Textbook Of Mechanical Vibrations

Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. Notations. 1. Introduction. 2. Undamped Free Vibrations. 3. Damped Free Vibrations. 4. Forced Vibrations. 5. Two-Degrees-Of-Freedom Systems. 6. Multi-Degrees-Of-Freedom Systems.. 7. Numerical Techniques To Find Natural Frequencies. 8. Vibration Analysis Of Continuous Systems. 9. Transient And Random Vibration Analysis. 10. Finite Element Method. 11. Nonlinear Vibrations. Appendix A.1 Laplace Transforms. Appendix A.2 Numerical Integration Methods in Vibration Analysis. Appendix A.3 Transverse Vibrations of Beams. Bibliography.

This comprehensive and accessible book, now in its second edition, covers both mathematical and physical aspects of the theory of mechanical vibrations. This edition includes a new chapter on the analysis of nonlinear vibrations. The text examines the models and tools used in studying mechanical vibrations and the techniques employed for the development of solutions from a practical perspective to explain linear and nonlinear vibrations. To enable practical understanding of the subject, numerous solved and unsolved problems involving a wide range of practical situations are incorporated in each chapter.

This text is designed for use by the undergraduate and postgraduate students of mechanical engineering.