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American Society of Mechanical Engineers Passive Vibration Isolation by Eugene I Rivin
Provides background theory and practical solutions for engineers that face vibration problems causing equipment failure, downtime, and extra maintenance costs. It emphasizes proven, effective techniques that are not yet widely used on equipment for microelectronics, MEMS, and nanotechnology, as well as process plants, power generation, oil, gas, petrochemicals, and other industries. Vibration isolation is a vibration control technique in which the source of vibration excitation and the object to be protected are separated by an auxiliary system comprising special devices called vibration isolators or vibration isolating mounts. The four chapters of the book describe: basic analytical tools for designing such systems principles and criteria for assigning principal parameters (natural frequencies and damping values) necessary for successful functioning of passive vibration isolation systems for major groups of objects (vibration-sensitive objects, vibration-generating objects, general purpose machinery) static and dynamic characteristics of the most widely used materials for vibration isolators basic designs of vibration isolators for various applications Addressing practitioners, the book offers problems and solutions relevant not only to the isolation of stationary sensitive equipment, but also to civil engineering and transport applications. Today, tolerances on acceptable levels of vibration are becoming more stringent, just as the number and intensity of vibration sources is increasing - for example, as machine operating speeds become faster, or cutting inserts in machine tools improve to allow heavier cuts. Passive Vibration Isolation enables practitioners to make better informed and more effective choices when solving vibration problems._x000D_ Table of contents : - _x000D_
Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Part I: An introduction to Tunnel Engineering-- Elwyn H. King and Thomas R. Kuesel; Part II: Tunnel layout-- Elwyn H. King and Thomas R. Kuesel; Part III: Tunnel surveys and alignment control-- William S. Robinson; Part IV: Geotechnical investigations-- Harvey W. Parker; Part V: Tunnel stabilization and lining-- Thomas R. Kuesel; Part VI: Soft ground tunneling-- James E. Monsees; Part VII: Rock tunnels-- Elwyn H. King; Part VIII: Tunneling in difficult ground-- Terrence G. McCusker; Part IX: Shafts-- Robert J. Jenny; Part X: Deep shafts for civil engineering projects-- Maurice Grieves; Part XI: Tunnel boring machines-- Harry Sutcliffe; Part XII: Shotcrete-- Elwyn H. King; Part XIII: Materials handling and construction plant-- A. A. Mathews; Part XIV: Immersed tube tunnels-- Ahmet Gursoy; Part XV: Water conveyance tunnels-- David E. Westfall; Part XVI: Small diameter tunnels-- David E. Westfall and Glenn M. Boyce; Part XVII: Cut-and-cover tunnel structures-- James L. Wilton; Part XVIII: Safety provisions-- Robert J. Jenny; Part XIX: Fire life safety-- Norman H. Danziger; Part XX: Tunnel ventilation-- Arthur G. Bendelius; Part XXI: Tunnel lighting-- Peter A. Mowczan; Part XXII: Power supply and distribution-- Eli Elvolve; Part XXIII: Water supply and drainage systems-- Arthur G. Bendelius; Part XXIV: Surveillance and control systems for highway tunnels-- Richard J. Naish; Part XXV: Tunnel finish-- Stanley Lorch; Part XXVI: Service buildings and ancillary spaces-- Stanley Lorch and Hana Kivett; Part XXVII: Tunnel rehabilitation-- Henry A. Russell; Part XXVIII: Tunnel construction contracting-- Thomas R. Kuesel_x000D_