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This document contains 16 multi-part problems related to modeling mechanical vibration systems using springs, masses, and dampers. The problems involve finding displacements, amplitudes, frequencies, damping ratios, and other parameters for systems subjected to harmonic forces, vibrations, or imbalances. Solutions require applying equations of motion, resonance conditions, and other principles of vibrational analysis.

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This document contains 16 multi-part problems related to modeling mechanical vibration systems using springs, masses, and dampers. The problems involve finding displacements, amplitudes, frequencies, damping ratios, and other parameters for systems subjected to harmonic forces, vibrations, or imbalances. Solutions require applying equations of motion, resonance conditions, and other principles of vibrational analysis.

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BAU, Tripoli, MCHE 410 Spring2019-2020 Dr. M.A.

El-Gohary

Assignment (3)
1- A weight 50 N is suspended from a spring of stiffness 4000 N/m and is
subjected to harmonic force of amplitude 60 N and frequency 6 Hz. Find
a- The extension of the spring due to suspended weight.
b- The static displacement due to applied force.
c- the amplitude of forced motion.
2- A spring- mass system consists of mass weighing 100 N and a spring with
a stiffness of 2000 N/m. The mass is subjected to resonance by a harmonic
force F(t) = 25 cos (ω t) N. Find the amplitude of the forced motion.
3- Derive the equation of motion and find the steady-state response of the
system shown in figure ( P.3), take the following data K1=K2= 5000 N/m,
a = 0.25 m, b = 0.5 m, l = 1 m, M = 50 kg, m = 10 kg, F0 = 500 N, and ω=
1000 rpm.

Figure P.3

4- A spring – mass-damper system is subjected to harmonic force. The


amplitude is found to be 20 mm at resonance and 10 mm at frequency
0.75times the resonant frequency. Find the system damping ratio.

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5- A turbine rotor is mounted on stepped shaft that is fixed at both ends as


shown in figure P.5. The torsional stiffness of the two segments of the shaft
are given by kt1=3000 N-m/rad and kt2=4000 N-m/rad. The turbine
generates a harmonic torque given by M(t) = Mo cos(ωt) about the shaft
axis with Mo = 200 N.m , and ω = 500 rad/s. The mass moment of inertia
of the rotor about the shaft axis is Jo = 0.05 kg.m2. assuming the equivalent
torsional damping constant as ct =2.5 N.m.s/rad. Determine the steady-state
response of the rotor θ(t).

Figure P.5

6- A centrifugal pump, weighing 600 N and operating at 1000 rpm, is mounted


on six springs of stiffness 6000 N/m each. Find the maximum permissible
unbalance in order to limit the steady-state deflection to 5 mm peak-to-
peak.
7- An air compressor of mass 50 kg is mounted on an elastic support and
operates at a speed of 1000 rpm. It has an unbalance mass of 2 kg at a radial
distance (eccentricity) of 0.1 m from the axis of rotation. If the damping
factor of the elastic support is ζ=0.1, determine: -
a- the spring constant of the elastic support which transmits no more than
25 % of the unbalanced force to the foundation, and
(b) The force transmitted to the foundation.
8- The landing gear of an airplane can be idealized as the spring-mass-damper

system shown in figure P.8. If the runway surface is described y(t) = yo cos

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(ωt), determine the values of k and c that limit the amplitude of vibration
of the airplane (x) to 0.1 m. take m = 2000 kg, yo=0.2 m and ω = 157.08
rad/s.

Figure P.8

9- An automobile moving on a rough road, in the form of sinusoidal surface,


is modeled as spring-mass-damper system, as shown in figure P.9. The
sinusoidal surface has a wave length of 5 m and an amplitude of Y = 1 mm.
if the mass of the automobile, including the passengers, is 1500 kg and the
stiffness of the suspension system k is 400 kN/m, determine the range of
speed (v) of the automobile in which the passengers perceive the vibration.
Suggest possible methods of improving the design for a more comfortable
ride of the passengers.

Figure P.9

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10- An electronic instrument is to be isolated from a panel that vibrates at


frequencies ranging from 25 Hz to 35 Hz. It is estimated that at least 80
percent vibration isolation must be achieved to prevent damage to the
instrument. If the instrument weights 85 N, find the necessary static
deflection of the isolator
11- An exhaust fan, having a small unbalance, weights 800 N and operates at a
speed of 600 rpm. It is desired to limit the response to a transmissibility of
2.5 as the fan passes through resonance during start-up. In addition, an
isolation of 90 percent is to be achieved at the operating speed of the fan.
Design a suitable isolator for the fan.
12- An air compressor of mass 500 kg has an eccentricity of 50 kg-cm, and
operate at a speed of 300 rpm. The compressor is to be mounted on one of
the following mountings: (a) an isolator consisting of a spring with negligible
damping, and (b) a shock absorber having a damping ratio of 0.1 and
negligible stiffness. Select a suitable mounting and specify the design details
by considering the static deflection of the compressor, the transmission ratio,
and the amplitude of the compressor.
13- The armature of a variable- speed electric motor, of mass 200 kg, has an
unbalance due to manufacturing errors. The motor is mounted on an isolator
having a stiffness of 10 kN/m and a dashpot having a damping ratio of 0.15
calculate (a) The speed range over which the amplitude of the fluctuating
force transmitted to the foundation will be larger than the exciting force. (b)
The speed range over which the amplitude of the fluctuating force
transmitted to the foundation will be less than 10 percent of the exciting force
amplitude.
14- A spring-mass system with m=0.5 kg and k=10kN/m, with negligible
damping, is used as a vibration pickup. When mounted on a structure
vibrating with amplitude of 4 mm, the total displacement of the mass of the
pickup is observed to be 12 mm. find the frequency of the vibrating structure.

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15- The damping constant for an accelerometer is 50 Ns/m. It is desired to


design the accelerometer (i.e., choose m and k ) for a maximum error of 3%
over the frequency range 0 to 75 Hz.
16- A vibrometer is used to measure the vibration of an engine whose

operating speed range is from 500 to 2000 rpm. The vibration consists of two
harmonic. The amplitude distortion must be less than 3 percent. Find the
natural frequency of the vibrometer if (a) the damping is negligible and (b)
the damping is 0.6

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