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Vibration Engineer

(OP)
What books do you recommend for a mechanical engineer who is new in the field of vibration?

RE: Vibration Engineer

I would reccomend "THEORY OF VIBRATION WITH APPLICATIONS" for William T. Thomas

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RE: Vibration Engineer

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I would recommend:
Noise and Vibration Control, Beranek L L (editor), 1971, McGraw Hill.
Or:
Vibration Isolation, Engineering Design Guide 13, Baker J K, 1975, Oxford University Press.

RE: Vibration Engineer

You can visite www.bently.com
they have orbit magazine it will help you to
up date your information

RE: Vibration Engineer

"Vibration" is a broad field.  Some examples of the vibration field are: seismic (earthquake) design, machine diagnostics, building vibration (for comfort and health), preventative maintenance, wholebody vibration, hand/arm vibration, sructural vibration etc. etc.  

There are even more subsets of machine vibration related to the electrical power industries, nuclear power, journal bearings etc.

So you have to be more specific in what you are interested in.  I'll assume you want to know more about machine vibration and the best place to get basic information is from the Vibration Institute.  Specifically check out their website (www.vibinst.org) and the printed materials for a Vibration Specialist Level 1 Certification.  Level 1 materials cover a broad range of practical information related to machine vibration.

RE: Vibration Engineer

(OP)
I agree with Hatch.  While Vibration control and analysis is a specialzied field, there are numerous applications.  Depending on location then seismic qualification may often be important, as would be building vibration.  But then you also encounter machinery / equipment vibration where stress and fatigue need to be addressed.

The vibration institute is a good source, there are many sites including www.vibrationdata.com, www.buildingvibration.com and www.ecgcorp.com/velav/

Have a good day!

RE: Vibration Engineer

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I have posted some downloadable shock and vibration software and tutorials at:

http://www.vibrationdata.com

Please let me know if you have any questions after reading these tutorials.

Sincerely, Tom Irvine

RE: Vibration Engineer

(OP)
Victor Wowk wrote a very good book "Machinery Vibration - Measurement and Analysis" ISBN 0-07-071936-5. Also, James I. Taylor " The Vibration Analysis Handbook" ISBN 0-9640517-0-2.

Both are very good at covering both basics as well as applied theory. Although I am not an engineer, as a Vibration Analyst, I wish that more engineers had a deeper level of understanding regarding the true (practical) aspects of vibration, and how it negatively affect machine condition / reliability.

RE: Vibration Engineer

I recommend the books of Leonard MEIROVITCH and also Den HARTOG'S.  One can look for the names of the books of these engineers from www.amazon.com

RE: Vibration Engineer

For specific design applications try the catalogs from some vibration isolator companies such as Barry Controls, etc.  You can locate them through Thomas Register.

RE: Vibration Engineer

There are a lot of books about vibrations from Den Hartog, Thompson etc but my favourite is Mechanical Vibrations from Singiresu Rao

RE: Vibration Engineer

The Vibration analysis Handbook by James Taylor is what I keep with in arms reach at all times . Hope this helps .
Thanks
James Hanna  CVA
Certified Vibration Analyst

RE: Vibration Engineer

You can add the Shock and Vibration Handbook by Harris and Crede. Search by topic and it will be a good start. Even for the experts,TOM IRVINE web page listed above, provide usefull tools in both vibration and shock.

RE: Vibration Engineer

(OP)
If you're looking for spectral analysis information and some condition monitoring angles, I suggest the Vibration Analysis books available through Rockwell Automation Entek or Technical Associates of Charlotte.

If you intend to attend these classes, you can deduct book purchase price from the attendance fee (provided yo ubring your own book).

Again, as others have mentioned, it is really a question of what your application and context (petrochem, industrial, metallurgy, academic) are like.

RE: Vibration Engineer

(OP)
"Machinery Malfunction Diagnosis and Correction: Vibration Analysis and Troubleshooting for Process Industries" is a terrific book by Bob Eisenmann Sr. and Bob Eisenmann Jr. The book can be purchased at the secure e-commerce web site for Condition Monitoring at www.reliabilitydirect.com

RE: Vibration Engineer

Fundamentals of Noise and Vibration Analysis for Engineers.
M.P. Norton
Cambridge University Press, 1989

RE: Vibration Engineer

A must for structural engineers is  Blevins: Formulas for Natural Frequencies and Mode Shapes, Roarks-Formalus for Stress and Strain, Thomson - Theory of Vibration,  Crandalls - Random Vibration, Bendat and Piersol - Random Data, and of course The Shock and Vibration Handbook.

RE: Vibration Engineer

I recommend the classic "Mehanical Vibrations" by Den Hartog

Have Fun! it is an exciting field! (no pun intended of course)

RE: Vibration Engineer

What would be a good web-site that would give a person persueing a degree in mechanical engineering a good grasp on virational anaylsis?

RE: Vibration Engineer

(OP)
Hi,
Anybody can help me in finding the professionals/Companies at Canada involved in Vibration Analysis and Balancing Of Turbomachinery.
Secondly name the institution that offer Certification in vibration specialist level 1 in Canada.
Thirdly also advise me about Masters Program and university.
I appreciate your acknowledgement, its an urgent.

Thanks
Kashif

RE: Vibration Engineer

Anyone aware of websites or books for understanding vibration analysis in shell and tube exchangers?  

Thank you

RE: Vibration Engineer

To get back to the question at the top of the page, I've found the iLearnInteractive series from Mobius (www.mobius-online.com) fantastic for explaining the basics through the advanced stuff. It's all computer based with great graphics and easy to understand. Our guys use it just about daily to look up stuff or compare spectra, etc.

Patrick

RE: Vibration Engineer

The simplified handbook of vibration analysis Vol's 1 & 2 by Art Crawford are also good references. Vibration spectral analysis by Goldman and Introduction to machinery analysis and monitoring by Mitchell are also good references. Technical Associates has a wall poster and CSI puts out a pocket guide to vibration analysis ( all great references). I would also recomend TA's and The Vibe Institutes Level 1,2, and 3 certification courses. plawrence also mentioned a good one the iLearninteractive software from Mobius is a good tool.

Roy Gariepy
Maintenance and Reliability Dept.
Bayer Corporation  Dorlastan Fibers Div.
Goose Creek, South Carolina  USA

RE: Vibration Engineer

scape,

Asme has several codes (N-1300) that deal with shell and tube FIV.

Blevin's book on Flow-Induced Vibration is excellent and is devoted to the subject.



RE: Vibration Engineer

Here are two good references:
"Machinery Malfunction Diagnosis and Correction" by Robert C. Eisenmann, Sr and Robert C. Eisenmen, Jr

"Mechanical Vibrations" by JP Den Hartog

Not necessarily in that order

RE: Vibration Engineer

I to am new in the vibration field and might have some good advice.  The best place to get training is the vibration institute.  CSI and Bentley Nevada also have some quality training, but whenever you get envolved with vendors they try pretty hard to push their products.  You want to find a book that not only focuses on classical theory, but provides case histories with spectral plots and trending data.

RE: Vibration Engineer

I use Shock and Vibration Handbook by Harris and Crede and Modal Testing by Ewins

RE: Vibration Engineer

I am trying to calculate how the vibration propagate through a circular rod, studying how the diameter affects the propagation. The books I've read by now all assume the rod is very long and the diameter can be negelected, but I want to find out how the diamter affects the transmission. Does anybody know any information? Or any books that talk about it?

Thanks a lot.

Chunnan

RE: Vibration Engineer

Look up waveguides. They will be concerned with eliminating or minimizing non-axial modes. More generally you are just looking at typical 3dimensional modal behaviour in solids, a well described phenomenon.

Cheers

Greg Locock

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