This classes will be held via Zoom and taught by Tom Irvine.
Each class and each part is one-hour long. The format is similar to a college semester system. Students will receive IACET CEUs.
Basic Shock & Vibration
Introduction
Vibration Testing
Excitation Functions
Sine Vibration
Sine Sweep Vibration
Random Vibration Statistics
SDOF Response to Random
Non-Gaussian Random
Fourier Transform
FFT
Waterfall FFT
Sample Rate
Leakage & Hanning Window
White Noise
PSD Specification
PSD Calculation Method
PSD Calculation Examples
PSD Synthesis
SDOF Response to PSD, Time Domain
SDOF Response to PSD, Frequency Domain
Vibration Response Function
Force VRS
Digital Filtering Basics
Digital Filtering Example
Integration & Differentiations
Classical Shock
Seismic Shock
Pyrotechnic Shock Examples
Pyrotechnic Shock Saturation & Aliasing
SRS Synthesis
MDOF SRS
Stress-Velocity
Circuit Board Vibration, Steinberg
Circuit Board Vibration RD-N Curve
Structural Dynamics & FEA
Basic FEA
Damping
Modal Analysis
Transfer Functions
Transient Analysis
Applied Force Response Analysis
Response to Seismic Base Mass Excitation
Response to Enforced Motion
Beam Bending FEA
Beam Bending FEA with Added Mass and Stiffness
Beam Bending FEA with Steady-State Sine & Sweep Base Excitation
Beam Bending FEA with PSD Base Excitation
Beam Bending FEA Fatigue
Beam Bending FEA Shock
Plate Natural Frequencies
Plate Damping
Plate Response to Sine & Sine Sweep Vibration
Plate Response to Random Vibration
Plate Response to PSD Synthesis
Plate Shock Response Spectra & Synthesis
Plate MDOF Shock
Plate Fatigue
Acoustics & Statistical Energy Analysis
Sound Waves & Acoustic Modes
Power, SPL & Intensity
Acoustic Testing & Payload Acoustics
Aircraft Engine Acoustics
Helmholtz Resonators & Doppler Shifts
Helicopter Acoustics
Barrett, Franken & Spann Methods
Launch Vehicle Liftoff Acoustics
Launch Ascent Fluctuating Pressure
Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) Intro
Wave Speeds
Modal Density
Honeycomb Sandwich Panels
Critical Frequencies & Impedance
Radiation Efficiency
Loss Factors
Transmission Loss
Equivalent Power for Acoustic Fields
SEA Examples
Bioacoustics
Microphones
Environmental Noise & Abatement
Overpressure & Sonic Booms
Machinery Acoustics
Music Acoustics
Here is the preliminary schedule for each set. All times are US Central Time.
See Time Converter
(Right Mouse click, save link as)
Basic Shock and Vibration – begins September 3, 2024
Structural Dynamics and Finite Element Analysis – begins September 4, 2024
Acoustics – begins September 3, 2024
The schedule is subject to change.
There will be some overlap between the sets.
Multiple sessions of each unit will be offered to accommodate students’ schedules and time zones as reasonably as possible. Students will also receive links to pre-recorded audio/visual files of the units and the slides.
The class will use the vibrationdata_App GUI software. The class textbook “An Introduction to Shock & Vibration Response Spectra” is also posted at the above link.
Students who do not have Matlab can use the stand-alone executable version.
There is no maximum class size.
Students may ask questions during class. I will also be available to help students outside of class.
The fees for the individual courses are:
| Amount USD | Type |
| 1700 | Corporate & Individuals reimbursed by their company |
| Corporate group discount: One student 1700 USD. Each additional student is 500 USD. | |
| 1400 | Individuals not reimbursed by their company |
| 600 | Full-time university students |
The fee for any two courses is:
| Amount USD | Type |
| 2900 | Corporate & Individuals reimbursed by their company |
| Corporate group discount: One student 2900 USD. Each additional student is 900 USD. | |
| 2400 | Individuals not reimbursed by their company |
| 1000 | Full-time university students |
The fee for all three courses is
| Amount USD | Type |
| 3200 | Corporate & Individuals reimbursed by their company |
| Corporate group discount for two or more students: 2500 per student | |
| 2600 | Individuals not reimbursed by their company |
| 1000 | Full-time university students |
Each class series will be held approximately twice per year.
I am also available to teach customized courses to individual companies per their schedule needs.
Here are licensed versions of my courses for students in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh that are offered at reduced fees vibration_courses_India
Tom Irvine
email: tom@irvinemail.org
cell: 256-924-8860
My W9 Form as requested by corporate customers.
CAGE Code: 3GHY4
I may not ready but wanted to ask if you would offer a reduced rates to aspiring students in Pakistan. A country where stunners are talented but need better guidance and training.