Vibration Test Fixtures - General Remarks (157)

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157 - Chapter 3 - Vibration Test Fixtures - General Remarks (Fixture Design for Vibration and Shock Testing )

  • The "black art" of designing fixtures
  • Function of the test fixture
  • Difficulty in achieving identical motion at all attach points
  • Required information about the test item and the test program
  • Required information about shaker
  • Bolting to the shaker table
  • An example of successful redesign
  • Fixture weight relative to test item weight
  • Temperature and altitude affect fixture design for combined environments

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Vibration Test Fixtures — General Remarks

The “black art” of designing fixtures • Function of the test fixture  • Difficulty in achieving identical motion at all attach points • Required information about the test item and the test program • Required information about shaker • Bolting to the shaker table • An example of successful redesign • Fixture weight relative to test item weight • Temperature and altitude affect fixture design for combined environments