Structural Dynamics: Volume 50 - Theory and Applications to Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Master the principles of structural dynamics with this comprehensive textbook, in which key concepts are explained through real-world applications. With all the material for a one- or two-semester course, and accompanied by Matlab code, this is the ideal introduction for graduate students in aerospace, mechanical and civil engineering.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Review: dynamics of SDOF systems; 2. Principles of structural dynamics; 3. Natural modes of vibration: continuous systems; 4. Finite element method and model reduction; 5. Natural modes of vibration: discrete systems; 6. Damping; 7. Dynamic response of structures; 8. Structural dynamics of rotating systems; 9. Stability and response problems of periodic systems; Appendix A: Linear algebra and matrix methods; Appendix B: Laplace transforms; Appendix C: Gaussian quadrature; Appendix D: Pseudocode for describing algorithms; Index.

About the author

Peretz P. Friedmannis the François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of theAIAA Journal, and was awarded the 2022 Reed Aeronautics Award – the highest honor bestowed by AIAA for notable achievements in aeronautics – as well as the Alexander Klemin Award, the highest honor bestowed by the VFS for advancing the field of vertical flight aeronautics. He is a Fellow of AIAA and an Honorary Fellow of VFS.George A. Lesieutre is Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Aerospace Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. He is a Fellow of the AIAA and was awarded the SPIE Lifetime Achievement Award in Smart Structures and Materials.Daning Huang is Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, where his research focuses on hypersonic aeroelasticity and aerothermoelasticity, multi-disciplinary analysis and design, reduced-order modeling of nonlinear dynamical systems, and high-performance computing.

Product details

• Authors: Peretz P Friedmann, Peretz P. Friedmann, Peretz P. (University of Michigan Friedmann, Daning Huang, Daning (Pennsylvania State University) Huang, George A Lesieutre, George A. Lesieutre, George A. (Pennsylvania State University) Lesieutre
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9781108842488
• ISBN: 978-1-108-84248-8
• No. of pages: 550
• Series: Cambridge Aerospace; Cambridge Aerospace Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; Robotics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General), Technical design, Nonlinear science, Automatic control engineering, Aerospace and aviation technology, Engineering: Mechanics of fluids, Engineering: Mechanics of solids, For undergraduate education and equivalents