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This document outlines an assignment focused on the undamped free response of single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems in advanced vibrations. It includes a series of problems requiring the determination of natural frequencies, mass, and stiffness for various spring-mass systems and configurations. Additionally, there is a programming task to calculate the free undamped response of an SDOF system based on user inputs.

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Assignment 04a (1)

This document outlines an assignment focused on the undamped free response of single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems in advanced vibrations. It includes a series of problems requiring the determination of natural frequencies, mass, and stiffness for various spring-mass systems and configurations. Additionally, there is a programming task to calculate the free undamped response of an SDOF system based on user inputs.

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ADVANCED VIBRATIONS
ASSIGNMENT NO 4a
UNDAMPED FREE RESPONSE OF SDOF SYSTEMS
1. A spring-mass ( ) system has a natural frequency of . When mass is attached with ,
the natural frequency of the system is lowered by . Determine the mass ( ) and stiffness ( ) of
the system.
2. A spring-mass ( ) system has a natural frequency of . When another spring with a spring
constant of is connected in parallel with , the natural frequency of the system is increased by
. Determine the value of in terms of .
3. A helical spring of stiffness k is cut into two halves and a mass m is connected to the two halves as
shown in Figure P4a.3a. The natural time period of this system is found to be . If an identical
spring is cut so that one part is one-fourth and the other part three fourths of the original length, and the
mass is connected to the two parts as shown in Figure P4a.3b, what would be the natural period of
the system?

Figure P4a.3
4. Determine the natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4a.4. Assume that the weight of the
bar is negligible.
5. Determine the natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4a.5. Mass of the bar is . Assume
each spring has a mass of .

Figure P4a.4 Figure P4a.5


6. Determine the natural frequency of the bell crank system shown in Figure P4a.6. Neglect the weight of
the crank.
7. Determine the natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4a.7. The cylinder rolls on horizontal
surface without slipping.

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Figure P4a.6 Figure P4a.7


8. Determine natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4a.8. Given , ,
and .
9. Determine natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4a.9. Given , ,
and .

Figure P4a.8 Figure P4a.9


10. Determine natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4a.10. Given ,
, , , and . Assume that the disk is thin and rolls
without slip.
11. A small mass is attached to a horizontal wire which is under tension as shown in Figure P4a.11.
What will be the natural frequency of vibration of the mass if it is displaced laterally a slight distance
and then released?

Figure P4a.10 Figure P4a.11

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12. Determine the natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4a.12. The lower spring is attached to
the bar midway between the points of attachment of the upper springs. The weight of the bar is
negligible.
13. Determine the natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4a.13. Neglect the inertia effect of the
pulley.

Figure P4a.12 Figure P4a.13


14. A thin disk of mass and radius is suspended from a point on its circumference as shown in Figure
P4a.14. Determine the natural frequency of oscillation when is slightly displaced from its equilibrium
position.
15. Determine the natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4a.15. Neglect the inertia effect of the
pulley.

Figure P4.14 Figure P4a.15


16. A steel wire is of diameter and is long. It is fixed at the upper end and a concentrated
mass is attached at its lower end. Determine the value of so that the frequency of longitudinal
vibration is . Take for steel.
17. A simply supported beam of a cross section of (depth) (width) and a length of ,
carries a mass of at its middle. The natural frequency of transverse vibration of beam is found to
be . Determine the Young's modulus of elasticity of the beam material.
18. Determine the natural frequency of a system consisting of a beam and spring and mass assembly shown
in Figure P4a.18 by modeling it as a single degree of freedom system. Mass of the beam is negligible
in comparison to that of the attached mass. Take , and for
beam, and . Determine the new natural frequency when the stiffness value ( )
of spring is (i) reduced by and (ii) increased by .

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Figure P4a.18
19. A single degree of freedom consists of a mass of and a spring with a stiffness of .
Determine the expression for its response using the method of Laplace transform when it is displaced
by from the equilibrium position and released.

Computer Programming
20. Write down a program to determine the free undamped response of a single degree of freedom. Take
input for mass, stiffness, initial displacement and initial velocity. Give output for natural frequency of
the system and expression for its response. Also produce plots of displacement, velocity and
acceleration for five cycles.

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