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Limitation Imposed On Structural Designer

This document is a test paper for Dynamics of Ocean Structures with 17 questions covering various topics related to structural dynamics. Students have 50 minutes to attempt questions totaling 20 marks by choosing questions of their choice. Each question lists the number of qualifying marks.

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Limitation Imposed On Structural Designer

This document is a test paper for Dynamics of Ocean Structures with 17 questions covering various topics related to structural dynamics. Students have 50 minutes to attempt questions totaling 20 marks by choosing questions of their choice. Each question lists the number of qualifying marks.

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Maximum marks: 20

Test paper 4 Dynamics of Ocean Structures

Time: 50 minutes

Answer any set of questions of your choice to make up the total attempted marks to 20. Qualifying
marks of each question are indicated therein.
1.

A weightless truss is subjected to a single mass m as shown in the Fig. 1. Area of cross-section of all
members is same. Represent the structure as an equivalent spring-mass system and compute its natural
period.
(3)
2. Referring to Fig. 2, a) list the dynamic characteristics present in the model shown below; and b) draw a freebody diagram to show the forces acting on the rigid body.
(1)
3. Derive the expression to estimate damping using half-power band width method
(2)
4. Referring to Fig. 3, do both the figures represent mathematical models that are dynamically equivalent?
Give reasoning for your answer
(1)
5. Show that the logarithmic decrement is also given by the following equation:
1 x
= n 0 where xn represents the amplitude after n cycles have elapsed. Plot the curve showing the #
n xn
of cycles elapsed against for the amplitude decay of 50%.
(3)
6. Show that decay in the amplitude per cycle, in case of coulomb damping is constant. Comment on this
limitation imposed on structural designer
(3)
7. Briefly explain a) Decibel; b) octave; and c) beating phenomenon
(3)
8. Referring to Fig. 4, derive [M], [K] and {f(t)} for the system whose degrees-of-freedom are marked as x1 and
x2 respectively.
(3)
(3)
9. Derive equations of motion for the system shown in Fig. 5. Use Lagranges method
10. Derive the design conditions for efficient dynamic vibration absorber that uses an auxiliary spring-mass
system to control the response of a primary spring-mass system
(2)
11. A rectangular pulse of time duration s is shown in Fig. 6. Find the maximum dynamic load factor for both
the phases of loading.
(3)
12. Determine fundamental frequency of the system whose mass matrix and influence coefficient matrix are
given below:
0
100 0
6 5 3

(1)
[M ] = 0 150 0
[ ] = 5 7 4
0

0 100
3 4 8
(3)
13. Find the fundamental frequency of the spring mass system shown in Fig. 7. Use Stodla method.
14. Determine natural frequencies and the corresponding mode shapes of the spring mass system shown in Fig.
8. Use influence coefficient method. Also compare the fundamental frequency of the above result with that
of Dunkerleys method.
(3)
15. A spring-mass system with (k1,m) vibrates at a natural frequency of f1. If a second spring of stiffness k2 is
added to the system in series, the natural frequency is reduced to f1. Find k2 in terms of k1.
(2)
16. An unknown mass of m kg is attached to one end of spring of unknown stiffness k; natural frequency of the
system is 94cpm. When a 0.453 kg of mass is added to mass m, natural frequency is changed to 76.7cpm.
Find m and k.
(3)
17. A mass m1 hangs from a spring of stiffness k (N/m) and it is static equilibrium. A second mass m2 drops
through a height h and sticks to mass m1 without rebound. Determine the response of the resulting
motion.
(3)

Assessment sheet of NPTEL course on Dynamics of Ocean structures


Dr. Srinivasan Chandrasekaran, Dept. of Ocean Engg, IIT Madras

Assessment sheet of NPTEL course on Dynamics of Ocean structures


Dr. Srinivasan Chandrasekaran, Dept. of Ocean Engg, IIT Madras

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