MOS16-CE08 Structural Dynamics

July 2016
Assignment 1: Free Vibrations
Date: 18/07/2016

1. A building consists of 4 columns of size 350 x 300mm, with bay width as 3m. The slab thickness is
120mm, and floor to floor height is 3m. Considering the grade of concrete as M25, find the natural
frequency and time period of building in two orthogonal directions.

2. Generate the stiffness matrix for following frames

r1

r5
4

r2

r3
2

r4
53

r6

r7
32

r8
45

3. Write the equation of motion for the system below

4. A simplified model of a rack and pinion steering system is shown in the figure below. A gear of
radius r and polar moment of inertia J is attached to a shaft of Torsion stiffness kt. The gear rolls
without slip on the rack of mass m. The rack is attached to a spring of stiffness k. Derive the
differential equation governing the equation of motion of the system.

5. A 2.5kg slender bar is of length 40cm is pinned at one end. A 3kg particle is to be attached to the
bar. How far from the pin support should the particle be placed such that the period of the bars
oscillation is 1 sec?
6. A 4.53 kg mass attached to the lower end of a spring whose upper end is fixed vibrates with a
natural period of 0.45 s. Determine the natural period when a 2.26 kg mass is attached to the
midpoint of the same spring with the upper and lower ends fixed.