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Welcome to Vibration Data Laplace Transform Table

Laplace transforms are used to solve differential equations.

As an example, Laplace transforms are used to determine the response of a
harmonic oscillator to an input signal.

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Operation Transforms

N F(s) f(t),t>0
definition of a Laplace transform
1.1
y(t)
inversion formula

1.2 Y(s)

first derivative
1.3 sY(s) - y(0)
y' (t)
second derivative
1.4
y" (t)

nth derivative
1.5

integration
1.6 (1/s) F(s)

convolution integral
1.7 F(s)G(s)

1.8 f (at)

shifting in the s-plane

1.9 F(s - a)
exp(-at) f(t)

f(t) has period T, such that

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f(t) has period T, such that

1.10
f( t + T ) = f (t)

g(t) has period T, such that

1.11
g(t + T ) = - g(t)

Function Transforms

N F(s) f(t),t>0
d(t)
2.1 1
unit impulse at t = 0

2.2 s
double impulse at t = 0

2.3 d(t-a)

unit step
2.4a 1/s
u(t)

0 t<a
2.4b 1 a<t<b
0 t>b

u(t-a)
2.5

2.6 t

2.7a

2.7b
, n=1, 2, 3,?.

2.8
, k is any real number > 0
the Gamma function is given
in Appendix A

2.9 exp(-at)
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2.9 exp(-at)

2.10 t exp(-at)

2.11

2.12 1 - exp(-at)

2.13

2.14

2.15

2.16a sin(at)

2.16b sin(at + f)

2.17 cos(at)

2.18 t cos(at)

2.19

2.20

2.21

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2.22

2.23

2.24

2.25 exp(-at)sin(bt)

2.26 exp(-at)cos(bt)

2.27

2.28

2.29

2.30 cosh(at)

2.31

2.32

2.33

2.34

2.35
Bessel function given in Appendix A

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2.36

2.37
Modified Bessel function given in
Appendix A

2.38

2.39

Examples of the Laplace Transform as a Solution for Mechanical Shock and

Vibration Problems:

Free Vibration of a Single-Degree-of-Freedom System: free.pdf

Response of a Single-degree-of-freedom System Subjected to a Unit Step

Displacement: unit_step.pdf

Response of a Single-degree-of-freedom System Subjected to a Classical Pulse

Base Excitation: sbase.pdf

Partial Fractions in Shock and Vibration Analysis: partial.pdf

References

1. Jan Tuma, Engineering Mathematics Handbook, McGraw-Hill, New York,

1979.

2. F. Oberhettinger and L. Badii, Table of Laplace Transforms, Springer-Verlag,

N.Y., 1972.

3. M. Abramowitz and I. Stegun, editors, Handbook of Mathematical Functions

With Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables, National Bureau of
Standards, Washington, D.C., 1964.

4. Peter O'Neil, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Wadsworth, Belmont,

California, 1983.

APPENDIX A

Gamma Function

Bessel Function

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