Mechanical Vibrations (Dover Books on Engineering)

By J. P. Den Hartog

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Product Description
This classic textbook offers lucid explanations and illustrative models, applying theories of vibrations to a variety of practical industrial engineering problems. Includes numerous figures and 233 problems, with solutions. Appendix. Index.

Product Details
*Amazon Sales Rank: #282442 in Books
*Published on: 1985-01-01
*Original language: English
*Number of items: 1
*Binding: Paperback
*436 pages

Customer Reviews
Mechanical Vibrations by den Hartog

Well written; very clear; many practical examples of rotating machinery which are useful in design of structures to resist vibrations. This book gives true return on the dollar spent for same. den Hartog's explanations appreciated by students. Highly recommend as supplemental text or stand alone text for this topic in dynamics or vibrations courses.
Dr. Den Hartog is a Pioneer

Hey this guy taught at MIT for years - it is the best analytical treatise on the subject in 1934 (and BTW, Physics has not changed since then). I LOVED the book - it covered FUNDAMENTAL points that are timeless. KUDOS to Dr. Den Hartog, and Rest in Peace - your contrbutions in this arena will never be forgotten.
a classic in the field

This is a good book for understanding the mathematics behind vibrations. The book initially contained basically everything known about the subject at the time it was written (1930s). Its only deficiency is its age. It does not cover modern developments such as the use of computers, numerical methods or FEM/FEA in vibration analysis. It also relates how the equations derived can be used for electromagnetic vibrations, providing nice insight into the power of the mathematics it discusses.

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