Harris' Shock and Vibration Handbook, 6th Edition

The classic reference on shock and vibration, fully updated with the latest advances in the field.

Written by a team of internationally recognized experts, this comprehensive resource provides all the information you need to design, analyze, install, and maintain systems subject to mechanical shock and vibration. The book covers theory, instrumentation, measurement, testing, control methodologies, and practical applications.
 

Harris' Shock and Vibration Handbook, Sixth Edition, has been extensively revised to include innovative techniques and technologies, such as the use of waveform replication, wavelets, and temporal moments. Learn how to successfully apply theory to solve frequently encountered problems. This definitive guide is essential for mechanical, aeronautical, acoustical, civil, electrical, and transportation engineers.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MECHANICAL SHOCK AND VIBRATION, INCLUDING

* Fundamental theory
* Instrumentation and measurements
* Procedures for analyzing and testing systems subject to shock and vibration
* Ground-motion, fluid-flow, wind-. and sound-induced vibration
* Methods for controlling shock and vibration
* Equipment design
* The effects of shock and vibration on humans
 

Contributors
Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction the Handbook
Chapter 2 : Basic Vibration Theory
Chapter 3 : Vibration of a Resiliently Supported Rigid Body
Chapter 4 : Nonlinear Vibration
Chapter 5 : Self-Excited Vibration
Chapter 6 : Dynamic Vibration Absorbers and Auxiliary Mass Dampers
Chapter 7 : Vibration of Systems Having Distributed Mass and Elasticity
Chapter 8 : Transient Response to Step and Pulse Functions
Chapter 9 : Effect of Impact on Structures
Chapter 10 : Mechanical Impedance
Chapter 11 : Statistical Methods for Analyzing Vibrating Systems
Chapter 12 : Vibration Transducers
Chapter 13 : Vibration Measurement Instrumentation
Chapter 14 : Spectrum Analyzers and Their Use
Chapter 15 : Vibration Measurement Techniques
Chapter 16 : Condition Monitoring of Machinery
Chapter 17 : Strain-Gage Instrumentation
Chapter 18 : Calibration of Transducers
Chapter 19 : Vibration Standards
Chapter 20 : Test Criteria and Specifications
Chapter 21 : Modal Analysis and Testing
Chapter 22 : Concepts in Vibration Data Analysis
Chapter 23 : Concepts in Shock Data Analysis
Chapter 24 : Seismically-Induced Vibration of Structures
Chapter 25 : Vibration Testing Machines
Chapter 26 : Part I: Conventional Shock Testing Machines
Chapter 27 : Part II: Pyrotechnic Shock Testing Machines
Chapter 28 : Application of Digital Computers
Chapter 29 : Part I: Matrix Methods of Analysis
Chapter 30 : Part II: Finite Element Models
Chapter 31 : Part I: Vibration of Structures Induced by Fluid Flow
Chapter 32 : Part II: Vibration of Structures Induced by Wind
Chapter 33 : Theory of Vibration Isolation
Chapter 34 : Theory of Shock Isolation
Chapter 35 : Vibration Isolators
Chapter 36 : Selection and Application of Vibration Isolators
Chapter 37 : Engineering Properties of Rubber
Chapter 38 : Engineering Properties of Metals Used in Equipment Design
Chapter 39 : Material Damping and Slip Damping
Chapter 40 : Applied Damping Treatments
Chapter 41 : Torsional Vibration in Reciprocating and Rotating Machines
Chapter 42 : Part I: Balancing of Rotating Machinery
Chapter 43 : Part II: Vibration Induced by Shaft Misalignment
Chapter 44 : Machine-Tool Vibration
Chapter 45 : Package Engineering
Chapter 46 : Theory of Equipment Design
Chapter 47 : Practice of Equipment Design
Chapter 48 : Effects of Shock and Vibration on Humans

Index