Ed:
Forget the books and go directly to Penske and/or
Ohleens. You will learn more from these guys than
reading ten books on the subject.
John Goodman
--- The Weldons <2weldons@earthlink.net> wrote:
> List--Have any of you guys read a good writeup on
> the how these subjects
> relate to race car design? I mean something that's
> longer on practical
> examples and shorter on eye glazing higher
> mathematics. I'd love to see some
> real world numbers on vibration mode frequencies,
> spring constants and damping
> factors for other car parts parts besides the
> springs and shocks themselves.
>
> Vibration and shock are tough subjects to
> understand. 45 years ago I
> memorized enough solution methods to pass the final
> exam in the course
> following which I did a 98% data delete on the
> subject. Since then I've
> learned a little bit about it; but seem incapable of
> explaining it to anybody.
> (That includes some of the engineers I used to work
> with)
>
> For all the books that have been written on chassis
> design there must be at
> least one out there that was written by a bright
> engineer or mechanic who
> didn't ace calculus and spend his whole career
> riding a desk or a drawing
> board. Anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Ed Weldon
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