Topics in Modal Analysis II, Volume 6: Proceedings of the 30th IMAC, A Conference on Structural Dynamics, 2012

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Multibody Dynamic Simulation of the Lunar Landing....Pages 1-5
Experimental and Numerical Approaches on Behavior of GLARE 5 Beams: Influences of Thickness and Stacking Sequence....Pages 7-16
A Spectrally Preconditioned Iterative Reduced Correction Algorithm for Vibro-acoustic Problems....Pages 17-33
Numerical and Experimental Study of Local Cell Resonators to Obtain Low-Frequency Vibrational Stopbands in Periodic Lightweight Structures....Pages 35-42
Identification of Material Parameters in Biot’s Model by the Homogenization Method....Pages 43-52
Piezoaeroelastic Typical Section for Wind Energy Harvesting....Pages 53-61
Nonlinear Testing and Models Comparison of Magneto-Mechanical Energy Scavengers....Pages 63-69
A Closed Form Solution to the Early-Time Underwater Explosion (UNDEX) Response of a Rectangular Air-Backed Ship Hull Panel....Pages 71-85
Passive Vibration Isolation and Absorber System for Earth Imaging from the International Space Station (ISS)....Pages 87-94
Pseudovelocity Modal Stress Velocity Proportionality....Pages 95-110
Numerical Modeling of One-Dimensional Wave Propagation in Non-Homogeneous Materials....Pages 111-127
Stiffness and Damping Characterisation for a Hydraulic Engine Mount....Pages 129-135
Characterization of Bio-Inspired Synthetic Hair Cell Sensors....Pages 137-152
Comparison of Noise Floors of Various Torsional Vibration Sensors....Pages 153-168
Identification of Wheel-Rail Contact Forces Based on Strain Measurement and Finite Element Model of the Rolling Wheel....Pages 169-177
Damage Detection in Steel Structures Using Bayesian Calibration Techniques....Pages 179-193
Modeshapes Recognition Using Fourier Descriptors: A Simple SHM Example....Pages 195-204
Fuzzy Cluster Analysis Methods Applied to Impedance Based Structural Health Monitoring for Damage Classification....Pages 205-212
Blade Bearing Friction Estimation of Operating Wind Turbines....Pages 213-220
3D Motion Analysis of Cycling Biodynamics for Setup, Efficency and Prevention of Insuries....Pages 221-226
Designing an Experiment Inspired by Cochlea for Travelling Waves Observation....Pages 227-234
In Vivo Measurement of the Human Thorax and Abdomen Surface Using Laser Vibrometry: A New Diagnostic Tool?....Pages 235-245
Use of Non Contact Radar Techniques to Dynamics Measurement Purposes....Pages 247-254
Selection of Reference Locations for Modal Testing....Pages 255-259
Evaluation of a Long Term Viable Dynamic Data Archive Format....Pages 261-267
Using High-Speed Stereophotogrammetry Techniques to Extract Shape Information from Wind Turbine/Rotor Operating Data....Pages 269-275
Surface Stitching of a Wind Turbine Blade Using Digital Image Correlation....Pages 277-284
Modal Testing Using Tracking-Interferometers....Pages 285-293
A Scenario-Based Damage Identification Framework....Pages 295-303
Bridge Scour Assessment Using Curvature of Horizontally Displaced Mode Shapes....Pages 305-311
Environmental Effects on Torsional Vibration Feature Health Monitoring....Pages 313-322
Experimental Damage Diagnosis of a Model Three-Story Spatial Frame....Pages 323-328
Detection of Shaft Cracks Using Vibration Signature Analysis....Pages 329-337
Separation of Sine and Random Components from Vibration Measurements....Pages 339-350
Post-Earthquake Damage Detection in Instrumented Buildings Using Identified Dissipated Energy....Pages 351-358
Ultrasonic Vibration Method for Damage Detection in Composite Aircraft Components....Pages 359-367
Reliability of Dynamically Measured Flexibility Matrix on Damage Detection of Frame Structures....Pages 369-376
Wavelet Based Mode Shape Analysis for Damage Detection....Pages 377-384
Application of FE Model Updating for Damage Assessment of FRP Composite Beam Structure....Pages 385-398
An Examination of Some Aspects of Factor Analysis in Damage Detection....Pages 399-404
The Use of Continuous System Identification for Evaluation of Concrete E-Modulus Evolution: Laboratory and Field Applications....Pages 405-412
Temperature Effect on Ballistic Impact of Woven Graphite/Epoxy Composites....Pages 413-425
Spatial Noise Component Identification Based on Different Vibro-Acoustic Data Sets....Pages 427-435
Improving Test Rig Performance Using Passive Components....Pages 437-442
Continuous Scanning LDV by Signal Re-sampling Method: A New Signal Processing Approach....Pages 443-452
Design of High Impedance Test Rig for Composite Structures Vibration Measurements....Pages 453-463
Technique to Measure the Dynamic Behavior of Road Bike Wheels....Pages 465-470
Sensor Nodes for the Dynamic Assessment of Alpine Skis....Pages 471-479
The Use of Stereo-Photogrammetry to Precisely Determine 3D-Positions, Motions and Deformations on Sports Equipment....Pages 481-486
Experimental Assessment of Bobsleigh Dynamics and Ice-Skate Contact Forces....Pages 487-498
Instrumented Rowing Machine for Optimized Training....Pages 499-506
An Experimental Study of Climbers Performances Based on Hand-Grip Force Measurement....Pages 507-513
Structural Analysis of the Effects of Wing Payload Pods on Small UAS....Pages 515-523
Response of Nuclear Containment Structure to Aircraft Crash....Pages 525-535
Application of Analytical Methods for Advanced Flight Flutter Test....Pages 537-549
A Novel Modal Combination Rule Under Multi-component Ground Motion....Pages 551-563
A Dynamic Model Tailored to Flexible Launch Vehicle Umbilical Analysis....Pages 565-579
A Novel Optimization Strategy for Command Shaping Control....Pages 581-588
Sensitivities of Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors from Complex Perturbations....Pages 589-593
A Review of Uncertainty Quantification of Estimation of Frequency Response Functions....Pages 595-601
Variability Improvement of Key Inaccurate Node Groups – VIKING....Pages 603-624
A Reduced Model Approximation Approach Using Model Updating Methodologies....Pages 625-636
Passive Noise Reduction Using the Modally Enhanced Dynamic Absorber....Pages 637-648
Identifying the Modes Excited in a Tennis Racket by a Forehand Drive....Pages 649-655
The Benefits of Duffing-type Nonlinearities and Electrical Optimisation of a Randomly Excited Energy Harvester....Pages 657-667