Vibration of Discrete and Continuous Systems / Edition 2

by Ahmed Shabana

Overview

This text, which is intended to follow the author's Theory of Vibration: An Introduction, aims to further the understanding, both physical and mathematical, of the theory of vibration and its applications, here focusing on discrete and continuous systems. As in the previous volume, the text develops the techniques used to analyze vibrations in mechanical and structural systems from their foundations rationally and in clearly understandable stages. Intended for a graduate course in the theory of vibration, the explanations of procedures and details are easily understandable by students. A new chapter on computer methods for the eigenvalue problem has been added for this edition; it includes discussions of the similarity transformation, generalized eigenvectors, the Jacobi method, the Householder transformation, and QR decomposition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387947440
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	12/13/1996
Series:	Mechanical Engineering Series
Edition description:	2nd ed. 1997
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Kinematics of Rigid Bodies.- 1.2 Dynamic Equations.- 1.3 Single Degree of Freedom Systems.- 1.4 Oscillatory and Nonoscillatory Motion.- 1.5 Other Types of Damping.- 1.6 Forced Vibration.- 1.7 Impulse Response.- 1.8 Response to an Arbitrary Forcing Function.- Problems.- 2 Lagrangian Dynamics.- 2.1 Generalized Coordinates.- 2.2 Virtual Work and Generalized Forces.- 2.3 Lagrange’s Equation.- 2.4 Kinetic Energy.- 2.5 Strain Energy.- 2.6 Hamilton’s Principle.- 2.7 Conservation Theorems.- 2.8 Concluding Remarks.- Problems.- 3 Multi-Degree of Freedom Systems.- 3.1 Equations of Motion.- 3.2 Undamped Free Vibration.- 3.3 Orthogonality of the Mode Shapes.- 3.4 Rigid-Body Modes.- 3.5 Conservation of Energy.- 3.6 Forced Vibration of the Undamped Systems.- 3.7 Viscously Damped Systems.- 3.8 General Viscous Damping.- 3.9 Approximation and Numerical Methods.- 3.10 Matrix-Iteration Methods.- 3.11 Method of Transfer Matrices173 Problems.- 4 Vibration of Continuous Systems.- 4.1 Free Longitudinal Vibrations.- 4.2 Free Torsional Vibrations.- 4.3 Free Transverse Vibrations of Beams.- 4.4 Orthogonality of the Eigenfunctions.- 4.5 Forced Vibrations.- 4.6 Inhomogeneous Boundary Conditions.- 4.7 Viscoelastic Materials.- 4.8 Energy Methods.- 4.9 Approximation Methods.- 4.10 Galerkin’s Method.- 4.11 Assumed-Modes Method259 Problems.- 5 The Finite-Element Method.- 5.1 Assumed Displacement Field.- 5.2 Comments on the Element Shape Functions.- 5.3 Connectivity Between Elements.- 5.4 Formulation of the Mass Matrix.- 5.5 Formulation of the Stiffness Matrix.- 5.6 Equations of Motion.- 5.7 Convergence of the Finite-Element Solution.- 5.8 Higher-Order Elements.- 5.9 Spatial Elements.- 5.10 Large Rotations and Deformations323 Problems.- 6 Methods for the Eigenvalue Analysis.- 6.1 Similarity Transformation.- 6.2 Polynomial Matrices.- 6.3 Equivalence of the Characteristic Matrices.- 6.4 Jordan Matrices.- 6.5 Elementary Divisors.- 6.6 Generalized Eigenvectors.- 6.7 Jacobi Method.- 6.8 Householder Transformation.- Appendix A Linear Algebra.- A.1 Matrices.- A.2 Matrix Operations.- A.3 Vectors.- A.4 Eigenvalue Problem.- Problems.- References.