Code No: 117ET Set No.

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
IV B . Tech. I Sem., I Mid-Term Examinations, September-2017
MECHANICAL VIBRATION AND STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
Objective Exam
Name: ______________________________ Hall Ticket No. A
Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 10.

I. Choose the correct alternative:

1. If the particles of a body vibrate parallel to the axis of the body, then the body is said to have
[ ]
a)Transverse vibration b) Longitudinal vibration c) Tensional vibration d) None of the above

2. If the particles of a body vibrates along a circular arc, whose centre lies on the axis of the shaft, then
the body is said to have [ ]
a)Transverse vibration b) Longitudinal vibration c)Tensional vibration d) None

3. The time taken, by a vibrating body to complete one cycle, is known as [ ]

a)Period b) Frequency c)Resonance d) Damping

4. Choose the wrong statement [ ]

a)Bending stresses are induced when a body is having transverse vibrations
b)Shear stresses are induced when a body is having tensional vibration
c)Tensile or compressive stresses are induced when a body is having longitudinal vibrations
d)All of the above

5. Resonance is a phenomenon in which the frequency of the external exciting force [ ]

a)Is half the natural frequency of the system b)Is double the natural frequency of the system
c)Coincides with the natural frequency of the system
d)Does not coincide with the natural frequency of the system

6. The natural frequency of the free longitudinal vibrations is the [ ]

a)Same as the natural period of vibrations b)Reciprocal of the natural period of vibrations
c)Twice the natural period of vibrations d)Half the natural period of vibrations

7. Two springs of stiffness k1 and k2 are connected in series. The resultant stiffness will be equal to
[ ]
a)K1+K2 b) K1+K2/2 c) K1+K2/K1K2 d) K1K2/K1+K2

8. The natural frequency of a system is a function of [ ]

a)Stiffness of the system b)Mass of the system c) Amplitude of oscillation d)both (a) and (b)

9. At certain speed, the rotating shaft ends to vibrate violently in transverse direction. Then speed is
called [ ]
a)Whirling speed b) Critical speed c)Whipping speed d) All of the above

10. When a shaft is rotating at a speed which is les than critical speed the phase difference between
displacement and centrifugal force is [ ]
a) 1800 b) 900 c)450 d) 00
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Code No: 117ET :2: Set No. 1

II Fill in the Blanks:

11. The number of cycles of motion completed in a unit interval of time is known as ____________ .

12. Natural frequency of a system is due to _____________________ .

13. A vibrating body is said to be number the action of damping when

____________________________________________________________________ .

14. If the particles of a body vibrate perpendicular to the axis of the body, then the body is said to have
__________________________.

15. A node means a section where the amplitude of vibration is __________________ .

16. The number of node points is equal to ____________________________ .

17. Transmissibility is defined as

__________________________________________________________________________ .

18. A system is said to be critically damped if the damping factor for a vibrating system is
________________________________ .

19. The amount of damping, necessary for a system to be critically damped, is known as
____________________________ .

20. In a light or under damped vibrating system, the natural logarithm of the ratio of any two successive
amplitudes is known as _________________________ .

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Code No: 117ET Set No. 2
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
IV B . Tech. I Sem., I Mid-Term Examinations, September-2017
MECHANICAL VIBRATION AND STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
Objective Exam
Name: ______________________________ Hall Ticket No. A
Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 10.

I. Choose the correct alternative:

1. Choose the wrong statement [ ]

a)Bending stresses are induced when a body is having transverse vibrations
b)Shear stresses are induced when a body is having tensional vibration
c)Tensile or compressive stresses are induced when a body is having longitudinal vibrations
d)All of the above

2. Resonance is a phenomenon in which the frequency of the external exciting force [ ]

a)Is half the natural frequency of the system b)Is double the natural frequency of the system
c)Coincides with the natural frequency of the system
d)Does not coincide with the natural frequency of the system

3. The natural frequency of the free longitudinal vibrations is the [ ]

a)Same as the natural period of vibrations b)Reciprocal of the natural period of vibrations
c)Twice the natural period of vibrations d)Half the natural period of vibrations

4. Two springs of stiffness k1 and k2 are connected in series. The resultant stiffness will be equal to
[ ]
a)K1+K2 b) K1+K2/2 c) K1+K2/K1K2 d) K1K2/K1+K2

5. The natural frequency of a system is a function of [ ]

a)Stiffness of the system b)Mass of the system c) Amplitude of oscillation d)both (a) and (b)

6. At certain speed, the rotating shaft ends to vibrate violently in transverse direction. Then speed is
called [ ]
a)Whirling speed b) Critical speed c)Whipping speed d) All of the above

7. When a shaft is rotating at a speed which is les than critical speed the phase difference between
displacement and centrifugal force is [ ]
a) 1800 b) 900 c)450 d) 00

8. If the particles of a body vibrate parallel to the axis of the body, then the body is said to have
[ ]
a)Transverse vibration b) Longitudinal vibration c) Tensional vibration d) None of the above

9. If the particles of a body vibrates along a circular arc, whose centre lies on the axis of the shaft, then
the body is said to have [ ]
a)Transverse vibration b) Longitudinal vibration c)Tensional vibration d) None

10. The time taken, by a vibrating body to complete one cycle, is known as [ ]
a)Period b) Frequency c)Resonance d) Damping
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Code No: 117ET :2: Set No. 2

II Fill in the Blanks:

11. If the particles of a body vibrate perpendicular to the axis of the body, then the body is said to have
__________________________.

12. A node means a section where the amplitude of vibration is __________________ .

13. The number of node points is equal to ____________________________ .

14. Transmissibility is defined as

__________________________________________________________________________ .

15. A system is said to be critically damped if the damping factor for a vibrating system is
________________________________ .

16. The amount of damping, necessary for a system to be critically damped, is known as
____________________________ .

17. In a light or under damped vibrating system, the natural logarithm of the ratio of any two successive
amplitudes is known as _________________________ .

18. The number of cycles of motion completed in a unit interval of time is known as ____________ .

19. Natural frequency of a system is due to _____________________ .

20. A vibrating body is said to be number the action of damping when

____________________________________________________________________ .

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Code No: 117ET Set No. 3
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
IV B . Tech. I Sem., I Mid-Term Examinations, September-2017
MECHANICAL VIBRATION AND STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
Objective Exam
Name: ______________________________ Hall Ticket No. A
Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 10.

I. Choose the correct alternative:

1. The natural frequency of the free longitudinal vibrations is the [ ]

a)Same as the natural period of vibrations b)Reciprocal of the natural period of vibrations
c)Twice the natural period of vibrations d)Half the natural period of vibrations

2. Two springs of stiffness k1 and k2 are connected in series. The resultant stiffness will be equal to
[ ]
a)K1+K2 b) K1+K2/2 c) K1+K2/K1K2 d) K1K2/K1+K2

3. The natural frequency of a system is a function of [ ]

a)Stiffness of the system b)Mass of the system c) Amplitude of oscillation d)both (a) and (b)

4. At certain speed, the rotating shaft ends to vibrate violently in transverse direction. Then speed is
called [ ]
a)Whirling speed b) Critical speed c)Whipping speed d) All of the above

5. When a shaft is rotating at a speed which is les than critical speed the phase difference between
displacement and centrifugal force is [ ]
a) 1800 b) 900 c)450 d) 00
6. If the particles of a body vibrate parallel to the axis of the body, then the body is said to have
[ ]
a)Transverse vibration b) Longitudinal vibration c) Tensional vibration d) None of the above

7. If the particles of a body vibrates along a circular arc, whose centre lies on the axis of the shaft, then
the body is said to have [ ]
a)Transverse vibration b) Longitudinal vibration c)Tensional vibration d) None

8. The time taken, by a vibrating body to complete one cycle, is known as [ ]

a)Period b) Frequency c)Resonance d) Damping

9. Choose the wrong statement [ ]

a)Bending stresses are induced when a body is having transverse vibrations
b)Shear stresses are induced when a body is having tensional vibration
c)Tensile or compressive stresses are induced when a body is having longitudinal vibrations
d)All of the above

10. Resonance is a phenomenon in which the frequency of the external exciting force [ ]
a)Is half the natural frequency of the system b)Is double the natural frequency of the system
c)Coincides with the natural frequency of the system
d)Does not coincide with the natural frequency of the system

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Code No: 117ET :2: Set No. 3

II Fill in the Blanks:

11. The number of node points is equal to ____________________________ .

12. Transmissibility is defined as

__________________________________________________________________________ .

13. A system is said to be critically damped if the damping factor for a vibrating system is
________________________________ .

14. The amount of damping, necessary for a system to be critically damped, is known as
____________________________ .

15. In a light or under damped vibrating system, the natural logarithm of the ratio of any two successive
amplitudes is known as _________________________ .

16. The number of cycles of motion completed in a unit interval of time is known as ____________ .

17. Natural frequency of a system is due to _____________________ .

18. A vibrating body is said to be number the action of damping when

____________________________________________________________________ .

19. If the particles of a body vibrate perpendicular to the axis of the body, then the body is said to have
__________________________.

20. A node means a section where the amplitude of vibration is __________________ .

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Code No: 117ET Set No. 4
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
IV B . Tech. I Sem., I Mid-Term Examinations, September-2017
MECHANICAL VIBRATION AND STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
Objective Exam
Name: ______________________________ Hall Ticket No. A
Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 10.

I. Choose the correct alternative:

1. The natural frequency of a system is a function of [ ]

a)Stiffness of the system b)Mass of the system c) Amplitude of oscillation d)both (a) and (b)

2. At certain speed, the rotating shaft ends to vibrate violently in transverse direction. Then speed is
called [ ]
a)Whirling speed b) Critical speed c)Whipping speed d) All of the above

3. When a shaft is rotating at a speed which is les than critical speed the phase difference between
displacement and centrifugal force is [ ]
0 0 0 0
a) 180 b) 90 c)45 d) 0

4. If the particles of a body vibrate parallel to the axis of the body, then the body is said to have
[ ]
a)Transverse vibration b) Longitudinal vibration c) Tensional vibration d) None of the above

5. If the particles of a body vibrates along a circular arc, whose centre lies on the axis of the shaft, then
the body is said to have [ ]
a)Transverse vibration b) Longitudinal vibration c)Tensional vibration d) None

6. The time taken, by a vibrating body to complete one cycle, is known as [ ]

a)Period b) Frequency c)Resonance d) Damping

7. Choose the wrong statement [ ]

a)Bending stresses are induced when a body is having transverse vibrations
b)Shear stresses are induced when a body is having tensional vibration
c)Tensile or compressive stresses are induced when a body is having longitudinal vibrations
d)All of the above

8. Resonance is a phenomenon in which the frequency of the external exciting force [ ]

a)Is half the natural frequency of the system b)Is double the natural frequency of the system
c)Coincides with the natural frequency of the system
d)Does not coincide with the natural frequency of the system

9. The natural frequency of the free longitudinal vibrations is the [ ]

a)Same as the natural period of vibrations b)Reciprocal of the natural period of vibrations
c)Twice the natural period of vibrations d)Half the natural period of vibrations

10. Two springs of stiffness k1 and k2 are connected in series. The resultant stiffness will be equal to
[ ]
a)K1+K2 b) K1+K2/2 c) K1+K2/K1K2 d) K1K2/K1+K2
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Code No: 117ET :2: Set No. 4

II Fill in the Blanks:

11. A system is said to be critically damped if the damping factor for a vibrating system is
________________________________ .

12. The amount of damping, necessary for a system to be critically damped, is known as
____________________________ .

13. In a light or under damped vibrating system, the natural logarithm of the ratio of any two successive
amplitudes is known as _________________________ .

14. The number of cycles of motion completed in a unit interval of time is known as ____________ .

15. Natural frequency of a system is due to _____________________ .

16. A vibrating body is said to be number the action of damping when

____________________________________________________________________ .

17. If the particles of a body vibrate perpendicular to the axis of the body, then the body is said to have
__________________________.

18. A node means a section where the amplitude of vibration is __________________ .

19. The number of node points is equal to ____________________________ .

20. Transmissibility is defined as

__________________________________________________________________________ .

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