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Much of this text has been devoted to mathematical modeling of physical phenomena in the field of aeroelasticity. Yet one of the most challenging and important aspects of the subject is the conduct of physical experiments. Experiments are useful for many purposes, e.g. to assess the accuracy and validity of theoretical models, to study phenomena beyond the current reach of theory, and/or to verify the safety and integrity of aeroelastic systems through wind tunnel tests or flight tests. A thorough exposition of this topic would require a volume in itself. Here a few of the fundamental aspects of experimental aeroelasticity are discussed. The focus is on aeroelastic tests per se rather than structural dynamic tests or unsteady aerodynamic measurements. However the latter will be touched on as well insofar as they are relevant to our principal topic.
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Crawley, E.F., Curtiss, H.C., Peters, D.A., Scanlan, R.H., Sisto, F. (1995). Experimental aeroelasticity. In: Dowell, E.H. (eds) A Modern Course in Aeroelasticity. Solid Mechanics and its Applications, vol 32. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0499-9_10
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