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Tutorial Sheet 2

This document contains 7 questions about mechanical vibrations as part of a tutorial sheet. The questions cover topics such as finding the natural frequency of systems with springs, analyzing the vibratory motion of a bungee jumper, determining natural frequencies and properties of an automobile treated as a single-degree-of-freedom system, analyzing the natural frequency and length of a simple pendulum, and finding the natural frequency of a rolling cylinder restrained by springs.

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Tutorial Sheet 2

This document contains 7 questions about mechanical vibrations as part of a tutorial sheet. The questions cover topics such as finding the natural frequency of systems with springs, analyzing the vibratory motion of a bungee jumper, determining natural frequencies and properties of an automobile treated as a single-degree-of-freedom system, analyzing the natural frequency and length of a simple pendulum, and finding the natural frequency of a rolling cylinder restrained by springs.

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MEC 406 Mechanical Vibrations Tutorial Sheet # 2

Question 1. Find the natural frequency of the system shown in Fig, with and without the springs and k2 in the middle of the elastic beam.

Question 2. A heavy machine weighing 9,810 N is being lowered vertically down by a winch at a uniform velocity of 2 m/s. The steel cable supporting the machine has a diameter of 0.01 m. The winch is suddenly stopped when the steel cable s length is 20 m. Find the period and amplitude of the ensuing vibration of the machine.

Question 3. A bungee jumper weighing 160 lbs ties one end of an elastic rope of length 200 ft and stiffness 10 lb/in. to a bridge and the other end to himself and jumps from the bridge as shown in figure. Assuming the bridge to be rigid, determine the vibratory motion of the jumper about his static equilibrium position .

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MEC 406 Mechanical Vibrations Tutorial Sheet # 2

Question 4. An automobile is found to have a natural frequency of 20 rad/s without passengers and 17.32 rad/s with passengers of mass 500 kg. Find the mass and stiffness of the automobile by treating it as a single-degree-of-freedom system.

Question 5. A simple pendulum is set into oscillation from its rest position by giving it an angular velocity of 1 rad/s. It is found to oscillate with an amplitude of 0.5 rad. Find the natural frequency and length of the pendulum.

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Question 6. Find the natural frequency of the pendulum shown in Fig. when the mass of the connecting bar is not negligible compared to the mass of the pendulum bob.

Question 7. A cylinder of mass m and mass moment of inertia is free to roll without slipping but is restrained by two springs of stiffnesses k1 and k2 as shown in Fig. Find its natural frequency of vibration. Also find the value of a that maximizes the natural frequency of vibration.

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