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2 Marks Questions
1. Define natural frequency and mention its unit.
2. What is the difference between free and forced vibration?
3. Write the general equation of motion for a damped system.
4. What is damping ratio?
5. Define critical damping.
6. What is the phase angle in forced vibration?
7. What is the effect of damping on resonance?
8. Write the expression for logarithmic decrement.
9. Define quality factor (Q-factor).
10. What is a transient response?
11. Mention one practical example of Coulomb damping.
12. What is underdamped motion?
13. What do you mean by forced vibration with harmonic excitation?
14. State the condition for resonance in a damped system.
15. What is vibration isolation?
16. Mention two applications of vibration absorbers.
17. Define amplitude ratio.
18. What is meant by bandwidth in vibration systems?
19. What are the initial conditions in free vibration analysis?
20. What is the unit of damping coefficient?
5 Marks Questions
1. Derive the expression for the natural frequency of an undamped spring-mass system.
2. A 5 kg mass is attached to a spring of stiffness 2000 N/m. Find the natural frequency.
3. A spring-mass system has a damping coefficient of 50 Ns/m, mass 10 kg, and
stiffness 4000 N/m. Find the damping ratio and comment on the type of damping.
4. Explain with a sketch the amplitude vs frequency response curve for forced vibration
with damping.
5. A system has 𝑚 = 2 kg, 𝑘 = 800 N/m, 𝑐 = 8 Ns/m. Determine its damped natural
frequency.
6. Derive the expression for logarithmic decrement and explain its significance.
7. For a single-DoF system𝑚 = 5 kg, 𝑘 = 1250 N/m, 𝑐 = 50 Ns/m, calculate the
amplitude ratio at 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 times the natural frequency.
8. Define transmissibility and derive its expression in terms of frequency ratio and
damping ratio.
9. A mass-spring-damper system is subjected to a force 𝐹(𝑡) = 20sin(5𝑡). Given 𝑚 =
4 kg, 𝑘 = 1000 N/m, 𝑐 = 40 Ns/m, find the amplitude of steady-state response.
10. Write short notes on: (a) critical damping, (b) underdamped response, (c) transient vs
steady-state behavior.
10 Marks Questions
1. Derive the equation of motion for a damped free vibration system and solve for the
underdamped case.
2. A 10 kg mass is attached to a spring of stiffness 2500 N/m and a damper with coefficient
100 Ns/m. Determine: Natural frequency, Damping ratio, Damped natural frequency,
Logarithmic decrement
3. Derive expressions for amplitude and phase angle in a damped system under harmonic
excitation.
4. A mass-spring-damper system has m𝑚 = 3 kg, 𝑘 = 1800 N/m, 𝑐 = 36 Ns/m and is
subjected to 𝐹(𝑡) = 50cos(6𝑡) N. Determine – Amplitude, Phase angle, Type of
damping.
5. Derive the expression for energy dissipated per cycle in a viscously damped system.
6. For a spring-mass-damper system subjected to base excitation, derive the expression for
relative transmissibility.
7. A motor mounted on a platform generates harmonic excitation 𝐹(𝑡) = 100cos(20𝑡) N.
The platform has 𝑚 = 20 kg, 𝑐 = 200 Ns/m, 𝑘 = 8000 N/m. Determine the steady-state
response amplitude and phase.
8. With neat sketches, explain the effects of damping on resonance curves.
9. A vibration isolator is to be designed for a machine of 100 kg such that transmissibility is
less than 0.2 for excitation frequency of 30 rad/s. Find the required stiffness and damping.
10. Derive and discuss the conditions under which a forced vibration system exhibits
maximum displacement and velocity responses.