Vibration Problems in Engineering

This is the only book you need to understand the principles of vibration. I was a total stranger to the subject but this book helped me a lot to understand the theory of vibration. It starts with very basic concepts,then elaborates on more complex and useful analysis methods. Examples with detailed solutions provided. Problem sets are also good.

In this updated version of Timoshenko's classical vibration book, it seems Weaver's role is generally bounded by only rearranging the topics to a more clear form that makes the book easier to read. Though he introduced some numerical techniques, especially for nonlinear systems and a new chapter on the finite element formulation of vibration problems, these can't be considered as noticeable additions. An introduction covering a historical review and telling the "meaning" and "results" of vibration is still missing and the exclusion of some topics, which were taking place in the previous prints, is a great fault. The writer might consider them as special topics that doesn't interest the average reader (such as the vibration of ship hulls) but who can say that Lagrange's equation is a special topic? Of course all these are only little critics that can never lower the great value of this comprehensive textbook. It covers nearly all aspects of the vibration phenomenon with various examples and is a "must" for an engineering student.