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Dynamics of Engineering Systems Exam

This document contains a series of questions related to engineering dynamics and vibration. Question 1 asks to calculate the spring stiffness and natural frequency needed to keep a foot pedal pendulum at 1 degree from horizontal. Question 2 asks to design an undamped isolator to transmit 10% of base vibration and calculate transmitted force amplitude. Question 3 provides a mathematical model and asks for the free response. Question 4 provides a model of two connected railway cars and asks for the natural frequencies, mode shapes, and time domain response. Question 5 asks about the natural frequencies of a structure based on a magnitude plot. Question 6 asks for the material needed for a fixed-free bar with a required first natural frequency.

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Dynamics of Engineering Systems Exam

This document contains a series of questions related to engineering dynamics and vibration. Question 1 asks to calculate the spring stiffness and natural frequency needed to keep a foot pedal pendulum at 1 degree from horizontal. Question 2 asks to design an undamped isolator to transmit 10% of base vibration and calculate transmitted force amplitude. Question 3 provides a mathematical model and asks for the free response. Question 4 provides a model of two connected railway cars and asks for the natural frequencies, mode shapes, and time domain response. Question 5 asks about the natural frequencies of a structure based on a magnitude plot. Question 6 asks for the material needed for a fixed-free bar with a required first natural frequency.

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23/05/2018

ENG432 – Dynamics of 
Engineering Systems
Semester 1, 2017

Question 1 
A foot pedal mechanism for a machine is modelled as a pendulum connected 
to a spring (Figure 1). Calculate the spring stiffness needed to keep the 
pendulum at 1° from the horizontal and the corresponding natural frequency. 
Assume that the angular deflections are small, that the pedal may be treated 
as a point mass, and that pendulum rod has negligible mass. The values are 
m=0.5 kg, l1=0.2 m, l2=0.3 m.
(Marks:10)

Figure 1*
*[Link]: Engineering vibration, Pearson Education, 2008

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Question 2 
A 2‐kg printed circuit board for a computer is to be isolated from 
external vibration of frequency 3 rad/s at maximum amplitude of 1 
mm (Figure 2). 
a. Design an undamped isolator such that the transmitted 
displacement is 10 % of the base motion. Also calculate the 
steady‐state amplitude of the transmitted force. 
(Marks: 14)
b.  Change the design of the isolator by using a damping material 
with damping value ζ calculated such that the maximum 
displacement  transmissibility at resonance is 200 %. 
(Marks: 6)

Figure 2
*[Link]: Engineering vibration, Pearson Education, 2008

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Question 3 
Find the response for the following model. The initial conditions are 
zero. 
5 20 20 7
(Marks: 16)

Do we have to include a calculation for the free response? Why? 
(Marks: 4)

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Question 4 
Figure 3 shows two railway cars, each with a mass of 2000kg that are 
connected by a coupler. The coupler can be modelled as a spring of 
stiffness k=280 kN/m.

Write the equation of motion and determine the natural frequencies 
and mode shapes. 
(Marks: 15)

Determine the time domain response of both cars if x1(0) = 0 and x2(0) 
= 0.1 m and initial velocities v1(0) = v2(0) = 0. 
(Marks: 10)

Figure 3*
*[Link]: Engineering vibration, Pearson Education, 2008

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Question 5 
The sample magnitude plot for a simple structure is shown on Figure 4. How many 
natural frequencies does this system have, and what are their approximate values? 
(Marks: 5)

If it is expected that a certain system with two degrees of freedom has the natural 
frequencies ω1 = 15 rad/s and ω2 = 28 rad/s. What is the minimum recommended 
sampling frequency to measure the motion? 
(Marks: 5)

Question 6 
It is desired to design a 12.82 m fixed‐free bar such that its 
first natural frequency is 100 Hz. Of what material should it be 
made (Use table 1)?
(Marks: 10)
Table 1 Physical constants for some common materials*

*[Link]: Enginering vibration, Pearson Education, 2008

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