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Vibro-Acoustics, Volume 1

  • Introduces basic concepts and mathematical methods of Vibro-Acoustics

  • Covers the basis of vibration, structure-borne sound and acoustics

  • Guides the students to the subjects of Vibro-Acoustics step by step, from simple one-degree-of-freedom systems to more complex ones

  • Illustrates the fundamental theories with verifications by laboratory and field measurements

  • Provides problems for each chapter with solutions

  • Serves as both a reference work for researchers and a study text for graduate students

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Mechanical Systems with One Degree of Freedom

    • Anders Nilsson, Bilong Liu
    Pages 1-30
  3. Frequency Domain

    • Anders Nilsson, Bilong Liu
    Pages 31-66
  4. Waves in Solids

    • Anders Nilsson, Bilong Liu
    Pages 67-110
  5. Interaction Between Longitudinal and Transverse Waves

    • Anders Nilsson, Bilong Liu
    Pages 111-151
  6. Wave Attenuation Due to Losses and Transmission Across Junctions

    • Anders Nilsson, Bilong Liu
    Pages 153-211
  7. Longitudinal Vibrations of Finite Beams

    • Anders Nilsson, Bilong Liu
    Pages 213-250
  8. Flexural Vibrations of Finite Beams

    • Anders Nilsson, Bilong Liu
    Pages 251-300
  9. Flexural Vibrations of Finite Plates

    • Anders Nilsson, Bilong Liu
    Pages 301-364
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 365-373

About this book

This three-volume book gives a thorough and comprehensive presentation of vibration and acoustic theories. Different from traditional textbooks which typically deal with some aspects of either acoustic or vibration problems, it is unique of this book to combine those two correlated subjects together. Moreover, it provides fundamental analysis and mathematical descriptions for several crucial phenomena of Vibro-Acoustics which are quite useful in noise reduction, including how structures are excited, energy flows from an excitation point to a sound radiating surface, and finally how a structure radiates noise to a surrounding fluid. Many measurement results included in the text make the reading interesting and informative. Problems/questions are listed at the end of each chapter and the solutions are provided. This will help the readers to understand the topics of Vibro-Acoustics more deeply. The book should be of interest to anyone interested in sound and vibration, vehicle acoustics, ship acoustics and interior aircraft noise.

This is the first volume, and covers the following topics: Mechanical systems with one degree of freedom, Frequency domain, Waves in solids, Interaction between longitudinal and transverse waves, General wave equation, Wave attenuation due to losses and transmission across junctions, Longitudinal vibrations of finite beams, Flexural vibrations of finite beams, Flexural vibrations of finite plates. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Vibrtn Resea, KTH,The Royal Inst of Tech, MWL-Marcus Wallenberg Lab for Sound &, Stockholm, Sweden

    Anders Nilsson

  • Inst of Acoustics,Chinese Academy of Sci, Key Lab of Noise & Vibratn Research, Beijing, China

    Bilong Liu

About the authors

Anders Nilsson holds MSc in Engineering Physics from University of Lund, Sweden and Dr.Tech. in Sound and Vibration from Chalmers University. Anders Nilsson has worked on problems relating to the propagation of sonic booms at Boeing Co., Seattle , USA. At Det Norske Veritas he became head of the Acoustics Department at the Research Division. At  Veritas Anders Nilsson worked on the propagation of structure borne sound in large built up structures and on the excitation of plates from flow and cavitation. Anders Nilsson was head of the Danish Acoustical Institute for four years. His main activities in Denmark were building acoustics. In 1987 Anders Nilsson was appointed professor of Applied Acoustics at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden. He was also the head of the Department of Vehicle Engineering and the founder and head, until 2002, of the Marcus Wallenberg Laboratory of Sound and Vibration Research (MWL).  Anders Nilsson is since 2008 professor emeritus at MWL, KTH. His main interests are problems relating to composite structures as well as vehicle acoustics.

Bilong Liu received his PhD in acoustics at the Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2002. He was thereafter supported financially by an EU-project- Friendly Aircraft Cabin Environment- and worked on noise transmission through aircraft structures at MWL, KTH till 2006. Bilong Liu also holds a PhD in applied acoustics from MWL. During the period Aug. 2004 to Jan. 2005 he also worked on pipe/pump noise

at the University of western Australia in Perth. From 2007 he is working as a research professor at the Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His main interests include vibro-acoustics, fluid induced noise, duct acoustics, active noise control, smart acoustic materials and structures.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Vibro-Acoustics, Volume 1

  • Authors: Anders Nilsson, Bilong Liu

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47807-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Science Press, Beijing and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-47806-6Published: 21 August 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51657-7Published: 22 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-47807-3Published: 06 August 2015

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 373

  • Number of Illustrations: 175 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with Science Press Ltd., Beijing, China

  • Topics: Acoustics, Energy Systems, Noise Control, Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control, Solid Mechanics

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