SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1974
STP35493S
Evaluation of Experimental Methods for Determining Dynamic Stiffness and Damping of Composite Materials
SourceVarious methods potentially usable for determining dynamic stiffness and damping of composite materials are reviewed. Of these, the following most widely used techniques are singled out for more detailed discussion: free vibration, pulse propagation, and forced vibration response. To illustrate the usefulness and validity of dynamic property data, their application in dynamic analyses and comparison with measured structural response are described for the following composite-material structures: free-free sandwich beam with glass-epoxy facings, clamped-edge sandwich plate with similar facings, free-end sandwich conical shell with similar facings, and boron-epoxy free plate with layers arranged at various orientations.
Author Information
Bert, CW
School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
Clary, RR
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
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Developed by Committee: D30
Pages: 250–265
DOI: 10.1520/STP35493S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4639-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0308-5