
Figure 5.40b, the displacement response of the system is shown. The individ-
ual components comprising this response are shown along with the corre-
sponding spectral information in Figure 5.40d. These individual components
are scaled and phase-shifted versions of the corresponding individual compo-
nents shown in Figure 5.40c for the force input. Although in the correspon-
ding response the components comprising x(t) are periodic, their sum is not
necessarily periodic. For the sum of the harmonic components also to be a pe-
riodic function, the different frequencies v
i
should be commensurate with re-
spect to each other; that is, v
i
pv
j
/q, where p and q are integers. In other
words, the ratio of one frequency to another should be a rational number.
EXAMPLE 5.16
Response of a weaving machine
Rotating unbalanced parts in a weaving machine produce an excitation with
frequency components at f
1
Hz and f
2
Hz to this machine. The vertical motions
of this machine can be described by a single degree-of-freedom model
(a)
where the excitation frequency components are
v
1
2pf
1
and v
2
2pf
2
(b)
We shall determine the response amplitude x of the weaving machine.
In this case, the vibratory system is excited by an excitation with only
two distinct frequency components. Hence, Eq. (5.155) is used to obtain the
response
(c)
where H(
i
) and u(
i
) are given by Eqs. (5.11) and
i
v
i
/v
n
.
It is mentioned that there are two ISO standards
27
that contain informa-
tion about measurement and evaluation of machinery with unbalanced parts.
Next, we examine how a given periodic excitation can be broken up into
harmonic components by using Fourier series, before determining the re-
sponse of a vibratory system.
x1t 2
1
k
a
2
i 1
H1
i
2B
i
sin 1
i
u1
i
22
x
$
2zv
n
x
#
v
2
n
x B
1
sin 1v
1
t2 B
2
sin 1v
2
t2
258 CHAPTER 5 Single Degree-of-Freedom Systems Subjected to Periodic Excitations
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ISO 2372, “Mechanical Vibrations of Machines with Operating Speeds from 10 to 200 rev/s for
Specifying Evaluation Standards,” International Standards Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
(1974); and ISO 3945, “Mechanical Vibration of Large Rotating Machines with Speed Ranging
from 10 to 200 rev/s—Measurement and Evaluation of Vibration Severity In Situ,” International
Standards Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (1985).