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The document outlines Experiment No. 3 for the Mechanical Vibration Lab, focusing on demonstrating Hook's Law and determining the stiffness of springs using a mass-spring system. It describes the apparatus setup, including a non-contacting displacement sensor and the use of VDAS software for data acquisition. The experiment includes theoretical explanations of simple harmonic motion, resonance, free and forced vibrations, along with procedures for data collection and analysis.

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Lab Report 03-1

The document outlines Experiment No. 3 for the Mechanical Vibration Lab, focusing on demonstrating Hook's Law and determining the stiffness of springs using a mass-spring system. It describes the apparatus setup, including a non-contacting displacement sensor and the use of VDAS software for data acquisition. The experiment includes theoretical explanations of simple harmonic motion, resonance, free and forced vibrations, along with procedures for data collection and analysis.

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Mechanical Vibration Lab ME 329L

EXPERIMENT NO 3:
Spring Constant and Hook’s Law (Static Experiment)
OBJECTIVE:
 To show that the springs obey Hooke’s Law.
 To show how to find the stiffness (or ‘rate’) for a given spring, for later use.
 To introduce the VDAS software.

Apparatus Description:

Figure shows the Mass-spring system mounted on the Vibrations Test Frame.

A back panel holds two vertical guide rods and a non-contacting displacement sensor. A spring suspends
a balanced-mass platform which moves freely up and down in the guide rods. To reduce friction, the
guide rods are a loose fit.

TecQuipment include two different springs and additional masses to fit onto the platform, for tests of
different system combinations. The platform has its own mass value, measured accurately during
manufacturing and printed on a label to the front of the platform.

For static experiments you use a scale on the back panel with a cursor on the platform to measure spring
extension due to increasing mass.

For dynamic experiments the displacement sensor measures the vertical movement of the platform. The
sensor detects the movement of a metal ‘activator’ that passes each side of the sensor. The sensor

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Mechanical Vibration Lab ME 329L

induces a small magnetic field in the activator. The field strength is roughly proportional to the distance
between the ends of the sensor and the activator, and therefore displacement of the platform. Using this
method means that there is no physical contact between the sensor and the platform. The experiments
will show you why this is important. A vertical runner holds the displacement sensor, to allow you to adjust
it to the correct position before each experiment. The sensor gives accurate and linear results when
any part of the activator is within the dotted lines. If the activator moves fully out of the dotted
lines, the sensor will still work, but cannot give linear and
accurate results. An acceleration sensor (accelerometer) built
into the platform measures acceleration as the platform moves up
and down.

Both sensors connect to amplifier circuits on the rear of the back


panel. The amplifier circuits connect to TecQuipment’s VDAS mkII
interface unit which connects to a suitable computer for real-time
display of the displacement and acceleration. Controls and lamps
on the back panel allow the student to adjust the zero reference
of the sensors before each test, and give a simple indication of the
magnitude and direction of displacement or acceleration.

Theory:
Explain the following
Simple harmonic motion
Resonance
Free and forced vibrations

Procedure:

Calculations:
(Data from Versatile data acquisition system)

Result Analysis
Plot Added Force (vertical axis) against Scale Displacement and Sensor Displacement against Scale
Displacement (these can be on the same chart).

Conclusion

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