A machine rests on spring mounts, which compress by 2 mm under its weight. Treat it as an undamped single-degree-of-freedom system and use g = 9.81 m/s². Find the natural frequency fn of vertical vibration in Hz.
Mechanical vibrations worksheet with answers
A 20 kg mass hangs from a spring with a stiffness of 80 kN/m. Ignore damping. Find the natural circular frequency ωn in rad/s.
A 20 kg mass on a spring with a stiffness of 40 kN/m has a viscous damper giving a damping ratio of 0.3. Find the damped natural frequency fd of its free vibration in Hz.
A 5 kg mass on a spring with a stiffness of 10 kN/m has a viscous damper giving a damping ratio of 0.45. Find the damped natural frequency fd of its free vibration in Hz.
A 5 kg mass hangs from spring k₃ = 10 kN/m. The top of k₃ is attached to a rigid bar that hangs from two springs side by side, k₁ = 15 kN/m and k₂ = 80 kN/m; the bar stays level. Ignore damping and the masses of the springs and bar. Find the natural frequency fn of vertical vibration in Hz.
A 50 kg mass hangs from spring k₃ = 40 kN/m. The top of k₃ is attached to a rigid bar that hangs from two springs side by side, k₁ = 20 kN/m and k₂ = 80 kN/m; the bar stays level. Ignore damping and the masses of the springs and bar. Find the natural frequency fn of vertical vibration in Hz.
Answer key
- 1. fn = 11.15 Hz
- 2. ωn = 63.25 rad/s
- 3. fd = 6.79 Hz
- 4. fd = 6.356 Hz
- 5. fn = 6.77 Hz
- 6. fn = 3.805 Hz
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