ReportforLaboratory:DeterminationofthemodalParametersofthe Structure

SaratMaharjan(108011261168) Question1&2 ThelabexperimentwasconductedundertheinspectionofInstructor.Themeasurementprocedure canbeexplainedasfollows: Thesystemofabeamclampedatoneendandwithoneendfreewasusedtoinvestigatethe modalparameters. The shaker was connected near the free end, through which the force with certain bandwidth(0800Hz)wasapplied. Theforcetransducerwasplacedbetweenshakerandbeamtomeasuretheexcitationforce. The response of the beam was measured by accelerometer at different nodes (i.e. where degree of freedom is considered). For our consideration, measurements at 20 nodes were recorded(20differentmeasurements). The measurement from both transducer and accelerometer were supplied as input to computerthroughanalyzer(Frontend)andrecordedasatextfile(usingpulsesoftware). Question3 ForMeasurement7: FirstEigenfrequency:f1=34.5Hz f12=34.8237; 1=0.009242 f11=34.186; SecondEigenfrequency:f2=218.5Hz f21=217.3446; f22=219.276; 2=0.004419 ThirdEigenfrequency:f3=579Hz f31=570.6201; f32=579.597; 3=0.007752 FourthEigenfrequency:f4=621.5Hz 4=0.003207 f41=620.0955; f42=624.08;

FrequencyResponsefor7thMeasurement

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FirstFourBandingModes Question5 The data file obtained from the PULSE software was imported to Matlab (after changing formatinExcel)andrequiredFrequencyResponsewasplotted.Fromtheplot,resonancefrequency and other parameters necessary for calculation were obtained. Modal shapes were observed by plottingallfrequencyresponsemaintainingthepositionofmeasurement. Hence,theexperimentwassuccessfullycompletedandobtainedresultsaresummarizedin thisreport.

 Matlabcodetoplotfigures:
plot(Fre,Amp7) %to plot frequency response for 7th measurement

plot3(Fre,num1,Imaginary1) %to plot four banding modes hold on plot3(Fre,num2,Imaginary2) plot3(Fre,num3,Imaginary3) plot3(Fre,num4,Imaginary4) plot3(Fre,num5,Imaginary5) plot3(Fre,num6,Imaginary6) plot3(Fre,num7,Imaginary7) plot3(Fre,num8,Imaginary8) plot3(Fre,num9,Imaginary9) plot3(Fre,num10,Imaginary10) plot3(Fre,num11,Imaginary11) plot3(Fre,num12,Imaginary12) plot3(Fre,num13,Imaginary13) plot3(Fre,num14,Imaginary14) plot3(Fre,num15,Imaginary15) plot3(Fre,num16,Imaginary16) plot3(Fre,num17,Imaginary17) plot3(Fre,num18,Imaginary18) plot3(Fre,num19,Imaginary19) plot3(Fre,num20,Imaginary20)