U.S.N.
B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bengaluru-560019
Autonomous Institute Affiliated to VTU
September / October 2023 Supplementary Examinations
Programme: B.E. Semester: VI
Branch: Mechanical Engineering Duration: 3 hrs.
Course Code: 20ME6DCMEV/16ME6DCMEV Max Marks: 100
Course: Mechanical Vibrations Date: 15.09.2023
Instructions: 1. Answer any FIVE full questions, choosing one full question from each unit.
2. Missing data, if any, may be suitably assumed.
UNIT - I
Important Note: Completing your answers, compulsorily draw diagonal cross lines on the remaining blank
1 a) Derive an expression for the natural frequency of a simple pendulum by 10
considering the mass of the rod.
b) When a sphere of radius ‘r’ and mass ‘m’ is made to oscillate on a spherical 10
surface of radius ‘R’, find the natural frequency of the system.
UNIT - II
The mass of a spring mass dashpot is given an initial velocity of Xωn where ωn
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2 a) 10
is the undamped natural frequency of the system. Find the equation of motion
for the system for the cases when (i) =2.5 and (ii) =0.5
b) Set up a differential equation of motion for the system shown in figure 1 and 10
solve the differential equation for (i) critical damping coefficient (ii) Damped
natural frequency
Figure 1
UNIT - III
3 a) Derive an expression for the ratio of amplitude for a harmonically excited 10
spring-mass-dashpot system.
b) A single cylinder vertical petrol engine of total mass 320kg is mounted upon 10
steel chassis and causes a vertical static deflection of 2mm. The reciprocating
parts of the engine have a mass of 24kg and move through a vertical stroke of
150mm with simple harmonic motion. A dashpot attached to the system offers
a resistance of 490 N at a velocity of 0.3 m/s. Determine
i) The speed of driving shaft at resonance
ii) The amplitude of steady state vibration when the driving shaft of the
engine rotates at 480 rpm.
OR
4 a) What do you understand by critical speed of shaft? Derive the necessary 10
relations for the shaft carrying unbalanced disc at the center considering effect
of air damping.
b) A shaft carrying a rotor of mass 50 kg and eccentricity 2 mm rotates at 10
12000rpm. Determine
i)steady state whirl amplitude
ii) Maximum whirl amplitude during startup conditions of the system.
Assume stiffness of the shaft as 40x106 N/m and external damping ratio as 0.1
UNIT - IV
5 a) Determine the natural frequencies of the system shown in figure 5a. Given 10
K1= K2=40 N/m, K=60 N/m, m1=m2=10 kg
Figure 5a
b) What is vibration absorber? Show that spring force of the absorber system is 10
equal and opposite to the exciting force when the main system is stationary.
UNIT - V
6 a) Determine the influence coefficient of the system shown in figure 6a 10
Figure 6a
b) Using Stodola’s method, determine the lowest natural frequency of the torsional 10
system shown in figure 6b
Figure 6b
OR
7 a) Determine the natural frequencies of the system shown in figure 7a by 15
Holzer’s method
Figure 7a
m1=2kg, m2=4kg, m3=2 kg, k1=5 N/m, k2= 10N/m
b) Explain the matrix method for determining natural frequencies of Multi degree 05
system.
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