MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, JAMSHORO

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

Title of Subject : MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS
Course Code : (ME 381)
Semester : SIXTH Year : THIRD
Discipline : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Effective : 15, 16 & F16 Batches
Pre-requisite : Mechanics of Machines II (ME 261)
Co-requisite : Machine Design & CAD II (ME 351)
: Theory Practical
Assessment 20% Sessional Work, 40% Sessional Work,
20% Mid Semester Examination -------------,
60% Final Written Examination 60% Final Lab. Examination
Credit Hours : Theory 03 Practical 01
Marks : Theory 100 Practical 50

After Completing the “Mechanical Vibrations” Course, each student will be able to:
Sr. Domain Taxonomy
CLO PLO
No. Level
Study and Analyse free vibrations and forced vibration of harmonically Cognitive
1. 2&4 2
excited systems.
Analyse single/Multi degree of freedom system by using energy Cognitive
2. 4 2
method.
Manupulate mathematical models and compute frequency responses Cognitive
3. 3 3
for single and multi-degree freedom systems.

RELEVANT PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs):

The course is designed so that students will achieve the following PLOs:

1 Engineering Knowledge 7 Environment and Sustainability:

2 Problem Analysis: √ 8 Ethics:

Design/Development of
3 √ 9 Individual and Team Work:
Solutions:
4 Investigation: 10 Communication:
5 Modern Tool Usage: 11 Project Management:
6 The Engineering Society: 12 Lifelong Learning:

Contents:
Introduction: Importance of the study of vibration, elementary parts of vibrating system, degree of freedom,
simple harmonic motion, addition of harmonic motions, free and forced vibration.
Systems with one degree of freedom: Damped free vibration, root locus study of damping, logarithmic
decrement, response of un-damped and damped systems under harmonic excitation, base excitation, rotating
unbalance, self-excitation and stability analysis, vibration under general forcing conditions, response under
periodic and non periodic forces.
Two degree of freedom systems: Free and forced vibration, analysis of un-damped and damped systems, normal
modes, co-ordinate coupling and principal coordinates vehicle suspension systems.
Multi degree of freedom systems: Influence coefficient, generalized coordinates and generalized forces,
Lagrange’s equation, eigen value problems.

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 Numerical methods: Dunkerley’s formula, Holzer method, vibration of continuous system, transverse vibration of
a string, longitudinal vibration of a rod, torsional vibration of shaft, lateral vibration of beams, Rayleigh-Ritz
method.
Vibration control: Methods of vibration control, whirling of shaft, vibration isolation, dynamic vibration
absorber.

Recommended books:
A. Textbooks
Thomson, W.T., Dahleh, M.D., Padmanabhan, C., “Theory of Vibration with Application”,
1. Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd., licensees of Pearson Education in South Asia, Latest
Edition.
2. Rao S.S., “Mechanical Vibration”, Prentice Hall, Latest Edition.
S. Graham Kelly, “Mechanical Vibrations Theory and Applications”, SI Edition, Latest
3.
Edition.
B. Reference Books
1. De silva, C.W., “Vibration Fundamentals and Practice”, Taylor & Francis, Latest Edition..
2. Kelly S. G. “Fundamentals of Mechanical Vibrations”, McGraw-Hill, Latest Edition.
William T. Thomson, Prentice Hall, “Theory of Vibration with Application”, Prentice Hall,
3.
Latest Edition.

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