Some engineering applications in random vibrations and random structures / Giora Maymon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maymon, Giora.

Series:

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 178.

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 178

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Random vibration.

Stochastic processes.

Structural dynamics.

Structural analysis (Engineering).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text synthesizes information for analyzing random vibrations and structures into one coherent body of knowledge. It takes a practical yet progressive look at two major fields related to random analysis: linear and geometrically nonlinear structures, and the behaviour of random structures under random loads.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1 Deterministic Single-Degree-of-Freedom System""; ""I. SDOF System Subjected to External Harmonic Excitation""; ""II. SDOF System Subjected to Base Excitation""; ""III. Response of an SDOF System to General Force""; ""IV. Stresses in an SDOF System""; ""V. Summary""; ""Chapter 2 Deterministic Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom System""; ""I. Differential Equations and Normal Modes of an MDOF System""; ""II. Generalized Masses, Dampings, Rigidities, and Forces""; ""III. Uncoupled Differential Equations""

""IV. Summary""""Chapter 3 Deterministic Continuous System""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Differential Equations of Continuous System""; ""III. Base Excitation""; ""IV. Stress Response""; ""V. Summary""; ""Chapter 4 Random Functions and Excitation""; ""I. Basic Concepts of Random Functions""; ""II. Practical Characterization of Random Excitation""; ""III. Important Excitation Functions""; ""IV. Boundary-Layer Excitation Model""; ""V. Summary""; ""Chapter 5 Response of Linear Systems to Stationary Random Excitations""; ""I. Response of a Linear SDOF System""

""II. Response of a Linear MDOF System""""III. Response of a Linear Structure to Stationary Random Excitations""; ""IV. Summary""; ""Chapter 6 Nonlinear Single-Degree-of-Freedom and Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom Systems""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Nonlinear Behavior of an SDOF Oscillator""; ""III. Nonlinear Coefficients of a Structure""; ""IV. Summary""; ""Chapter 7 Statistical Linearization Method""; ""I. Statistical Linearization Method for an MDOF System""; ""II. Nonlinear Response of an SDOF System to Random Gaussian Force""

""III. Nonlinear Random Response of Two-DOF System to Random Gaussian Force""""IV. Nonlinear Random Response of an Elastic System""; ""V. Computational Procedure""; ""VI. Calculation of Stress Response""; ""VII. Summary""; ""Chapter 8 Nondeterministic Structures: Basic Concepts""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Failure Surface: Basic Case""; ""III. Reliability Index""; ""IV. Summary""; ""Chapter 9 Calculation of the Probability of Failure""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Lagrange Multiplier Method""; ""III. Demonstration of the Iterative Process""

""IV. Numerical Programs for Probabilistic Structural Analysis""""V. Summary""; ""Chapter 10 Taylor Series Expansion of the Failure Surface""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Taylor Series Expansion""; ""III. Selection of the Evaluation Point""; ""IV. Detailed Examples of the Taylor Series Expansion Method""; ""V. Summary""; ""Chapter 11 Direct Calculation of the Probability of Failure Using an Existing Finite Element Program""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. MJPDF Method""; ""III. Numerical Examples""; ""IV. Summary""; ""Chapter 12 Probability of Failure of Dynamic Systems""; ""I. Introduction""

""II. Statistical Behavior of a Stationary Gaussian Process""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60086-649-2

1-60086-430-9

OCLC:

922978879