UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL

BMCM 3743MECHANICAL VIBRATION

Tutorial 1

1. A tightly wound heli cal coil spring is made from an 18 mm diameter bar of 0.2 percent
hardened steel (G = 80 X 109 N/m2). The spring has 80 active coils with a coil diameter of
16 cm. What is the change in length of the spring when it hangs vertically with one end fixed
and a 200 kg block attached to its other end?
(Ans. 0.613 m. Hint: find the coil stiffness, refer to stiffness table in the lecture note)

2. When a force F is applied at the bar (Figure 1), its change in length is given by

FL

AE

where A is the cross-sectional area and E is the Youngs modulus. Find the longitudinal
stiffness of the bar.

Figure. 1

3. Figure 2 shows the shaft with length L and its cross-sectional view. When a moment M is
applied at the end of the shaft, the angle of twist is given by

ML

JG

where J is the moment inertia of the shaft given by J 2 ro4 ri4 . Find the equivalent
torsional stiffness of the shaft.

Figure. 2

(Ans. 3.05 10 4 N.m/rad)

4. A machine whose mass is much larger than the mass of the beam shown in Figure 3 is bolted
to the beam. Since the inertia of the beam is small compared to the inertia of the machine,
a 1-degree-of-freedom model is used to analyze the vibrations of the machine. The system is
modeled by the system of Fig. 1-3. Assuming that the right-end of the beam is pinned (simply
supported), determine the equivalent spring stiffness if the machine is bolted to the beam at
z 3 ( 12 ) m.

Figure. 3

5. A machine with mass m is loaded on the simply supported beam as shown in Figure 4. Derive
an expression for the equivalent stiffness of the system when the deflection of the machine is
used as the generalized coordinate.

Figure. 4

6. The tip of the fixed-free beam is connected to block-spring system as shown in Figure 5.
Derive an expression for the equivalent stiffness of the system when the deflection of the
mass is used as the generalized coordinate. (Assuming the block is excited by a force F
downward).

Figure. 5

(Ans. 4.69 10 5 N/m. Hint: remember the concept of series and parallel springs)