Theory of Vibrations

0542.4220

Semester B, 2016-17

Outline

Classes

Monday, 9-12, Wolfson 120
Wednesday, 9-10, Wolfson 120

Instructor Isaac Harari

Office: Wolfson 225, (640-)9439

Hours: Monday, 12-13 (or by appointment)

e-mail: harari AT eng.tau.ac.il

Assistant Yoav Kessler

Office: Wolfson 277

Hours: Thursday 18-19

e-mail: yoavkessler AT mail.tau.ac.il

Topics

Single degree-of-freedom (sdof) systems - free vibrations, damping

Periodic forced vibrations of sdof systems, resonance

General forced vibrations of sdof systems, shock spectrum

Multi-dof systems - modal decomposition, natural frequencies & modes, orthogonality

Continuous systems

Book Meirovitch, Elements of Vibration Analysis, 2nd Ed., McGraw Hill, 1986. 

References ( marks Neiman Library holdings)

Den Hartog, Mechanical Vibrations, 4th Ed., McGraw Hill, 1956.   
Harris, Shock and Vibration Handbook, 3rd Ed., McGraw Hill, 1988.   

Grading

Homework 20% (required)

(Midterm 15%, 15/5, 9:00 Formulas)
Final 80% (30/6, 9:00 Formulas)

Online Resources

Course mailing list < 0542-4220-01@listserv.tau.ac.il> .
Damped vibrations (YouTube).
Fourier series (Wolfram MathWorld).
Matrix reference manual from Imperial College.
MIT Undergrads Create Shock Absorber That Generates Energy RenewableEnergyWorld.com (2009).
Notes on linear algebra from the University of Hawaii.
Numerical Computing with MATLAB (electronic book).
A Practical Introduction to Matlab from Michigan Technological University.
Positive-definite matrix from MathWorld.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse (YouTube).
Tuned mass damper (Wikipedia, Youtube).
Vibrating string, from Saint Mary's University.
Vibration, Wikipedia (2012).
Vibration isolation is key to accuracy, EngineeringTalk (2006).
Video server (password required).
Writing guidelines for engineering and science students from Penn State.
 

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