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Probabilistic Structural Analysis, Design and Reliability-Risk Assessment
Shock and Vibration Analysis
PD683
PD231
Reliability, risk and safety assessment are becoming increasingly important in engineering projects. This course provides a broad overview of probabilistic structural analysis, design and reliability/risk/safety assessment, with heavy emphasis on industrial applications. Different methods of analysis are explained with emphasis on assumptions and relative advantages-disadvantages of each method. Use of each method in actual industrial applications is discussed.
In this intermediate level course, engineers with backgrounds in mechanical, structural or related engineering disciplines will learn how to compute natural fre uencies and response to dynamic forces, as well as designs to reduce vibration of new and existing systems. Machineries, shafts and rotor systems, rotating e uipment, their supports and foundations, vibration absorbers (tuned mass dampers), vibration isolators, shock loads and shock spectra, earth uakes, transportation vibrations, ow-induced vibrations and vibration monitoring are all discussed.
This is an applications oriented course; about 75% of the time will be devoted to applications. Actual examples from a spectrum of industries such as aerospace, pressure vessel and piping, nuclear power, fossil power, petrochemical and marine industries will be discussed. Each participant will receive the course text, Probabilistic Structural Mechanics Handbook: Theory and Industrial Applications (Chapman & Hall . This handbook, edited by the instructor, is the most comprehensive book on the subject available today.
You Will Learn To • Explain random variations in material properties and loads and how to uantify them • Compute structural reliability using various techni ues • Design structures to specified reliability risk level • Perform probabilistic fracture/fatigue analysis and predict useful life
Who Should A end Engineers directly involved in probabilistic structural analysis, design and reliability assessment, as well as engineering supervisors and managers responsible for such projects No prior knowledge of probabilistic structural analysis or reliability is necessary, but those who have knowledge and experience will also benefit because of the breadth of topics and applications covered, as well as the practical guidance offered. Instructor C. (Raj) Sundararajan 3 Days, 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs Member 1,895 List Price 1,995
How to benchmark analytical results with test results or field data will also be taught. Emphasis is not on derivation of e uations, but rather on assumptions and limitations of various analysis techni ues and guidelines on when to use which method. Thirty-two detailed, step-by-step, worked-out examples of analysis and design are presented at appropriate junctures throughout the course. Five case histories are also presented to demonstrate how the various concepts and methods presented in the course are applied in complex vibration projects.
You Will Learn To • Compute fre uencies of complex e uipment, structures and systems • Compute dynamic response to a variety of operational and environmental forces • Compute e uivalent static loads • Employ different methods of reducing vibrations of new and existing e uipment and structures, including fre uency separation techni ues, dampening, vibration absorbers, tuned mass dampers as well as vibration isolation • Perform calculations related to special topics, such as solid- uid systems and ow-induced vibrations
Who Should A end Engineers, engineering supervisors and managers responsible for designing or ualifying mechanical components, e uipment, piping and structures subjected to dynamic forces; personnel responsible for auditing, reviewing or approving shock and vibration analysis tasks, including both individuals with a few years experience in vibration analysis as well as those who are new to the area No prior knowledge of structural dynamics is necessary. Instructor C. (Raj) Sundararajan 3 Days, 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs Member 1,895 List Price 1,995
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