Mechanical Vibrations (Multiple Choice Questions) MCQs Quiz
1 min readDec 6, 2022
Mechanical vibration MCQ Questions With Answers
Q1. A slender shaft supported on two bearings at its ends carries a disc with an eccentricity e from the axis of rotation. The critical speed of the shaft is N. If the disc is replaced by a second one of same weight but mounted with an eccentricity 2e, critical speed of the shaft in the second case is
- Nc/√ 2
- Nc/2
- Nc
- 2 Nc
Q2. A uniform cantilever beam undergoes transverse vibrations. The number of natural frequencies associated with the beam is
- 1
- 10
- 100
- infty ∞
Q3. When a shaking force is transmitted through the spring, damping becomes less than the applied force when the ratio of its frequency to the natural frequency is greater than
- 0.25
- 0.5
- 1
- √2
Q4. The rotor of a turbine is generally rotated at
- the critical speed
- a speed much below the critical speed
- a speed much above the critical speed
- a speed having no relation to critical speed
Q5. For steady-state forced vibrations, the phase lag at resonance is
- 0°0\degree0°
- 45°45\degree45°
- 90°90\degree90°
- 180°180\degree180°