false 2082650 1 Broad, up-to-date coverage of advanced vibration analysis by the market-leading author<br> <br> Successful vibration analysis of continuous structural elements and systems requires a knowledge of material mechanics, structural mechanics, ordinary and partial differential equations, matrix methods, variational calculus, and integral equations. Fortunately, leading author Singiresu Rao has created Vibration of Continuous Systems, a new book that provides engineers, researchers, and students with everything they need to know about analytical methods of vibration analysis of continuous structural systems.<br> <br> Featuring coverage of strings, bars, shafts, beams, circular rings and curved beams, membranes, plates, and shells-as well as an introduction to the propagation of elastic waves in structures and solid bodies-Vibration of Continuous Systems presents:<br> * Methodical and comprehensive coverage of the vibration of different types of structural elements<br> * The exact analytical and approximate analytical methods of analysis<br> * Fundamental concepts in a straightforward manner, complete with illustrative examples<br> <br> With chapters that are independent and self-contained, Vibration of Continuous Systems is the perfect book that works as a one-semester course, self-study tool, and convenient reference. 2087928 9 2 2007 Vibration of Continuous Systems 0 0 0 0 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2082650