Topics in Modal Analysis & Testing, Volume 10

Michael Mains is Senior Software Developer at Bruel & Kjaer, North America, USA. Jason Blough is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University.

• Chapter 1.Fluid-structure Interaction in a Labyrinth gas Seal Coupled to a Flexible Stator.- Chapter 2.Modal Analysis of Tower Crane with Cracks by the Dynamic Stiffness Method.- Chapter 3.High-Noise High-Speed Footage Data in Experimental Modal Analysis.- Chapter 4.Morlet-Wave Damping Identification – Application to High-Speed Video.- Chapter 5.Fluid-coupled Vibration Control Inspired by Dragonfly Wings.- Chapter 6.Improving Modal Parameter Estimation by Complementary Output-Output Relations.- Chapter 7.Operational Modal Analysis in Frequency Domain using Gaussian Mixture Models.- Chapter 8.Understanding Modal Vectors.- Chapter 9.Best Practices for Using Order-Based Modal Analysis for Industrial Applications.- Chapter 10. Could the Veering Phenomenon be a Mechanical Design Instrument?.- Chapter 11. Impulse Excitation of Piezoelectric Patch Actuators for Modal Analysis.- Chapter 12. Modal Parameter Estimation in Multi-patch Operational Modal Analysis: Perspectives and Approaches.- Chapter.