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The document contains a mid-term exam for a mechanical vibrations course. It consists of 3 problems: 1) finding the response of a single degree of freedom building frame subjected to a triangular pulse loading, 2) deriving the equation of motion and finding the steady state response of a lever system, and 3) determining values of stiffness and damping that will produce a specified damped natural frequency and decay rate for a mass-spring-damper system. Formulas and steps relevant to solving vibration and oscillation problems are also presented.

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Mid I

The document contains a mid-term exam for a mechanical vibrations course. It consists of 3 problems: 1) finding the response of a single degree of freedom building frame subjected to a triangular pulse loading, 2) deriving the equation of motion and finding the steady state response of a lever system, and 3) determining values of stiffness and damping that will produce a specified damped natural frequency and decay rate for a mass-spring-damper system. Formulas and steps relevant to solving vibration and oscillation problems are also presented.

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King Saud University

Mechanical Engineering Department


MID-TERM EXAM I - ME 462-Mechanical Vibrations

Problem 1

A building frame is modeled as an undamped single degree of freedom system (Fig. a). Find
the response of the frame if it is subjected to a blast loading represented by the triangular
pulse as shown in (Fig. b).
Problem 2

(a) Derive the equation of motion for the system shown in terms of the coordinate x .
(b) Find the steady state response of the system.
Assume small oscillations. The lever AOC has mass moment of inertia J O .
Problem 3

Determine the values of k and c for the system shown if the damped period of vibration is to
be 0.3 s and the amplitude of vibration of the system decays to half of its initial value in 6
cycles.
J 0  2.4 kg.m 2 , m  5 kg, r1  0.2 m, r2  0.4 m.
t
1
m n 0
x(t )  F ( ) sin  n (t   ) d

1
 sin  n (t   )d 
n
[cos  n (t   )]

 cos  n (t   ) sin  n (t   )
 sin  n (t   )d 
n

 n2
F0
X 
k  m   c   2 2 2 2
1/ 2

 c 
  tan 1  2 
 k  m 

cc  2m n
c

cc
d  n 1   2
2
d 
d
x1
 e n n d
xn 1

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