Talk:Vibrations of Structures

With regard to any suggestion that "vibration of structures" be merged into "vibration" - I comment that this is perhaps not wise. To begin with, "Sound" is also vibration but is worthy of its own explanation. Structural Vibration could be merged with Structural Engineering. It could also be merged with Mechanical Engineering. It is a field of study overlapping both these professions. I have no doubt that Vibration of Structures is a field of engineering, whereas "vibration" could also be seen as a field within the science of physics. My recommendation would be to leave Vibration of Structures on a page of its own, but add a link to it from both the Mechanical and Structural Engineering pages. It has potential for quite detailed explanations and in my opinion warrants being kept separate to avoid confusion. If it had to be merged somewhere - I'd say the most logical place is in with Mechanical Engineering.

The title of the page should be Vibration of Structures, rather than Vibrations of Structures (i.e. drop the (s)). A structure that is vibrating is in a state of vibration. My understanding is that the plural of vibration would be vibration. The word vibration means a repeated movement or displacement. The singular of vibration is a pulse or impulse. Mailliwyrrahwollac (talk) 08:31, 28 January 2008 (UTC)