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Machinery Fault Diagnosis and Signal Processing

Assignment-7
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 1 X 10 = 10
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QUESTION 1:
What is the reference power for air while calculating the sound power level (SWL) in dB?

a. 1mW
b. 1𝜇W
c. 1nW
d. 1pW

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: Reference power level for air is 1 pico watt(10-12W).

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QUESTION 2:
For an ideal one‐third octave filter, ratio of upper cutoff frequency to lower cutoff frequency is

a. 21/3
b. 22/3
c. 1/3
d. 23

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: The lower and upper frequencies for 1/3rd‐octave band are given by
1 1
f center / 2 6 and f center  2 6 , respectively.

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QUESTION 3:
If a pass band filter has a lower frequency of 𝑓 and upper frequency of 𝑓 , what is the expression
for center frequency?

a. 𝑓 𝑓
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b. 𝑓 𝑓 )/2
c. 𝑓𝑓
d. 𝑓 𝑓

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: Self-explanatory

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QUESTION 4:
If a pass band filter has a lower frequency of 𝑓 and upper frequency of 𝑓 , what is the
expression for bandwidth of the filter?

a. 𝑓 𝑓
b. 𝑓 𝑓 )/2
c. 𝑓𝑓
d. 𝑓 𝑓

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: Self‐explanatory

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QUESTION 5:
Calculate the sum of two sound pressure levels 30 dB and 30 dB

a. 60 dB
b. 33 dB
c. 40 dB
d. 66 dB

Correct Answer: b

 n  SPL i  

Detailed Solution: Total sound pressure level is given by SPL T  10 log  
 i=1
10  10 


 

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QUESTION 6:
Anechoic chambers are used to reproduce which type of condition
a. reverberant field
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b. free field
c. near field
d. none of the above

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: Self‐explanatory

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QUESTION 7:

Sound waves with a frequency above 20 kHz are known as

a. audible
b. ultrasonic
c. infrasonic
d. none of the above

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: Self‐explanatory

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QUESTION 8:
What is the reference intensity while calculating the sound intensity level (SIL) in dB?

a. 10‐10 W/m2
b. 20×10‐6 W/m2
c. 1 W/m2
d. 10‐12 W/m2

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: Self-explanatory

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QUESTION 9:
Select the transducer which is a non-contact type

a) Linear variable displacement transducer

b) Piezo-electric accelerometer
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c) Strain gauge
d) Eddy current proximity probe

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: Self-explanatory

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QUESTION 10:
In the free-field region it is assumed that for a point spherical source, the sound pressure level
reduces by __ dB for every doubling of the distance from the source.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 6
d. 12

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: Self-explanatory

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