Vibration for Engineers (2nd Edition)

An undergraduate text on vibration, for a second course in vibration with design emphasis. Chapters on kinematics of vibration; natural vibration about equilibrium; lumped mass systems; vibration of nonlinear systems; and machinery vibration contains exercises and problems, summaries of equations, and profiles and b&w photos of historical figures of in the field. Includes pseudocode and MATHEMATICA code, with FORTRAN code on a separately available disk. This second edition includes drill exercises, numerous reference tables of properties of engineering materials, and introductory material on symbolic processing. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. This second edition is a comprehensive book for vibration engineering. The book emphasizes design and extends the discussion of design beyond handbook solutions for component sizing to include the assumptions underlying the handbook solutions. Symbolic processing is introduced for those readers who want to extend their understanding of the fundamentals of vibration analysis. It also includes historical references so that students will understand how vibration theories developed This text is intended for use on one- or two-term introductory courses in vibrations taught to mechanical, aerospace, engineering mechanics, and civil engineering undergraduates. Symbolic processing is introduced for those who want to extend their understanding of vibration analysis.