Mechanical Vibrations in Spacecraft Design

1 Introduction.- 2 Single Degree of Freedom System.- 3 Damping Models.- 4 Multi-Degrees of Freedom Linear Dynamic Systems.- 5 Modal Analysis.- 6 Natural Frequencies, an Approximation.- 7 Modal Effective Mass.- 8 Response Analysis.- 9 Transient-Response Analysis.- 10 Shock-Response Spectrum.- 11 Random Vibration of Linear Dynamic Systems.- 12 Low-Frequency Acoustic Loads, Structural Responses.- 13 Statistical Energy Analysis.- 14 Free-free Dynamic Systems, Inertia Relief.- 15 Mode Acceleration Method.- 16 Residual Vectors.- 17 Dynamic Model Reduction Methods.- 18 Component Mode Synthesis.- 19 Load Transformation Matrices.- References.- Author Index.