
Stiffness and damping in mechanical design
Title:
Stiffness and damping in mechanical design
Author:
Rivin, Eugene I.
ISBN:
9780585110707
9780824717223
9780824746667
9780203909881
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Marcel Dekker, c1999.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 512 p.) : ill.
Contents:
Preface; Contents; Introduction and Definitions; Stiffness of Structural Components: Modes of Loading; Nonlinear and Variable Stiffness Systems: Preloading; Contact (Joint) Stiffness and Damping; Supporting Systems and Foundations; Stiffness and Damping of Power Transmission Systems and Drives; Design Techniques for Reducing Structural Deformations and Damping Enhancement; Use of ''Managed Stiffness'' in Design; Appendix 1 Single-Degree-of-Freedom Dynamic Systems with Damping; Appendix 2 Static Stiffness Breakdown for Cylindrical (OD) Grinders.
Abstract:
Offers designers and users of mechanical systems an overview of structural stiffness and damping and their critical roles in mechanical design. The text assesses the relationship between stiffness and damping parameters in mechanical systems and structural materials.
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