Wasit University Subject: Mechanical Vibrations

College Of Engineering Examiner: Dr. Farouk Omar

Mechanical Engineering Dept. Class: 4th year
1st Attempt, Final Exam Time: 3 hrs

2018 - 2019

Note: Attempt five questions only. Each question carries 10 marks.

Q1) Answer the following:

A) The free-vibration response of an electric motor of weight 500 N mounted on a

viscous damped foundation is shown in Figure (1). Find the spring constant
and damping coefficient of the foundation.

B) Derive a formula for the natural frequencies of a clamped-free rod and find the
required length of the rod such that the second natural frequency is 1878 Hz.
Take E = 2 X 1011 N/m2 and ρ = 7800 kg/m3.

Q2) Consider the system shown in Figure (2) which is excited from its base by a
sinusoidal displacement y (t) = Y sin (ωt), where Y is the amplitude of the base or
support excitation, and ω is the excitation frequency.
a) Derive the equation of motion.
b) Find the frequency range at which the mass is vibrating with an amplitude of at
least 0.05 m when Y= 0.2 m. Take m= 1 kg, k1= 1000 N/m, k2 = 200 N/m, c2= 5
N.s/m.

Q3) The rigid rotor of a turbine, having a total mass (m=30 kg), is known to have
imbalance that produces undesirable transmitted force to the foundation. The
application requires that the transmitted force is (0.75) of the impressed force (i.e. FT
= 0.75 FO) when the turbine is operating at ω = 500 rad/sec. in addition, the
transmission can't exceed (Tr = 1.25) at resonance. Find the support stiffness (k) and
damping (c) that satisfies these design criteria.

Q4) A simplified model of the main landing gear system of a small airplane is shown
in Figure (3). With m1 = 100 kg, m2 = 5000kg, k1 = 104 N/m, and k2 =106 N/m:
a. Find the equations of motion of the system.
b. Find the natural frequencies and the mode shapes of the system.

Q5) Derive the equations of motion of the system shown in Figure (4) using Newton's
second law.

Q6) Derive the equations of motion of the system shown in Figure (5) using
Lagrange's equations.

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