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ME 5401 THEORY OF
MACHINES
[ ASSIGNMENT 2]

B.E Mechanical Engg. (2021-2025)

 ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS STUDENTS

REGNO Student Name CO3 CO4 CO5

(20 MARKS) (20 MARKS) (20 MARKS)

2021111001 AAKASH MURUGESAN CO3-2 CO4-9 CO5-6

2021111006 ALBIN JOSE CO3-29 CO4-8 CO5-17

2021111008 ANDREW PETER E CO3-28 CO4-7 CO5-23

2021111010 BAHAVATHY B CO3-14 CO4-6 CO5-2

2021111011 BARATH B CO3-7 CO4-5 CO5-25

2021111012 BHARATH S CO3-20 CO4-4 CO5-11

2021111016 DHANUSH M CO3-9 CO4-3 CO5-24

2021111018 GANESHKUMAR K R CO3-31 CO4-2 CO5-9

2021111021 HARIESH A CO3-30 CO4-19 CO5-10

2021111022 HARISH NARAYANAN K CO3-13 CO4-18 CO5-14

2021111025 HUSSAIN SALEEM BABU CO3-11 CO4-17 CO5-15

2021111026 JAMBUGESHWARAN S M CO3-15 CO4-16 CO5-1

2021111027 JAYAKARTHICK G CO3-12 CO4-15 CO5-3

2021111030 KARTHIKEYAN S CO3-16 CO4-14 CO5-20

2021111031 KAUSHIK S CO3-36 CO4-13 CO5-18

2021111034 KAVIYAZHAN K CO3-26 CO4-12 CO5-13

2021111036 KOLLURI AKHIL CO3-5 CO4-11 CO5-16

2021111038 KUMARAN T CO3-6 CO4-10 CO5-12

2021111039 LAKSHMI NARAYANAN S CO3-3 CO4-1 CO5-5

2021111040 MADHUMITHA T CO3-22 CO4-9 CO5-4

2021111041 MITHESHWARAN M CO3-33 CO4-8 CO5-19

2021111046 MUTHUKUMAR M CO3-18 CO4-7 CO5-7

2021111047 NIKITHA R CO3-19 CO4-6 CO5-8

2021111049 NITHYASRI A CO3-17 CO4-5 CO5-21

2021111050 NITIN KARTHIKEYAN CO3-8 CO4-4 CO5-22

2021111052 PONVEL T CO3-4 CO4-3 CO5-6

2021111053 POOVARAGAVAN A CO3-1 CO4-2 CO5-17

2021111054 POOVARASAN S CO3-21 CO4-19 CO5-23

2021111055 PRASANTH K CO3-10 CO4-18 CO5-2

2021111058 RAAKESH K CO3-25 CO4-17 CO5-25

2021111059 RAGULRANJITH S CO3-35 CO4-16 CO5-11

2021111064 RATNESH K CO3-34 CO4-15 CO5-24

2021111065 REVANTH M K CO3-32 CO4-14 CO5-9

2021111067 RITHIKASRI G CO3-23 CO4-13 CO5-10

2021111068 M P RUBASREE CO3-24 CO4-12 CO5-14

2021111070 SAAHIL K P CO3-27 CO4-11 CO5-15

2021111073 SANJEEV ANAND SR CO3-2 CO4-10 CO5-1

2021111075 SANJIV S CO3-29 CO4-1 CO5-3

2021111076 SANTHA CRUZ S CO3-28 CO4-9 CO5-20

2021111077 SANTHOSH G CO3-14 CO4-8 CO5-18

2021111081 SATHISH N CO3-7 CO4-7 CO5-13

2021111082 SAVIN PRASATH P CO3-20 CO4-6 CO5-16

2021111083 SHANTHOSH RAM C CO3-9 CO4-5 CO5-12

2021111084 SHRIRAAM PRATHEEPAN S CO3-31 CO4-4 CO5-5

2021111086 SREE PADMAA YOOKEESH M R CO3-30 CO4-3 CO5-4

2021111087 SRIHARI S CO3-13 CO4-2 CO5-19

2021111094 SUNDHARESHWARAN K CO3-11 CO4-19 CO5-7

2021111096 VEDHA VARSHINI M A CO3-15 CO4-18 CO5-8

2021111097 VEERAMANI V CO3-12 CO4-17 CO5-21

2021111098 VENKATA ESWARAN KARUPPASAMY CO3-16 CO4-16 CO5-22

2021111099 VIGNESH K M CO3-36 CO4-15 CO5-6

2021111102 VISHAL V CO3-26 CO4-14 CO5-17

2021111301 THARUN KUMAR G CO3-5 CO4-13 CO5-23

2021111303 DHAKSHEISH B CO3-6 CO4-12 CO5-2

2021111304 ASWINKUMAR S S CO3-3 CO4-11 CO5-25

2021111308 ABDUL WAHAB M CO3-22 CO4-10 CO5-11

2021111311 DHANASEKAR K CO3-33 CO4-1 CO5-24

2021111313 GOWTHAM S CO3-18 CO4-9 CO5-9

2021111322 PARTHIBAN M CO3-19 CO4-8 CO5-10

2021111326 MANOJ KUMAR V CO3-17 CO4-7 CO5-14

2021111327 RAMANAN K CO3-8 CO4-6 CO5-15

2021111331 RAGHAVI P CO3-4 CO4-5 CO5-1

2021111333 ANURANJAN S E CO3-1 CO4-4 CO5-3

2021111334 DHANUSH K CO3-21 CO4-3 CO5-20

2021111337 MANIKANDAN K CO3-10 CO4-2 CO5-18

2021111339 VISHWANATHAN J CO3-25 CO4-19 CO5-13

2021111340 SHANKAR J CO3-35 CO4-18 CO5-16

 ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
Unit III
Q.No Assignment Questions
CO3-1

CO3-2

CO3-3
CO3-4

CO3-5

CO3-6

CO3-7
CO3-8

CO3-9

CO3-10

CO3-11
CO3-12

CO3-13
CO3-14

CO3-15 The spindle of a screw jack has single start square threads with an
outside diameter of 45 mm and a pitch of 10 mm. The spindle moves in
a fixed nut. The load is carried on a swivel head but is not free to rotate.
The bearing surface of the swivel head has a mean diameter of 60 mm.
The coefficient of friction between the nut and screw is 0.12 and that
between the swivel head and the spindle is 0.10. Calculate the load
which can be raised by efforts of 100 N each applied at the end of two
levers each of effective length of 350 mm. Also determine the velocity
ratio and the efficiency of the lifting arrangement.
[Ans. 9943 N ; 218.7 N ; 39.6%]
CO3-16 The lead screw of a lathe has acme threads of 50 mm outside diameter
and 10 mm pitch. The included angle of the thread is 29°. It drives a
tool carriage and exerts an axial pressure of 2500 N. A collar bearing
with outside diameter 100 mm and inside diameter 50 mm is provided
to take up the thrust. If the lead screw rotates at 30 r.p.m., find the
efficiency and the power required to drive the screw. The coefficient of
friction for screw threads is 0.15 and for the collar is 0.12. [Ans. 16.3% ;
75.56 W]
CO3-17 A single plate clutch (both sides effective) is required to transmit 26.5
kW at 1600 r.p.m. The outer diameter of the plate is limited to 300 mm
and intensity of pressure between the plates is not to exceed 68.5
 kN/m2. Assuming uniform wear and a coefficient of friction 0.3, show
that the inner diameter of the plates is approximately 90 mm.

CO3-18 A multiplate clutch has three pairs of contact surfaces. The outer and
inner radii of the contact surfaces are 100 mm and 50 mm respectively.
The maximum axial spring force is limited to 1 kN. If the coefficient of
friction is 0.35 and assuming uniform wear, find the power transmitted
by the clutch at 1500 r.p.m.
[Ans. 12.37 kW]
CO3-19 A cone clutch is to transmit 7.5 kW at 900 r.p.m. The cone has a face
angle of 12º. The width of the face is half of the mean radius and the
normal pressure between the contact faces is not to exceed 0.09
N/mm2. Assuming uniform wear and the coefficient of friction between
contact faces as 0.2, find the main dimensions of the clutch and the axial
force required to engage the clutch.
[Ans. R = 112 mm, b = 56 mm, r1 = 117.8 mm, r 2 = 106.2 mm ; 1433 N]
CO3-20 A cone clutch with cone angle 20º is to transmit 7.5 kW at 750 r.p.m. The
normal intensity of pressure between the contact faces is not to exceed
0.12 N/mm2. The coefficient of friction is 0.2. If face width is 1/5 th of
mean diameter, find : 1. the main dimensions of the clutch, and 2. axial
force required while running. [Ans. R = 117 mm ; b = 46.8 mm ; r1 = 125
mm ; r2 = 109 mm ; 1395 N]
CO3-21 An open belt 100 mm wide connects two pulleys mounted on parallel
shafts with their centres 2.4 m apart. The diameter of the larger pulley
is 450 mm and that of the smaller pulley 300 mm. The coefficient of
friction between the belt and the pulley is 0.3 and the maximum stress
in the belt is limited to 14 N/mm width. If the larger pulley rotates at 120
r.p.m., find the maximum power that can be transmitted.
[Ans. 2.39 Kw]
CO3-22 A leather belt 125 mm wide and 6 mm thick, transmits power from a
pulley 750 mm diameter which runs at 500 r.p.m. The angle of lap is 150°
and µ = 0.3. If the mass of 1 m3 of leather is 1 Mg and the stress in the
belt is not to exceed 2.75 MPa, find the maximum power that can be
transmitted.
[Ans. 19 kW]
CO3-23 A flat belt is required to transmit 35 kW from a pulley of 1.5 m effective
diameter running at 300 r.p.m. The angle of contact is spread over 11/24
of the circumference and the coefficient of friction between belt and
pulley surface is 0.3. Determine, taking centrifugal tension into account,
width of the belt required. It is given that the belt thickness is 9.5 mm,
density of its material is 1.1 Mg/m3 and the related permissible working
stress is 2.5 MPa. [Ans. 143 mm]
CO3-24 A blower is driven by an electric motor though a belt drive. The motor
runs at 750 r.p.m. For this power transmission, a flat belt of 8 mm
thickness and 250 mm width is used. The diameter of the motor pulley
is 350 mm and that of the blower pulley 1350 mm. The centre distance
between these pulleys is 1350 mm and an open belt configuration is
adopted. The pulleys are made out of cast iron. The frictional coefficient
between the belt and pulley is 0.35 and the permissible stress for the
belt material can be taken as 2.5 N/mm2 with sufficient factor of safety.
The mass of a belt is 2 kg per metre length. Find the maximum power
transmitted without belt slipping in any one of the pulleys. [Ans. 35.9
kW]
CO3-25 An open belt drive connects two pulleys 1.2 m and 0.5 m diameter on
parallel shafts 3.6 m apart. The belt has a mass of 1 kg/m length and the
maximum tension in it is not to exceed 2 kN. The 1.2 m pulley, which is
the driver, runs at 200 r.p.m. Due to the belt slip on one of the pulleys,
the velocity of the driven shaft is only 450 r.p.m. If the coefficient of
friction between the belt and the pulley is 0.3, find : 1. Torque on each
of the two shafts, 2. Power transmitted, 3. Power lost in friction, and 4.
Efficiency of the drive.
[Ans. 648.6 N-m, 270.25 N-m ; 13.588 kW ; 0.849 kW ; 93.75%]
CO3-26 The power transmitted between two shafts 3.5 metres apart by a cross
belt drive round the two pulleys 600 mm and 300 mm in diameters, is 6
kW. The speed of the larger pulley (driver) is 220 r.p.m. The permissible
load on the belt is 25 N/mm width of the belt which is 5 mm thick. The
coefficient of friction between the smaller pulley surface and the belt is
0.35. Determine : 1. necessary length of the belt ; 2. width of the belt,
and 3. necessary initial tension in the belt.
[Ans. 8.472 m ; 53 mm ; 888 N]
CO3-27 A V-belt drive consists of three V-belts in parallel on grooved pulleys of
the same size. The angle of groove is 30° and the coefficient of friction
0.12. The cross-sectional area of each belt is 800 mm2 and the
permissible safe stress in the material is 3 MPa. Calculate the power that
can be transmitted between two pulleys 400 mm in diameter rotating at
960 r.p.m. [Ans. 111.12 kW]
CO3-28 Power is transmitted between two shafts by a V-belt whose mass is 0.9
kg/m length. The maximum permissible tension in the belt is limited to
2.2 kN. The angle of lap is 170° and the groove angle 45°. If the
coefficient of friction between the belt and pulleys is 0.17, find : 1.
velocity of the belt for maximum power ; and 2. power transmitted at
this velocity. [Ans. 28.54 m/s ; 30.7 kW]
CO3-29 Two shafts whose centres are 1 m apart are connected by a V-belt drive.
The driving pulley is supplied with 100 kW and has an effective diameter
of 300 mm. It runs at 1000 r.p.m. while the driven pulley runs at 375
r.p.m. The angle of groove on the pulleys is 40°. The permissible tension
 in 400 mm2 cross-sectional area belt is 2.1 MPa. The density of the belt
is 1100 kg/m3. The coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley is
0.28. Estimate the number of belts required. [Ans. 10]

CO3-30 A rope drive is required to transmit 230 kW from a pulley of 1 metre

diameter running at 450 r.p.m. The safe pull in each rope is 800 N and
the mass of the rope is 0.46 kg per metre length. The angle of lap and
the groove angle is 160° and 45° respectively. If the coefficient of friction
between the rope and the pulley is 0.3, find the number of ropes
required. [Ans. 21]
CO3-31 Power is transmitted between two shafts, 3 metres apart by an open
wire rope passing round two pulleys of 3 metres and 2 metres diameters
respectively, the groove angle being 40°. If the rope has a mass of 3.7 kg
per metre length and the maximum working tension in rope is 20 kN,
determine the maximum power that the rope can transmit and the
corresponding speed of the smaller pulley. The coefficient of friction
being 0.15. [Ans. 400 kW ; 403.5 r.p.m.]
CO3-32 A rope drive transmits 75 kW through a 1.5 m diameter, 45° grooved
pulley rotating at 200 r.p.m. The coefficient of friction between the
ropes and the pulley grooves is 0.3 and the angle of lap is 160°. Each rope
has a mass of 0.6 kg/m and can safely take a pull of 800 N. Taking
centrifugal tension into account determine : 1. the number of ropes
required for the drive, and 2. initial rope tension. [Ans. 9 ; 510.2 N]
CO3-33 A single block brake, has the drum diameter 250 mm. The angle of
contact is 90° and the coefficient of friction between the drum and the
lining is 0.35. If the operating force of 650 N is applied at the end of the
lever, determine the torque that may be transmitted by the block brake.

[Ans. 65.6 N-m]

CO3-34 The layout and dimensions of a double shoe brake is shown in Fig. The
diameter of the brake drum is 300 mm and the contact angle for each
shoe is 90°. If the coefficient of friction for the brake lining and the drum
is 0.4, find the spring force necessary to transmit a torque of 30 N-m.
Also determine the width of the brake shoes, if the bearing pressure on
the lining material is not to exceed 0.28 N/mm 2. [Ans. 98.4 N ; 5 mm]
CO3-35 A simple band brake is operated by a lever of length 500 mm. The brake
drum has a diameter of 500 mm and the brake band embraces 5/8 of
the circumference. One end of the band is attached to the fulcrum of
the lever while the other end is attached to a pin on the lever 100 mm
from the fulcrum. If the effort applied to the end of the lever is 2 kN and
the coefficient of friction is 0.25, find the maximum braking torque on
the drum. [Ans. 4.2 kN-m]
CO3-36 A differential band brake acting on the 3/4 th of the circumference of a
drum of 450 mm diameter, is to provide a braking torque of 225 N-m.
One end of the band is attached to a pin 100 mm from the fulcrum of
the lever and the other end to another pin 25 mm from the fulcrum on
the other side of it where the operating force is also acting. If the
operating force is applied at 500 mm from the fulcrum and the
coefficient of friction is 0.25, find the two values of the operating force
corresponding to two directions of rotation of the drum.
[Ans. 16.6 N for clockwise ; 266.6 N for anticlockwise]
 ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
Unit IV
Q.No Assignment Questions
CO4-1

CO4-2

CO4-3

CO4-4
CO4-5

CO4-6

CO4-7
CO4-8

CO4-9

CO4-10 The crank and connecting rod of a reciprocating engine are 150 mm
and 600 mm respectively. The crank makes an angle of 60° with the
inner dead centre and revolves at a uniform speed of 300 r.p.m. Find,
1. Velocity and acceleration of the piston, 2. Velocity and acceleration
of the mid-point D of the connecting rod, and 3. Angular velocity and
angular acceleration of the connecting rod.
[Ans. 4.6 m/s, 61.7 m/s2 ; 4.6 m/s, 93.8 m/s2 ; 4.17 rad/s, 214 rad/s2]

CO4-11 In a slider crank mechanism, the length of the crank and connecting
rod are 100 mm and 400 mm respectively. The crank rotates uniformly
at 600 r.p.m. clockwise. When the crank has turned through 45° from
the inner dead centre, find, by analytical method : 1. Velocity and
acceleration of the slider, 2. Angular velocity and angular acceleration
of the connecting rod.
[Ans. 5.2 m/s; 279 m/s2; 11 rad/s; 698 rad/s2]
CO4-12 A petrol engine has a stroke of 120 mm and connecting rod is 3 times
the crank length. The crank rotates at 1500 r.p.m. in clockwise
direction. Determine: 1. Velocity and acceleration of the piston, and 2.
Angular velocity and angular acceleration of the connecting rod, when
the piston had travelled one-fourth of its stroke from I.D.C.
[Ans. 8.24 m/s, 1047 m/s2; 37 rad/s, 5816 rad/s2]
CO4-13 The following data refer to a steam engine : Diameter of piston = 240
mm; stroke = 600 mm; length of connecting rod = 1.5 m; mass of
reciprocating parts = 300 kg; speed = 125 r.p.m. Determine the
magnitude and direction of the inertia force on the crankshaft when
the crank has turned through 30° from inner dead centre.
[Ans. 14.92 kN]
CO4-14 A vertical petrol engine 150 mm diameter and 200 mm stroke has a
connecting rod 350 mm long. The mass of the piston is 1.6 kg and the
engine speed is 1800 r.p.m. On the expansion stroke with crank angle
30° from top dead centre, the gas pressure is 750 kN/m 2. Determine the
net thrust on the piston.
[Ans. 7535 N]
CO4-15 A horizontal steam engine running at 240 r.p.m. has a bore of 300 mm
and stroke 600 mm. The connecting rod is 1.05 m long and the mass of
reciprocating parts is 60 kg. When the crank is 60° past its inner dead
centre, the steam pressure on the cover side of the piston is 1.125
N/mm2 while that on the crank side is 0.125 N/mm2. Neglecting the
area of the piston rod, determine : 1. the force in the piston rod ; and
2. the turning moment on the crankshaft.
[Ans. 66.6 kN ; 19.86 kN-m]
CO4-16 A steam engine 200 mm bore and 300 mm stroke has a connecting rod
625 mm long. The mass of the reciprocating parts is 15 kg and the
speed is 250 r.p.m. When the crank is at 30° to the inner dead centre
and moving outwards, the difference in steam pressures is 840 kN/m 2.
If the crank pin radius is 30 mm, determine: 1. the force on the
crankshaft bearing; and 2. the torque acting on the frame.
[Ans. 20.04 kN ; 2253 N-m]
CO4-17 A vertical single cylinder engine has a cylinder diameter of 250 mm and
a stroke of 450 mm. The reciprocating parts have a mass of 180 kg. The
connecting rod is 4 times the crank radius and the speed is 360 r.p.m.
When the crank has turned through an angle of 45° from top dead
centre, the net pressure on the piston is 1.05 MN/m2. Calculate the
effective turning moment on the crankshaft for this position.
[Ans. 2368 N-m]
CO4-18 A petrol engine 90 mm in diameter and 120 mm stroke has a connecting
rod of 240 mm length. The piston has a mass of 1 kg and the speed is
1800 r.p.m. On the explosion stroke with the crank at 30° from top dead
centre, the gas pressure is 0.5 N/mm2. Find: 1. the resultant load on the
 gudgeon pin, 2. the thrust on the cylinder walls, and 3. the speed, above
which other things remaining same, the gudgeon pin load would be
reserved in direction. Also calculate the crank effort at the given position
of the crank.
[Ans. 1078 N; 136 N ; 2212 r.p.m.; 39.4 N-m]
CO4-19 A small connecting rod 220 mm long between centres has a mass of 2 kg
and a moment of inertia of 0.02 kg-m2 about its centre of gravity. The
centre of gravity is located at a distance of 150 mm from the small end
centre. Determine the dynamically equivalent two mass system when
one mass is located at the small end centre. If the connecting rod is
replaced by two masses located at the two centres, find the correction
couple that must be applied for complete dynamical equivalence of the
system when the angular acceleration of the connecting rod is 20 000
rad/s2 anticlockwise.
[Ans. 0.617 kg; 1.383 kg; 20 N-m (anticlockwise)]
 ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
Unit V
Q.No Assignment Questions
CO5-1

CO5-2

CO5-3

CO5-4

CO5-5
CO5-6

CO5-7

CO5-8

CO5-9 A steel bar 25 mm wide and 50 mm deep is freely supported at two points 1 m
apart and carries a mass of 200 kg in the middle of the bar. Neglecting the mass
of the bar, find the frequency of transverse vibration. If an additional mass of
200 kg is distributed uniformly over the length of the shaft, what will be the
frequency of vibration ? Take E = 200 GN/m2 . [Ans. 17.8 Hz ; 14.6 Hz]
CO5-10 A shaft 1.5 m long is supported in flexible bearings at the ends and carries two
wheels each of 50 kg mass. One wheel is situated at the centre of the shaft and
the other at a distance of 0.4 m from the centre towards right. The shaft is
hollow of external diameter 75 mm and inner diameter 37.5 mm. The density
of the shaft material is 8000 kg/m3. The Young’s modulus for the shaft material
is 200 GN/m2 . Find the frequency of transverse vibration. [Ans. 33.2 Hz]
CO5-11 A shaft of diameter 10 mm carries at its centre a mass of 12 kg. It is supported
by two short bearings, the centre distance of which is 400 mm. Find the
whirling speed : 1. neglecting the mass of the shaft, and 2. taking the mass of
the shaft also into consideration. The density of shaft material is 7500 kg/m 3
[Ans. 748 r.p.m.; 744 r.p.m.]
CO5-12 A body of mass of 50 kg is supported by an elastic structure of stiffness 10
kN/m. The motion of the body is controlled by a dashpot such that the
 amplitude of vibration decreases to one-tenth of its original value after two
complete vibrations. Determine : 1. the damping force at 1 m/s ; 2. the
damping ratio, and 3. the natural frequency of vibration. [Ans. 252 N/m/s ;
0.178 ; 2.214 Hz]

CO5-13 A mass of 85 kg is supported on springs which deflect 18 mm under the weight

of the mass. The vibrations of the mass are constrained to be linear and vertical
and are damped by a dashpot which reduces the amplitude to one quarter of
its initial value in two complete oscillations. Find : 1. the magnitude of the
damping force at unit speed, and 2. the periodic time of damped vibration.
[Ans. 435 N/m/s ; 0.27 s]
CO5-14 The mass of a machine is 100 kg. Its vibrations are damped by a viscous dash
pot which diminishes amplitude of vibrations from 40 mm to 10 mm in three
complete oscillations. If the machine is mounted on four springs each of
stiffness 25 kN/m, find (a) the resistance of the dash pot at unit velocity, and
(b) the periodic time of the damped vibration. [Ans. 6.92 N/m/s ; 0.2 s]
CO5-15 A mass of 7.5 kg hangs from a spring and makes damped oscillations. The time
for 60 oscillations is 35 seconds and the ratio of the first and seventh
displacement is 2.5. Find (a) the stiffness of the spring, and (b) the damping
resistance in N/m/s. If the oscillations are critically damped, what is the
damping resistance required in N/m/s ? [Ans. 870 N/m ; 3.9 N/m/s ; 162 N/m/s]
CO5-16 A mass of 5 kg is supported by a spring of stiffness 5 kN/m. In addition, the
motion of mass is controlled by a damper whose resistance is proportional to
velocity. The amplitude of vibration reduces to 1/15th of the initial amplitude
in four complete cycles. Determine the damping force per unit velocity and the
ratio of the frequencies of the damped and undamped vibrations. [Ans. 34
N/m/s : 0.994]
CO5-17 A mass of 50 kg suspended from a spring produces a statical deflection of 17
mm and when in motion it experiences a viscous damping force of value 250 N
at a velocity of 0.3 m/s. Calculate the periodic time of damped vibration. If the
mass is then subjected to a periodic disturbing force having a maximum value
of 200 N and making 2 cycles/s, find the amplitude of ultimate motion. [Ans.
0.262 s ; 8.53 mm]
CO5-18 A mass of 50 kg is supported by an elastic structure of total stiffness 20 kN/m.
The damping ratio of the system is 0.2. A simple harmonic disturbing force acts
on the mass and at any time t seconds, the force is 60 cos 10 t newtons. Find
the amplitude of the vibrations and the phase angle caused by the damping.
[Ans. 3.865 mm ; 14.93°]
CO5-19 A machine of mass 100 kg is supported on openings of total stiffness 800 kN/m
and has a rotating unbalanced element which results in a disturbing force of
400 N at a speed of 3000 r.p.m. Assuming the damping ratio as 0.25, determine
: 1. the amplitude of vibrations due to unbalance ; and 2. the transmitted force.
[Ans. 0.04 mm ; 35.2 N]
CO5-20 A mass of 500 kg is mounted on supports having a total stiffness of 100 kN/m
and which provides viscous damping, the damping ratio being 0.4. The mass is
constrained to move vertically and is subjected to a vertical disturbing force of
the type F cos ωt. Determine the frequency at which resonance will occur and
the maximum allowable value of F if the amplitude at resonance is to be
restricted to 5 mm. [Ans. 2.25 Hz ; 400 N]
CO5-21

CO5-22

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CO5-24

CO5-25