Vibration Mechanics

This book is a novel tutorial for research-oriented study of vibration mechanics. The book begins with twelve open problems from six case studies of vibration mechanics in order to guide readers in studying the entire book. Then, the book surveys both theories and methods of linear vibrations in an elementary course from a new perspective of aesthetics of science so as to assist readers to upgrade their way of learning. The successive chapters offer a theoretical frame of linear vibrations and waves, covering the models of vibration systems, the vibration analysis of discrete systems, the natural vibrations of one-dimensional structures, the natural vibrations of symmetric structures, and the waves and vibrations of one-dimensional structures. The chapters help readers solve the twelve open problems step by step during the research-oriented study.
The book tries to arouse the interest of graduate students and professionals, who have learnt an elementary course of vibration mechanics of two credits, to conduct the research-oriented study and achieve a helical upgrade understanding to vibration mechanics.

Establishes a theoretical and methodological frame of linear vibrations for research-oriented learning Deals with vibration problems from a new perspective of esthetics of science Presents analysis on duality of rods and beams, node number of a mode shape, and anti-resonance of vibration system

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Dr. Haiyan Hu is Professor of Mechanics at Beijing Institute of Technology, where he served as President from 2007 to 2017. Prior to that appointment, he was President of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China from 2001 to 2007, Professor of Mechanics at that university from 1994 to 2007, and a Humboldt Research Fellow at University of Stuttgart, Germany from 1992 to 1994.Prof. Hu has made recognized contributions to the nonlinear dynamics and control of aerospace structures, including the stability and bifurcations of nonlinear vibration systems under delayed control, the active flutter suppression for aircraft structures, and the deployment dynamics of space structures in orbit. He has authored and co-authored 5 monographs/books and around 300 journal papers, which have been cited over 12,000 times. Prof. Hu received The State Award of Natural Science of China twice and many honors, such as Fellow of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007, Fellow of TWAS in 2010,and Honorary Doctor of Science from Moscow State University, Russia in 2015.

Inhalt
1 Start of Research-oriented Study.- 2 Preparation of Research-oriented Study.- 3 Models of Vibration Systems.- 4 Vibration Analysis of Discrete Systems.- 5 Natural Vibrations of One-dimensional Structures.- 6 Natural Vibrations of Symmetric Structures.- 7 Waves and Vibrations of One-dimensional Structures.- Appendix Three-Dimensional Waves in an Elastic Medium.- Bibliography.- Subject Index.