Mechanical Vibration
Syllabus of Mechanical Vibration: TME-501
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UNIT- I
INTRODUCTION:
Periodic motion, harmonic motion, superposition of simple harmonic motions, beats, fourier analysis.
Single 4
Degree Freedom System: Free vibration, Natural frequency, Equivalent Systems, Energy method for
determining natural frequency, Response to an initial disturbance, 3
Torsional vibrations, Damped vibrations. Damping models – Structural, Coulomb and Viscous damping,
Vibrations of system with viscous damping, Logarithmic decrement, Viscous dampers. 3
UNIT- II
Single Degree Freedom: Forced vibration, Harmonic Excitation with viscous damping, Steady state
vibrations, 4
Forced vibrations with rotating and reciprocating unbalance, Support excitation, 2
Vibration isolation, Transmissibility, Vibration measuring instruments- Displacement, Velocity,
Acceleration and Frequency measuring instrument. 4
UNIT- III
Two Degree Freedom System: Introduction, Principal modes, Double pendulum, Torsional system with
damping, 3
Coupled System, Undamped dynamic, vibration absorbers, Centrifugal pendulum absorber, Dry friction
damper, Untuned viscous damper. 4
UNIT- IV
Multidegree Freedom System: Exact Analysis Undamped free and forced vibrations of multidegree
system, 2
Influence numbers, Reciprocal Theorem, Torsional vibration of multi rotor system, Vibration of geared
system, 3
Principal coordinates, Continuous systems- Longitudinal vibration of bars, Torsional vibrations of Circular
shafts, Lateral vibration of beams. 3
UNIT- V
Multidegree Freedom System: Numerical Analysis Rayleigh’s, Dunkerley’s, Holzer’s and Stodola’s
methods, Rayleigh – Ritz method. 4
Critical Speed of Shafts: Shafts with one disc with and without damping, Multi-disc shafts, Secondary
critical speed. 3
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