Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch (On your own):       12:15 – 1:15 pm

Afternoon Session:           1:15 – 4:30 pm

Why Vibrations?

   Real world examples
      • Tacoma-Narrows Bridge
      • Others
   Applicability to daily engineering problems
      • Mechanical
      • Civil: seismic, plumbing
      • Electrical

Forms of Vibration

   Synchronous
   Non-synchronous
   Linear vs. nonlinear

Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

   Methods for finding roots of simultaneous equations
   Methods for determining eigenvectors (modeshapes)

Constitutive Equation of Motion

   Simple mass/spring
   Understanding consolidation and settlement
   Effects of load types and soil types
   Calculating loads and determining bearing capacity

Analysis Methods

   Analysis methods
      • Normal modes                                • Forced response
      • FEA                                               • Handbook solutions

Test Methods

   Normal modes
      • Ping hammer
   Forced response
      • Shake table                                    • Piezoelectric crystal
      • Other methods
   Instrumentation
   Significance of the fast fourier transform
   Significance of boundary conditions

Designing for Vibration

   he Goodman Diagram
   Resonance avoidance
      • Campbell Diagram
      • Rotordynamics critical speeds
   Damping
      • What is it and what is it not?
      • Friction                                           • Viscous fluid

Failure Analysis/Forensic Investigation

   Vibration as a contributor to fatigue failures
   Failure analysis in the lab
      • Beech marks
   Striation counting
   LCF vs HCF

Credits

This seminar offers 6.5 CPD
Hours/PDHs to professional
engineers.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 CPD hours/PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Ohio.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Brian Davis

Mr. Davis has over 27 years of cross-functional experience in aircraft propulsion systems/engines, failure analysis, manufacturing processes, fatigue and fracture mechanics, composite materials, and stress analysis. He has 23 years of experience in OEM gas turbine design and propulsion systems, as well as four years of experience in OEM medical device design with a specialization in ultrasonics. Mr. Davis holds a number of different patents and has experience with FAA certification and FDA 510(k) approval. He qualified as a US Naval Engineering duty officer (reserve) with rank of lieutenant. Mr. Davis received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida and his MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He is a licensed professional engineer in Ohio and Florida.