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Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series B - Vol. 7

DYNAMICS WITH FRICTION: MODELING, ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENT
(Part I)

edited by Ardéshir Guran (University of Southern California), Friedrich Pfeiffer (Technical University of Munich) & Karl Popp (University of Hannover)

The dynamics of dissipative mechanical and structural systems is being investigated at various institutions and laboratories worldwide with ever-increasing sophistication of modeling, analysis and experiments. This book offers a collection of contributions from these research centers that represent the state-of-the-art in the study of friction oscillators. It provides the reader with the fruits of a team effort by leaders in this fascinating field.

The topics covered include friction modeling, self-excited friction oscillators, homogeneous frictional systems, unsteady lubricated friction, instantaneous contact geometry, impact damping, friction-induced instability and nonlinear dynamics of stick-slip systems, among other topics.

This book gives a comprehensive picture of dynamics of dissipative mechanical and structural systems. It also gives an up-to-date account of the present state of the field. It will be of interest to engineers, rheologists, material scientists, applied mathematicians, physicists and historians of science and technology.


Contents:

  • Analysis of a Self-Excited Friction Oscillator with External Excitation (K Popp et al.)
  • The Nonlinear Dynamics of Oscillators with Stick-Slip Friction (B Feeny)
  • Dynamics of Homogeneous Frictional Systems (J Inaudi & J Kelly)
  • Friction and Impact Damping in a Truss Using Pinned Joints (S Folkman et al.)
  • Design of a Friction Damper to Control Vibration of Turbine Blades (J-H Wang)
  • Modeling Unsteady Lubricated Friction (A Polycarpou & A Soom)


Readership: Engineers, rheologists, materials scientists, applied mathematicians, physicists and historians of science and technology.

264pp Pub. date: Aug 1996
ISBN 981-02-2953-4 US$64 / £44


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