Christopher,
Thanks for that. Book is available from DA Books in Melbourne for AUD 60 if any one else is interested.
Geoff
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>I have been searching for a book on dynamics that has a strong content
on<BR>
>piping design. Can you suggest any as I have been only able to find
general<BR>
>texts more related to structures?<BR>
For overall stress issues a piping system is substantially just a <BR>
framework, and any book on structural dynamics will do the job, provided <BR>
it's heavy on first principles. The very best practical book I've ever <BR>
found on the topic is _Structural Dynamics for the Practising Engineer_ <BR>
by H. M. Irvine--one of yours who teaches in Sydney at the University of <BR>
New South Wales. I got my copy second hand over here, and I suspect there <BR>
are plenty around. Irvine really does a fine job acquainting the reader <BR>
with general methodology. For a general reference in the topic, <BR>
Timoshenko's book on Structural Vibrations is a good one. <BR>
<BR>
Much of the trick is getting yourself used to a little different way of <BR>
thinking about structures and getting familiar with the meaning of modal <BR>
response and dynamic loading. It can get mathemathical real fast and it <BR>
doesn't seem as intuitive as static loading until you get into how <BR>
dynamic loads develop. Irvine's book bridges the gap nicely and the <BR>
examples mean something. Once you understand the basics of dynamic <BR>
loading, you'll find the rest of the structural response isn't much <BR>
different that externally applied static load assessment. If you're into <BR> seismic analysis, get hold of _Nuclear Reactors and Earthquakes_ put out <BR> by the AEC in the 60's. It's a solid reference on all aspects of seismic <BR>analysis and will help with learning first principles. You should still <BR> be able to get it from the US National Trechnical Information Service as <BR> report TID-7024. It's old and it may take some e-mailing to track down,
___________________________| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania 1864)<BR>
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