Tutorial Exercise-9

MDB3093: Vibrations

Two Degree of Freedom System

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Q1. Derive the equations of motion of the system shown in FIGURE-E1.

FIGURE-E1

Q2. Derive the equations of motion of the system shown in FIGURE-E2.

FIGURE-E2

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Q3. One of the wheels and leaf springs of an automobile, travelling over a rough road,
is shown in FIGURE-E3. For simplicity, all the wheels can be assumed to be
identical and the system can be idealized as shown in FIGURE E3. The
automobile has a mass of m1 = 1000kg and the leaf springs have a total stiffness
of k1 = 400kN/m. The wheels and axles have a mass of m2 = 300kg and the tires
have a stiffness of k2 = 500kN/m. If the road surface varies sinusoidally with an
amplitude of Y = 0.1m and a period of l = 6m find the critical velocities of the
automobile.

FIGURE E3

Q4.

A turbine is connected to an electric generator through gears, as shown in FIGUREE4. The mass moments of inertia of the turbine, generator, gear 1, and gear 2 are
given, respectively, by 3000, 2000, 500, and 1000 kg-m2. Shafts 1 and 2 are made
of steel and have diameters 30 cm and 10 cm and lengths 2 cm and 1.0 m,
respectively. Find the natural frequencies of the system.

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FIGURE-E4

Q5.

The transient vibrations of the drive line developed during the application of a cone
(friction) clutch lead to unpleasant noise. To reduce the noise, a flywheel having a
mass moment of inertia J2 is attached to the drive line through a torsional spring kt2
and a viscous torsional damper ct2, as shown in FIGURE E5. If the mass moment of
inertia of the cone clutch is J1 and the stiffness and damping constant of the drive
line are given by kt1 and ct1, respectively, derive the equation of motion for the
system. Calculate the undamped natural frequencies.

FIGURE E5