of the wheels.

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