Regulation - 2014 Reg. No.

K.S.RANGASAMY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHENGODE - 637 215

(Autonomous)
M.E. / M.TECH. SEMESTER EXAMINATION – APRIL / MAY - 2015

Branch STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Semester 2

Course code 40 PSE 204 Max. marks 100

& Title STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS Duration 3 Hours

Answer any Five questions 5 X 20 = 100 Marks

1. (a) Write the difference between free vibration and forced vibration. (2)

(b) Write short notes on transmissibility. (4)

(c) A damper offers resistance 0.08 N at a constant velocity of 0.06m/sec. The

damper is used with a spring of stiffness equal to 12 N/m. Determine the damping
ratio and frequency of the system when the mass of the system is 0.3 kg. (4)

(d) Derive the expression for free damped vibration of single degree of freedom
system. (10)

2. (a) What is meant by mode shape? (2)

(b) Write short notes on eigen value problems. (4)

(c) Determine the natural frequencies and mode shape of the given system shown in
Fig.1.

Fig.1 (14)

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3. (a) Define: (i) Mass Matrix (ii) Stiffness Matrix. (4)

(b) Derive the expression for Stodola’s method. (6)

(c) A tower shown in Fig. 2 is subjected to a dynamic load. Evaluate numerically by

Duhamel’s Integral its response.

Fig.2 (10)

4. (a) Determine the fundamental frequency of the system shown in Fig. 3 by Rayleigh’s
method.

Fig.3 (6)

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 (b) Determine the natural frequency and mode shapes of the given multi degrees of
freedom system shown in Fig. 4. Take EI = 4.5 X 10 6 N-m 2 for all columns.

Fig.4 (14)

5. (a) Define Rayleigh’s quotient for fundamental frequency. (2)

(b) Derive the expression for determining natural frequencies of continuous systems
by Rayleigh-Ritz method. (8)

(c) Derive the expression for free flexural vibration of a simply supported beam with
hinged at both the ends. (10)

6. (a) Write the difference between Impact loading and blast loading. (4)

(b) Write short notes on Aerodynamics. (6)

(c) Derive the Half sine wave impulse equation as shown in Fig.5

Fig.5 (10)

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