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Vibration-Test Methods for Dynamic-Mechanical-Property Characterization

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Manual on Experimental Methods for Mechanical Testing of Composites

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Dynamic-mechanical properties (elastic modulus and internal damping) of materials may be characterized using either vibration or wave-propagation experiments. This section deals only with vibration-test methods, which cover the nominal frequency range 0.001–1000 Hz. Wave-propagation methods are not discussed here.

This section was written while the author was on sabbatical leave at the Composite Materials and Structures Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

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Gibson, R.F. (1989). Vibration-Test Methods for Dynamic-Mechanical-Property Characterization. In: Pendleton, R.L., Tuttle, M.E. (eds) Manual on Experimental Methods for Mechanical Testing of Composites. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1129-1_20

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