Mechanical Vibrations and Noise Engineering

Vibratory motions in machines and structures often occur in engineering practices. These motions cause excessive stresses, wear, unwanted noise and premature failure of components. Many significant failures of machines and structures in the past were due to severe vibrations to which they were subjected. When the first airplane took off for its maiden flight, it broke out into pieces due to excessive vibrations. With rapid industrialization and use of large size and fast modern machines, the problem of mechanical vibrations and the noise produced thereof has become a challenge not only to mechanical engineers but also to civil and aeronautical engineers. This book exposes the readers to the basic principles of mechanical vibrations and equips them with the techniques to reduce vibrations in machines and structures. The author has given a fair treatment to noise engineering.