Subject Code: ME 6L001
Pre-Requisites: None
Name : Vibrations CORE
L – T – P :
3 – 1 – 0
Credit : 4
Fundamental concepts in vibration and modeling: Introduction to modeling and analysis
Introduction to mechanical vibration
Free vibration of single degree of freedom systems: Undamped vibration; Simple harmonic motion; Damped vibration; Modeling: Energy and Newton's methods; Measurement of vibrational components; Design Consideration; Stability
Forced harmonic excitation of single degree of freedom systems: Undamped vibration; Damped vibration; Base excitation; Rotating unbalance; Coulomb damping
Vibration of single degree of freedom systems under general forcing conditions: Impulsive inputs; Arbitrary non-periodic inputs; Arbitrary periodic inputs; Stability
Vibration of multi degree of freedom systems: Modeling, Free undamped vibration; Eigenvalue problem; Modal analysis; Free damped vibration; Forced vibration Dynamic vibration absorbers; Isolators for shock and harmonic loading.

Recommended Books:
  1. Theory of Vibrations with Applications - William T. Thomson and Marie Dillon Dahleh (Pearson Education)
  2. Mechanical Vibration - William J. Palm (Wiley)
  3. Principles of Vibration – B. H. Tongue (Oxford University Press)
  4. Fundamentals of Vibrations - Leonard Meirovitch (Mcgraw-Hill)
  5. Mechanical Vibrations: Theory and Applications - S. Graham Kelly (CL-Engineering)
  6. Mechanical Vibration – S. S. Rao (Prentice Hall)
  7. Advanced Theory of Vibration - J. S. Rao (New Age International)
  8. Structural Dynamics: Vibrations and Systems – Madhujit Mukhopadhyay (ANE Books)
  9. Vibration Testing: Theory and Practice - Kenneth G. McConnell and Paulo S. Varoto (Wiley)
  10. Vibration problems in engineering- Stephen Timoshenko (Oxford)