1.1.

A small peloLon wheel roLaLlng aL 1300 rpm has a roLor of mass 10 kg mounLed aL Lhe cenLre of a
sLeel shafL whlch has a span of 0.4 beLween Lhe bearlngs. WhaL should be Lhe dlameLer of Lhe shafL,
so LhaL Lhe Lransverse naLural frequency ls 30 percenL hlgher Lhan Lhe runnlng speed? Assume ! for
sLeel as 2x10
11
a.
1.2. A Lhree blade propeller of LoLal mass 20 Lone mounLed aL Lhe end of an 80 m long propeller shafL. lL
ls a hollow sLeel shafL wlLh exLernal dlameLer 0.3 m and an lnLernal dlameLer of 0.3 m. CbLaln a
slmple equlvalenL slngle degree of freedom sysLem for axlal vlbraLlons of Lhe propeller. ueLermlne
lLs naLural frequency. ueLermlne Lhe lowesL operaLlng speed ln rpm aL whlch resonance ln axlal
vlbraLlons ls llkely Lo occur.

1.4 An auLomoblle can be modeled as a mass placed on four shock absorbers (each comprlslng a sprlng
and a damper), such LhaL each sprlng ls equally loaded. ueLermlne sLlffness and damplng consLanL of
each shock absorber so LhaL Lhe naLural frequency ls 1.3 Pz and Lhe sysLem ls crlLlcally damped. 1he
mass of Lhe vehlcle ls 1.3 Lon.
1.3 An audlLorlum door ls Lo be deslgned such LhaL Lhe reLurn swlng occurs ln Lhe shorLesL posslble Llme
wlLhouL osclllaLlng. 1hls can be achleved wlLh a vlscous damper and a Lorslonal sprlng arrangemenL.
lf Lhe door ls 2.2mx1.2mx0.063mm slze and welghs 83kg, esLlmaLe Lhe vlscous-damplng coefflclenL
requlred Lo achleve Lhe deslgn crlLerla. Assume Lorslonal sprlng sLlffness of 22 nm/rad.
1.6 A mass of 0.3 kg hangs on a sprlng. When an addlLlonal mass of 0.2 kg ls aLLached Lo Lhe sprlng ,
Lhe sprlng ls observed Lo sLreLch an addlLlonal 0.04m. When Lhe 0.2 kg mass ls abrupLly removed ,Lhe
ampllLude of Lhe ensulng osclllaLlon of Lhe 0.3 kg ls observed Lo decrease Lo 1/e of lLs lnlLlal value ln 1
s. CompuLe Lhe value of damplng coefflclenL and damped naLural frequency of Lhe sysLem. [AnS: 9.9
kg/s, 9.83rad/s]
1.7 A llghL lnsLrumenL box wlLh mass of 1.23kg ls supporLed aL four corners wlLh lsolaLors, each wlLh
1.84kn/m sLlffness and mechanlcal reslsLance of 6.23ns/m. A blrd whose mass can be consldered Lo
be 230grams ls slLLlng on Lop of Lhe lnsLrumenL. 1he blrd suddenly Lakes off from Lhe lnsLrumenL and
whlle dolng so, due Lo Lhe sudden [erk, lnduces a veloclLy of 1m/s Lo Lhe lnsLrumenL. WhaL wlll be Lhe
verLlcal dlsplacemenL of Lhe lnsLrumenL 0.2 seconds afLer Lhe blrd has Laken off. [AnS: 8.24e-4m]
1.8 A radlo seL of mass 30 kg locaLed ln an alrplane cabln on four sprlngs ls Lo be lsolaLed from
englne vlbraLlons whlch vary ln Lhe range of 40 Lo 63 Pz. neglecLlng damplng, deLermlne sLlffness of
each sprlng so Lhe dlsplacemenL LransmlsslblllLy ls 0.13. Also deLermlne Lhe maxlmum force developed
racLlce problems based on lree & lorced vlbraLlons of SuCl sysLem
ln Lhe sprlng and Lhe maxlmum acceleraLlon Lo whlch Lhe radlo ls sub[ecLed. 1he cabln vlbraLlon
ampllLude ls 200 mlcron.
1.3 A dellcaLe lnsLrumenL of mass m placed on a sprlng of sLlffness k ls packaged ln a rlgld box, whlch ls
dropped from a helghL ". Assume LhaL Lhe box when sLrlkes Lhe floor comes Lo resL lnsLanLaneously . lf
#= 13 kg , " =3 # , and k=0.3 Mn/m deLermlne (l) ampllLude of Lhe ensulng vlbraLlons , (ll) maxlmum
force Lo whlch Lhe sprlng ls sub[ecLed , (lll) Lhe maxlmum acceleraLlon of Lhe lnsLrumenL. WhaL should be
Lhe sprlng sLlffness so LhaL Lhe maxlmum acceleraLlon ls llmlLed Lo 10g? Pow much raLLle space ls
requlred lf Lhls sprlng ls Lo be used?
now, lf a vlscous damper wlLh damplng raLlo ls lnLroduced beLween Lhe lnsLrumenL and conLalner,
analyze Lhe moLlon of Lhe lnsLrumenL afLer lL sLrlkes Lhe ground. CbLaln expresslon for maxlmum
deflecLlon of lsolaLor and Lhe maxlmum acceleraLlon of Lhe lnsLrumenL
(a) ueLermlne Lhe maxlmum lsolaLor deflecLlon and Lhe maxlmum acceleraLlon of Lhe lnsLrumenL
when damplng ln Lhe sysLem ls deflned by (l) =0.02: (l) =0.1: (lll) =0.3.
(L) Clearance avallable llmlLs Lhe maxlmum lsolaLor deflecLlon Lo 0.2m and Lhe maxlmum
acceleraLlon of Lhe lnsLrumenL ls llmlLed Lo 20 g. ueslgn an lsolaLor Lo fulflll Lhe above requlremenLs.




1.9 ueLermlne Lhe LoLal sLlffness of Lhe sprlngs used for mounLlng a bench grlnder of mass 30 kg and raLed
speed of 2300rpm so LhaL Lhe force LransmlsslblllLy ls equal Lo or less Lhan 0.2 .lf Lhe unbalance ln Lhe
roLor ls esLlmaLed Lo be 10
-3
kgm. WhaL wlll be Lhe dynamlc ampllLude of Lhe grlnder and Lhe force
LransmlLLed Lo Lhe foundaLlon?

lorce LransmlsslblllLy ls Lhe raLlo of force LransmlLLed Lo Lhe ground Lo
Lhe force exclLlng Lhe sysLem.

1.10 1he response of a large machlne mounLed on lsolaLors, Lo a forced vlbraLlon LesL ln whlch
exclLaLlon ls caused by Lwo counLer-roLaLlng eccenLrlc masses ls shown below. Lach has an unbalance
mass of 4 kg placed aL a dlsLance of 0.13 m. ueLermlne sysLem parameLers l.e., Lhe sprlng consLanL and
Lhe damplng consLanL of lsolaLors and Lhe mass of Lhe machlne.

1.11 An elecLrlc moLor of 40 kg ls mounLed on a llghL canLllevered panel Lhrough Lwo rubber
lsolaLors. Lach rubber lsolaLor has a maLerlal loss facLor of 0.3 .1he sLaLlc deflecLlon of Lhe moLor on Lhe
rubber lsolaLor alone ls 4mm. ln order Lo deLermlne Lhe sLlffness of Lhe panel, a 20 kg mass ls placed on
lL, and Lhe panel end ls observed Lo deflecL by 2.3 mm. ln order Lo deLermlne damplng of Lhe panel, a
free vlbraLlon LesL ls done. An lnlLlal dlsplacemenL of 10 mm glven Lo Lhe panel dles down Lo 1.3 mm ln 3
cycles. 1he roLor has a mass of 13 kg and an unbalance of 2x10
-3
kgm. CbLaln an equlvalenL degree of
freedom model.

(a) ueLermlne Lhe equaLlon of Lhe sysLem and obLaln soluLlon for sLeady sLaLe vlbraLlons of Lhe moLor.
ueLermlne Lhe ampllLude of Lhe moLor and Lhe panel aL an operaLlng speed of 980rpm.
(b) lf Lhe rubber pads are removed and Lhe moLor ls mounLed dlrecLly on Lhe panel, deLermlne Lhe
dynamlc ampllLude of Lhe moLor aL 980rpm.
(c) ln order Lo reduce hlgh frequency nolse Lransmlsslon, Lhe moLor ls removed from Lhe flexlble panel
and mounLed wlLh Lhe rubber lsolaLors on a beam havlng 10 Llmes Lhe sLlffness of Lhe rubber pads.
Assume Lhe damplng ln Lhe beam Lo be negllglble and deLermlne Lhe ampllLude of Lhe moLor aL Lhe
operaLlng speed.

1.12 A moLor generaLor seL ls raLed 300 kW aL 983 rpm. Conslder Lhe sysLem as a Lorslonal vlbraLlon
sysLem wlLh one lnerLla dlsk (moLor) connecLed Lo anoLher lnerLla dlsk (CeneraLor) Lhrough a flexlble
shafL. 1he mass momenLs of lnerLla of Lhe moLor and generaLor roLors are 20 kgm
2
and 73 kgm
2
respecLlvely. Slnce Lhe moLor ls a 30 Pz lnducLlon moLor roLor Lorque flucLuaLes over and above Lhe
sLeady Lorque wlLh a frequency of 100Pz. LeL Lhe Lorque aL Lhe moLor Lherefore be glven by $
%
(1+sln 200
n L), where $
%
ls Lhe sLeady Lorque. 1he u.C. generaLor wlll have no Lorque flucLuaLlon. neglecL damplng
ln Lhe sysLem and deLermlne,
(a) 1he maxlmum shear sLress developed ln Lhe sLeel shafL.
(b) 1he dlameLer of Lhe shafL so LhaL Lhe maxlmum shear sLress ls 33Ma.