I would recommend: <br>Noise and Vibration Control, Beranek L L (editor), 1971, McGraw Hill.<br>Or:<br>Vibration Isolation, Engineering Design Guide 13, Baker J K, 1975, Oxford University Press.
"Vibration" is a broad field. Some examples of the vibration field are: seismic (earthquake) design, machine diagnostics, building vibration (for comfort and health), preventative maintenance, wholebody vibration, hand/arm vibration, sructural vibration etc. etc. <br><br>There are even more subsets of machine vibration related to the electrical power industries, nuclear power, journal bearings etc.<br><br>So you have to be more specific in what you are interested in. I'll assume you want to know more about machine vibration and the best place to get basic information is from the Vibration Institute. Specifically check out their website (<A HREF="
and the printed materials for a Vibration Specialist Level 1 Certification. Level 1 materials cover a broad range of practical information related to machine vibration.
I agree with Hatch. While Vibration control and analysis is a specialzied field, there are numerous applications. Depending on location then seismic qualification may often be important, as would be building vibration. But then you also encounter machinery / equipment vibration where stress and fatigue need to be addressed.<br><br>The vibration institute is a good source, there are many sites including <A HREF="
Victor Wowk wrote a very good book "Machinery Vibration - Measurement and Analysis" ISBN 0-07-071936-5. Also, James I. Taylor " The Vibration Analysis Handbook" ISBN 0-9640517-0-2.
Both are very good at covering both basics as well as applied theory. Although I am not an engineer, as a Vibration Analyst, I wish that more engineers had a deeper level of understanding regarding the true (practical) aspects of vibration, and how it negatively affect machine condition / reliability.
For specific design applications try the catalogs from some vibration isolator companies such as Barry Controls, etc. You can locate them through Thomas Register.
The Vibration analysis Handbook by James Taylor is what I keep with in arms reach at all times . Hope this helps .
Thanks
James Hanna CVA
Certified Vibration Analyst
You can add the Shock and Vibration Handbook by Harris and Crede. Search by topic and it will be a good start. Even for the experts,TOM IRVINE web page listed above, provide usefull tools in both vibration and shock.
If you're looking for spectral analysis information and some condition monitoring angles, I suggest the Vibration Analysis books available through Rockwell Automation Entek or Technical Associates of Charlotte.
If you intend to attend these classes, you can deduct book purchase price from the attendance fee (provided yo ubring your own book).
Again, as others have mentioned, it is really a question of what your application and context (petrochem, industrial, metallurgy, academic) are like.
"Machinery Malfunction Diagnosis and Correction: Vibration Analysis and Troubleshooting for Process Industries" is a terrific book by Bob Eisenmann Sr. and Bob Eisenmann Jr. The book can be purchased at the secure e-commerce web site for Condition Monitoring at
A must for structural engineers is Blevins: Formulas for Natural Frequencies and Mode Shapes, Roarks-Formalus for Stress and Strain, Thomson - Theory of Vibration, Crandalls - Random Vibration, Bendat and Piersol - Random Data, and of course The Shock and Vibration Handbook.
