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Solution Manual – Engineering Vibration, 5th Edition (Daniel J. Inman) – Complete Problem Solutions (Chapters 1–8)

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This document provides the full solution manual for Engineering Vibration, 5th Edition by Daniel J. Inman. It includes detailed, step-by-step worked solutions to all problems across 8 chapters. Topics covered include free vibration of single-degree-of-freedom systems, harmonic excitation, transient vibration, Laplace transform methods, vibration of multi-degree-of-freedom systems, continuous systems, approximate methods, and numerical analysis. The manual is a comprehensive study aid for engineering students learning vibration analysis and mechanical system dynamics.

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SOLUTION MANUAL

,Problems and Solutions Section 1.1 (1.1 through 1.19)

1.1 The spring of Figure 1.2 is successively loaded with mass and the corresponding (static)
displacement is recorded below. Plot the data and calculate the spring's stiffness. Note
that the data contain some error. Also calculate the standard deviation.

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-body diagram: From the free-body diagram and static
equilibrium:
kx
kx = mg (g = 9.81m / s 2)
k k = mg / x

ki
m = = 86.164
n
mg

20
The sample standard deviation in
computed stiffness is:
n
2
m 15 i

= i=1
= 0.164


10
0 1 2
x
Plot of mass in kg versus displacement in m
Computation of slope from mg/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

,1.2 Derive the solution of m˙x˙ + kx = 0 and plot the result for at least two periods for the case
with n = 2 rad/s, x0 = 1 mm, and v0 = 5 mm/s.

Solution:

Given:
mx + kx =0 (1)
Assume: x(t) = ae . Then:
rt x = arert
and x = ar e . Substitute into equation (1) to
2 rt

get:
mar2ert + kaert = 0
mr2 + k = 0
k
r= i
m
Thus there are two solutions:

x1 = c1e , and x2 = c2e
k
where ( n = = 2 rad/s
m
The sum of x1 and x2 is also a solution so that the total solution is:

x = x + x = c e2it + c e2it
1 2 1 2



Substitute initial conditions: x0 = 1 mm, v0 = 5 mm/s

x (0) = c1 + c2 = x0 = 1  c2 = 1  c1, and v ( 0 ) = x (0) = 2ic1  2ic2 = v0 = 5 mm/s
 2c1 + 2c2 = 5 i. Combining the two underlined expressions (2 eqs in 2 unkowns):
1 1
2c1 + 2  2c1 = 5 i  c1 =  5 i, and c2 = + 5 i
2 4 2 4

Therefore the solution is:

1  2it
5  2it  1 5
x=  i e +  + i e
2 4   2 4 
Using the Euler formula to evaluate the exponential terms yields:
1  1 
x=  5 i (cos 2t + i sin 2t ) + + 5 i (cos 2t  i sin 2t )
 
2 4  2 4 
3
( x(t ) = cos 2t + 5 sin 2t = sin(2t + 0.7297)
2 2

, Using Mathcad the plot is:


5.
x t cos 2. t sin 2. t
2


2




x t
0 5 10



2

t

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