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Mechanical Vibration Week#2
Mechanical Vibration Week#2
Week #2
Figure 1
The mass m of the spring-mass system are
displaced from their middle positions by
an amount x (in time t) given by
with
Any vector X in the xy plane can be
represented as a complex number:
and
Amplitude. The maximum displacement of a vibrating body from its equilibrium position
is called the amplitude of vibration. In Figs. 1 and 2 the amplitude of vibration is
equal to A.
Period of oscillation. The time taken to complete one cycle of motion is known
as the period of oscillation or time period and is denoted by Tau .It is equal to
the time required for the vector OP in Fig. 2 to rotate through an angle of 2pi
and hence
where omega (rad/sec) is called
circular frequency
Definitions and Terminology
Frequency of oscillation. The number of cycles per unit time is called the frequency of
oscillation or simply the frequency and is denoted by f. Thus
Here omega is called the circular frequency to distinguish it from the linear
frequency f. The variable omega denotes the angular velocity of the cyclic motion;
f is measured in cycles per second (hertz) while omega is measured in radians per
second (rad/sec)
Definitions and Terminology
Phase angle. Consider two vibratory motions denoted by
They need not have the
same amplitude, and they
need not attain their
maximum values at the
same time
Octave. When the maximum value of a range of frequency is twice its minimum value, it is
known as an octave band. For example, each of the ranges 75 150 Hz, 150 300 Hz, and 300
600 Hz can be called an octave band. In each case, the maximum and minimum values of
frequency, which have a ratio of 2:1, are said to differ by an octave.
Decibel. The various quantities encountered in the field of vibration and sound (such
as displacement, velocity, acceleration, pressure, and power) are often represented using
the notation of decibel.
Definitions and Terminology
A decibel (dB) is originally defined as a ratio of electric powers . Since electric power is
proportional to the square of the voltage (X), the decibel can be expressed as
where Xo is a specified reference voltage. In practice, the equationis also used for
expressing the ratios of other quantities such as displacements, velocities,
accelerations, and pressures. The reference values of Xo are usually taken as 2x10-5
N/m2 for pressure and 1 mikrog = 9.81x10-6 m/s2 for acceleration.
Free Vibration of an Undamped Translational
System
A system is said to undergo free vibration when it oscillates only under an initial disturbance
with no external forces acting afterward.
Figure 3 shows a spring-mass system that represents the simplest possible vibratory
system.
It is an undamped system; there
is no element that causes
dissipation of energy during the
motion of the mass, the
amplitude of motion remains
constant with time.
The rate of change of momentum of a mass is equal to the force acting on it.
where
The kinetic energy T is stored in the mass by virtue of its velocity, and the potential
energy U is stored in the spring by virtue of its elastic deformation
Thus the principle of conservation of energy can be expressed as:
…………….….2.1
Equation of Motion of a Spring-Mass System in
Vertical Position
recall
C can not be zero, hence
The solution can be rewritten as
Auxiliary or
characteristic ……….2.3
equation
where A1 and A2 are new constants. The constants C1 and C2 or A1 and A2 can be
determined from the initial conditions of the system.
…………….….2.4
A and pi are the new constants, which can be expressed in terms of A1 and A2 as
…………….….2.5
Graphical representation of the motion of
a harmonic oscillator
Note the following aspects of the spring-mass system:
From equation 2.5, the velocity and the acceleration of the mass m at time t can be
obtained as