Miles' Equation in Random Vibrations: Theory and Applications in Spacecraft Structures Design

1 Introduction.- 2 Miles' Equation.- 3 Static equivalent of Miles' Equation.- 4 Random Vibration Load Factors.- 5 Notching & Mass Participation.- 6 Acoustic and Random Vibration Test Tailoring.- 7 Preliminary Predictions of Loads Induced by Acoustic Environment.- 8 Dynamic Response of Shell Structures to Random Acoustic Excitation, SDOF approximation.- 9 Equivalence Random and Sinusoidal Vibration.- 10 Characterisation and Synthesis of Random Acceleration Vibration Specifications.- 11 Example problems.- A Random Response SDOF System.- B Quasi-Static, Random and Acoustic Loads.- C Simulation of the Random Time Series.- D Computation of SRS.- E Application Rayleigh Quotient.- F Random Fatigue Estimation.- G John Wilder Miles (1920-2008).