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    THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF HYDRODYNAMICS AND VIBRATION

    by Subrata K Chakrabarti (Offshore Structure Analysis, Inc, Illinois, USA)

    Table of Contents (208k)
    Preface (83k)
    Chapter 1: Introduction to the Book (371k)

    About the Author

    Subrata K Chakrabarti was recently elected to the 2002 National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions in the US. He has been honored for his major contributions to the field of hydrodynamics and fluid structure interaction in the design of harbor, coastal, and offshore structures.

    He has been instructing the offshore community in several parts of the world for the past 20 plus years with short courses on the subject of Dynamics of Offshore Structures. The instructions have been accepted as a standard course for the offshore design and oil companies in Houston.


    This book covers the basics of the hydrodynamics and vibration of structures subjected to environmental loads. It describes the interaction of hydrodynamics with the associated vibration of structures, giving simple explanations. Emphasis is placed on the applications of the theory to practical problems. Several case studies are provided to show how the theory outlined in the book is applied in the design of structures. Background material needed for understanding fluid-induced vibrations of structures is given to make the book reasonably self-sufficient. Examples are taken mainly from the novel structures that are of interest today, including ocean and offshore structures and components.

    Besides being a text for undergraduates, this book can serve as a handy reference for design engineers and consultants involved in the design of structures subjected to dynamics and vibration.

     
    Contents:
    • Basic Theory of Hydrodynamics
    • Basic Theory of Vibration
    • Experiments in Hydrodynamics and Vibration
    • Statistical Theory in Vibration
    • Random Vibration
    • Fluid Structure Interaction
    • Fluid Induced Vibration
    • Practical and Design Studies
     
    Readership: Upper level undergraduates, post-graduates, academics and practitioners in mechanical and civil engineering.
     
    “This book is straightforward and enjoyable to read … it is a useful text for a course in which the practical application of tools learned in other courses in an engineering curriculum is investigated. It is also useful for a first course on fluid-structure interaction. It is useful for an instructor who needs a textbook that provides a reasonably good overview of the fundamentals of engineering science and a discussion on how the fundamentals are applied to solve practical problems.”
    Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
     
    “The most interesting and original parts of the book are Chapter 9 with practical and design cases, and Chapter 4 dealing with experiments. In these sections it is easy to feel the personal experience of the author that captures the attention of the reader.”
    Journal of Sound and Vibration
     
    484pp    Pub. date: Nov 2002  
    ISBN:   978-981-02-4921-2
    981-02-4921-7
       US$92 / £69

     


    484pp    Pub. date: Nov 2002  
    ISBN:   978-981-02-4922-9(pbk)
    981-02-4922-5(pbk)
       US$52 / £39

     


     

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