Modal analysis and testing : [proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Modal Analysis and Testing, Sesimbra, Portugal, 3-15 May, 1998

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Sesimbra, Portugal, 3-15 May, 1998 Front Matter....Pages i-xi An Overview of the Fundamentals of Modal Analysis....Pages 1-34 Fundamentals of Signal Processing....Pages 35-52 Advanced Signal Processing....Pages 53-64 Basic Definitions and Test Scenarios....Pages 65-82 Numerically Simulated Results for a Deterministic Excitation with no External Loads....Pages 83-100 Numerically Simulated and Experimental Results for a Deterministic Excitation with External Loads....Pages 101-135 Numerically Simulated and Experimental Results for a Random Excitation....Pages 137-177 Q-Transmissibility Matrix vs. Single Point Transmissibility in Test Environments....Pages 179-208 Current Practice and Standards....Pages 209-226 Theoretical Models for Modal Analysis....Pages 227-240 Fundamentals of Time Domain Modal Identification....Pages 241-250 Modal Identification Methods in the Frequency Domain....Pages 251-264 Parametric Identification Based on Pseudo-Tests....Pages 265-280 Updating of Analytical Models — Basic Procedures and Extensions....Pages 281-304 Model Quality Assessment and Model Updating....Pages 305-324 Damage Detection and Evaluation I....Pages 325-344 Damage Detection and Evaluation II....Pages 345-378 Structural Modification....Pages 379-394 Damping: An Introduction to Viscoelastic Models....Pages 395-408 Description of Damping and Applications....Pages 409-440 Existence and Normalization of Complex Modes for Post Experimental Use in Modal Analysis....Pages 441-452 Active Control of Structures....Pages 453-486 Acoustic Modal Analysis....Pages 487-506 Neural Networks for Modal Analysis....Pages 507-528 Advanced Optimisation Methods for Model Updating....Pages 529-548 Modal Analysis for Rotating Machinery....Pages 549-568 Nonlinearity in Modal Analysis....Pages 569-597