Modern vibrations primer / Peter M. Moretti.

engineering bookfair2015

Includes bibliographical references and index.

SIMPLE SYSTEMSIntroduction and ResourcesFormulation of Translational Systems and Review of UnitsFormulation of Rotational Systems and Review of Second MomentsUndamped Free Vibration and Static DeflectionEnergy Methods for Natural Frequency with an Introduction to Hamiltonian MethodsApproximations for Distributed Systems and Hydrodynamic InertiaPeriodic Force Excitation of Undamped Systems and Review of Numerical Fourier AnalysisUnbalance Excitation and Rotating ShaftsDAMPED SYSTEMSDamped Free Vibration and Logarithmic Decrement Formulation of Damping Terms and Hereditary DampingPeriodic Excitation of Damped Systems and Forces at the BaseBase Excitation and Dynamic Instrumentation Unbalance Excitation of Damped Systems and Forces at the Base Transients by ConvolutionShock Spectra and Similitude Transients by SimulationTransients by Integral TransformsRandom Vibrations and Statistical Concepts MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SYSTEMSTwo-Directional Motion and Principal CoordinatesMulti-Mass Systems from Newton's LawCombined Translation and Rotation and Mass CouplingLagrangian Methods and Equivalent CouplingFlexibility Formulation and Estimation MethodsForced Excitation and Modal AnalysisDamped Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Systems and State-Variable FormulationsWhirling and DampingTransfer Matrices and Finite ElementsCONTINUOUS SYSTEMSTensioned Strings and ThreadlinesPressure and Shear Waves, and Special End ConditionsContinuous Media and Acoustic MeasurementsBeam Vibrations and Approximate MethodsColumn Vibrations and Rails and PipesModal Analyzers and Cross-SpectraPARAMETRIC EXCITATIONTime-Varying Coefficients and Mathieu's EquationNON-LINEAR VIBRATIONLinearization and Error AnalysisThe Phase Plane and Graphical SolutionsAnalytical Solution and Elliptic IntegralsPseudo-Linearization and Equivalent DampingSeries Expansion and SubharmonicsNumerical Simulation and ChaosVibration Control, Active and Semi-activeFlow-Induced Vibrations and Flow InstabilitiesLiterature SearchesINDEX

Offers practicing mechanical engineers with guidance through the computer-based problem solving process. This book illustrates methods for reducing complex engineering problems to manageable, analytical models. It contains a helpful exposition that emphasizes practical application and builds in complexity as it progresses.