RANDOM VIBRATION AND STATISTICAL LINEARIZATION

Coherent and self-contained, this volume explains the general method of statistical, or equivalent, linearization and its use in solving random vibration problems. Numerous examples offer advanced undergraduate and graduate engineering students a comprehensive view of the method's practical applications. Subjects include general equations of motion and the representation of non-linearities, probability theory and stochastic processes, elements of linear random vibration theory, statistical linearization for simple systems with stationary response, statistical linearization of multi-degree of freedom systems with stationary response, and non-stationary problems. 1990 edition. 122 figures. 16 tables.