Vibration Problems ICOVP 2007: Eighth International Conference, 01-03 February 2007, Shibpur, India (Springer Proceedings in Physics, 126)

This volume presents the Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Vibration Problems, held from 30 January 2007 to 3 February 2007, in Howrah, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. As with the earlier conferences in the ICOVP series, the purpose of ICOVP-2007 was to bring together scientists with different backgrounds, actively working on vibration-related problems of engineering both in theoretical and applied fields. The main objective did not lie, however, in reporting specific results as such, but rather in joining and exchanging different languages, questions and methods developed in the respective disciplines, and to thus stimulate a broad interdisciplinary research. The topics, indeed, cover a wide variety of vibration-related subjects. __Audience:__Scientists, researchers and graduate students in Physics and Engineering Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Free Vibrations Of Delaminated Composite Cylindrical Shell Roofs....Pages 1-6 Computational Dynamic Analysis Of Single-Mass Freely Shaking Conveyers With Centrifugal Vibration Exciter....Pages 7-13 On The Application Of Constant Deflection Contour Method To Non-Linear Vibration Analysis Of Elastic Plates And Shells....Pages 15-26 Crack Detection In Cantilever Beam Using Vibration Response....Pages 27-33 Large Amplitude Free Vibration Of A Rotating Non-Homogeneous Beam With Non-Linear Spring And Mass System....Pages 35-48 Non-Trivial High Frequency Effects (Hfe) On Mechanical Oscillators With Non-Linear Dissipation....Pages 49-59 Wire Rope Based Vibration Isolation Fixture For Road Transportation Of Heavy Defence Cargo....Pages 61-67 A Comparison Of Vibration Amplitudes Of A Rotor Bearing System Due To Various Types Of Defects In Rolling Element Bearings....Pages 69-76 Asymptotic Limits Of The Frequency Of Vibrations Of A Generalized Thermoelastic Infinite Plate....Pages 77-89 Free Vibration Analysis Of A Rotating Beam With Non-Linear Spring And Mass System....Pages 91-99 Travelling Waves In A Prestressed Elastic Tube Filled With A Fluid Of Variable Viscosity....Pages 101-110 Measurement Of Flow Induced Vibration Of Reactor Component....Pages 111-116 Behavior Of High And Intermediate Frequency Modes Of Structures Subjected To Harmonic Excitation....Pages 117-123 Limit Cycle Oscillations....Pages 125-135 Pushover Analysis Methodologies: A Tool For Limited Damage Based Design Of Structure For Seismic Vibration....Pages 137-155 Nonlinear Waves In A Stenosed Elastic Tube Filled With Viscous Fluid: Forced Perturbed Korteweg-De Vries Equation....Pages 157-163 Determination Of Mechanical Property Of Synthetic Rubber Using Optical Mouse As A Vibration Sensor....Pages 165-171 Large Amplitude Vibrations Of Noncircular Cylindrical Shells....Pages 173-188 3-D Vibration Analysis Of Microstretch Plates....Pages 189-200 Finite Element Formulation For Passive Shape Control Of Thin Composite Plates With Integrated Piezoelectric Layer....Pages 201-206 3-D Vibration Analysis Of The Rectangular Micro Damaged Plates....Pages 207-214 Noise Reduction Of Air Blower Casing Using Composites....Pages 215-222 Parametric Estimation Of Nonlinear 3D Of System Using Genetic Algorithm In Time Domain....Pages 223-229 Effect Of Trenches On Attenuation Of Ground Vibration During Pile Driving....Pages 231-238 Random Vibration Of A Simple Oscillator Under Different Excitations....Pages 239-245 Experimental Analysis Of Thermally Induced Motion Of U-Tubes....Pages 247-254 Response Of A Harmonically Excited Hard Duffing Oscillator – Numerical And Experimental Investigation....Pages 255-271 Identification Of Viscoelastic Model Of Filled Rubber And Numerical Simulation Of Its Time Dependent Response....Pages 273-279 Elastic Oscillations Of Space Tethers And The Space Elevator....Pages 281-290 Asymptotic Models Of Bloch-Floquet Waves In Periodic Waveguides....Pages 291-305 Error Analysis In Computational Elastodynamics....Pages 307-314 Finite Element Analysis Of Free And Transient Vibration In Sandwich Folded Plates....Pages 315-321 Recent Advances In Optimization Of Aerospace Structures And Engines....Pages 323-333 Sh Wave Propagation In Laterally Heterogeneous Medium....Pages 335-338 Lateral Dynamics Of A Railway Truck On Flexible Tangent Track....Pages 339-345 Vibration And Stability Of Cross-Ply Laminated Twisted Cantilever Plates....Pages 347-355 Free Vibration Analysis Of Truncated Sandwich Conical Shells With Constrained Electro-Rheological Fluid Damping....Pages 357-364 On The Problem Of The Choice Of Controlled Damper By The Vibro-Isolation System....Pages 365-373 On The Problem Of Dependence Of Damper Force On The Concentration Of Free Air In Working Liquid....Pages 375-381 Back Matter....Pages 383-392 Vibration problems dealing with advanced Mathematical and Numerical Techniques have extensive application in a wide class of problems in ae- nautics, aerodynamics, space science and technology, off-shore engineering and in the design of different structural components of high speed space crafts and nuclear reactors. Different classes of vibration problems dealing with complex geometries and non-linear behaviour require careful attention of scientists and engineers in pursuit of their research activities. Almost all fields of Engineering, Science and Technology, ranging from small domestic building subjected to earthquake and cyclone to the space craft venturing towards different planets, from giant ship to human skeleton, encounter problems of vibration and dynamic loading. This being truly an interdisciplinary field, where the mathematicians, phy- cists and engineers could interface their innovative ideas and creative thoughts to arrive at an appropriate solution, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, India, a premier institution for education and research in engineering, science and technology felt it appropriate to organize 8th International C- ference on “Vibration Problems (ICOVP-2007)” as a part of its sesquicentenary celebration. The conference created a platform and all aspects of vibration phenomenon with the focus on the state-of-the art in theoretical, experimental and applied research areas were addressed and the scientific interaction, p- ticipated by a large gathering including eminent personalities and young research workers, generated many research areas and innovative ideas. This volume presents the Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Vibration Problems, held from 30 January 2007 to 3 February 2007, in Howrah, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. As with the earlier conferences in the ICOVP series, the purpose of ICOVP-2007 was to bring together scientists with different backgrounds, actively working on vibration-related problems of engineering both in theoretical and applied fields. The main objective did not lie, however, in reporting specific results as such, but rather in joining and exchanging different languages, questions and methods developed in the respective disciplines, and to thus stimulate a broad interdisciplinary research. The topics, indeed, cover a wide variety of vibration-related subjects. Audience: Scientists, researchers and graduate students in Physics and Engineering Edited By Esin İnan, Dipak Sengupta, Muralimohan Banerjee, Basudeb Mukhopadhyay, Hilmi Demiray.