- Question 3 A Explain Why Rubber Is Effective In Providing Good Mountings For Delicate Instruments Etc 6 B A Del 1 (84.54 KiB) Viewed 67 times
Question [3] (a) Explain why rubber is effective in providing good mountings for delicate instruments etc. (6) (b) A delicate instrument with a mass of 1.2kg is mounted onto a vibrating plate using rubber mounts with a total stiffness of 3kN/m and a damping coefficient of 200Ns/m. (1) If the plate begins vibrating and the frequency is increased from zero to 650Hz. Sketch a graph of the amplitude of vibrations of the instrument versus the plate frequency highlighting any significant features. (5) (ii) Indicate on the graph what the effect of changing the rubber mounts with equivalent steel springs of similar stiffness would have on the response. (2) (c) Determine the maximum amplitude of vibrations of the instrument when the plate is vibrated with an amplitude of 10mm. (4) (d) Determine the maximum velocity and acceleration of the instrument (3) (e) Describe in detail 3 ways of reducing the amplitude of vibrations of the instrument (5)