Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Modeling of vibratory systems -- Single degree-of-freedom systems: governing equations -- Single degree-of-freedom system: free-response characteristics -- Single degree-of-freedom systems subjected to periodic excitations -- Single degree-of-freedom systems subjected to transient excitations -- Multiple degree-of-freedom systems: governing equations, natural frequencies, and mode shapes -- Multiple degree-of-freedom systems: general solution for response and forced oscillations -- Vibrations of beams.

"Vibrations: This new edition explains how vibrations can be used in a broad spectrum of applications and how to meet the challenges faced by engineers and system designers. The text integrates linear and nonlinear systems and covers the time domain and the frequency domain, responses to harmonic and transient excitations, and discrete and continuous system models. It focuses on modeling, analysis, prediction, and measurement to provide a complete understanding of the underlying physical vibratory phenomena and their relevance for engineering design"-- Provided by publisher.