Vibration Damping of Structural Elements - Softcover

Sun, C.T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130792292 ISBN 13: 9780130792297

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1995

Synopsis

This text concentrates on the damping improvement of many structural elements including beams plates, rods, rings, shells and curved elements by using constrained viscoelastic damping materials. The development of analytical models for damping in structural elements is emphasized, alongside the progression from simple single degree of freedome models to more complex multidegree of freedome models, continuous structural elements, and finite element techniques.

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About the Author

C. T. SUN, PHD, is the Neil A. Armstrong Distinguished Professor inthe School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the recipient of the 2004 Purdue University Research Award. Dr. Sun teaches composites, elasticity, fracture mechanics, and aircraft structures. He is a Fellow of both the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the American Society for Composites (ASC).

Synopsis

Vibration and vibration control of structures play a vital research role in mechanical, aerospace, and civil engineering, as well as many industrial and defense-related applications. To help readers fully grasp the importance of this subject, this comprehensive volume presents state-of-the-art technology in the area of vibration damping of discrete and continuous structural systems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130792292
• ISBN 13: 9780130792297
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384