BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE-PILANI - GOA CAMPUS

INSTRUCTION DIVISION, SECOND SEMESTER 2017 - 2018

Course No.: ME F343

Course Title: MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS

Instructor-in-charge: Sandeep Jose

1. Scope and Objective: This course is designed to acquaint the students with topics in vibrations. The
emphasis is on application to common engineering situations. The main aim of the course is to prepare
students to tackle complex and frontier technological problems in vibrations. The analysis of increasingly
complex system has been instrumental in the usage of concepts like Lagrange equations and generalized
coordinates. Introductory topics in control systems are included in the last part of the course.

2. Course Description: Small oscillations of linear dynamical systems, free and forced vibrations of single and
multi-degree-of-freedom systems, normal modes and orthogonality relations, generalized co-ordinates and
Lagrange's equations, matrix formulation, eigenvalue problem and numerical solutions, transient response of
one-dimensional systems, approximate energy methods, continuous system, vibration of string, rods, bars
and beams. Introduction to control systems.

3. Text Book:
T1. "Theory of Vibrations with Applications", William T. Thomson, Marie Dillon Dahleh and
Chandramouli Padmanabhan, Pearson, Sixth Ed.
T2. “Modern Control Engineering”, Katsuhiko Ogata, Pearson, 5th Edition
Reference Books:
R1. "Mechanical Vibrations", Singiresu S Rao, Pearson, 4th Ed.
R2. "Mechanical Vibrations - Theory and Application", Francis S. Tse, Ivan E. Morse and Rolland T.
Hinkle, Allyn and Bacon Inc. London, 1983.

4. Course Plan:
Lecture
Learning Objectives Topics to be covered Chapter
Nos.
Introduction to Vibration: Basic concepts of Vibration,
Brief review of fundamental Oscillatory Motion, Harmonic motion, Periodic Motion, T-1-CH-1,
1-3
concepts of vibration Elementary parts of Vibrating systems, Degree of R1-CH-1
freedom, Discrete and continuous systems.
Understand the causes and
reasons for vibration and Vibration analysis, spring mass and damping elements in
T-1-CH-1,
4-6 why vibrations die out. a vibrating system, Types of damping, Complex number
R-1,CH-1
Analysis of simple vibrating notation, Harmonic analysis
systems
Modeling of vibrating
systems natural and
undamped. Effect of Single DOF free undamped vibration systems , Single T-1-CH-2,
7-10
damping on systems in DOF free damped vibration systems R-1 CH-2
vibration, Other types of
damping and energy loss
Lecture
Learning Objectives Topics to be covered Chapter
Nos.

Forced system analysis.
Need for Vibration isolation
and critical speed and
resonance,
Different types of damping.
11-18
Whirling of shaft
Single DOF forced vibration systems, Vibration isolation,
support motion, rotary unbalance, whirling of shafts,
sharpness of resonance
Structural damping, energy dissipated by damping,
equivalent viscous damping,
T-1-CH-3,
Whirling of Shafts, Single Degree, Multi-Degree with
R-1-CH-3
and without Damping

Vibration measuring instruments, accelerometers, analyzers.

Construction and functioning Demonstration of instruments.
of measuring instruments

Transient versus steady Transient vibration of single DOF systems, Laplace and T-1CH-4,
19-20
systems and analysis finite difference methods R-1-CH-4
Multi DOF free vibration systems, Stiffness Matrix and
Two and more DOF systems
flexibility influence coefficients
modeling and analysis,
Normal modes, initial conditions, coordinate coupling,
T-1CH-5,
21-26 decoupling
Matrix methods and forced R-1-CH-5,6
Matrix formulation, Eigen values and vectors, Multi dof
multi DOF systems
forced harmonic vibration, Orthogonality relations
Vibration absorber
Energy methods and
Energy method, Rayleigh Method, Virtual work methods,
Generalized coordinates and T-1CH-6
27-31 Lagrange Mechanics, Generalized Coordinates
use of Lagrange’s mechanics R-1CH-7

Rayleigh method, Rayleigh-Ritz method, Dunkerley’s T-1CH-10

32-34 Classical Methods
equation R-1CH-8
Vibration of continuous Vibration of string, rods, bars and beams T-1CH-8,11
systems
35-39 R-1CH-6,8
Control theory concepts Introduction to control systems
T-2-CH1&2

5. Evaluation Scheme:

Nature of
Evaluation Component Duration Weightage (%) Date & Time
Component
07/03/18, Wednesday,
Mid-semester examination 90 min 35% CB
9.00-10.30 AM

20 minutes
Surprise Quizzes (6 Nos.) 20% - OB
each

Comprehensive Exam 180 min 45% 05/05/18(FN) CB

6. Chamber Consultation Hour: Wednesday 11.00 am to 1.00 pm by appointment (email: sandeepj@goa.bits-

pilani.ac.in).
6. Notices: All notices concerning this course will be displayed on PHOTON (MOODLE ).
8. Make-up Policy: Make-up shall be given only to the genuine cases with prior intimation on medical grounds
only. No make-up will be given for the quizzes.

Instructor-In-Charge
ME F343