Solving Engineering Problems in Dynamics

This comprehensive yet compact step-by-step guide to solving real life mechanical engineering problems in dynamics offers all the necessary methodologies and supplemental information—in one place. It includes numerous solutions of examples of linear, non-linear, and two-degree-of-freedom systems. These solutions demonstrate in detail the process of the analytical investigations of actual mechanical engineering problems in dynamics. It is sure to be a very useful guide for students in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, as well practitioners who need to analyze and solve a variety of problems in dynamics.

• Contains all the needed information of the step-by-step methodologies for comprehensive analytical investigations of dynamics of mechanical engineering systems.
• Emphasizes the importance of the differential equations of motion in the process of the investigation of actual mechanical engineering problems in dynamics.
• Offers a straightforward universal methodology of solving linear differential equations of motion using Laplace Transform.
• Presents numerous examples of composing differential equations of motion for actual mechanical engineering problems.
• Explains the structures of differential equations of motion of the two-degree-of-freedom systems and demonstrates the applicability of the Laplace Transform methodology for solving these equations.

Introduction

Chapter 1 : Differential Equations of Motion
Chapter 2 : Analysis of Forces
Chapter 3 : Solving Differential Equations of Motion Using Laplace Transforms
Chapter 4 : Analysis of Typical Mechanical Engineering Systems
Chapter 5 : Piece-Wise Linear Approximation
Chapter 6 : Dynamics of Two-Degree-of-Freedom Systems

Index