Vibration Engineering Activity 3
Vibration Engineering Activity 3
Problems:
3) A 1.30 x 103-kg car is constructed on a frame supported by four springs. Each spring constant 2 x
104N/m. if two people riding in the car have a combined mass of 1.60 x 102 kg. find the
frequency of the vibration of the car when it is driven over a pothole in the road. Find also the
period and the angular frequency. Assume the weight is evenly distributed.
Solution:
1 1 1 1
m= (mcar + mpass) = (1.30x103kgm + 1.60 x And for period, T = = => T = 0.8488
4 4 f 1.1781 Hz
102kgm)
m = 365kgm While for the angular frequency ω=¿2
to find the frequency of the vibration: πf =2 π (1.1781 Hz) = 7.40 rad/s
1 k
= 1 2.00 x 104 N / m
f=
2π √ m 2π √ 365 kgm
4) What are the position, velocity and acceleration of an object vibrating at the end of a horizontal
spring after 1 minute if the equation for its position is x = (500 mm) cos ( π8 t ) ?
x = (0.50 m) cos (0.393 rad)
x = 0.4619 m
v = -Aω sin (ωt)
= -(0.50 m) (0.393 rad/s) sin (0.393 rad/s x 60 s)
V = 0.1965 m/s
a = -Aω2cos (ωt)
= -(0.50 m) (0.393 rad/s2)2 cos (0.393 rad/s x 60 s)
a = -0.001394 m/s2
5) Find the amplitude, frequency and period of motion for an object vibrating at the end of a
horizontal spring if the equation for its position as a function of time is
π
x = (0.250m) cos( t)
800
a) Find the maximum magnitude of the velocity and acceleration.
To calculate for the max velocity, v = -Aω sin(ωt )
Vmax = Aω = (0.250m) (0.393 rad/s) = 0.0983
Vmax = 0.0983 m/s
Final velocity is 0.0983 m/s2
b) What are the position, velocity and acceleration of the object after 100s has elapsed?
x is used for the position.
x = (0.250m) cos(0.393 rad) = 0.231m
To calculate for the velocity , v = -Aω sin(ωt )
v = -(0.250m)(0.393 rad/s) sin(0.393 rad/s ∙ 100 s)
v = -0.0245m/s2
Final velocity is -0.0245m/s2