Table of Contents

Equations of Motion for Discrete Systems

Transient Response of One-Degree-of-Freedom Systems

Steady-State Response to Harmonic Excitation

Modal Analysis of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Systems

Harmonic Exicatation of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Systems

Vibration of Elastic Bars: The Ritz Method and the Rayleigh Ratio

Field Descriptions for Vibrating Bars

The Finite Element Method

Substructuring Concepts

Damped Modal Analysis

Modal Analysis of Gyroscopic Systems

Introduction to Rotordynamics

Calculus of Variations

About the Author

Jerry H. Ginsberg is the author of Mechanical and Structural Vibrations: Theory and Applications, published by Wiley.

Reviews

"This book provides an accessible, modern approach to vibrations" (La Doc STI, May 2001)

"innovative, well-written and well-produced" (The Aeronautical Journal, November 2001)