Vibration Testing
Theory and Practice
2nd Edition
Published on 24. October 2008
Book
Hardback
672 pages
978-0-471-66651-6 (ISBN)
Description
Vibration Testing: Theory and Practice, Second Edition is a step-by-step guide that shows how to obtain meaningful experimental results via the proper use of modern instrumentation, vibration exciters, and signal-processing equipment, with particular emphasis on how different types of signals are processed with a frequency analyzer. Thoroughly updated, this new edition covers all basic concepts and principles underlying dynamic testing, explains how current instruments and methods operate within the dynamic environment, and describes their behavior in a number of commonly encountered field and laboratory test situations.
Reviews / Votes
"...is a good foundational text for engineers concerned with component vibration testing as it might relate to failure analysis, qualification testing, reliability testing, and machinery diagnostics. The book is well written and makes the presented concepts easy to understand. I recommend it both as an introduction to laboratory testing techniques for the relative novice and as a reference for experienced practitioners in the field." (Noise Control Engineering, Jan-Feb 2009)More details
Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Illustrations
Photos: 13 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 277 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 50 B&W, 0 Color; Graphs: 50 B&W, 0 Color
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
1167 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-66651-6 (9780471666516)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
09/1995
Wiley
€142.37
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Persons
KENNETH G. McCONNELL, PE, is Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Iowa State University, and has over forty-three years' experience in vibrations and experimental mechanics. He is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Mechanics, and recipient of SEM's M.M. Frocht Award for "outstanding achievement as an experimental mechanics educator"; SEM's highest award, the William M. Murray Lecturer, for his "outstanding contribution to SEM in the fields of dynamic instrumentation, vibration testing techniques, and fluid structure interaction"; the D.J. DeMichele Award for "promoting the scientific and educational aspects of modal analysis"; and the Brewer Award, "in recognition of his contributions as an outstanding practicing experimental stress analyst." He is the author of Instrumentation for Engineering Measurements, Second Edition (coauthored with James E. Dally and William F Riley and published by Wiley) and other books in the field.
PAULO S. VAROTO is professor on Dynamics and Vibrations at the Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering of Sao Carlos, University of Sao Paulo. Professor Varoto earned his BSc and MSc in mechanical engineering from the University of Sao Paulo and holds a PhD in engineering mechanics from the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Iowa State University, where he worked under the supervision of Ken McConnell.
PAULO S. VAROTO is professor on Dynamics and Vibrations at the Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering of Sao Carlos, University of Sao Paulo. Professor Varoto earned his BSc and MSc in mechanical engineering from the University of Sao Paulo and holds a PhD in engineering mechanics from the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Iowa State University, where he worked under the supervision of Ken McConnell.
Content
Chapter One: an Overview Of Vibration Testing.
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 Preliminary Considerations.
1.3 General Input/Output Relationships in the Frequency Domain.
1.4 Overview of Equipment Employed.
1.5 Summary.
Chapter Two: Dynamic Signal Analysis.
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Phasor Representation of Periodic Functions.
2.3 Periodic Time Histories.
2.4 Transient Signal Analysis.
2.5 Correlation Concepts - A Statistical Point of View.
2.6 Correlation Concepts - Periodic Time-Histories.
2.7 Correlation Concepts - Transient Time-Histories.
2.8 Correlation Concepts - Random Time Histories.
2.9 Summary.
2.10 General References on Signal Analysis.
References.
Chapter Three: Vibration Concepts.
3.1 Introduction.
3.2 The Single DOF Model.
3.3 Single Degree of Freedom Forced Response.
3.4 General Input-Output Model for Linear Systems.
3.5 The Two Degree of Freedom Vibration Model.
3.6 The Second Order Continuous Vibration Model.
3.7 Fourth Order Continuous Vibration System - The Beam.
3.8 Non-Linear Behavior.
3.9 Summary.
References.
Chapter Four: Transducer Measurement Considerations.
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Fixed Reference Transducers.
4.3 Mechanical Model of Seismic Transducers - The Accelerometer.
4.4 Piezoelectric Sensor Characteristics.
4.5 Combined Linear and Angular Accelerometers.
4.6 Transducer Response to Transient Inputs.
4.7 Accelerometer Cross-Axis Sensitivity.
4.8 The Force Transducer General Model.
4.9 Correcting Frf Data For Force Transducer Mass Loading.
4.10 Calibration.
4.11 Environmental Factors.
4.12 Summary.
References.
Chapter Five: The Digital Frequency Analyzer.
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Basic Processes of A Digital Frequency Analyzer.
5.3 Digital Analyzer Operating Principles.
5.4 Factors In The Application of a Single Channel Analyzer.
5.5 The Dual Channel Analyzer.
5.6 The Effects of Signal Noise on Frf Measurements.
5.7 Overlapping Signal Analysis to Reduce Analysis Time.
5.8 Zoom Analysis.
5.9 Scan Analysis, Scan Averaging, And More On Spectral Smearing.
5.10 Summary.
5.11 References.
Chapter Six: Vibration Excitation Mechanisms.
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Mechanical Vibration Exciters.
6.3 Electrohydraulic Exciters.
6.4 The Modeling Of An Electro-Magnetic Vibration Exciter System.
6.5 An Exciter System's Bare Table Characteristics.
6.6 Interaction Of An Exciter And A Grounded Single Dof Structure.
6.7 Interaction Of An Exciter And An Ungrounded Structure Under Test.
6.8 Measuring an Exciters Actual Characteristics.
References.
Chapter Seven: The Application Of Basic Concepts To Vibration Testing.
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Sudden Release Or Step Relaxation Method.
7.3 Forced Response Of A Simply Supported Beam Mounted On An Exciter.
7.4 Impulse Testing.
7.5 Selecting Proper Windows for Impulse Testing.
7.6 Vibration Exciter Driving A Free-Free Beam With Point Loads.
7.7 Windowing Effects On Random Test Results.
7.8 Low Frequency Damping Measurements Reveal Subtle Data Processing Problems.
7.9 A Linear Structure Becomes Non-Linear Due To Its Test Environment..
7.10 Summary.
References.
Chapter Eight: General Vibration Testing Model: From The Field To The Laboratory.
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 A Two Point Input-Output Model Of Field And Laboratory Simulation Environments.
8.3 Laboratory Simulation Schemes Based On The Elementary Model.
8.4 An Example Using A Two Dof Test Item And A Two DOF Vehicle.
8.5 The General Field Environment Model.
8.6 The General Laboratory Environment Model.
8.7 Test Scenarios for Laboratory Simulations.
8.8 Summary.