UNIVERSITY VISVESVARAYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,
KR CIRCLE, BENGALURU-560001
A Mini Project Report On
Natural Frequency of Spring Mass System (Damped & Undamped Vibration)
Carried out at
University Visvesvarya College of Engineering, KR Circle
Submitted in partial fulfillment for
Bachelor of Engineering
in
Mechanical Engineering
Submitted by
VINAY KUMAR U(U03NM21T074156)
VARUN B S (U03NM21T074145)
VANLALCHHANDAMA (U03NM21T074144)
Under the guidance of G .Sreenivasulu
(Professor)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University Visvesvarya College of Engineering, KR Circle, Bengaluru-560001
MINI PROJECT : DETERMINATION OF
NATURAL FREQUENCY OF SPRING MASS
SYSTEM
1) OBJECTIVE: to study the longitudinal vibration of helical
spring and to determine the frequency and time period of
oscillation theoretically and actually by experiment.
2) DESCRIPTION:
One end of open coil spring is fixed to the nut having a hole
with itself is mounted on a MS strip
fixed on one side of the main frame. The lower end of the
spring is attached to the platform
carrying the weights. The stiffness of the spring can be find
out by varying the weight on the
platform and by measuring the nos. of oscillation and time
taken by them.
3). APPARATUS :
• Spring
• Rigid Frame
• Scale
• Stop Watch
• Lubricating Oil
• Oil container
4) EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE:
. Fix one end of the helical spring to upper screw.
. Determine free length.
. Put some weight to platform and note down the deflection.
. Stretch the spring through some distance and release.
. Count the time required in Sec. for say 10,20 oscillations.
. Determine the actual period.
. Repeat the procedure for different.
STANDARD DATA.
1) Weights = Kg
2) g = 9.81 m/Sec 2
5). FORMULAE :
1). Stiffness, k = w/delta kg/cm
2). Theoretical time period, Ttheo = 2п√W/kmg
3). Theoretical frequency, f theo = 1/Ttheo Hz 4).
Actual time period, T act = t/n sec 5).
Actual frequency, fact = 1/Tact Hz
6). Error in time period =( Ttheo-Tact)/Ttheo * 100
7). Error in frequency = (Ftheo-Fact)/Ftheo*100
Where:
K = Stiffness of the spring
W = Weight applied
K m = Mean Stiffness.
G = Acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/S2 N
= No. of oscillations.
T = Time taken by ‘n’ oscillation
Tabular Column : Undamped Vibration(Theoretical)
Mass Spring X= (L1-L0) Force Time Frequency
(kg) constant (m) (N) (Ttheo) (Ftheo) Hz
(k) sec
(Actual method)
Mass (kg) NO of Total time Time Frequency
oscillation for N (Tact) (Fact) Hz
(N) oscillation sec
Calculation : Undamped Vibration
1. Stiffness, k=W/* kg / c * m .
2. Theoretical time Period, Ttheo = 2pi * sqrt(m / k)
Ttheo= 2pi * sqrt(m/k)
=
3. Theoretical frequency, Ftheo = I/Ttheo Hz
4. Actual time Period, Tact=t/n sec
Tact =
5. Actual frequency, Fact = 1/Tact Hz
Fact =
6. Error in time period =
7. Error in frequency = (Ftheo-Fact)/Ftheo*100
((2.88 - 1.7)/2.88) * 100
= 40.97%
Tabular Column : Damped Vibration(Theoretical)
Mass Spring X= (L1-L0) Force Time Frequency
(kg) constant (m) (N) (Ttheo) (Ftheo) Hz
(k) sec
Practicale method
Mass (kg) NO of Total time for Time Frequency
oscillation N oscillation (Tact) (Fact) Hz
(N) (sec) sec
Calculations : Damped Vibration
1. Actual time Period, Tact=t/n sec
Tact=
2. Actual frequency, Fact = 1/Tact Hz
3. Error in frequency = (Ftheo-Fact)/Ftheo*100
Frequency error =
4. Error in time period =(Ttheo-Tact)/Ttheo* 100 Time period
error =
