Ministry of Higher Education

Final Term Exam

High Institute of Engineering and
Summer-Term – Third Year
Technology (HIET)
Academic Year: 2022/2023
El-Mahalla El-Kobra

Department: Mechatronics – Textile Course Code: MED 311 Course: Mechanical Vibrations

Course Instructor: Dr Ma El-wazery Date: September, 2023 Time: 3 Hours

Answer the Following Questions: 3 Questions in 2 Pages

Question 1. Find the equation of motion and calculate the natural frequency 𝜔! of the vibration for the
following systems:
a) 𝑘" = 𝑘# = 5000 𝑁/𝑚, 𝑀 = 50 𝑘𝑔, 𝑚 = 10 𝑘𝑔, 𝑙 = 1 𝑚, 𝑎 = 0.25 𝑚, 𝑏 = 0.5 𝑚.
b) 𝑘" = 𝑘# = 1000 𝑁/𝑚, 𝑅 = 5 𝑐𝑚, 𝑎 = 3 𝑐𝑚, 𝐽$ = 1 𝑘𝑔. 𝑚#

Q1 – a) Q1 – b)

Question 2.

a) Determine the spring stiffness 𝑘# and the viscous

damping coefficient 𝑐 knowing that: 𝜁 = 0.01,
𝑚 = 5 𝑘𝑔, 𝐽 = 2.4 𝑘𝑔. 𝑚# , 𝑟 = 0.2 𝑚

b) The following data are given for a vibrating system with viscous damping. 𝑚 = 5 𝑘𝑔, spring constant
𝑘 = 15 𝑁/𝑚, and the amplitude decreases to 0.25 of the initial value after five consecutive cycles.
Determine the damping coefficient of the damper 𝑐 in the system.

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Question 3.
a) A vibrometer having a natural frequency of 4 rad/sec and 𝜉 = 0.2 is attached to a structure that performs
a harmonic motion. If the difference between the maximum and the minimum recorded values is 8 mm,
find the amplitude of motion of the vibrating structure when its frequency is 40 rad/sec.

b) For the systems shown, find the equations of motions.

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