Harris' Shock and Vibration Handbook

by Piersol, Allan; Paez, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780071508193
• ISBN10: 0071508198
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-09
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Writen By Ateam of internationally recognized experts, this comprehensive resourse provides all the information you need to design, analyze, install, and maintain systems subject to mechanical shock and vibrarion. The book covers theory, instrumentation, measurment, testing, control methodoligies, and practical applications.

Author Biography

Cyril M. Harris, the Charles Batchelor Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University, is a member of both the National Academy of Science and the National Academy of Engineering.

Allan G. Piersol is an engineer specializing in analysis of data from, and the design of structures for shock, vibration, and acoustical environments.

Thomas L. Paez is a distinguished member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, specializing in probabilistic structural dynamics and validation of mathematical models.

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Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction to the Handbook	p. 1
Basic Vibration Theory	p. 2
Vibration of a Resiliently Supported Rigid Body	p. 3
Nonlinear Vibration	p. 4
Self-Excited Vibration	p. 5
Dynamic Vibration Absorbers and Auxiliary Mass Dampers	p. 6
Vibration of Systems Having Distributed Mass and Elasticity	p. 7
Transient Response to Step and Pulse Functions	p. 8
Mechanical Impedance/Mobility	p. 9
Shock and Vibration Transducers	p. 10
Calibration of Shock and Vibration Transducers	p. 11
Strain Gage Instrumentation	p. 12
Shock and Vibration Data Acquisition	p. 13
Vibration Analyzers and Their Use	p. 14
Measurement Techniques	p. 15
Condition Monitoring of Machinery	p. 16
Shock and Vibration Standards	p. 17
Test Criteria and Specifications	p. 18
Vibration Data Analysis	p. 19
Shock Data AnalysisSheldon Rubin	p. 20
Experimental Modal Analysis	p. 21
Matrix Methods of Analysis	p. 22
Finite Element Methods of Analysis	p. 23
Statistical Energy Analysis	p. 24
Vibration Testing Machines	p. 25
Digital Control Systems for Vibration Testing Machines	p. 26
Shock Testing Machines	p. 27
Pyroshock Testing	p. 28
Vibration of Structures Induced by Ground Motion	p. 29
Vibration of Structures Induced by Fluid Flow	p. 30
Vibration of Structures Induced by Wind	p. 31
Vibration of Structures Induced by Sound	p. 32
Engineering Properties of Metals	p. 33
Engineering Properties of Composites	p. 34
Material and Slip Damping	p. 35
Applied Damping Treatments	p. 36
Torsional Vibration in Reciprocating and Rotating Machines	p. 37
Theory of Shock and Vibration Isolation	p. 38
Shock and Vibration Isolation Systems	p. 39
Equipment Design	p. 40
Human Response to Shock and Vibration	p. 41
Index follows Chapter	p. 41
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