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Structural dynamics and vibration in practice : an engineering handbook /

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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 structure...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thorby, Douglas
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Structural dynamics.
Vibration.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Structural.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Basic Concepts; The Linear Single Degree of Freedom System: Classical Methods; The Linear Single Degree of Freedom System: Response
  • in the Time Domain; The Linear Single Degree of Freedom System: Response in the Frequency Domain; Damping; Introduction to Multi-degree-of-freedom Systems; Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors; Vibration of Structures; Fourier Transformation and Related Topics; Random Vibration; Vibration Reduction; Introduction to Self-Excited Systems; Vibration testing; Appendices.