Modal data deals with the dynamic properties of a structure and can help in the design of almost any structure, facilitating to detect areas where design changes are required. Determining the ...

Polytec, a leading provider of optical measurement solutions, has announced the launch of its RotoVib product. This innovation marks a milestone in experimental modal analysis and will revolutionize ...

Pete has close to 5 decades of experience in design and analysis using FEM and experimental techniques. His main area of research is structural dynamics specializing in the areas of modeling, testing, ...

The SDASL Lab attended the 33rd International Modal Analysis Conference where seven students presented papers along with other papers and presentations by faculty. The papers ranged a wide variety of ...

Bridges form a critical category of the U.S. transportation infrastructure, yet the current structural condition is only evaluated at “C+” according to the 2017 ASCE Infrastructure Report Card. In ...

The last few years have shown progress in finite-element analysis intended for use by design engineers. Many programs that work with CAD provide several different types of analysis, and the range of ...

Chances are you’ve never heard of experimental modal analysis. But you don’t have to be a mechanical engineer to understand how cool it is to stand in a totally echoless room or witness a big machine ...