Prediction and Control of Dynamical Instabilities in Engineering Systems

In this practical guide that discusses both theoretical and real-world results, Paul A.Meehan draws on his extensive experience to provide a vital compilation of the methods and applications for predicting and controlling instabilities in engineering systems in a digestible and implementable form. Through Prediction and Control of Dynamical Instabilities in Engineering Systems, readers will gain an in-depth understanding of classical and nonlinear instabilities in engineering systems and the mathematical tools and other techniques used to identify, analyse and control them.After first introducing instability phenomena and their growing importance, the author then goes on to describe general predictive modelling tools and analysis methods.Subsequently, recent real applications across a wide range of engineering systems are explained, including prediction of squealing noise, aeroelastic flutter, rail corrugation, rolling mill chatter, mining dragline swing instabilities, intractable rail