Principles of Vibration
by: Benson H. Tongue
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Topics include: seismically excited, tensioned string, trial function approximation, rotating imbalance, our trial functions, restrained string, spring restrained, first trial vector, actual eigenvectors, modal analyzer, second trial vector, trial vectors, force excited, flexibility influence coefficient, lumped spring, accelerometer body, stiffness influence coefficient, displacement entries, proportionally damped, influence coefficient matrix, sensed mass, maximal acceleration, highest natural frequency, undamped case, ideal white noise
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In this second edition of Principles of Vibration, Benson H. Tongue takes a refreshingly informal approach to the understanding and analysis of vibration problems. His student-friendly style creates a sense of "one-on-one" communication to which students respond with enthusiasm, declaring that the text is enjoyable, informative, and even "good bedtime reading." The text material can be used in a first vibrations course and in advanced undergraduate/beginning graduate courses. Some familiarity with linear algebra, elementary deformable bodies, and beginning dynamics is assumed. Tongue provides a basic understanding of the principles of vibrations, presenting the core ideas and theories that define the field. Starting with classical material--single-degree-of-freedom systems--he branches out into modern topics, emphasizing multiple-degree-of-freedom systems. Principles of Vibration, Second Edition is an ideal text for senior undergraduates and graduate students in mechanical, civil, and aeronautical engineering departments.
Features
Features a student-centric presentation that emphasizes the understanding of basic concepts
Provides modal analysis and linear algebra tools to solve vibration problems
Contains general solution techniques and specific approaches using MATLABRG
Includes a wide array of problems from various disciplines
Contains 126 completely new homework problems, 100 modified problems, and 13 new examples
Contains a unique chapter on "Seat-of-the-Pants" engineering, giving novices the "tricks of the trade" that provide fast and accurate estimations of the real solution to a problem
Book Info
Author takes a refreshingly informal approach to the understanding and analysis of vibration problems. Ideal text for senior undergraduates and graduate students in mechanical, civil, and aeronautical engineering departments.
Reviews:
I am currently teaching the introductory course in Mechanical Vibrations at California State University, Fullerton, and chose Dr. Inman's book after evaluating several different texts. The material is well organized, there are numerous practical examples, and the book is easy to read. The book contains substantial material on nonlinear vibrations, and numerical solutions, items that are of immense practical importance. Methods of solution are covered in three different software packages, MathCAD, MATLAB and Mathematica, which, when combined with the quantity of homework problems, allows the Instructor to tailor the class to his or her own preferences. Additionally, I am also a practicing engineer, currently employed by a manufacturer of vibration exciters, and have found the material on vibration testing to be accurate and informative. This makes the book valuable as a reference, as well as a textbook.
This book covers the basic material, but other books such as Schaum's Outline cover a lot of the same basic material. The Appendix on the Literature section is useful as an access point to other books on the text. Hartog's book has more applied information. SS Rao's book has stronger theoretical development. It is not strong on the mechanics of performing modal analysis from a mathematical approach. There are also better examples of LaGrange's method. Overall it is ok for a junior year text, but needs supplementing by the instructor. Wowk's book covers machinery vibration better. My biggest complaint would be that Inman doesn't cover sensing and other practical topics well.