Introduction to Finite Element Vibration Analysis 2 Revised edition

Marc Notes: This edition originally published: 2010.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; This work presents an introduction to the mathematical basis of finite element analysis as applied to vibrating systems, a technique which is very important in modelling the response of structures to dynamic loads. Brief Description: An introduction to the mathematical basis of finite element analysis as applied to vibrating systems. Table of Contents: 1. Formulation of the equations of motion; 2. Element energy functions; 3. Introduction to the finite element displacement method; 4. In-plane vibration of plates; 5. Vibration of solids; 6. Flexural vibration of plates; 7. Vibration of stiffened plates and folded plate structures; 8. Vibration of shells; 9. Vibration of laminated plates and shells; 10. Hierarchical finite element method; 11. Analysis of free vibration; 12. Forced response; 13. Forced response II; 14. Computer analysis technique. Review Quotes: "The contents of this work are very well organized ... a very useful theoretical reference. ... Recommended." CHOICE Review Citations:

Choice 06/01/2011 (EAN 9780521191609, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Petyt, Maurice Maurice Petyt is an Emeritus Professor of Structural Dynamics, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton. He has also held appointments as a Research Professor at George Washington University and Visiting Professor at the University d'Aix-Marseille II, France, and the National University of Singapore. He is a Charted Mathematician, a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications, a Fellow of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration, and a Fellow of the Institute of Acoustics. Formerly European Editor and Editor-in-Chief, he is now Editor Emeritus of the Journal of Sound and Vibration.