Random Vibrations

Catalog description

Methods for analyzing the response of vibrating systems with random inputs. Correlation and spectral methods for discrete and continuous vibrating structures. Analysis of non-linear systems using equivalent linearization, Gaussian closure and the Fokker-Plank equation. Applications include flow-induced vibrations, response of distributed systems to spatially random fields, reliability analysis and high-cycle fatigue life predictions. Prerequisites: graduate course in mechanical vibration and a course in ordinary differential equations, or consent of instructor. Offered in the Spring.