SAMPLE PROBLEM

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DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF MACHINERY FOUNDATION Version 4.00

This spreadsheet implements the analysis method described in the book "Design of Structures and
Foundations for Vibrating Machines" by S.Arya, M.O'Neill & G.Pincus, Gulf Publishing Company,
Houston, 1979. In particular it emulates Table 6-2 of that book.
For brief instructions, see the "Documentation" worksheet.

Standard sample problem for "metric" units

System of units Metric

Centre of gravity calculations

Concrete density 2,400 kg/m

Concrete blocks: X1 Y1 Z1 X2 Y2
(m) (m) (m) (m) (m)
Main Foundation (+) -1.750 -1.750 0.000 1.750 1.750
Add'l block #1
Add'l block #2
Add'l block #3
Add'l block #4
Add'l block #5
Add'l block #6
Add'l block #7
Add'l block #8
Add'l block #9

Machinery etc: Mass Xg Yg Zg Ixx Iyy

(kg) (m) (m) (m) (kg.m) (kg.m)
Main Machine 32,000 0.000 0.000 6.450 5,600 5,600
Add'l mass #1
Add'l mass #2
Add'l mass #3
Add'l mass #4
Add'l mass #5
Add'l mass #6
Add'l mass #7

TOTALS (Concrete / Machinery / Both combined):

Concrete alone 95,550 0.000 0.000 1.625 321,656 321,656
Machinery alone 32,000 0.000 0.000 6.450 423,666 423,666
Combined 127,550 0.000 0.000 2.836 745,322 745,322
Rotation/resistance point 0.000 0.000 0.000
Combined props about rot'n level 1,770,836 1,770,836

Soil and embedment properties

Dynamic shear modulus (MPa) 75 Density (kg/m) 2000

Poisson's ratio 0.40 Effective embedment (m) 2.7

Dynamic forces
X Y Z
Force amplitudes (kN) 35
Point of app'n (m) 0.000 0.000 6.250
Operating frequency (rpm) 250

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 Operating frequency (rpm) 250
Assume resonance if frequency ratio (r) is inside the range 0.70 1.30

Dynamic properties
X-dir'n YY-rot'n Y-dir'n XX-rot'n
Spring constants:
Equiv radius (m) Ro 1.975 1.998 1.975 1.998
Spring embedment factor 2.203 2.763 2.203 2.763
Spring coefficient 0.972 0.484 0.972 0.484
Equiv spring const (kN/m or kN.m/rad) 1,573,995 7,165,343 1,573,995 7,165,343
Damping ratios:
Embedment factor 3.474 2.369 3.474 2.369
Mass ratio B 1.639 6.264 1.639 6.264
Effective damping coeff't n 1.079 1.079
Geometric damping ratio Dg 0.781 0.018 0.781 0.018
Internal damping ratio Di 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030
Total damping ratio Dt 0.811 0.048 0.811 0.048

Calculations for uncoupled motions

X-dir'n YY-rot'n Y-dir'n XX-rot'n
Natural (undamped) freq (rpm) fn 1061 607 1061 607
Resonant (damped) freq (rpm) fr 606 606
Applied force (kN or kN.m) 35.0 218.8 0.0 0.0
Calculated frequency ratio r 0.236 0.412 0.236 0.412
Freq ratio used in calcs below 0.236 0.412 0.236 0.412
Magnification factor Md 0.981 1.203 0.981 1.203
Displacement amplitude () (m or rad) 2.182E-05 3.671E-05 0 0
Transmissibility T 1.051 1.204 1.051 1.204
Transmitted force (kN or kN.m) 36.8 263.3 0.0 0.0

Combined displacements (mm):

Location X-coord Y-coord Z-coord X-displ Y-displ Z-displ
(m) (m) (m) (mm) (mm) (mm)
At machine C of G 0.000 0.000 6.450 0.2586 0.0000 0.0000
At some other point 0.0218 0.0000 0.0000
At a third point 0.0218 0.0000 0.0000

Calculations for coupled rocking and sliding motions

Since the exciting horizontal force is (in general) applied at a different level from the horizontal sliding
resistance, there is a possibility that the rocking and sliding modes will not be independent as assumed
above, but will be coupled. The following calculations investigate the consequences of coupling.

The method used for the natural frequencies comes from the book "Foundations for Machines: Analysis
and Design", by S.Prakash and V.Puri, John Wiley & Sons, 1988, in its chapter 6.

The method used for the damped response analysis comes from the book "Foundation Analysis and Design",
by J.E.Bowles, McGraw-Hill, 1977, in its section 20-8.

X & YY Y & XX

Coupled (undamped) nat freq #1 (rpm) 551 551

Elev of centre of rotation #1 (m) -1.049 -1.049
Coupled (undamped) nat freq #2 (rpm) 1802 1802
Elev of centre of rotation #2 (m) 4.340 4.340

Frequency ratio #1 0.45 0.45

Frequency ratio #2 0.14 0.14

Cosine component of translation (m) 0.0001327 0

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 Cosine component of translation (m) 0.0001327 0
Sine component of translation (m) 1.393E-05 0
Amplitude of translation motion (m) 0.0001335 0
Cosine component of rotation (radian) 3.78E-05 0
Sine component of rotation (radian) 1.19E-06 0
Amplitude of rotation motion (radian) 3.781E-05 0

Combined displacements (mm):

Location X-coord Y-coord Z-coord X-displ Y-displ Z-displ
(m) (m) (m) (mm) (mm) (mm)
At machine C of G 0.000 0.000 6.450 0.2702 0.0000 0.0000
At some other point 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.2407 0.0000 0.0000
At a third point 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.2407 0.0000 0.0000

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Z2
(m)
3.250

Izz
(kg.m)
0

195,081
0
195,081

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Z-dir'n

1.975
1.492
2.118
1,382,456

2.095
1.242

0.799
0.030
0.829

Z-dir'n
994

0.0
0.251
0.251
0.975
0
1.057
0.0

Resultant
(mm)
0.2586
0.0218
0.0218

pendent as assumed

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 Resultant
(mm)
0.2702
0.2407
0.2407

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