A detailed experimental modal analysis of a clamped circular plate

A detailed study has been made of the natural frequencies and modal shapes of a thin steel discthat is clamped at the edges by two steel flanges. The aim was to determine how accuratelynumerical modeling could be used to predict the results and to investigate the possibility of any newexperimental o...

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Main Authors: Matthews, D., Sun, H., Saltmarsh, K., Wilkes, Daniel, Munyard, A., Pan, J.
Other Authors: Mr Terry McMinn
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Australian Acoustical Society 2014
Online Access:http://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/INTERNOISE2014/papers/p237.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13504
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author Matthews, D.
Sun, H.
Saltmarsh, K.
Wilkes, Daniel
Munyard, A.
Pan, J.
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Sun, H.
Saltmarsh, K.
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description A detailed study has been made of the natural frequencies and modal shapes of a thin steel discthat is clamped at the edges by two steel flanges. The aim was to determine how accuratelynumerical modeling could be used to predict the results and to investigate the possibility of any newexperimental observations even for this simple structure. A mechanical shaker and impact hammerwere used to excite the plate to obtain the frequency response function of the structure. The firsteight modal shapes at each of the resonant frequencies were then measured using laser scanningvibrometry. These results were compared with theoretical results obtained analytically andnumerically using PAFEC. While part of the existing understanding of the plate vibration wasconfirmed, significant differences were found in the values of the modal frequencies. Theexperimental data also demonstrated a dependence of the mode shape orientations and splitting ofdegenerated natural frequencies on the shaker position and properties of the flanges. This paperwill report on some interesting effects that need to be considered when doing such measurements and illustrate the risks of using numerical modeling without the use of experimental comparison.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-135042017-01-30T11:37:29Z A detailed experimental modal analysis of a clamped circular plate Matthews, D. Sun, H. Saltmarsh, K. Wilkes, Daniel Munyard, A. Pan, J. Mr Terry McMinn A detailed study has been made of the natural frequencies and modal shapes of a thin steel discthat is clamped at the edges by two steel flanges. The aim was to determine how accuratelynumerical modeling could be used to predict the results and to investigate the possibility of any newexperimental observations even for this simple structure. A mechanical shaker and impact hammerwere used to excite the plate to obtain the frequency response function of the structure. The firsteight modal shapes at each of the resonant frequencies were then measured using laser scanningvibrometry. These results were compared with theoretical results obtained analytically andnumerically using PAFEC. While part of the existing understanding of the plate vibration wasconfirmed, significant differences were found in the values of the modal frequencies. Theexperimental data also demonstrated a dependence of the mode shape orientations and splitting ofdegenerated natural frequencies on the shaker position and properties of the flanges. This paperwill report on some interesting effects that need to be considered when doing such measurements and illustrate the risks of using numerical modeling without the use of experimental comparison. 2014 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13504 http://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/INTERNOISE2014/papers/p237.pdf Australian Acoustical Society restricted
spellingShingle Matthews, D.
Sun, H.
Saltmarsh, K.
Wilkes, Daniel
Munyard, A.
Pan, J.
A detailed experimental modal analysis of a clamped circular plate
title A detailed experimental modal analysis of a clamped circular plate
title_full A detailed experimental modal analysis of a clamped circular plate
title_fullStr A detailed experimental modal analysis of a clamped circular plate
title_full_unstemmed A detailed experimental modal analysis of a clamped circular plate
title_short A detailed experimental modal analysis of a clamped circular plate
title_sort detailed experimental modal analysis of a clamped circular plate
url http://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/INTERNOISE2014/papers/p237.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13504