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Dynamics of Engineering Systems ENG432: Tutorial 1

This document contains tutorial problems from an engineering dynamics course. It includes 14 problems covering various mechanical systems like springs, beams, plates, pendulums, and levers. The problems involve deriving equations for displacement, velocity, acceleration, equivalent spring constants, damping coefficients, and equations of motion for the different mechanical systems. Key concepts covered include static equilibrium, inertia, damping, and deriving equations of motion for multi-body systems.

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Dynamics of Engineering Systems ENG432: Tutorial 1

This document contains tutorial problems from an engineering dynamics course. It includes 14 problems covering various mechanical systems like springs, beams, plates, pendulums, and levers. The problems involve deriving equations for displacement, velocity, acceleration, equivalent spring constants, damping coefficients, and equations of motion for the different mechanical systems. Key concepts covered include static equilibrium, inertia, damping, and deriving equations of motion for multi-body systems.

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Dynamics of Engineering Systems ENG432
Tutorial 1 
Source: (c) Mechanical Vibration, Palm 2007

1.10 The displacement of a certain object in meters is described by y(t) = 0.5 sin(7t+4), where t
is measured in seconds. Obtain the expressions for its velocity and acceleration as functions of 
time. What is the amplitude of the velocity and of the acceleration?

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1.27 The beam has been stiffened by the addition of a spring support. The steel beam is 0.91 m 
long, 0.03 m thick, and 0.3 m wide, and its mass is 55 kg. The mass m is 580 kg. Neglecting the 
mass of the beam, compute the spring constant k necessary to reduce the static deflection to 
one‐half its original value before the spring k is added.

1.28 Determine the equivalent spring constant of the arrangement. All the springs have the same 
spring constant k.

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1.35 In the spring arrangement the displacement x is caused by the applied force f. Assuming the 
system is in static equilibrium and that the angle Θ is small, determine the equivalent spring 
constant ke for this arrangement, where f=kex.

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1.42 A flat plate slides over a horizontal flat surface, which is lubricated with an oil whose 
viscosity is μ=0.9 N∙s/m2. The contact area is 0.16 m2. 
a) Assuming that the oil film is 1 mm thick, compute the damping coefficient c.
b) How much force is required to keep the plate moving at 0.5 m/s. 
c) Suppose the estimate of the film thickness is off by ±50%. Compute the uncertainty in the 
value of the damping coefficient.

2.6 For the system shown in Figure, derive the relation between the velocities vA and vB.

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2.7 Find the equation of motion for the pendulum which consists of a concentrated mass mC a 
distance LC from point O, attached to a rod of length LR and inertia IRG about its mass centre. 
Discuss the case where the rod’s mass is small compared to concentrated mass. 

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2.27 For the system shown in figure obtain the equation of motion in terms of x. Neglect the 
pulley mass.

2.32 Derive the equation of motion for the system shown in figure for small motions. The applied 
force f is a given function of time. The lever inertia about the pivot is I.

Additional problems: 2.13

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