Assignment 2 2dof
Assignment 2 2dof
4. A hot-air balloon of mass m is used to lift a load, Mg, by means of 12 equally spaced
elastic ropes, each of stiffness k. Find the natural frequencies of vibration of the
balloon in vertical direction. State the assumptions made in your solution and discuss
their validity. (Mechanical Vibrations - S. S. Rao Fifth Edition Sum no 5.71)
5. Find and plot the response of the following two-degree-of-freedom system using
MATLAB (Mechanical Vibrations - S. S. Rao Fifth Edition Sum no 5.96)
8. The figure shows a double pendulum with restraining springs attached to the masses
m1 and m2. Use small horizontal translations u1 and u2 of the masses as displacement
coordinates. Develop the stiffness matrix S and the gravitational matrix G for the
system and write equations of motion in matrix form. (Vibration Problems in
Engineering Young, Timoshenko- Fifth Edition Sum no 3.2.3)
9. For a two storey building frame, determine the stiffness matrix S and write the action
equations of motion in matrix form. For this purpose, assume that girders are rigid,
and use small horizontal translations u1 and u2 as displacement coordinates. Columns
in frame are prismatic, having flexural rigidities of EI1 in the lower story and EI2 in
upper story. (Vibration Problems in Engineering Young, Timoshenko- Fifth Edition
Sum no 3.2.5)
10. An automobile is modelled with a capability of pitch and bounce motions, as shown
in Figure. It travels on a rough road whose surface varies sinusoidally with amplitude
of 0.05 m and a wavelength of 10 m. Derive the equations of motion of the
automobile for the following data: radius of gyration = 0.9 m, mass = 1,000 kg,
velocity = 50 km/hr, kr = 22 kN/m, kf = 18 kN/m, l2 = 1.5 m, l1 = 1.0 m ((Mechanical
Vibrations - S. S. Rao Fifth Edition Sum no 5.46)