This paper shows how the impulse response of each individual resonance in a frequency response function is calculated via a series of weighting functions and then used for damping calculations.The technique is not new (1)* but previously it has been indicated (2, 3) that when using pseudo-random excitation, T > 2.5τ must be fulfilled in order to make accurate damping measurements, where T is the Fast Fourier Transform record length and τ is the decay constant of the damping.It is shown that tolerable damping estimates can be made even if the record length T is as small as 0.05τ. This is because the short record length produces an aliasing phenomena on the amplitude of the impulse response function only - not on the slope of the decay.


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    Title :

    Determination of Structural Damping Using the Impulse Response Function


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Noise & Vibration Conference & Exposition ; 1991



    Publication date :

    1991-05-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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