This three-volume book gives a thorough and comprehensive presentation of vibration and
acoustic theories. Different from traditional textbooks which typically deal with some aspects
of either acoustic or vibration problems it is unique of this book to combine those two
correlated subjects together. Moreover it provides fundamental analysis and mathematical
descriptions for several crucial phenomena of Vibro-Acoustics which are quite useful in noise
reduction including how structures are excited energy flows from an excitation point to a
sound radiating surface and finally how a structure radiates noise to a surrounding fluid.
Many measurement results included in the text make the reading interesting and informative.
Problems questions are listed at the end of each chapter and the solutions are provided. This
will help the readers to understand the topics of Vibro-Acoustics more deeply. The book should
be of interest to anyone interested in sound and vibration vehicle acoustics ship acoustics
and interior aircraft noise. This is the first volume and covers the following topics:
Mechanical systems with one degree of freedom Frequency domain Waves in solids Interaction
between longitudinal and transverse waves General wave equation Wave attenuation due to
losses and transmission across junctions Longitudinal vibrations of finite beams Flexural
vibrations of finite beams Flexural vibrations of finite plates.
