Applied Vibration Analysis by Mitchell Stansloski

Applied Vibration Analysis
by Mitchell Stansloski

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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, 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 should include:

• Information presented in a format such that one reference that could be used for all of our vibration courses.
• Applied Vibration Analysis – 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 themselves in the response data.
• Practice exercises.
• A companion practice data CD that has both simulated and real vibration signals.
• These signals should be coupled with shaft references so that phase analysis, and time synchronous averaging could be practiced as well.
• Delivery in electronic format so that revisions and subsequent editions can be easily accommodated.
• Revisions and subsequent editions that are distributed at no additional charge.
• 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.