Vibration of Continuous Systems

Vibration of Continuous Systems presents the analytical and numerical methods of vibration analysis of continuous structural systems, including strings, bars, shafts, beams, circular rings, membranes, plates and shells. It also provides an introduction to the propagation of elastic waves in structures and solid bodies. This insightful book makes a methodical and comprehensive presentation of the vibration of different types of structural elements; presents the exact analytical, approximate analytical as well as numerical methods of analysis; and offers the basic concepts in a simple manner with illustrative examples.

Singiresu S. Rao, PhD, is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. He has authored a number of textbooks, including the market-leading introductory-level text on vibrations, Mechanical Vibrations, Fourth Edition.