Random vibrations : analysis of structural and mechanical systems / Loren D. Lutes and Sharham Sarkani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lutes, L. D. (Loren D.)

Contributor:

Sarkani, Shahram.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Random vibration.

Stochastic processes.

Structural dynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (651 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The topic of Introduction to Random Vibrations is the behavior of structural and mechanical systems when they are subjected to unpredictable, or random, vibrations. These vibrations may arise from natural phenomena such as earthquakes or wind, or from human-controlled causes such as the stresses placed on aircraft at takeoff and landing. Study and mastery of this topic enables engineers to design and maintain structures capable of withstanding random vibrations, thereby protecting human life.Introduction to Random Vibrations will lead readers in a user-friendly fashion to a thorough un

Contents:

front cover; copyright; table of contents; front matter; PREFACE; body; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Probability and Random Variables; Chapter 3 Expected Values of Random Variables; Chapter 4 Analysis of Stochastic Processes; Chapter 5 Time Domain Linear Vibration Analysis; Chapter 6 Frequency Domain Analysis; Chapter 7 Frequency, Bandwidth, and Amplitude; Chapter 8 Matrix Analysis of Linear Systems; Chapter 9 Direct Stochastic Analysis of Linear Systems; Chapter 10 Introduction to Nonlinear Stochastic Vibration; Chapter 11 Failure Analysis

Chapter 12 Effect of Parameter Uncertaintyback matter; Appendix A Dirac Delta Function; Appendix B Fourier Analysis; References; Author Index; index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-96437-5

9786610964376

0-08-047003-3

OCLC:

170971334