Welcome to STRUCTURAL VIBRATION TESTING!

LDS Model 650/PA2000 Shaker System (shaker, amplifier, blower)

•   500 lbf sine
•   195 lbf (DC) and 225 lbf (TC) rms Random
•   4.94 lb. armature; 6.1” diameter
•   1” stroke
•   100g’s bare table max. acceleration
•    Frequency range of 2 to 5000 Hz
•    In combined base with 14” x14” slip table assembly, as shown below.

Movies of Structural Testing

• Network for Engineering Earthquake Simulation Demo  (12.3 MB)
• Mode Shapes of a 2DOF System  (6.3 MB)
• Mode Shapes of a 3DOF System  (6.7 MB)
• Mode Shapes of a Balsa Wood Building  (3.7 MB)
• Sway Testing of Balsa Wood Buildings   (14.2 MB) 
• More Balsa Wood Buildings   (5.9 MB) 
• Mode Shapes of a Skyscraper  (1.2 MB)
• Plastic Skyscraper Testing   (4.9 MB)
• Sway Testing of Skyscraper with Large Top Mass  (2.7 MB)
• Mode Shapes of a Truss  (1.6 MB)
• Sway Testing of Plastic Truss #1  (3.7 MB)
• Sway Testing of Plastic Truss #2  (3.7 MB)
• Experimental Modal Analysis of a Plate  (1.5 MB)
• Spring Vibration   (8.3 MB)
• Miscellaneous Tests   (6.3 MB)

CE511/ENGR699 Structural Dynamics Student Projects

• Sway Testing of Balsa Wood Buildings: Xu and Su  (0.5 MB)
• Sway Testing of Plastic Buildings: Alkhateb  (1.5 MB)
• Experimental Modal Analysis: Pramanik and Pangavane  (6.5 MB)
• Piezoelectric Materials: Singh and Baghmar  (1.4 MB)

The Dirty Work – Who says professors or their classes don't get down and dirty?