Structural damage detection methods using vibration measurements have been developed for decades. Measurement selections may affect damage detection results, because inevitable uncertainties are involved in vibration testing. A new sensor placement index is defined as the ratio of two parameters, namely, the contribution of measurement points to a Fisher information matrix, and the damage sensi...

5.1.1 Vibration Detection in the Presence of a Reference Wave 5.1.2 Vibration Detection without a Reference Field 5.2 Deformation Measurement by Speckle Interferometry 5.3 In-Plane Oscillations by Image Plane Recording 5.3.1 Theory 5.3.2 Time-Average Exposures of in-Plane Oscillations 5.3.3 Display of Young's Fringes 5.3.4 Comparison of Fringe Shapes for Different Motions 5.4 Tilt Analysis by F...

Propeller induced structural vibration through the thrust bearing is an important source for low frequency shipboard noise and underwater sound radiation from a submarine hull. Such vibration is investigated using a scaled experimental model. This research concentrates on the experimental characterization of propeller force, hydrodynamic force of the thrust bearing and vibration transmission th...

This paper is a survey of the literature on gear noise and vibration. It is divided into three parts, “Transmission error”, “Dynamic models” and “Noise and vibration measurement”. Transmission error (TE) is considered to be an important excitation mechanism for gear noise and vibration. The definition of transmission error is “The difference between the actual position of the output gear and th...

The accelerometer, laser vibrometer and displacement sensor are used to detect faults and estimate the vibration of large structures such as buildings, bridges and pipes. However, it is difficult to estimate vibration using the existing method of attaching a sensor and measuring radiation exposure at a high temperature and radioactivity where the sensor is applied. Therefore, we need a method t...

This paper reviews shearography and its applications for testing of composite structures. Shearography is a laser-based technique for fullfield measurement of surface deformation. Unlike holography, it does not require special vibration isolation; hence it can be employed in field/factory environments. The technique has already received considerable industrial acceptance for nondestructive test...