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Q.22 - GATE - 2013

If two nodes are observed at a frequency of 1800 rpm during whirling of a simply supported long
slender rotating shaft, the first critical speed of the shaft in rpm is

Q.39 - GATE - 2013

A single degree of freedom system having mass 1 kg and stiffness 10 kN/m initially at rest is
subjected to an impulse force of magnitude 5 kN for 10-4 seconds. The amplitude in mm of the
resulting free vibration is

Q.33 - GATE - 2012

A concentrated mass m is attached at the centre of a rod of length 2L as shown in the figure. The
rod is kept in a horizontal equilibrium position by a spring of stiffness k. For very small amplitude of
vibration, neglecting the weights of the rod and spring, the undamped natural frequency of the
system is
Q.35 - GATE - 2011
A mass of 1 kg is attached to two identical springs each with stiffness k = 20 kN/m as shown in the
figure. Under frictionless condition, the natural frequency of the system in Hz is close to
Q.42 - GATE - 2011
A disc of mass m is attached to a spring of stiffness k as shown in the figure. The disc rolls without
slipping on a horizontal surface. The natural frequency of vibration of the system is

Q.33 - GATE - 2010

A mass m attached to a spring is subjected to a harmonic force as shown in figure. The amplitude of
the forced motion is observed to be 50mm. the value of m (in Kg) is

Q.13 - GATE - 2009

The rotor shaft of a large electric motor supported between short bearings at both deflection of 1.8
mm in the middle of the rotor. Assuming the rotor to be perfectly balanced and supported at knife
edges at both the ends, the likely critical speed (in rpm) of the shaft is
Q.38 - GATE - 2009
An automotive engine weighing 240 kg is supported on four springs with linear characteristics. Each
of the front two springs have a stiffness of 16MN/m while the stiffness of each rear spring is
32 MN/m. The engine speed (in rpm), at which resonance is likely to occur, is

Q.39 - GATE - 2009

A vehicle suspension system consists of a spring and a damper. The stiffness of the spring is
3.6 kN/m and the damping constant of the damper is 400 Ns/m. If the mass is 50 kg, then the
damping factor (d) and damped natural frequency (fn), respectively, are

Q.35 - GATE - 2008

The natural frequency of the spring mass system shown in the figure is closest to

Q.38 - GATE - 2008

A uniform rigid rod of mass m = 1kg and length L = 1m is hinged at its centre and laterally
supported at one end by a spring of spring constant k = 300 N/m. The natural frequency n in rad/s
is

Q.14 - GATE - 2007

For an underdamped harmonic oscillator, resonance
(A) occurs when excitation frequency is greater than undamped natural frequency
(B) occurs when excitation frequency is less than undamped natural frequency
(C) occurs when excitation frequency is equal to undamped natural frequency
(D) never occurs

Q.52 - GATE - 2007

The natural frequency of the system shown below is

Q.53 - GATE - 2007

The equation of motion of a harmonic oscillator is given by d2xdt2+2ndxdt+2nx=0, and the
initial conditions at t = 0 are

x(0)=X,dxdt(0)=0. The amplitude of x(t) after n complete cycle is

(A) Xe2n(12)

(B) Xe2n(12)

(C) Xe2n(12)

(D) X

Q.18 - GATE - 2014

Critical damping is the
(A)largest amount of damping for which no oscillation occurs in free vibration
(B)smallest amount of damping for which no oscillation occurs in free vibration
(C) largest amount of damping for which the motion is simple harmonic in free vibration
(D) smallest amount of damping for which the motion is simple harmonic in free vibration
Q.43 - GATE - 2014
Consider a cantilever beam, having negligible mass and uniform flexural rigidity, with length 0.01 m.
The frequency of vibration of the beam, with a 0.5 kg mass attached at the free tip, is 100 Hz. The
flexural rigidity (in N.m2) of the beam is _______

Q.48 - GATE - 2014

A rigid uniform rod AB of length L and mass m is hinged at C such that AC = L/3, CB = 2L/3.
Ends A and B are supported by springs of spring constant k. The natural frequency of the system is
given by

(A) k2m

(B) km

(C) 2km

(D) 5km

Q.119 - GATE - 2014

In vibration isolation, which one of the following statements is NOT correct regarding Transmissibility
(T)?
(A) T is nearly unity at small excitation frequencies
(B) T can be always reduced by using higher damping at any excitation frequency

(C) T is unity at the frequency ratio of 2

(D) T is infinity at resonance for undamped systems
Q.144 - GATE - 2014
What is the natural frequency of the spring mass system shown below? The contact between the
block and the inclined plane is frictionless. The mass of the block is denoted by m and the spring
constants are denoted by k1 and k2 as shown below.

(A) k1+k22m

(B) k1+k24m

(C) k1k2m

(D) k1+k2m

Q.218 - GATE - 2014

Consider a single degree-of-freedom system with viscous damping excited by a harmonic force. At
resonance, the phase angle (in degree) of the displacement with respect to the exciting force is
(A) 0

(B) 45

(C) 90

(D) 135

Q.243 - GATE - 2014

The damping ratio of a single degree of freedom spring-mass-damper system with mass of 1 kg,
stiffness 100 N/m and viscous damping coefficient of 25 N.s/m is _______

Q.250 - GATE - 2014

A mass-spring-dashpot system with mass m = 10 kg, spring constant k = 6250 N/m is excited by a
harmonic excitation of 10 cos(25t) N. At the steady state, the vibration amplitude of the mass is 40
mm. The damping coefficient (c, in N.s/m) of the dashpot is _______

Q.349 - GATE - 2014

A single degree of freedom system has a mass of 2 kg, stiffness 8 N/m and viscous damping ratio
0.02. The dynamic magnification factor at an excitation frequency of 1.5 rad/s is _______