TY - GEN AU - McConnell, Kenneth G. AU - Varoto, Paulo S. TI - Vibration testing: theory and practice SN - 9780471666516 U1 - 620.30287 MCC/V PY - 2008/// CY - New Jersey PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Mechanical vibration KW - Testing and measurement N1 - Table of Contents 1. An Overview of Vibration Testing 2. Dynamic Signal Analysis 3. Vibration Concepts 4. Transducer Measurement Considerations 5. The Digital Frequency Analyzer 6. Vibration Excitation Mechanisms 7. The Application of Basic Concepts to Vibration Testing 8. General Vibration Testing Model: From the Field to the Laboratory Index N2 - Vibration Testing: Theory and Practice, Second Edition is a step-by-step guide that shows how to obtain meaningful experimental results via the proper use of modern instrumentation, vibration exciters, and signal-processing equipment, with particular emphasis on how different types of signals are processed with a frequency analyzer. Thoroughly updated, this new edition covers all basic concepts and principles underlying dynamic testing, explains how current instruments and methods operate within the dynamic environment, and describes their behavior in a number of commonly encountered field and laboratory test situations UR - https://www.wiley.com/Vibration+Testing%3A+Theory+and+Practice%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9780471666516 ER -