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This document contains a tutorial sheet for Aerospace Structural Dynamics (AE31002) at IIT Kharagpur, featuring a series of problems related to oscillation, natural frequency, effective mass, and damping in various mechanical systems. Each problem requires the application of principles of dynamics and mechanics to derive specific expressions or calculate parameters. The problems range from analyzing a suspended bar to determining the behavior of a vibrating system with damping.

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Tutorial 2

This document contains a tutorial sheet for Aerospace Structural Dynamics (AE31002) at IIT Kharagpur, featuring a series of problems related to oscillation, natural frequency, effective mass, and damping in various mechanical systems. Each problem requires the application of principles of dynamics and mechanics to derive specific expressions or calculate parameters. The problems range from analyzing a suspended bar to determining the behavior of a vibrating system with damping.

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Department of Aerospace Engineering

IIT Kharagpur
Tutorial Sheet 2
Sub: Aerospace Structural Dynamics (AE31002)

Prob.1 A uniform bar of length L is suspended in the horizontal position by two vertical
strings of equal length attached to the ends. If the period of oscillation in the plane of the
bar and strings is t1 and the period of oscillation about a vertical line through the center
of gravity of the bar is t2 show that the radius of gyration of the bar about the center of
gravity is given by the expression

Prob.2 A uniform bar of radius of gyration k about its center of gravity is suspended
horizontally by two vertical strings of length h, at distances a and b from the mass center.
Prove that the bar will oscillate about the vertical line through the mass center, and
determine the frequency of oscillation.

Prob.3 A steel shaft 50 in. long and 1.5 in. in diameter is used as a torsion spring for the
wheels of a light automobile, as shown in Fig. T2-01. Determine the natural frequency of
the system if the weight of the wheel and tire assembly is 38 lb and its radius of gyration
about its axle is 9.0 in. Discuss the difference in the natural frequency with the wheel
locked and unlocked to the arm.

Figure T2-01
Prob.4 Figure T2-02 shows a simplified model of a single-story building. The columns are
assumed to be rigidly imbedded at the ends. Determine its natural period τ. Refer to the
table of stiffness at the end of the chapter.

Figure T2-02

Prob.5 Determine the effective mass at point n and its natural frequency for the system
shown in Fig. T2-02

Prob.6 Determine the effective mass of the rocket engine shown in Fig. T2-03 to be added
to the actuator mass m1.
Figure T2-03

Prob.7 A uniform cantilever beam of total mass ml has a concentrated mass M at its free
end. Determine the effective mass of the beam to be added to M assuming the deflection
to be that of a massless beam with a concentrated force at the end, and write the equation
for its fundamental frequency.

Prob.8 Determine the effective rotational stiffness of the shaft in Fig. T2-04 and calculate
its natural period.

Figure T2-04

Prob.9 A mass of 0.907 kg is attached to the end of a spring with a stiffness of 7.0 N/cm.
Determine the critical damping coefficient.

Prob.10 To calibrate a dash pot, the velocity of the plunger was measured when a given
force was applied to it. If a ½ lb weight produced a constant velocity of 1.20 in./s,
determine the damping factor ξ when used with the system of Prob.9.
Prob.11 A vibrating system consisting of a mass of 2.267 kg and a spring of stiffness 17.5
N/cm is viscously damped such that the ratio of any two consecutive amplitudes is 1.00
and 0.98. Determine (a) the natural frequency of the damped system, (b) the logarithmic
decrement, (c) the damping factor, and (d) the damping coefficient.

Prob.12 A vibrating system consists of a mass of 4.534 kg, a spring of stiffness 35.0
N/cm, and a dashpot with a damping coefficient of 0.1243 N/cm/s. Find (a) the damping
factor, (b) the logarithmic decrement, and (c) the ratio of any two consecutive amplitudes.

Prob.13 A vibrating system has the following constants: m = 17.5 kg, k = 70.0 N/cm, and
c = 0.70 N/cm/s. Determine (a) the damping factor, (b) the natural frequency of damped
oscillation, (c) the logarithmic decrement, and (d) the ratio of any two consecutive
amplitudes.

Prob.14 A spring-mass system with viscous damping is displaced from the equilibrium
position and released. If the amplitude diminished by 5% each cycle, what fraction of the
critical damping does the system have?

Prob.15 A piston of mass 4.53 kg is traveling in a tube with a velocity of 15.24 m/s and
engages a spring and damper, as shown in Fig. T2-05. Determine the maximum
displacement of the piston after engaging the spring-damper. How many seconds does it
take?

Figure T2-05
Prob.16 A shock absorber is to be designed so that its overshoot is 10% of the initial
displacement when released. Determine ξ1. If ξ is made equal to ½ ξ what will be the
overshoot?

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