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B.E./B.TECH INTERNAL ASSESSMENT- 1 JULY/AUG 2014
VII SEMESTER
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
CE2403 BASICS OF DYNAMICS AND ASEISMIC DESIGN
(Regulation 2008)
Time : 90 Minutes

Max.marks : 50
Answer All Questions
PART - A (09 X 02 = 18 Marks)

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Distinguish between static and dynamic loading.

What is logarithmic decrement?
How frequency is affected in the free vibration of a shear frame?
What is impulsive force?
What is meant by frequency response curve for damped system?
What are normal modes of vibration?
Define principal mode of vibration.
Enumerate dynamic equilibrium.
Give the concept of mode superposition.

PART - B (02 X 16 = 32 Marks)

10. (a) A machine foundation weighs 60 kN. The spring constant is 11000 kN/m and dashpot
constant C = 200 kN-s/m. Determine,
i)
Whether the system is over damped, under damped or critically damped
ii)
Logarithmic decrement
iii)
Ratio of two successive amplitudes
iv)
Damped natural frequency
v)
If the initial displacement is 10 mm and initial velocity is zero displacement at t = 0.1 s
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(OR)

(b). Using Duhamels integral find the

response for the forced vibration phase of the
SDOF

system

conditions.

shown

for

zero

initial

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11. (a). Obtain the steady state response for the shear frame shown in Fig. using modal analysis.
Assume initial conditions. Take k = 1000 kN/m and mass at each floor is 1000 kg.

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(OR)
(b) Explain the concept of mode superposition.

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