TY - BOOK AU - James, M. L. AU - Smith, G.M.;Wolford, J.C.;Whaley, P.W. TI - Vibration of mechanical and structural systems with microcomputer applications SN - 65014871 AV - TA 355 .V53 1994 PY - 1994/// CY - New York PB - Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. KW - VIBRATION N1 - Includes index; Basic concepts/mathematics -- Free vibration of single-degree-of-freedom- systems -- Harmonic excitation of single-degree-of-freedom systems -- transient vibration from nonharmonic excitation -- Free vibration of multiple-degree-of-freedom systems (discrete and lumped-mass systems) -- Forced vibration of discrete and lumped-mass systems/modal analysis -- Lagrange's equations and the finite-element method in vibration analysis -- Continuous systems N2 - The purpsoe of this text is to present comprehensive coverage of the fundamental principles of vibration theory, with emphasis on the application of these principles to practical engineering problems ER -