A five part series written by Mitchell Stansloski, PE

Introduction to Applied Vibration Analysis

Intermediate Applied Vibration Analysis

Advanced Applied Vibration Analysis

Expert Applied Vibration Analysis

Dynamic Balancing

Texts are included with the corresponding long course, or contact us to purchase separately.

We developed a set of demanding criteria that we believed a text on vibration analysis ought to fulfill. While many references partially met our requirements, none were able to accommodate it all. Since we were unwilling to compromise on this one, we decided to write it ourselves.

We entitled our text series, Applied Vibration Analysis, because we want the reader to know that it takes the complicated machine design and signal processing theory and transforms them into everyday, practical solutions. We have included our set of criteria for your review.

A vibration text series should include:

• Written to the ISO 18436-2 Standard
• Four levels of understanding - Introduction through Expert
• Vibration Control – Including Dynamic Balancing, Isolation Techniques, Damping Treatments, Absorber Design
• A thorough section on developing, justifying, and maintaining an efficient condition monitoring program.
• Machine design theory so that an analyst can better understand the forces behind the vibration responses read.
• The mathematics behind signal processing, so that an analyst can then understand how those machinery forces will present in the response data.
• A companion workbook with suggested labs and exercises to solidify the reader's understanding of the topics.
• Reasonable pricing.

Texts for our other courses

For several of our courses (Rotordynamics, Modal Analysis, Reliability Centered Maintenance, and Root Cause Failure Analysis) we use a recommended text. After reviewing the existing material, we decided that we could not present the information any better than what has already been done. Each course syllabus lists its recommend text.