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Master mechanical vibrations with the official solution manual for Inman's Engineering Vibration, 5th Edition. This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step solutions to every problem across all 8 chapters, from single-degree-of-freedom systems to finite element methods. Perfect for engineering students struggling with natural frequencies, damping, forced response, modal analysis, vibration isolation, absorbers, and distributed parameter systems. Each solution includes detailed calculations, MATLAB/Mathcad code snippets, and plots to help you understand complex concepts and ace your exams. Get instant access to verified solutions that will boost your grades and deepen your understanding of vibration analysis.

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SOLUTION MANUAL
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,ProblemsmandmSolutionsmSectionm1.1m(1.1mthroughm1.19)

1.1 ThemspringmofmFigurem1.2mismsuccessivelymloadedmwithmmassmandmthemcorrespondingm(st
atic)mdisplacementmismrecordedmbelow.m Plotmthemdatamandmcalculatemthemspring'smstiffne
ss.m Notemthatmthemdatamcontainmsomemerror.m Alsomcalculatemthemstandardmdeviation.

m(kg) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
x(m) 1.14 1.25 1.37 1.48 1.59 1.71 1.82

Solution:

Free-bodymdiagram: Frommthemfree-
bodymdiagrammandmstaticmequilibrium:
kx
kxm mmgm m (gmm9.81mm/msm2)
k km mmgm/mx

ki
m mm m86.164
n
mg

20
Themsamplemstandardmdeviationminmco
mputedmstiffnessmis:
n

m 15  i
2


m m i1
m0.164



10
0 1 2
x
Plotmofmmassminmkgmversusmdisplacementminmm
Computationmofmslopemfrommmg/x
m(kg) x(m) k(N/m)
10 1.14 86.05
11 1.25 86.33
12 1.37 85.93
13 1.48 86.17
14 1.59 86.38
15 1.71 86.05
16 1.82 86.24




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,1.2 Derivemthemsolutionmofmm˙x˙mmkxmm0m andmplotmthemresultmformatmleastmtwomperiodsmformthemcase
withmnm=m2mrad/s,mx0m=m1mmm,mandm 5 mm/s.
v0m=

Solution:

Given:
mxmmkxmm0 (1)
Assume:m x(t)mmae m.m The
rt
xm mare and xmmarm e m.m Substitutemintomequationm(1)mto
rt 2 rt

n:mget:
mar2ertm mkaertm m0
mr2mmkmm0
k
rm  m  i
m
Thusmtheremaremtwomsolutions:
 m  m
m
m  
x1m mc1e ,m andm x2m mc2e m



k
wherem n m m2m rad/s
 m

Themsummofmx1mandmx2mismalsomamsolutionmsomthatmthemtotalmsolutionmis:

xmm xm mx mcm e2itm mcm e2it
1 2 1 2



Substituteminitialmconditions:mx0m=m1mmm,mv0m=5 mm/s

xm0mmc1mmc2m mx0m m1mmc2m m1mmc1,m andm v  0  mmxm0mm2ic1m m2 5 mm/s
ic2m mv0m  




m2c1mm2c2m 5mi.m Combiningmthemtwomunderlinedmexpressionsm(2meqsminm2munkowns):
1m 1m 5
2c1 m2mm2  m i, m andm c m  i
5
c1 5mimm  2 2 4
4
c1 2

Thereforemthemsolutionmis:

m1 m 2it
5  2i m1 5
xmm m  e
it m m
mm i m e

m
4 
m2 4  m2
UsingmthemEulermformulamtomevaluatemthemexponentialmtermsmyields:
m1 5  m1
xmm m 5 
    2
m m

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, im cosm2tmmimsinm2tmmm m 
m im cosm2tmmimsinm2tm
4  m2 4 
3m
mx(tm)mmcosm2tm5 sinm2tm sin2tmm0.7297
2 2




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