Book description
This straightforward text, primer and reference introduces the theoretical, testing and control aspects of structural dynamics and vibration, as practised in industry today.Written by an expert engineer of over 40 years experience, the book comprehensively opens up the dynamic behavior of structures and provides engineers and students with a comprehensive practice based understanding of the key aspects of this key engineering topic.
Key features
• Worked example based makes it a thoroughly practical resource
• Aimed at those studying to enter, and already working in industry;
• Presents an applied practice and testing based approach while remaining grounded in the theory of the topic
• Makes the topic as easy to read as possible, omitting no steps in the development of the subject;
• Includes the use of computer based modelling techniques and finite elements
• Covers theory, modelling testing and control in practice
Written with the needs of engineers of a wide range of backgrounds in mind, this book will be a key resource for those studying structural dynamics and vibration at undergraduate level for the first time in aeronautical, mechanical, civil and automotive engineering. It will be ideal for laboratory classes and as a primer for readers returning to the subject, or coming to it fresh at graduate level.
It is a guide for students to keep and for practicing engineers to refer to: its worked example approach ensures that engineers will turn to Thorby for advice in many engineering situations.
1. Presents students and practitioners in all branches of engineering with a unique structural dynamics resource and primer, covering practical approaches to vibration engineering while remaining grounded in the theory of the topic
2. Written by a leading industry expert, with a worked example lead approach for clarity and ease of understanding
3. Makes the topic as easy to read as possible, omitting no steps in the development of the subject; covers computer based techniques and finite elements
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1: Basic Concepts
- Chapter 2: The Linear Single Degree of Freedom System: Classical Methods
- Chapter 3: The Linear Single Degree of Freedom System: Response in the Time Domain
- Chapter 4: The Linear Single Degree of Freedom System: Response in the Frequency Domain
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Chapter 5: Damping
- 5.1 Viscous and hysteretic damping models
- 5.2 Damping as an energy loss
- 5.3 Tests on damping materials
- 5.4 Quantifying linear damping
- 5.5 Heat dissipated by damping
- 5.6 Non-linear damping
- 5.7 Equivalent linear dampers
- 5.8 Variation of damping and natural frequency in structures with amplitude and time
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Chapter 6: Introduction to Multi-degree-of-freedom Systems
- 6.1 Setting up the equations of motion for simple, undamped, multi-DOF systems
- 6.2 Matrix methods for multi-DOF systems
- 6.3 Undamped normal modes
- 6.4 Damping in multi-DOF systems
- 6.4.4 Proportional Damping
- 6.5 Response of multi-DOF systems by normal mode summation
- 6.6 Response of multi-DOF systems by direct integration
- Chapter 7: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
- Chapter 8: Vibration of Structures
- Chapter 9: Fourier Transformation and Related Topics
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Chapter 10: Random Vibration
- 10.1 Stationarity, ergodicity, expected and average values
- 10.2 Amplitude probability distribution and density functions
- 10.3 The power spectrum
- 10.4 Response of a system to a single random input
- 10.5 Correlation functions and cross-power spectral density functions
- 10.6 The Response of structures to random inputs
- 10.7 Computing power spectra and correlation functions using the discrete Fourier transform
- 10.8 Fatigue due to random vibration
- Chapter 11: Vibration Reduction
- Chapter 12: Introduction to Self-Excited Systems
- Chapter 13: Vibration testing
- A Short Table of Laplace Transforms
- Calculation of Flexibility Influence Coefficients
- Acoustic Spectra
- Index
Product information
- Title: Structural Dynamics and Vibration in Practice
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2008
- Publisher(s): Butterworth-Heinemann
- ISBN: 9780080557151
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