Topics in Modal Analysis II, Volume 8, 2014 Proceedings of the 32nd IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2014 Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series

• Linear Systems
• Substructure Modelling
• Adaptive Structures
• Experimental Techniques
• Analytical Methods
• Damage Detection
• Damping of Materials & Members
• Modal Parameter Identification
• Modal Testing Methods
• System Identification
• Active Control
• Modal Parameter Estimation
• Processing Modal Data

Integrating Multiple Algorithms in Autonomous Modal Parameter Estimation.- Effects of Magneto-mechanical Coupling on Structural Modal Parameters.- Extraction of Modal Parameters of Micromachined Resonators in Higher Modes.- Normalization of Experimental Modal Vectors to Remove Modal Vector Contamination.- Effective Use of Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometers for Modal Testing.- Precise Frequency Domain Algorithm of Half Spectrum and FRF.- Identification of a Time-varying Beam Using Hilbert Vibration Decomposition.- Recovery of Operational Deflection Shapes From Noise-corrupted Measurement Data From CSLDV: Comparison Between Polynomial and Mode Filtering Approaches.- Exploiting Imaging Techniques to Overcome the Limits of Vibration Testing in High Excitation Level Conditions.- An Experimental Modal Channel Reduction Procedure Using a Pareto Chart.- Unique Isolation Systems to Protect Equipment in Navy Shock Tests.- Nonlinear High Fidelity Modeling of Impact Load Response in a Rod.- On The Role of Boundary Conditions in the Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Simple Structures.- Evaluation of On-Line Algebraic Modal Parameter Identification Methods.- Ambient Vibration Test of Granville Street Bridge Before Bearing Replacement.- Vibration Testing and Analysis of A Monumental Stair.- Evaluation of stop bands in periodic and semi-periodic structures by experimental and numerical approaches.- Operating Mode Shapes of Electronic Assemblies Under Shock Input.- Comparison of Modal Parameters Extracted Using MIMO, SIMO, and Impact Hammer Tests on a Three-bladed Wind Turbine.- Modal Test Results of a Ship Under Operational Conditions.- Measuring Effective Mass of a Circuit Board.- Acoustic Cavity Modal Analysis for NVH Development of Road Machinery Cabins.- Strain-based Dynamic Measurements and Modal Testing.- AIRBUS A350 XWB GVT: State-of-the-art Techniques to Perform a Faster and Better GVT Campaign.- Finite Element Model Updating Using the Separable Shadow Hybrid Monte Carlo Technique.- Bayesian System Identification of Dynamical Systems Using Reversible Jump Markov Chain Monte Carlo.- Assessment and Validation of Nonlinear Identification Techniques Using Simulated Numerical and Real Measured Data.- Effects of Errors in Finite Element Models on Component Modal Tests.- Estimating Frequency-Dependent Mechanical Properties of Materials.- Flexible Dynamic Modeling of Turret Systems by Means of Craig-Bampton Method and Experimental Validation.- Material Characterization of Gyroscope Isolator Using Modal Test Data.- Loss Factors Estimation Using FEM in Statistical Energy Analysis.- Investigation of Crossing and Veering Phenomena in an Isogeometric Analysis framework.- Influence of Fan Balancing in Vibration Reduction of a Braking Resistor.- Vibrations of Discretely Layered Structures Using a Continuous Variation Model.- Next-Generation Random Vibration Tests.- Optimal Phasing Combinations for Multiple Input Source Excitation.