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This document contains 4 examples of solved problems involving the free vibrations of shafts and beams. The examples calculate natural frequencies of longitudinal and transverse vibrations for cantilever shafts, beams supported at both ends, and beams carrying point loads at various positions. Analytical equations are provided and used to determine the moment of inertia, natural frequencies, and other values by treating the shafts and beams as vibrating systems and applying classical mechanics principles. Diagrams supplement the written explanations and solutions.

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Worked Examples

This document contains 4 examples of solved problems involving the free vibrations of shafts and beams. The examples calculate natural frequencies of longitudinal and transverse vibrations for cantilever shafts, beams supported at both ends, and beams carrying point loads at various positions. Analytical equations are provided and used to determine the moment of inertia, natural frequencies, and other values by treating the shafts and beams as vibrating systems and applying classical mechanics principles. Diagrams supplement the written explanations and solutions.

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WORKED PROBLEMS IN FREE VIBRATIONS

Example 1.
A cantilever shaft 50 mm diameter and 300 mm long has a disc of mass 100 kg at its free end.
The Young's modulus for the shaft material is 200 GN/m 2. Determine the frequency of
longitudinal and transverse vibrations of the shaft.

Solution
Data: d = 50 mm = 0.05 m; l = 300 mm = 0.03 m; m = 100 kg; E = 200 GN/m2 = 200 ×109 N/m2

Cross-sectional area of the shaft will be obtained from:

∴ Frequency of transverse vibration,

Example 2.
A shaft of length 0.75 m, supported freely at the ends, is carrying a body of mass 90 kg at 0.25 m
from one end. Find the natural frequency of transverse vibration. Assume E = 200 GN/m 2 and
shaft diameter = 50 mm.
Solution.
Data: l = 0.75 m; m = 90 kg; a = AC = 0.25 m; E = 200 GN/m2 = 200 × 109 N/m2; d = 50 mm =
0.05 m
The shaft is shown in the Fig. below.
The moment of inertia of the shaft,

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Fig. 2

Hence the natural frequency of transverse vibration,

Example 3.
A flywheel is mounted on a vertical shaft as shown in Fig. below. The both ends of the shaft are
fixed and its diameter is 50 mm. The flywheel has a mass of 500 kg. Find the natural frequencies
of longitudinal and transverse vibrations. Take E = 200 GN/m2.

Fig. 3.

Solution.
Data: d = 50 mm = 0.05 m; m = 500 kg; E = 200 GN/m2 = 200 × 109 N/m2

Let the cross-sectional area of shaft,

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Natural frequency of longitudinal vibration


Let
m1 = Mass of flywheel carried by the length l1.
∴ m – m1 = Mass of flywheel carried by length l2.
But the extension of length l1

Natural frequency of transverse vibration


Let the static deflection for a shaft fixed at both ends and carrying a point load be given by:

We know that natural frequency of transverse vibration,

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Example 4.
A shaft 50 mm diameter and 3 metres long is simply supported at the ends and carries three
loads of 1000 N, 1500 N and 750 N at 1 m, 2 m and 2.5 m from the left support. The Young's
modulus for shaft material is 200 GN/m2. Find the frequency of transverse vibration.

Fig. 4

Solution.
Data: d = 50 mm = 0.05 m; l = 3 m, W1 = 1000 N; W2 = 1500 N; W3 = 750 N; E = 200 GN/m2 =
200 × 109 N/m2
The shaft carrying the loads is shown in Fig. 4

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