Lessons learned in modal testing - Part 3: Transient excitation for modal testing, more than just hammer impacts

Experimental Techniques

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 69-79

  Carne, T G ^a   Stasiunas, E C ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; IMPACT TESTING; PROJECTILES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TESTING;

STEP RELAXATION; TRANSIENT EXCITATION;

MODAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646765725     PISSN: 07328818     EISSN: 17471567     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1567.2006.00046.x     Document Type: Article

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