Topics in Modal Analysis & Testing, Volume 8

Chapter1: Modern Modal Testing: A Cautionary Tale.- Chapter2: Vibration Testing of Laparoscopic Surgical Instruments Under Varying Grip Pressures.- Chapter3: Combined Qualification Vibration Testing and Fixed Base Modal Testing Utilizing a Fixed Based Correction Method.- Chapter4: Pressure Stiffened Modal Correlation of a Cylindrical Pressure Vessel.- Chapter5: Pretest Analysis for Modal Survey Tests Using Fixed Base Correction Method.- Chapter6: Fixing Degrees of Freedom of an Aluminum Beam by using Accelerometers as References.- Chapter7: Signal Reconstruction from Mobile Sensors Network using Matrix Completion Approach.- Chapter8: All Vibration is a Summation of Mode Shapes.- Chapter9: Modal Testing Using the Slinky Method.- Chapter10: Numerical and Experimental Modal Analysis of a Cantilever Beam Axially Loaded by a Tendon Which Is Attached in a Single Spanwise Location.- Chapter11: How to Design Modal Test Plan Based on FEM Result.- Chapter12: Maximizing the Quality of ShapeExtractions from Base Shake Modal Tests.- Chapter13: New Approaches to Inverse Structural Modification Theory using Random Projections.- Chapter14: Modal Analysis of the Wind Turbine Blades with Different Test Setup Configurations.- Chapter15: Modal Excitation of Circular Rotating Structures using an Innovative Electromagnetic Device.- Chapter16: Modal Analysis of a 7 DoF Sweet Pepper Harvesting Robot.- Chapter17: Characterizing Dynamics of Additively Manufactured Parts.- Chapter18: How Linear is a Linear System?.- Chapter19: An Interpolation Algorithm to Speed up Nonlinear Modal Testing using Force Appropriation.- Chapter20: Estimating Applied Loads and Response Accelerations on a Dynamic System Using Vibration Data.- Chapter21: Analysis of Coupling Relationship between Car-body and Flexible Hanging Equipment.- Chapter22: Imager-based Characterization of Viscoelastic Material Properties.- Chapter23: Development and Validation of Data Processing Techniques for Aircraft Ground Vibration Testing.- Chapter24: Structural Health Monitoring with Self-Organizing Maps and Artificial Neural Networks.- Chapter25: A Novel Technique to Extract the Modal Damping Properties of a Thin Blade.- Chapter26: Finite Element Model Updating of the UCF Grid Benchmark Connections Using Experimental Modal Data.- Chapter27: Structural Health Monitoring on Industrial Structures Using a Combined Numerical and Experimental Approach.- Chapter28: Validation of Automatic Modal Parameters Estimator on a Car Body-In-White.- Chapter29: Modal Analysis of Rotating Tires in Stationary and Rotating Frames of Reference.- Chapter30: Combining Machine Learning and Operational Modal Analysis Approaches to Gain Insights in Wind Turbine Drivetrain Dynamics.- Chapter31: Modal Test-Analysis Correlation using Left-Hand Eigenvectors.- Chapter32: A Theoretical Study on the Generation and Propagation of Traveling Waves in Strings and Rods.- Chapter33: Shaping the Frequency Response Function (FRF) of a Multi-Degree-Of-Freedom (MDOF) Structure Using Arrays of Tuned Vibration Absorbers (TVA).- Chapter34: Experimental Study on Tire Vibrations and Induced Noise.- Chapter35: On the Adaptive Vibration Suppression on a Flexible Spatial Structure.- Chapter36: Evaluation of the Human-Structure-Soil Interaction on a Two-Wheel Tractor Using Modal Analysis Techniques.- Chapter37: Reproducible Modal Testing using a Flexure-based Impact Excitation System.- Chapter38: Modal Analysis and Characterization of Mounting Cart Used for Testing in the Combined Environment Acoustic Chamber.- Chapter39: Effects of Sensor Count on Damping Estimates from Operational Modal Analysis.- Chapter40: Ambient Vibration Tests and Modal Response Analysis of an Old Age High-rise Building in Downtown Vancouver, Canada.- Chapter41: System Identification of a Full Scale Wood Frame Building Specimen Subjected to Shake Table Tests.- Chapter42: Estimating Rotor Suspension Parameters from Runout Data.