MEC. E.

451 I Assignment #

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The spool has a mass o f 5 kg and a radius of gyration of k = 125 m. I f i t r o l l s without s l i p p i n g , determine.the period of vibr8tion when i t is displaced s l i g h t l y and released. The springs a r e unstretched before the spool i s r o t a t e d .

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Three springs of equal s t i f f n e s s spaced a t 120" t o one another support a mass m. Determine the e f f e c t i v e modul us f o r a deflection in the d i r e c t i shown. Show t h a t i t i s independent of 8 . (All motion takes pl ace in the plane o f the paper

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MEC. E. 451 Assignment # I

For vibration i s o l a v o n applications i s i s often d i f f i c u l t t o obtain low frequency mountings. One way of obtaining a lower frequency i s t h r o u g h the use of levers.
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For the system shown determine the effective spring modulus and therefore the natural frequency.

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What i s the r a t i o of the natural frequency found in ( a ) t o t h a t of the system.

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A e l e v a t o r i s moving downward a t a c o n s t a n t v e l o c i t y o f 3 f t / s e c when t h e cable di-urn A shown is suddenly stopped. Assu.ming the loaded c a r weighs 10,000 l b s . and t.he c a b l e i s 60 f t . l o n g a t the I n s t a n t the c a r s t o p s , determine t h e maximum s t r e s s i n t h e c a b l e d u r i n g the. r e s u l t i n g f r e e v i b r a t i o n . The cro,ss s e c t i o n a l a r e a -.of' ehe c a b l e js 2.5 sq. i n . and i t has a modulus of 15 x l o 6 p s i . Neglect the weight o f t h e cable.
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To reduce t h e maximum dynamical stress o c c u r r i n g i n 1 a s h o r t s p r i n g having a s p r i n g c o n s t a n t k = 2000 i b f i n . i s i n s e r t e d between t h e lower end of the c a b l e and t h e e l e v a t o r cage. Again c a l c u l a t e the maximum dynamical stress t h a t \ g i l l r e s u l t i n t h i s case when t h e upper end of t h e c a b l e i s stopped.
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MEC. E. 451 Assignment # I

The c a n t i l e v e r beam shown i s assumed to have negl igibl e mass compared

t o t h a t of m.

a ) Determine t h e natural frequency of f r e e vibration when the spring of s t i f f n e s s k i s attached a s shown i n ( I ) .

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Determine t h e natural frequency i f i t is attached a s i n f i g u r e ( I 1

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The d e f l e c t i o n A of a cantilever beam by a load P a t t h e end i s :

c)

I f EI = ' k what i s the r a t i o o f the natural frequency-obtained

i n a ) to t h a t obtained i n b)?