Balachandran
,Solutions Manual
Vibrations
3rd Edition
Balakumar Balachandran and Edward B. Magrab
, Solutions to Exercises
Chapter 2
Section 2.1
2.1 Examine Eqs. (2.1) and (2.5) and verify that the units (dimensions) of the different terms in
the respective equations are consistent.
Solution 2.1
In Eqs. (2.1), the units of JG are kgm2 and the units of md2 are kgm2. In Eq. (2.5), the units
of energy are Nm, and the units of mv2 are kg(m/s)2 = kg(m/s2)m = Nm.
Section 2.2
2.2 Consider the slider mechanism of Example 2.2 and show that the rotary inertia JO about the
pivot point O is also a function of the angular displacement .
Solution 2.2
The rotary inertia is
JO J m ( ) J m J m J m
l s b e
where
1 1
J m e2 J m b2 J m b2
me
3 e ms s mb
3 b
l2 l
2
l2
J ml ( ) m l mld 2 m l a2 al cos( )
12 12 2
To determine how depends on , we use geometry. First
r2 ( ) a2 b2 2ab cos
a2 r2 ( ) b2 2r( )b cos( )
Combining the above equations, we obtain
r2( ) r2( ) b2 2r( )bcos( ) b2 2abcos
which leads to
b a cos r( ) cos( )
and, hence,
b a cos
cos( )
r( )
1