Department Course Name Semester

Mechanical Vibrations Lab Fall 2020/2021

Engineering

(Mass Spring System)

Due Date:23/3 /2020

Submitted by:

Mohammad Al Shorbaje 0173492

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Contents
Objectives....................................................................................................................................................3
Collected Data.............................................................................................................................................4
Data Processing...........................................................................................................................................5
Results.........................................................................................................................................................6
Figures.........................................................................................................................................................8
Conclusions..................................................................................................................................................8

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Objectives
1- To determine the stiffness of a helical spring using two methods;

-Deflection curve and Hook’s Law.

-Time measurements.

Then to compare their results with the analytical value.

1) To find the effective mass of the spring that has been used.
2) To evaluate the gravitational acceleration constant g.
3) To estimate the value of the modulus of rigidity G for the material of the helical spring, and
compare it with the standard value for steel.

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Collected Data
Table-7.1 Data collected from the experiment execution
Trial m(kg) L(cm) T(second) S(mm)
1 12 22 3.6 1
2 16 22.5 3.8 1.5
3 20 23 4.1 2
4 24 23.5 4.3 2.5
5 25 24 4.4 3
6 32 24.5 4.7 3.5
7 36 25 4.8 4
8 40 25.4 5 4.4
9 44 25.7 5.2 4.7
10 46 26 5.3 5

Table-7.2 Dimensions and parameters of the spring

Parameter Value
N (turns) 18
D (mm) 42.5
d (mm) 3.3
Lo (cm) 21

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Data Processing
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Square eqn-3, to get: Draw 2 versus m as 4π
2 S1=
2 4π shown in Figure-7.2. 1) Slope K
τ = ( m+mC + mS )
K  K is determined.
2) Intercept with the vertical
4 π2
Y Inter = ( mC +mS )
axis K
 mS is determined.
3) Intercept with the horizontal
axis X Inter=− ( m C + mS )
 mS is verified.
From eqn-6: Draw m versus  as the K
S 2=
K one shown in Figure- Slope g
m= δ
g 7.3.  K is also obtained.

Multiply the slopes of the You get the value:  g is found, and compared to
previous two steps. 2
4π the standard value.
S1 S2=
g
Use eqn-7: Find K directly. Compare the two experimental
Gd 4 values of K obtained before,
K=
8 ND 3 with this theoretical value.

Square eqn-3, and Using Figure-7.2 of 2 32 π 2 D3 N

eliminate K using eqn-7, versus m. Slope = Gd 4 ,
then:
 Determine G, and compare
32 π 2 D3 N
(
τ 2=
Gd 4 ) ( m+mC +mS ) it with the standard value for
steel.

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Results
Table-7.3 Data processing analysis
Trial m(kg) S(mm) t(second) t^2(second)^2
1 12 1 0.36 0.1296
2 16 1.5 0.38 0.1444
3 20 2 0.41 0.1681
4 24 2.5 0.43 0.1849
5 25 3 0.44 0.1936
6 32 3.5 0.47 0.2209
7 36 4 0.48 0.2304
8 40 4.4 0.5 0.25
9 44 4.7 0.52 0.2704
10 46 5 0.53 0.2809

Table-7.4 Data processing results

Spring Stiffness K
K (theoretical) = 858.25(N/m)
From: Slope K (N/m) Percent Error ()
Figure-3 0.0427 924.55 7.7
Figure-4 0.8695 852.97 0.615

Spring Effective Mass ms

From Figure-7.2:
YInter (kg.m/N) 0.079 ms (kg) 0.38
XInter (kg) -1.85 ms (kg) 0.38

Gravitational Acceleration g
From Figures- S1S2 (sec2/m) g (m/sec2) Percent Error ()
7.2 & 4 0.0371*100 10.64 8.46

Modulus Of Rigidity G
From Slope (m/N) G (Gpa) Percent Error ()
Figure-7.2 0.0427 86.17 7.712

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Figures

Figure 7-2
0.3
0.27 f(x) = 0.04 x + 0.08
0.24
0.21
t^2(second)^2

0.18
t^2(second)^2
0.15
0.12 Linear (t^2(second)^2)
0.09
0.06
0.03
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
m(kg)

Figure-7.3
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4 f(x) = 0.87 x + 0.25

Figure-7.3
m(kg)

3
Linear (Figure-7.3)
2

0
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5
S(cm)

Conclusions
In this experiment, the main goal is to determine the spring’s stiffness; and this done using to methods.

It’s important to point out that the stiffness is highly effected by rigidity, so the higher rigidity the higher
stiffness, but also to reach the desired designed with low cost, increase the rod’s diameter.

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Application; the strongest Trampoline in the world, which resist a falling car from 100 km in height, was
designed by understood the concept of stiffness .