ENME 599 – VIBRATIONS AND MACHINE DYNAMICS TEAM #: ............... p.

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DATE: ...............

2016F Pre-Lab. 2
Single-Degree-Of-Freedom (SDOF) Mechanical Oscillator
Pre-lab assignment (one per group)

DUE BEFORE THE LAB

REQUIRED FORMAT: PREFERABLY TYPED (Make sure you put appropriate UNITS)

Consider mass M at the end of a cantilever beam (shown

below) of negligible mass with rectangular cross-section

Π The team:
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1. Find an analytical expression for the stiffness of this beam

P
k= = ..... ; where δ is a deflection due to the load P
δ

Hint: Use the expression (mechanics) for the deflection of a beam under the concentrated force P = m g (it involves P, L, E and I).

Example dimensions of the beam are as follows:

L = 0.15 m - length
W = 0.02 m - width
T = 2 mm - thickness

Example mass: M = 30 g

Beam material (steel): E = 200 GPa

2. Assume that the damping factor ζ = 0.01. Compute the coefficient of viscous damping, c.

3. Derive the Equation of Motion (EOM) of this beam in symbolic form. Assume the mass of the beam is negligible.

4. Derive a symbolic expression for the free response of this beam.

5. Compute the angular natural frequency of this system, ωn, (rad/s) and the corresponding natural frequency fn (Hz)

6. Analytically solve the free response. Assume the following initial conditions: xo = 10 mm ; vo = 0 m/s.

7. Utilizing computer software, plot the free response of the considered system for approximately 10 oscillations (note that it will
correspond to the time t = 10/fn) (assume the same initial conditions and show appropriate axis names and units). Append the
necessary computer codes.