Mechanical vibrations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
k = 20 kN/mm = 200 kgx

A 200 kg mass hangs from a spring with a stiffness of 20 kN/m. Ignore damping. Find the natural circular frequency ωn in rad/s.

m = 200 kgk = 20 kN/m
ωn = rad/s
2.Easy
k = 40 kN/mm = 50 kgx

A 50 kg mass hangs from a spring with a stiffness of 40 kN/m. Ignore damping. Find the natural frequency fn in Hz.

m = 50 kgk = 40 kN/m
fn = Hz
3.Medium
k = 15 kN/mζ = 0.6m = 15 kg

A 15 kg mass on a spring with a stiffness of 15 kN/m has a viscous damper giving a damping ratio of 0.6. Find the damped natural frequency fd of its free vibration in Hz.

m = 15 kgk = 15 kN/mζ = 0.6
fd = Hz
4.Medium
k = 8 kN/mc = 800 N·s/mm = 80 kg

An 80 kg mass is supported by a spring with a stiffness of 8 kN/m and a viscous damper with a damping coefficient of 800 N·s/m. Find the damping ratio ζ.

m = 80 kgk = 8 kN/mc = 800 N·s/m
ζ =
5.Hard
k1​ = 50k2​ = 60m = 100 kg

A 100 kg mass hangs from two springs connected end to end (in series): the upper spring has k₁ = 50 kN/m and the lower one k₂ = 60 kN/m. Ignore damping and the masses of the springs. Find the natural frequency fn of vertical vibration in Hz.

m = 100 kgk1 = 50 kN/mk2 = 60 kN/m
fn = Hz
6.Hard
k1​ = 60k2​ = 15m = 5 kg

A 5 kg mass hangs from two springs side by side (in parallel), with stiffnesses k₁ = 60 kN/m and k₂ = 15 kN/m. The mass stays level. Ignore damping and the masses of the springs. Find the natural frequency fn of vertical vibration in Hz.

m = 5 kgk1 = 60 kN/mk2 = 15 kN/m
fn = Hz

Answer key

  1. 1. ωn = 10 rad/s
  2. 2. fn = 4.502 Hz
  3. 3. fd = 4.026 Hz
  4. 4. ζ = 0.5
  5. 5. fn = 2.628 Hz
  6. 6. fn = 19.49 Hz

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