SD ENDSEM

G H RAISONI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, PUNE
(AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE AFFILIATED TO SPPU)

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
F.Y.M.TECH (STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING) (SEMESTER 1)
QUESTION BANK FOR ENDSEM (2024 PATTERN)
24PCEPEL1102A: STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
MODULE 01:- SDOF

Q. NO. QUESTION MARKS CO BL
1. Write down various type of vibration
2. Describe Degree of Freedom and write down the types of
Degree of Freedom
3. Explain damping ratio and list out the types of damping.
4. Define critical damping and calculate critical damping ratio
5. Describe the equation for logarithmic decrement.
6. Explain Viscous and coulombs damping
MODULE 02:- SDOF system

1. Write down expression for Duhamel’s Integral.
2. Derive the expression for undamped force vibration to
harmonic excitation
3. Define the following-
i) Forced Vibration
ii) Resonance
4. A mass of 1kg is suspended by a spring having a stiffness of
600 N/m. The mass is displaced downward from its
equilibrium position by a distance of 0.01m. Find a) Equation
of motion of the system b) Natural frequency of the system
c) Response of the system as a function of time d) Total
energy of the system
5. What is degree of freedom of vibrating system?
6. What is un-damped and damped Forced Vibrations?
MODULE 04:- Multiple degrees of freedom (MDOF) system

1. Explain key Characteristics of Non linear Systems include?
2. Explain different methods of Non linear Analysis.
3. Explain different key points of Linear acceleration?
4. What is mean by Linear acceleration?
5. A simply supported beam with a length of 10 m and a mass of
500 kg/m is subjected to a harmonic load of 10 kN at its mid-
span. The beam has a stiffness of 1000 kN/m and a damping
ratio of 0.05. Calculate the linear acceleration of the beam at
its mid-span.
6. What is a multiple degrees of freedom (MDOF) system? How
does it differ from a single degree of freedom (SDOF) system?
MODULE 03:- SDOF system

1. What are the factor's that affect the response of an SDOF
System to ground Motion ?
2. What is the difference between absolute and Relative
displacement.
3. What is a pulse loading? Give some examples of Pulse loading.
4. What is the difference between Step force and Ramp force ?
5. A machine is mounted on a foundation with a natural
frequency of 10 Hz. The machine generates a harmonic force
with a frequency of 20 Hz. If the damping ratio of the system
is 0.1, calculate the transmissibility ratio.
6. How does the dynamic response of a shear building differ
under free and forced vibrations?
MODULE 05:- MDOF System:

1. Explain force vibration of Shear building.
2. Explain transformation of Co-ordinates.
3. Explain mode superposition method.
4. Give the brief note in multiple Dof.
5. Explain wilson Q method for non linear analysis.
6. A two-story shear building has the following parameters:
 Mass of each floor: m₁ = m₂ = 500 kg
 Stiffness of each floor: k₁ = k₂ = 10,000 N/m
 Damping ratio: ζ = 0.01
 A harmonic force F(t) = 2000 sin(5t) N is applied at the
top floor.
Determine:
1. The natural frequencies of the shear building.
2. The response of the top floor using the mode
superposition method (assuming only the first mode
contributes).
MODULE 06:- Continuous system:

1. Derive the equation for the natural frequency of a cantilever
beam using the Rayleigh Ritz method.
2. What is the Rayleigh Ritz method, and how is it used to
analyze the free vibrations of a cantilever beam?
3. What is the Finite Element Method (FEM), and how is it used
to analyze the free vibrations of a cantilever beam.
4. Explain the concept of discretization in the context of FEM.
5. A beam with fixed-fixed ends has a length of 8 m, a width of

0.3 m, and a thickness of 0.2 m. The beam is made of steel
with a modulus of elasticity of 200 GPa and a density of 7850
kg / (m ^ 3) Calculate the natural frequency of the beam.
6. A cantilever beam with the following properties:
 Length (L) = 3 m
 Young’s Modulus (E) = 2 x 10¹¹ N/m²
 Moment of Inertia (I) = 6 x 10⁻⁶ m⁴
 Mass per unit length (m) = 4 kg/m
Calculate the fundamental frequency of the beam.

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G H RAISONI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, PUNE

(AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE AFFILIATED TO SPPU)

MODULE 01:- SDOF

MODULE 02:- SDOF system

MODULE 04:- Multiple degrees of freedom (MDOF) system

MODULE 03:- SDOF system

MODULE 05:- MDOF System:

MODULE 06:- Continuous system:

5. A beam with fixed-fixed ends has a length of 8 m, a width of

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