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KWAME NKRUMAH UNlVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECllNOLOGY, KUMASI

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
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I B.Sc. (Engineering) Mid-Semester Examination

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ME 362 VIBRATIONS I
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Anslver all questions.

Circle the correct answer on the question paper.

Do all rough work on the supplementary sheets provided.

A model of Toyota front suspension is shown in Figure la and a simplified model shown in
Figure 1b. Use this information to answer Questions 1-8
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x(O)= 1 m'm and x (0) = -2 mmls.
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2 kN/m 3 kNl1n X 500 kgls
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1. What is the equivalent stiffness k (N/m)?

a. 6500 · •

b. 2200 •

c. , 3400
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d.
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e. None of the above

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\\ hnt is the C\lUl\'nlc11t dn111p1ng coc •~
'lent c (kg/s)?
n. 600
b. 200 •
c. JOO
d. 100
e. None of tl1c nbllVO

3. \\'lt:lt is tt1e dtm1pi11g r11tio of tl1e systc111?

a. 0.33 I
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h. 0.42
c. 0.57
d. 0.64
e. No.11e of the nbove

4. Deten11ine the natural freqtiency of tl1e system (rad/s)

a. 3.13
b. 4.69
c. 5.74
d. 6.41
e. None of the above
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5. Dete11nine the damped natural frequency of the system (rad/s)

a. 3.60
b. 4.82
c. 5.97 I

d. 6.14
e. None of the above
6. Determine the period of oscillation
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of the system (sec)
a. 1.34
b. 7.22 • •
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c. 1.75
d. 2.30
e. None of the above
7. Find the amplitude of oscillation (mm) •

a. 2.11
b. 1.00
c. 0.88
d. 2.22
e. None of the above

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8. Find the phase angle (rad)

a. 2. I
b. 1.0
c. 4.2
d. 1.5
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e. None of the above

9. A mass of 100 kg is sus e d d"' .

is pulled d P n e •rom a vertical coil spring of stiffness 20 kN/m. The mass
ownwards a definit d" d
reduced to 0 · . . ~ istance, an then released. The vibration amplitude is
10
· of the or1g1nal 1n four complete oscillations. What is the damping ratio of
the system?
a. 0.09
b. 0.24
c. 0.35
d. 0.49
e. None of the above

A fan is mounted on a spring and viscous damper in parallel so that only linear motion in the
vertical direction occurs. .

Given that the fan has a mass of 40 kg and a rotating unbalance of 1 kg. Take the damping ratio of
the system to be 0.2 and the fan speed as 1480 rev/min. The eccentricity of the unbalance mass is
I 0 mm. The transmissibility of the system 10%.

Use tl1e above infonnation to answer Questions 10-13 .

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10. What is the amplitude of the vibrating force of the fan (N)?
a. 110
b. 240 ,
c. 320
d. 480
e. None of the above

11. What force is transmitted to the support (N)?

a. 48
b. 32
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c. 24
d. 11
e. None of the above

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a. 32.83
b. 41.61
c. 22.41
d. 56.25
e. None of the above

13. Find the stiffness of the 111ot1nted spring (kN/m)

a. . 19
b. 27
c. 43
d. 49
e. None of the above

14. For the system shown in Fig. 2, x and y denote, respectively, the absolute displacements of
the mass in and the end Q of the dashpot. Given m= 1 kg, c1= c2=lO kg/sand k1= 100
N/n1. Use the above information to answer Questions 14 and 15. y(t)= 8 cos 20t mm.
Detennine the absolute amplitude of displacement of the mass in mm.

C2 x(t) y( t) = Y cos wt •

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a. 3.2
b. 2.7
c. 5
d. 10
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e. None of the above

15. The amplitude of vibration at resonance is

a. Very small
b. Very large I

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d. zero
e. None of the above

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16. The system governed by the .

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a. k ts pos1t1ve equation mi+ kx = 0 1s
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sta le 1f
b. k and c are positive
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c. k is negative
_J' . d. m is positive .
yJ .
I e. None of the above
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17. In the absence of ad . . .
a. have I om· t ambping 1 ~ an idea) system, the vibration will ........ stop(s)
1nu es efore 1t
b. in1mediately
c. never
d. eventually
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e. None of the above

18. Natural freqttency of a certain system is
a. variable
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b. constant
c. complex
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e. None of the above ·
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i 19. The most salient features ·of any vibration are
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a. Amplitude & acceleration
b. Frequency & acceleration
c. Amplitude & phase angle
d. Amplitude & frequency
e. None of the above
20. Which type qf vibrations are also known as transient vibrations?
a. Free-damped
b. Free-undamped
c. Forced-undamped
d. Forced-damped
e. None of the above
USEEFUL FORULAE
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me T
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m J(1 _ -r2)2 + (2~T)2

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wd = wnJ1 - (2
a1 2rc((r - 1)
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In Fr 1 + (2~T) 2
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T. R. = Fo = (1- T2)2 + (2{1")2
x(t) = Ae~wntsin(wdt+ cf>) +Xcos(wt- 0)
1/2
l + (2~-r) 2

X=Y-----
(1 - T2)2 + (2~-r)2 F. W.Adam

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