Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to Shaft Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Benefits of Good Machinery Alignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Consequences of Defective Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2.1 What Happens to Rotating Machinery When It Is Misaligned a Little Bit, or Moderately, or Even Severely? . . . . . . . . ...