Scribd
Upload
2 views4 pages

Tutorial 3

This document contains a tutorial sheet for Aerospace Structural Dynamics with various problems related to vibration analysis, damping, and resonance. It includes calculations for damping coefficients, amplitude changes due to force removal, and dynamic responses of systems under harmonic excitation. The problems also cover the effects of unbalance in rotating machinery and the design of isolators for vibration reduction.

Uploaded by

Ashmit Ranjan
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
2 views4 pages

Tutorial 3

This document contains a tutorial sheet for Aerospace Structural Dynamics with various problems related to vibration analysis, damping, and resonance. It includes calculations for damping coefficients, amplitude changes due to force removal, and dynamic responses of systems under harmonic excitation. The problems also cover the effects of unbalance in rotating machinery and the design of isolators for vibration reduction.

Uploaded by

Ashmit Ranjan
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

Department of Aerospace Engineering

IIT Kharagpur
Tutorial Sheet 3
Sub: Aerospace Structural Dynamics (AE31002)
Prob.1 A machine part of mass 1.95 kg vibrates in a viscous medium. Determine the
damping coefficient when a harmonic exciting force of 24.46 N results in a resonant
amplitude of 1.27 cm with a period of 0.20 s.
Prob.2 If the system of Prob. 1 is excited by a harmonic force of frequency 4 cps, what
will be the percentage increase in the amplitude of forced vibration when the dashpot is
removed?
Prob.3 A weight attached to a spring of stiffness 525 N/m has a viscous damping device.
When the weight is displaced and released, the period of vibration is 1.80 s, and the ratio
of consecutive amplitudes is 4.2 to 1.0. Determine the amplitude and phase when a force
F = 2cos3t acts on the system.
Prob.4 A spring-mass is excited by a force F o𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠. At resonance, the amplitude is
measured to be 0.58 cm. At 0.80 resonant frequency, the amplitude is measured to be
0.46 cm. Determine the damping factor of the system.
Prob.5 For the system shown in Fig. T3-1, set up the equation of motion and solve for
the steady-state amplitude and phase angle by using complex algebra.

Fig. T3-1

Prob.6 Shown in Fig. T3-2 is a cylinder of mass m connected to a spring of stiffness k


excited through viscous friction c to a piston with motion y = A 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠ω𝑡𝑡. Determine the
amplitude of the cylinder motion and its phase with respect to the piston.
Fig. T3-2

Prob.7 A counterrotating eccentric mass exciter shown in Fig. T3-3 is used to determine
the vibrational characteristics of a structure of mass 181.4 kg. At a speed of 900 rpm, a
stroboscope shows the eccentric masses to be at the top at the instant the structure is
moving upward through its static equilibrium position, and the corresponding amplitude is
21.6 mm. If the unbalance of each wheel of the exciter is 0.0921 kg·m, determine (a) the
natural frequency of the structure, (b) the damping factor of the structure, (c) the amplitude
at 1200 rpm, and (d) the angular position of the eccentrics at the instant the structure is
moving upward through its equilibrium position.

Fig. T3-3

Prob.8 The rotor of a turbine 13.6 kg in mass is supported at the midspan of a shaft with
bearings 0.4064 m apart, as shown in Fig. T3-4. The rotor is known to have an unbalance
of 0.2879 kg.cm. Determine the forces exerted on the bearings at a speed of 6000 rpm if
the diameter of the steel shaft is 2.54 cm. Compare this result with that of the same rotor
mounted on a steel shaft of diameter l.905 cm. (Assurne the shaft to be simply supported
at the bearings.)

Fig. T3-4

Prob.9 For turbines operating above the critical speed, stops are provided to limit the
amplitude as they run through the critical speed. In the turbine of Prob.8, if the clearance
between the 2.54-cm shaft and the stops is 0.0508 cm, and if the eccentricity is 0.0212
cm, determine the time required for the shaft to hit the stops. Assume that the critical
speed is reached with zero amplitude.
Prob.10 Figure T3-5 represents a simplified diagram of a spring-supported vehicle
traveling over a rough road. Determine the equation for the amplitude of W as a function
of the speed, and determine the most unfavorable speed.
Fig. T3-5

Prob.11 The springs of an automobile trailer are compressed 10.16 cm under its weight.
Find the critical speed when the trailer is traveling over a road with a profile approximated
by a sine wave of amplitude 7.62 cm and wavelength of 14.63 m. What will be the
amplitude of vibration at 64.4 km/h? (Neglect damping.)
Prob.12 An aircraft radio weighing 106.75 N is to be isolated from engine vibrations
ranging in frequencies from 1600 to 2200 cpm. What statical deflection must the isolators
have for 85% isolation?
Prob.13 A refrigerator unit weighing 65 Ib is to be supported by three springs of stiffness
kIb/in. each. If the unit operates at 580 rpm, what should be the value of the spring
constant k if only 10% of the shaking force of the unit is to be transmitted to the supporting
structure?
Prob.14 An industrial machine of mass 453.4 kg is supported on springs with a static
deflection of 0.508 cm. If the machine has a rotating unbalance of 0.2303 kg . m,
determine (a) the force transmitted to the floor at 1200 rpm and (b) the dynamic amplitude
at this speed. (Assurne damping to be negligible.)
Prob.15 If the machine of Prob. 14 is mounted on a large concrete block of mass 1136
kg and the stiffness of the springs or pads under the block is increased so that the statical
deflection is still 0.508 cm, what will be the dynamic amplitude?

You might also like