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Vibrations and Stability

Advanced Theory, Analysis, and Tools

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  • Ties together classical and modern topics of advanced vibration analysis in an interesting and lucid manner
  • Provides students with a background in elementary vibrations, with tools necessary for understanding and analyzing more complex dynamical phenomena that can be encountered in engineering and scientific practice
  • Progresses steadily from linear vibration theory over various levels of nonlinearity to bifurcation analysis, global dynamics and chaotic vibrations
  • Trains the student to analyze simple models, recognize nonlinear phenomena and work with advanced tools such as perturbation analysis and bifurcation analysis
  • Explains theory in terms of relevant examples from real systems, this book is user- friendly and meets the increasing interest in non-linear dynamics in mechanical/structural engineering and applied mathematics and physics
  • The new revised and updated edition includes a variety of new subsections

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Vibration Basics

    • Jon Juel Thomsen
    Pages 1-48
  3. Nonlinear Vibrations: Classical Local Theory

    • Jon Juel Thomsen
    Pages 95-207
  4. Nonlinear Multiple-DOF Systems: Local Analysis

    • Jon Juel Thomsen
    Pages 209-269
  5. Bifurcation Analysis

    • Jon Juel Thomsen
    Pages 271-321
  6. Chaotic Vibrations

    • Jon Juel Thomsen
    Pages 323-386
  7. Special Effects of High-Frequency Excitation

    • Jon Juel Thomsen
    Pages 387-447
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 449-529

About this book

This book ties together classical and modern topics of advanced vibration analysis in an interesting and lucid manner. It is intended for advanced students, university teachers, and researchers in mechanical/structural engineering dynamics, and professional engineers aiming at strengthening their theoretical foundation. Assuming background knowledge in elementary vibrations, it provides a set of useful tools for understanding and analyzing the more complex dynamical phenomena that can be met in engineering and scientific practice. Summarizing first basic linear vibration theory, it progresses over various types of nonlinearity and nonlinear interaction to bifurcation analysis, chaotic vibrations, and special high-frequency effects. It trains the student to analyze simple models, recognize nonlinear phenomena, and work with advanced tools such as perturbation analysis and bifurcation analysis. Focusing attention on a limited number of simple, generic models, the book covers the qualitative behavior of a wide variety of mechanical/structural systems; the key examples dealt with can be fabricated as simple physical models for classroom demonstrations. Explaining theory in terms of relevant examples from real systems, this book is user-friendly and meets the increasing interest in, and significance of, nonlinear dynamics in mechanical/structural engineering. This 3rd edition adds many new topics, sections, figures, exercise problems, literature references, and other updates; it is backed up by a separately available booklet with worked out solutions to exercise problems.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Section of Solid Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

    Jon Juel Thomsen

About the author

PhD (1988) and dr.techn. (2003) in mechanical vibrations and dynamics; associate professor at the Technical University of Denmark, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Author of 100+ peer reviewed scienti­fic publications, covering many aspects of theoretical and experimental vibration analysis, in particular nonlinear effects and analysis. 30+ years of university teaching in advanced and basic vibration theory, dynamics, computer modeling, and experimental mechanics. Fundamental and applied research with a special focus on the description, analysis and synthesis of nonlinear phenomena, e.g. vibration suppression using nonlinearity, object transport using vibrations, non-trivial effects of high-frequency excitation, deterministic chaos, wave propagation in periodic media, discontinuous processes (e.g. vibro-impact, friction, clearance), fluid flow affected vibrations, vibration analysis for non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring, and nonlinear modal interaction; see more on www.staff.dtu.dk/jjth.

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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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