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Bangalore Institute of Technology

(An Autonomous Institution under VTU, Belagavi & Recognized by AICTE,
New Delhi)
Department of Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering)
III-Test
Course: Structural Dynamics Course Code: MCV114D
Semester: 1 Time: 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM Date: 27-03-2025
Maximum Marks: 20 Duration: 1 Hour Faculty Name: Dr. Prasad Gowda C
Note: Answer one full questions from Part-A and Part-B
Part-A Marks CO RB
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1 For the shear building shown in Fig. Q1. Compute the natural frequencies and 20 4 3
mode shapes. Given K1=3x106 N/m, K2=K3=4x106 N/m. Mass: m1=2000kg
m2=1500kg, m3=1000kg. Also show that mode shapes are orthogonal.
X3
m3

K3 X2
m2

K2
X1
m1

K1

Fig. Q1
OR
2 Compute the damped steady state response for the shear building shown in Fig. 20 4 4
Q2. Take damping 5% for each mode. 9000kg
45sin22t kN

3x106N/m 3x106N/m

6000kg

2x106N/m
2x106N/m

Fig. Q2

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 Bangalore Institute of Technology
(An Autonomous Institution under VTU, Belagavi &
Recognized by AICTE, New Delhi)
Department of Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering)
II-Test
Course Code: MCV114D Faculty Name: Dr. Prasad Gowda C

Scheme and solution Marks

Free body diagram
Equations of motions
Assumption of solution 3

 2000 0 0   7 4 0 
 m   0 1500 0  kg , k   106  4 8 4 N/m 2
 0 0 1000  0 4 4 
7  2 4 0
2
Eigen equation k   m  0, 4
2
8  1.5 4 , 
1000
0 4 4
3 3  38.5 2  114  48  0
3
0.5032   22.432  1 1 1 
    
   3.6725 ,n    60.601 rad/sec, Modal matrix    1.4984 0.0862 2.5787
1 8.6575   93.045   1.714 1.0534 2.2146  6 20

Orthgonality condition: iT k j  0 and iT m j  0 4

1.714 1.0534 2.2146

1.4984
0.0862 2.5787

1 1 1

Fundamental mode shape Second mode shape Third mode shape

 Natural frequencies :

6 0 3 6  10 6 
 m   0 10 kg , k   10  N / m
 9  6 6 
10  6 6 2
2 Eigen equation k  2 m  0 , , 
6 6  9 1000
54 2  126  24  0
0.2092  14.463 
    2.124  ,n    46.086 rad / sec, 4
   
  Modal Matrix :
1.4574 0.457
 1 1 
   1.4574 0.457 
 1
1
 Orthgonality condition:

iT k j  0 and iT m j  0

Fundamental mode shape Second mode shape 4

 Damped response:
20
Equation of motion: m  x   c  x   k  x   p( t )
Substituting coordinate transformation,  x   q in eqn. of motion and premultiplying by   , yeilds,
T

   m q    c  q     k  q     p( t )

T T T T

 mq  c q  k  q   p( t )

 25.11 0  3 5.25 0  6
where,  m    T m    10 kg  k    k   0 16.73 10 N / m
T

 0 7 .88   
1 1.4574   0   65.583 
 p( t )     p( t )  1 0.457  45 sin 22t  20.565 sin 22t kN
T

    
 3 36.316
cii  2ii mii   c    36.315
10 N  sec/ m
 6
 The uncoupled equation of motions are obtained
I mode (1  14.463 rad / sec) : 25.11103 q1  36.316  103 q1  5.25  106 q1  65.583 sin 22t
II mode (2  46.086 rad / sec) : 7.88 103 q2  36.315  103 q2  16.73  106 q2  20.565 sin 22t
Steady state responses in terms of q coordinates can be computed using
Fi
ki  2  
qi = sin  22t    and  =tan 1  i i 
1      2  
i
2
2
i i
2
 
 1  i 2  

 65.583 103 
 q  5.25 106 sin 22t  9.47 sin  22t  0.115  mm 
 1 
 
1  1.52   2  0.05 1.52 
2 2
2
 
 
 20.565 10 3

q2  16.73 10 6
sin 22t  1.58 sin  22t  0.061 mm 

 
1  0.477 2   2  0.05  0.477  
2 2
 
 x ( t )   9.47 sin  22t  0.115   1.58 sin  22t  0.061 
 x   q   1     mm
 x2 ( t ) 13.8 sin  22t  0.115   0.717 sin  22t  0.061  6

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