METHOD OF DETERMINING DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF VISCO-ELASTIC SOLIDS EMPLOYING FORCED VIBRATION,

Abstract

The dynamic properties of visco-elastic solids are evaluated by using the forced longitudanal and torsional vibration techniques. A method of eliminating experimental difficulties due mainly to the coupling of sample with supporting system is introduced in using the maximum amplitude ratio of the free end of a sample to the end attached to a driver and the corresponding vibration frequency as a criterion. Experimental measurements of these values are sufficient to determine the dynamic properties of samples. The complex modulus is used to describe the stress-strain relationship for a visco-elastic solid. In the method presented for alloting the auiplitude ratio and vibration frequency, matchin of natural frequencies of the sample and the driver is not necessary and the same driving unit may be used throughout the experiment. The expressions derived for longitudinal and torsional vibrations bear direct relationship between the measured items and the dynamic properties and are simple to use. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0434085

Entities

People

  • Tung-ming Lee

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Couplings
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Waves
  • Motion
  • Physical Properties
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Vibration
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.