Ambient Vibration Monitoring

In-operation vibration monitoring for complex mechanical structuresand rotating machines is of key importance in many industrial areassuch as aeronautics (wings and other structures subject tostrength), automobile (gearbox mounting with a sports car body),rail transportation, power engineering (rotating machines, core andpipes of nuclear power plants), and civil engineering (largebuildings subject to hurricanes or earthquakes, bridges, dams,offshore structures). Tools for the detection and the diagnosis ofsmall changes in vibratory characteristics are particularly usefulto set up a preventive maintenance policy based on the actualevolution of the state of the monitored machine or structure, asopposed to systematic a priori planning. Ambient Vibration Monitoring is the backbone of such structuralassessment monitoring and control. It provides the possibility togain useful data under ambient conditions for the assessment ofstructures and components. Written by a widely respected authority in this area, AmbientVibration Monitoring describes the current practice of ambientvibration methodologies illustrated by a number of practicalexamples. Designed to aid the practical engineer with theirunderstanding of the topic, it is the culmination of many years ofpractical research and includes numerous 'real world'examples. It also provides information on applicablesolutions. This book will enable not only practitioners (in civil,mechanical and aerospace engineering), but also researchers andstudents, to learn more about the theory and practicalapplications of this subject.