Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis: Proceedings of the Third International Conference, Dublin, 3-5 September 1997 Book

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	Preface
	Boundary element analysis of two-dimensional contact problems using a local coordinate system	3
	A high-order element for linear and nonlinear stress and vibration analysis of composite layered plates and shells	11
	A 3-D variable order singularity finite element	19
	The use of J-integrals in the boundary element method for the fracture analysis of plates	25
	An inverse method to measure the vibration parameters of a liquid-filled shell	37
	Detection of faults in carbon fibre reinforced plates using Lamb wave based novelty detection	45
	Parameter identification in a system with both linear and coulomb damping	51
	Identifying noise modes in estimated turbo-generator foundation models	57
	Vibration testing: State of the art and challenges	65
	The Weibull distribution as a means of monitoring gear damage	75
	The estimation of rotor unbalance from shaft and pedestal vibration measurements	81
	Some aspects of novelty detection methods	89
	Towards a new method for identifying systems	95
	Analysis of the vibrations of a rotating plate subjected to aerodynamic loading	105
	Modal clustering in the vibration of partially embedded beams	113
	Finite element and photoelastic analysis of overlapped crankshafts	121
	Wave propagation in rotating thermo-piezoelectric solids	127
	Theoretical scheme for a vibration based detection of a crack in stepped beams	135
	Hertzian contact vibrations due to random excitation and surface roughness	143
	Fast modelling of ring stiffened cylinders for nonlinear buckling analysis	153
	Modelling transformation behaviour and its effects on residual stress in a finite element system	161
	Nonlinear vibration of plates by the hierarchical finite element and continuation methods	169
	Contact problems using Overhauser splines	177
	Modelling of damping in porous media at low frequencies	185
	State space methods in an eulerian symmetrical formulation of vibroacoustics	193
	Axial dynamic stiffness of cylindrical vibration isolators - The 'exact' linear solution	199
	Optimisation of an active noise control system for reducing the sound transmission through a double-glazing window	207
	Improvement of dynamic finite element models reduced by superelement techniques with updating	217
	The modelling of a three-storey aluminium space frame and updating of finite element parameters at the joints	227
	Modal testing of a full-scale concrete floor: Test specifics and QA procedures	233
	Modelling of machine dynamics using digital signal processing techniques	241
	Towards a dynamic version of Saint Venant's principle	251
	Dynamic response of inelastic structures subjected to earthquake ground motion	257
	Prediction of vibration propagation in built-up plate structures	265
	Dynamic modeling of a turbo-prop aircraft using the U-vector Expansion Method	273
	Diagnostic analysis of vibrations in a turbine generator support structure at Kilroot Power Station, Northern Ireland	281
	Impact modelling in lateral vibrations of cantilevered beams including friction dampers	287
	Approximate static and dynamic reanalysis techniques for structural optimization	295
	Development of a finite element software design aid for automotive rear-view mirrors	303
	Vibration of engine foundations	311
	Design for vibration characteristics	317
	Assessing the effects of viscoelastic inserts by experimental reanalysis	325
	Development of a vibration control strategy for flexible robot arms	333
	Development and implementation of an application phase analysis feature to simulate rapid crack propagation in a gas pipeline	343
	Computational modelling of penetration of biomaterials by a sharp knife	347
	The analysis of stress concentrations in components: A modified fracture-mechanics approach	355
	New optical interferometric technique for stress analysis	361
	A comparison of analytical, finite element and photoelastic results for a cylinder in contact with an elastic half-space	367
	Photoelastic analysis of stress intensity factors in notches	373
	Some design considerations for a thermoelastic strain gauge	381
	Thermoelastic stress analysis of oblique holes in flat plates	389
	Sound transmission through honeycomb panels	399
	Rapid detection of defects in thin plates using ultrasonic Rayleigh-Lamb waves	403
	Interlaminar stress analysis of composite laminates with an open hole	411
	On Saint-Venant's principle for composite materials under plane deformations	419
	Gyrotropic properties of rocks due to a dissymmetry of microstructure	425
	Computerized algebra in the analysis of composite plates and shells	431
	An inverse problem for identifying mechanical characteristics of composite materials	439
	Diagnosis of lubrication failure in gear systems by vibration analysis	449
	Wavelet analysis applied to bearing vibration detection	455
	A generalised transfer matrix method for free vibration of axisymmetric shells	463
	On 3-D stress analysis of laminated plates with perturbed interfaces	469
	Boundary element analysis of crack closure around inclusions embedded in dissimilar matrices