SWEDISH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,

WAH CANTT
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical Vibrations (3,1)
7th Semester (Fall-2019) Instructor: Dr. Liaquat Ali Najmi
Course Coordinator: Engr. Asif Durez (Mob): 03315489464

Assignment No 8
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Q1. A reciprocating pump, weighing 150 lb, is mounted at the middle of a steel plate of thickness 0.5 in, width 20
in, and length 100 in, clamped along two edges as shown in Fig. During operation of the pump, the plate is
subjected to a harmonic force F(t)= 50cos, 62.832t lb. Find the amplitude of vibration of the plate.

Q2.
 SWEDISH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,
WAH CANTT
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical Vibrations (3,1)
7th Semester (Fall-2019) Instructor: Dr. Liaquat Ali Najmi
Course Coordinator: Engr. Asif Durez (Mob): 03315489464
Solution:
 SWEDISH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,
WAH CANTT
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical Vibrations (3,1)
7th Semester (Fall-2019) Instructor: Dr. Liaquat Ali Najmi
Course Coordinator: Engr. Asif Durez (Mob): 03315489464

Q3. Figure 3.18 shows a simple model of a motor vehicle that can vibrate in the vertical direction while traveling
over a rough road. The vehicle has a mass of 1200 kg. The suspension system has a spring constant of 400 kN/m
and a damping ratio of = 0.5. If the vehicle speed is 20 km/hr, determine the displacement amplitude of the
vehicle. The road surface varies sinusoidally with an amplitude of Y=0.05m and a wavelength of 6 m.
 SWEDISH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,
WAH CANTT
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical Vibrations (3,1)
7th Semester (Fall-2019) Instructor: Dr. Liaquat Ali Najmi
Course Coordinator: Engr. Asif Durez (Mob): 03315489464

Q4. A heavy machine, weighing 3000 N, is supported on a resilient foundation. The static deflection of the
foundation due to the weight of the machine is found to be 7.5 cm. It is observed that the machine vibrates with
an amplitude of 1 cm when the base of the foundation is subjected to harmonic oscillation at the undamped
natural frequency of the system with an amplitude of 0.25 cm. Find
a. the damping constant of the foundation,
b. the dynamic force amplitude on the base, and
c. the amplitude of the displacement of the machine relative to the base.

Solution:
 SWEDISH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,
WAH CANTT
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical Vibrations (3,1)
7th Semester (Fall-2019) Instructor: Dr. Liaquat Ali Najmi
Course Coordinator: Engr. Asif Durez (Mob): 03315489464
Q5. Figure 3.21 is a schematic diagram of a Francis water turbine, in which water flows from A into the blades B
and down into the tail race C. The rotor has a mass of 250 kg and an unbalance (me) of 5 kgmm. The radial
clearance between the rotor and the stator is 5 mm. The turbine operates in the speed range 600 to 6000 rpm.
The steel shaft carrying the rotor can be assumed to be clamped at the bearings. Determine the diameter of the
shaft so that the rotor is always clear of the stator at all the operating speeds of the turbine. Assume damping to
be negligible.

Solution:
The maximum amplitude of the shaft (rotor) due to rotating unbalance can be obtained from Eq. (3.80) by setting
c=0 as
 SWEDISH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,
WAH CANTT
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical Vibrations (3,1)
7th Semester (Fall-2019) Instructor: Dr. Liaquat Ali Najmi
Course Coordinator: Engr. Asif Durez (Mob): 03315489464

Q6. A spring-mass system, having a mass of 10 kg and a spring of stiffness of 4000 N/m, vibrates on a horizontal
surface. The coefficient of friction is 0.12. When subjected to a harmonic force of frequency 2 Hz, the mass is
found to vibrate with an amplitude of 40 mm. Find the amplitude of the harmonic force applied to the mass.
 SWEDISH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,
WAH CANTT
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical Vibrations (3,1)
7th Semester (Fall-2019) Instructor: Dr. Liaquat Ali Najmi
Course Coordinator: Engr. Asif Durez (Mob): 03315489464
Solution:
The vertical force (weight) of the mass is N=mg=10x9.81=98.1N. The natural frequency is

Q7. Find the equivalent viscous-damping coefficient corresponding to quadratic or velocity-squared damping
that is present when a body moves in a turbulent fluid flow.
 SWEDISH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,
WAH CANTT
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical Vibrations (3,1)
7th Semester (Fall-2019) Instructor: Dr. Liaquat Ali Najmi
Course Coordinator: Engr. Asif Durez (Mob): 03315489464

Q8. Consider a spring-supported mass on a moving belt, as shown in Fig. 3.26(a). The kinetic coefficient of
friction between the mass and the belt varies with the relative (rubbing) velocity, as shown in Fig. 3.26(b). As
rubbing velocity increases, the coefficient of friction first decreases from its static value linearly and then starts
to increase. If the rubbing velocity, v, is less than the transition value Vq, the coefficient of friction can be
expressed as

where a is a constant and W=mg is the weight of the mass. Determine the nature of free vibration about the
equilibrium position of the mass.
 SWEDISH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,
WAH CANTT
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical Vibrations (3,1)
7th Semester (Fall-2019) Instructor: Dr. Liaquat Ali Najmi
Course Coordinator: Engr. Asif Durez (Mob): 03315489464

Solution:
Let the equilibrium position of mass m correspond to an extension of x0 of the spring. Then
 SWEDISH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,
WAH CANTT
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical Vibrations (3,1)
7th Semester (Fall-2019) Instructor: Dr. Liaquat Ali Najmi
Course Coordinator: Engr. Asif Durez (Mob): 03315489464

Q9.