clc clear mprintf('Mechanical vibrations by G.K.Grover\n Example 2.5.2\n') //given data G=0.83*10^11//rigidity modulus in N/m^2 J=14.7 //mass moment of inertia in kg-m^2 l1=0.6 //lenght of section 1 in m l2=1.8 //lenght of section 2 in m l3=0.25 //lenght of section 3 in m d1=0.05 //dia of section 1 in m d2=0.08 //dia of section 2 in m d3=0.03 //dia of section 3 in m //calculations Kt1=(G/l1)*(%pi/32)*d1^4 //(%pi/32)*d^4 is the section modulus Kt2=(G/l2)*(%pi/32)*d2^4 Kt3=(G/l3)*(%pi/32)*d3^4 Kt=1/((1/Kt1)+(1/Kt2)+(1/Kt3)) //total effective stiffness of the torsional system Wn=sqrt(Kt/J)//natural freq in rad/sec fn=Wn/(2*%pi) //natural freq in Hz //output mprintf(' The natural frequency of torsional oscillation for the given system is\n %4.4f rad/sec or %4.4f Hz.',Wn,fn) mprintf('\nNOTE:Since the value of Kt in the textbook has been rounded of\n to 3 decimal places,the final answer varies slightly.')