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Department of Mechanical Engineering
ME 372: Dynamic Systems
Spring 2020, MWF 10:00-11:50 AM (Sec. 01) – 214 Farrah Hall

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Prob. 1: Mathermatical induction was used to analyse effect of changing Elasticity value so Ks for

Aluminum was obtained in terms of Ks of Steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prob. 2: .The definition of damping force was utilized to get Damping force acting on the damper which

states that dampring force is proportional to velocity of the body. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prob. 3: Newton’s second law of motion was applied to get differential equations for the system under

discussion.

Prob. 4: . A massless body was assumed and applying Newton’s second law of motion to obtain

differential equations but the coupled differential equations were not reduced to a single equation because

there was a derivative of input. Such reduction may be possible in Laplace

domain.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .

Prob. 5: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .

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P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 Grand Total

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Q1
(a)

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K s,steel bh 3 Ks,al
 3 
Esteel 4L Eal
K s,steel K s,al

Esteel Eal
K s,steel Esteel 3  107 psi
  3
K s,al Eal 1 107 psi
K s,steel
K s,al 
3
Ks will be decreased showing a softer material.
(b)
3
bh  1 
Ks  E
4  L3 
% Homework#1
% Q1(b)
E=3*10^7/14.7*101325; % Modulus of elasticity for steel, Pa
b=1; % meter
h=0.1; % meter
L=1:0.1:10; % meter
K=E*b*h^3./L;
figure(1)
plot(L,K)
xlabel('L')
ylabel('K')
title('Effect of Length on K')

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Q2

Damper force = Fd
Fd  C  x 1  x 2 
C  5N / cm / sec
x1  3t  4 sin(10t ) cm
x2  sin(10t )
x 1  3  40 cos(10t ) cm / sec
x 2  10cos(10t )cm / sec
Fd  C  x 1  x 2 
Fd  5N / cm / sec  3  40 cos(10t )  10 cos(10t )  cm / sec
Fd  15  150 cos(10t ) N

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Q3

M1

M2
Equation of Motion obtained
are as follow:
m1x1  b1x 1  K1x1  b2  x 1  x 2   K 2  x2  x1   0
m2 x2  b2  x 2  x 1   K 2  x2  x1   0
If there is non zero initial conditions, then the system response will ultimately decay as there is no
constant force present to keep system continue its motion and there are dissipative forces present which
decreases velocity of the masses attached to spring and dampers.

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M2 Jalili
mz  c1z  K 2  z  x   K1z  0
M2 x  c2  x  y   K 2  x  z   0
M2  0
c2  x   K 2  x  z   c2 y
c2  x   K 2 x  c2 y  K 2 z

These are two coupled equations and in this form it can not be processed to reduce into single equation.
However, in laplace domain it can be translated into a transfer function eliminating two equations into
one.

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