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Question 2. [6 Marks]
A reciprocating pump weighing 30kg is mounted in the middle of a light metal plate 15mm
thick, 50mm wide, and 3m long. It is assumed that the ends are tightly clamped down, and
that the supporting plate has a Youngs modulus of 200GP a. During the operation of the
pump, the plate is subjected to a harmonic force , F (t) = 200 cos 60t N . Find the amplitude
of the vibration of the plate. Further, what does a negative amplitude imply?
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Hint: The deflection of a fully built in beam subjected to a central load W is
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b) Over the first 1.3s, when does the system have zero velocity?
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c) Over the first 1.3s, when does the system transition from one surface to another (i.e.
when x = 0m)?
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d) Determine and draw the response over the first 1.3s.
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e) When the mass transitions back onto the wooden frame from the glass for the first time
what is the distance travelled over wood?
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Figure 3: Oscillator clamped to wood and glass table
Question 5. [7 Marks]
A slow motion video of an indoor soccer game is filmed under fluorescent lights. When played
back at 22f ps (frames per second) the light in the video appears to oscillate in intensity.
a) Explain what is happening and describe the phenomenon being demonstrated.
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b) How many times slower is the replay than the real action?
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