Vibration and Shock Handbook
Editor: Clarence W. de Silva
Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN: 0-8493-1580-8
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Weighing in at 7.5 lb., and 3.5 in. thick, this book definitely counts as a tome. (The index alone is 62 pages long, if that gives you any idea of this book's sheer size).
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This authoritative book is split into nine sections covering, in order, fundamentals and analysis, computer techniques, shock and vibration, instrumentation and testing, vibration suppression and control, monitoring and diagnosis, seismic vibration, design and applications, and, finally, acoustics. There's also an extensive glossary explaining the various technical terms.
It is intended for engineers, technicians, designers, researchers, educators, and students. The material is presented with many diagrams, examples, and case studies and in a format that makes it easy to find what you're looking for. Scattered throughout are boxes that contain chapter or section outlines, relevant equations, summaries of measurement methods, and so on. The book's aim is to present this wealth of information clearly and to organize it in an easy-to-navigate way.
If shock and vibration is your field, you should have this volume on your bookshelf (just make sure it's a sturdy bookshelf).
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