Mechanical Vibration

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Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Why study vibration?

1.2 Terminologies and definitions

1.3 Modeling a vibrating system

1.4 Amplitude, frequency and phase

Chapter 2

Mass, Spring and Damper

2.1 Vibration energy

2.2 Stiffness element

2.3 Mass element

2.4 Damping element

Chapter 3

Free Vibration

3.1 Natural frequency

3.2 Damped free vibration

3.3 Determination of damping factor

3.4 Equation of motion

Chapter 4

Forced Vibration

4.1 Introduction

3.2 Undamped forced vibration

3.3 Damped forced vibration

3.4 Vibration measurement