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A1-Fundamental SDOF

This document provides instructions for Assignment 1 of the MDB 3093 Vibrations course. It contains two main questions. 1) The first question asks students to describe examples of positive and negative impacts of vibration, explain the importance of studying vibration, and analyze the free vibration of a multi-bar system. 2) The second question analyzes the free vibration response of a spring-mass-damper system using a given equation of motion and asks students to explain how changing the spring constant would affect the response.

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A1-Fundamental SDOF

This document provides instructions for Assignment 1 of the MDB 3093 Vibrations course. It contains two main questions. 1) The first question asks students to describe examples of positive and negative impacts of vibration, explain the importance of studying vibration, and analyze the free vibration of a multi-bar system. 2) The second question analyzes the free vibration response of a spring-mass-damper system using a given equation of motion and asks students to explain how changing the spring constant would affect the response.

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MDB 3093 Vibrations

Assignment 1: Fundamentals of Vibrations & Free Vibration of Single Degree of


Freedom System
1 a. Describe TWO (2) examples each of positive and negative impacts of
vibration, and explain the importance of the study of vibration.
[5 marks]

b. A mass m is attached at the end of a massless rigid bar PQ as shown in


FIGURE Q1b. Given that mass m = 0.1 kg, stiffness coefficient 𝑘1 = 𝑘2 =
500 N/m, length 𝑙1 = 0.1 m, 𝑙2 = 0.2 and 𝑙3 = 0.3 m. Assume that the
angular displacement  at pin P is small for this vibratory system.

FIGURE Q1b

i. Draw the free body diagram of this vibratory system.


[4 marks]

ii. Determine the equivalent spring constant at Q.


[4 marks]

iii. Formulate the equation of motion for mass m.


[4 marks]

iv. Calculate the natural frequency of this vibratory system.


[3 marks]
2 a. FIGURE Q2a shows a spring-mass-damper system. The mass, m, damping
constant, c and spring constant, k are set to 1 kg, 4 Ns/m and 4 N/m,
respectively. The equation of motion of the system is described by:

𝑥̈ + 4𝑥̇ + 4𝑥 = 0

m
c
x

FIGURE Q2a

i. Determine the free-vibration response of the system when the initial


displacement, 𝑥𝑜 is 0 m and initial velocity, 𝑥̇ 𝑜 is 1 m/s.
[10 marks]

ii. Explain the changes that could be observed in the free-vibration


response of the system when the initial displacement, 𝑥𝑜 , initial velocity,
𝑥̇ 𝑜 , mass, m and damping constant, c remain the same, while the spring
constant, k is changed as follows:
(a) 𝑘 = 8 N/m.
(b) 𝑘 = 3 N/m.
[10 marks]

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