Shock and Vibration Concepts in Engineering Design

Charles E. Crede

Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ U.S,A,, 1965

About this Item

This book is a reference for engineering designers on the discipline of shock and vibration principles. Treatment of many topics is concise to permit a broad scope of topics, so a list of references allows for deeper study of individual topics. Standard notation and terminology are defined as in 1960 standards. This is Professor Crede's last book written before his death. xi + 146pp. Title is sole entry in Prentice-Hall Series in Engineering Design, Studies in Engineering Design. 6 other titles for this category are listed as in preparation. This indicates this copy is from an early printing of the 1st edition of this title. Charles E Crede (1913-1964) was an Associate Professor at California Institute of Technology. During WWII, he became a civilian engineer with the Navy Department Bureau of Ships in Washington, D.C. There he developed quickly into the leading expert in the means of protecting shipborne equipment from the severe shocks encountered in naval warfare. In 1944 he transferred to the Naval Research Laboratory to organize and direct its' first Shock and Vibration Division. Hardcover has dark chocolate cloth boards with silver lettering & designs on front & spine, but no DJ. Bottom edges of boards bruised from storage. Interior is tight, clean and unmarked. No ownership marked. Foot of spine has scar from removal of sticker, but no other indication of possible public use. Likely always privately owned. Copyright 1965. No edition or printing stated. Printed in U.S.A. LCCN: 65-21321. Prentice catalog C-80875-P, C-80877C. No ISBN nor MSR.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shock and Vibration Concepts in Engineering Design
• Publisher: Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ U.S,A,
• Publication Date: 1965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 1 pound