Course 37.

Vibration Engineering (Video Course)

Faculty Coordinator(s) :
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Prof. Rajiv Tiwari

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
North Guwahati, Guwahati 781039
Email :

rtiwari@iitg.ernet.in

Telephone :(91-361)

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Prof. S. K. Dwivedy
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
North Guwahati, Guwahati 781039
Email : :

dwivedy@iitg.ernet.in

Telephone : (91-361)

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Detailed Syllabus :
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Modules
I. Introduction

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Lectures
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II.
Single-DOF
Free
Vibrations
III.
Single-DOF
Free
Vibrations
III.
Single-DOF
Forced
Vibrations

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Lecture Contents
Overview of the course, practical
applications and research trends
Harmonic and periodic motions, vibration
terminology
Vibration model, Equation of motionNatural Frequency
Energy method, Rayleigh method
Principle of virtual work, Damping models.
Viscously damped free vibration
Special cases: oscillatory, non-oscillatory
and critically damped motions.
Logarithmic decrement, Experimental
determination of damping coefficient.
Forced harmonic vibration, Magnification
factor.
Rotor unbalance, Transmissibility
Vibration Isolation
Equivalent viscous damping, Sharpness of
resonance.

Remarks
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IV.
Two-DOF Free
Vibrations

V. Vibration
Absorber

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VI.
Multi-DOF

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VII.
Calculation of
natural
frequencies
VIII.
Torsional
vibration

IX.
Continuous
systems :
closed form
solutions
X.
Continuous
systems :
Approximate
solutions
XI.
Finite element
analysis

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XI.
Signature
analysis and
preventive
maintenance

Generalized and Principal coordinates,

derivation of equations of motion
Lagranges equation
Coordinate coupling
Forced Harmonic vibration
Tuned absorber, determination of mass
ratio.
Tuned and damped absorber, unturned
viscous damper.
Derivation of equations of motion,
influence coefficient method
Properties of vibrating systems: flexibility
and stiffness matrices, reciprocity
theorem
Modal analysis: undamped
Modal analysis: damped

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Rayleigh method
Stodala method
Matrix iteration method
Holzer method and Dunkerleys method
Simple systems with one or two rotor
masses
Multi-DOF systems-transfer matrix method
Geared system
Branched system
Vibration of strings
Longitudinal and torsional vibration of rods
Transverse vibration of beams: equations
of motion and boundary conditions
Transverse vibration of beams: natural
frequencies and mode shapes
Rayleighs energy method
Rayleigh-Ritz method
Assumed modes and Galerkins method

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Finite element formulation for beams:

Galerkins method
Beams elemental mass and stiffness
matrices, Elemental force vector,
Global finite element assembly and
imposition of boundary conditions and
solution procedure.
Finite element formulation for rods.
Vibration testing equipments: signal
generation, measuring and conditioning
instruments
Vibration testing equipments: signal
analysis instruments
Vibration signatures and standards
Field balancing of rotors

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