An electric motor, of mass m = 100 kg and operating speed = 1800 rpm is fixed at the middle of a clamped-clamped steel beam of rectangular cross section, as shown in Fig. 12.32. Design the beam such that the natural frequency of the system exceeds the operating speed of the motor.
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