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ME ADVANCED VIBRATIONS
ASSIGNMENT NO 4a
FREE RESPONSE OF SDOF SYSTEM
1. A fixed beam of square cross section 5 mm × 5 mm and length 1 m, carrying a mass of 2.3 kg at the
middle, is found to have a natural frequency of transverse vibration of 30 rad/s. Determine the Young’s
modulus of elasticity of the beam.
2. A 2.5-kg s lender bar of length 40 cm is pinned at one end and suspended vertically. A 3-kg particle is
to be attached to the bar. How far from the pin support should the particle be placed such that the period
of the bar's oscillation is 1 s?
3. What is the natural frequency of the 200-kg block of Figure P4.3?
4. A rigid block of mass M is mounted on four elastic supports, as shown in Figure P.4. A mass m drops
from a height l and adheres to the rigid block without rebounding. If the spring constant of each elastic
support is k, find the natural frequency of vibration of the system (a) without the mass m, and (b) with
the mass m. Also find the resulting motion of the system in case (b).

Figure P4.3 Figure P4.4

5. Figure P4.5 shows a uniform bar pivoted about point O with springs of equal stiffness k at each end.
The bar is horizontal in the equilibrium position with spring forces PI and P2. Determine the equation of
motion and its natural frequency.
6. Derive the differential equation governing the motion of the system of Figure P4.6. Use x as the
generalized coordinate. Determine the system's natural frequency.

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Figure P4.5 Figure P4.6

7. What is the value of c such that the system of Figure P4.7 is critically damped if m = 20 kg and k =
10,000 N/m?

Figure P4.7
8. Set up the differential equation of motion for the system shown in Figure P4.8. Determine the expression
for (a) the critical damping coefficient, and (b) the natural frequency of damped oscillation.

Figure P4.8

9. Derive the differential equation governing the motion of the system of Figure P4.9 using  as the
generalized coordinate. Determine the system's natural frequency.

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Figure P4.9
10. For what value of c is the damping ratio of the system of Figure P4.10 equal to 1.25?

Figure P4.10

11. The parameters in the system of Figure P4.11 have the following values: ID = 0.002 kg m2, r = 100 mm,
m = 1.2 kg, and k = 3 × 104 N/m.
(a) Let x be the displacement of the mass center of the cart as the generalized coordinate. Derive the
differential equation for the system using the equivalent systems method. Assume there is no
friction between the cart and the surface.
(b) For what value of c is the system critically damped? Call this value cc.
(c) Suppose the cart is displaced 3 cm from equilibrium and released. Determine x(t) if (i) c = 0.25cc,
(ii) c = cc, and (iii) c = 1.25cc.

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(d) How long will it take for the response to be permanently within 1 mm of the equilibrium position
if (i) c = 0.25cc, (ii) c = cc, and (iii) c = 1.25cc?

Figure P4.11
12. A piston of mass 4.53 kg is traveling in a tube with a velocity of 15.24 m/s and engages a spring and
damper, as shown in Figure P4.12. Determine the maximum displacement of the piston after engaging
the spring-damper. How many seconds does it take?

Figure P4.12

Programming
Write down MATLAB program to take input of mass, stiffness, damping constant, initial displacement, initial
velocity of a single degree of freedom system and to give output about type of system (underdamped,
critically damped or overdamped), natural frequency, damped natural frequency (if applicable). Also produce
response graph.

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