Design Considerations of Platens for Vibration Testing.
Abstract
Vibration testing, particularly when performed in reliability test chambers, is very costly. Discussed in this report are design considerations for a vibration test platen which will accept several test specimens for simultaneous testing. Well designed platens will provide more meaningful results and reduce test time and costs through maximum utilization of test hardware. Specific points covered are: Bending modes at the platen's frequency; Determining the resonant frequency of a test platen; Determining the damping energy of a platen design; Obtaining signal feedback for vibration control purposes; Deriving equations for resonant frequencies and damping energies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA135815
Entities
People
- L. J. Lipp
Organizations
- United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center