[Univ of Cambridge] [Dept of Engineering]

Dr Hugh Hunt
Vibration Topics



( Dynamics Videos: go to Hugh Hunt's movies page and for other stuff: go to Hugh Hunt's Cambridge University home page )


  • Pipe-in-Pipe model for ground vibration from railways PiP
  • The "Hot Chocolate Effect" - adding sugar to a mug of hot water - "hot chocolate effect"
  • Tuned-mass dampers TMD
  • Turbocharger Vibration

  • Nodes of a Vibrating Beam
    This link gives details of where to find the nodal points of a beam so you can mark one up for yourself.
    (and welcome, here, to the Cambridge Physics Update people - didn't we have fun!)

  • The Engineering Science of Music