UE16ME401: Mechanical Vibrations Unit IV: Question Bank: MDOFs

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UE16ME401: Mechanical Vibrations
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Unit IV Chapter 6: Multi-degree of freedom systems

1. Example 6.4 worked out problem Page No. 566 S S Rao
2. Example 6.6 worked out problem Page No. 571 S S Rao
3. Determine the natural frequencies of a Trailer Compound Pendulum System for the
following data:

For the trailer system: For the Pendulum system:

‫ݐ ݂݋ ݏݏܽܯ = ܯ‬ℎ݁ ‫ = ݎ݈݁݅ܽݎݐ‬1, 200 ݇݃ ݉ = ‫ݐ ݂݋ ݏݏܽܯ‬ℎ݁ ‫ = ݉ݑ݈ݑ݀݊݁݌ ݀݊ݑ݋݌݉݋ܥ‬12 ݇݃
݇ଵ = ݇ଶ = ܵ‫ = ݏ݁ܿݎ݋݂ ݃݊݅ݎ݌‬1, 200 ܰ/݉ ݈ = ݈݁݊݃‫ݐ‬ℎ ‫ݐ ݂݋‬ℎ݁ ‫ = ݉ݑ݈ݑ݀݊݁݌‬1.2 ݉

4. Determine the flexibility influence coefficients for the system shown in Figure 1 and
express it in the form of matrix.
Assume ݉ଵ = ݉, ݉ଶ = 2݉, ݉ଷ = ݉ ܽ݊݀ ݈ଵ = ݈, ݈ଶ = 2݈ ܽ݊݀ ݈ଷ = ݈

l1

m1

l2

m2

l3

m3

Fig. 1

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UE16ME401: Mechanical Vibrations Unit IV: Question Bank: MDOFs

5. Determine the flexibility influence coefficients for the system shown in Figure 2 and
express it in the form of matrix.
Assume ݉ଵ = ݉, ݉ଶ = 2݉, ݉ଷ = ݉ ܽ݊݀ ݈ଵ = ݈ଶ = ݈ଷ = ݈ସ = ݈
1 2 3
m1 m2 m3
l1 l2 l3 l4
Fig. 2
6. Find the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the system shown Figure 3 using
Eigenvalue Problem approach.
Assume, m1 = 2m, m2= m, m3= 2m and k1 = k2= k3= k
x1 x2 x3
k1 k2 k3
m1 m2 m3

Fig. 3

7. Find the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the system shown Figure 4 using
Eigenvalue Problem approach.
Assume, m1 = m, m2=2m, m3 = m and k1 = k, k2=2k and k3 = k

x1 x2 x3
k1 k2 k3
m1 m2 m3
Fig. 4

8. The dynamic matrix [D] of a system is given by,

1 4 2 1
ሾ‫ܦ‬ሿ = ൥4 8 4൩
3
4 8 7
Evaluate the fundamental frequency and mode shape of the characteristic equation,
ߙሼܺሽ = ሾ‫ܦ‬ሿሼܺሽ
Using matrix iteration method

9. The dynamic matrix [D] of a system is given by,

1 3 2 1
ሾ‫ܦ‬ሿ = ൥3 5 2.5൩
3
3 5 5.5
Evaluate the fundamental frequency and mode shape of the characteristic equation,
ߙሼܺሽ = ሾ‫ܦ‬ሿሼܺሽ

Using matrix iteration method

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Dr. C V Chandrashekara, Professor and Lead: Design Domain, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, PESU, B’lore