Work Sheet -1

Undamped free vibration of single degree of freedom systems

1. An industrial press is mounted on a rubber pad to isolate it from its foundation. If the
rubber pad is compressed 5 mm by the self-weight of the press. Find the natural
frequency of the system.
2. A spring mass system has a natural period of 0.21 s. what will be the new period if the
spring constant is (a) increased by 50% (b) Decreased by 50%
3. A Heavy machine weighing 9.810 N is being lowered vertically down by a winch at a
uniform velocity of 2 m/s. the steel cable supporting the machine has a diameter of 0.01
m. the winch is suddenly stopped when the cables length is 20 m. Find the period and
amplitude of the ensuring vibration of the machine.
4. The natural frequency of a spring mass system is found to be 2 Hz. When an additional
mass of 1 Kg is added to the original mass (m), the natural frequency is reduced to 1 Hz.
Find the spring constant (K) and the mass (m).
5. An automobile is found to have a natural frequency of 20 rad/s without passengers and
17.32 rad/s with passengers of mass 500 Kg. Find the mass and stiffness of the
automobile by treating it as a single degree of freedom system.