Formulas for Natural Frequency and Mode Shape, by Robert D.

Blevins
H. D. Conway

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promiseof allowingreal-timespectralanalysis(and synthesis)of
nonstationarysignals.Sucha capability is of great interestin almost
all branches of acoustics.
The book is hard bound, and the quality of printing is good. The
reviewer believesit is an excellent book, and that it should be given
a highpriority for acquisitionby technicallibrariesandby individ-
ualsworkingin the field of digital signalprocessing.It shouldbe of
particularvalueto advancedstudents.Its relativelylow price($0.77
per paper)representsa costeffectiveway to acquirecopiesof many
of the basicpapersin the subjectfield.
J. C. BURGESS
Department of MechanicalEngineering
University of Hawaii ,
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Formulasfor Natural Frequency and Mode Shape
Robert D. Blevins
Van Nostrand Reinhold Company,New York, 1979.
512 pp. Price $29.95.
The stated intent of this book is to summarize formulas and
principles
on the vibrationof structures
andfluid systems.Thisis
carriedout usinga format very similarto that of the well-known
book by R. J. Roark, Formulasfor Stressand Strain, (McGraw-Hill,
New York, 1965) 4th ed. Readerswill alsobe remindedof the two
valuablecompilations by A. W. Leissa,"Vibrationof Plates,"NASA-
SP-160, Office of TechnologyUtilization, NASA, Washington,D.C.,
1969 and "Vibration of Shells",NASA Report NASA-SP-288,Ohio
State University, 1973. Unfortunately,both the latter are out of
print.
The presentvolumegivesa wealthof informationanddataon
the naturalfrequenciesandmode shapesof a whole rangeof struc-
tures. It is, of course,not nearly soexhaustiveasthe specialized
works by Leissa,but at the sametime the scopeis much wider. Not
only doesthe volumepresentdata on platesand shells,but it also
dealswith thevibrationof springandpendulumsystems,
cablesandca-
bletrusses,straight
beams,curvedbeamsandframes,fluidsystems,and
structural vibrations in a fluid. The finite element method is dis-
cussed,and the featuresof someof the more popular finite element
programsareoutlined. Thereis alsoa usefulchapteron the proper-
tiesof solids,liquids,andgases.The book closeswith a valuablelist
of formulasfor integralscontainingmode shapesof singlespan
beams.
Blevins' book is intended as a reference to be used by engineers,
designers,and studentswho havehad someintroduction to the
theory of vibrations. It will alsobe very useful to researchworkers
makinga searchof the scientificliterature in a specificareaof vibra-
tions. The many referencesgiven in the lists at the end of each
chapterwill be found valuablefor this purpose. There is a definite
need for a rather generalwork of this nature, and the efforts of the
author in meetingit are commendable.The book is highly recom-
mended.
H. D. CONWAY
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853
PhysicalAcoustics-Principles and Methods.
Volume XlV
Warren P. Mason and R. N. Thurston, Eds.
Academic Pres•, New York, 1979.
xii + 561 pp. Price $55.00.
All workersin physicalacousticswill be interestedin the appear-
ance of the fourteenth volume in this distinguishedseriesof mono-
1849 J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 67(5), May 1980; 0001-4966/80/051849-02500.80;
graphsin thisfield. Thebookconsistsof fivearticlesasfollows:
(1) "AcousticMicroscopy"by RossA. LemonsandCalvinF. Quate,
(2) "SoundPropagation in LiquidCrystals"by K. MiyanoandJ. B.
Ketterson,(3) "Electromagnetic-Ultrasound
Transducers-Princi-
ples,PracticeandApplications"
by H. M. Frost,(4) "Ultrasonic
Transducersfor MaterialsTestingand Their Characterization"by
WolfgangSachseandNelsonN. Hsu,and (5) "UltrasonicFlowme-
ters" by LawrenceC. Lynnworth.
With the exceptionof the secondarticle,the emphasisin this
volumeis on applicationsof ultrasonics.Currentinterestin the
propertiesof liquid crystalsmakesthe secondarticleof particular
relevance,and the treatmentis appropriatelythoroughfor all three
groupsof thesecrystals.Thereis the usualextensive bibliography,
though
thereviewer
wassomewhat
surprised
nottoseeareference
to the two extensivereview papersby G. G. Natale [J. Acoust. Soc.
Am. 63, 1265 (1978); 63, 1677 (1978)]. Actually the references,
in general,coverwork donenot later than 1977.
The relativelygreatadvancesmadein acousticmicroscopysince
1973 arevery well summarizedin the articleby Lemonsand Quate,
thoughmostof the emphasis is laid on the ScanningAcousticalMic-
roscope(SAM) developedby the authors.Applicationsto biology
andmedicineare stressed, with appropriateillustrationsand ade-
quate figures.
The third article discussesin detail a form of electromagnetic
acoustic transducer based on the action of a Lorentz force. This
was treated by E. R. Dobbsin Vol. X (1973) of the PhysicalAcous-
tics Series,but a great deal of work hasbeen done on this type since
that time. The author lays particular emphasison the use of such
transducersin the productionand detectionof surfacewavesin sol-
ids. Applicationto nondestructive testinghasbeenmarkedlysuc-
cessful.
The fourth article is concernedwith a more generaltreatment of
transducersof all kinds employedin the testingof materials. The
varioususabletypes are discussedin somedetail, alongwith meth-
odsof calibration. Actual setupsfor industrialuseare presented.
Stress is laid on the matrix method of transducer characterization.
Signalprocessing
enterswith the discussion
of the necessary
modi-
fication of ultrasonic detectors to meet the demandsof specific
problems. There is an extensiveand helpful bibliography.
The œmalarticle reviews the various methods by which ultrasonic
radiation can be usedto measurethe flow of fluids, particularly
with referenceto industrial applications. Most of the emphasisis on
the measurement of flow velocity, though mass flow is not neglec-
ted. There is a good review of the history of the subject,and the
very extensivebibliography coversmaterial from the 1930s to the
present,with emphasison the progressmade duringthe 1970s.
All the articlesare clearly written and are profusely illustrated
by carefully drawn figuresand adequatehalftones. This volume is
a worthy addition to the famous seriesof which it forms a part.
R. BRUCE LINDSAY
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island 02912
Le bruit industriel
Guy Lescouflair
Lespresses
del'universit•
Laval,Qudbec,
1979
x +204 pp. Price $14.00. Text in french. Distribution:
International Scholarly Book ServicesInc.
P.O. Box 555, 2130 Pacific Avenue
Forest Grove, OR 97116.
One of the major problemsfacingthe acousticalscientistor en-
gineeris to communicate
effectivelywith the captainsof industry,
employees, andgovernmentofficialswhoseconcerns anddecisions
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