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Title:	Modal analysis of a cantilever plate
Author:	Song, Ohseop
View Online:	njit-etd1986-004 (v, 58 pages ~ 2.3 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Mechanical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Wilson, Charles E. (Committee chair) Koplik, Bernard (Committee member) Yu, Yi-Yuan (Committee member)
Date:	1986-05
Keywords:	Plates, Aluminum Plates (Engineering) -- Vibration ANSYS (Computer System)
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	This thesis discusses the vibration of a thin, flat cantilever aluminum plate. Results are based on both an analytical finite element method using the ANSYS program and an experimental analysis using a digital Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analyzer. The FFT analyzer permits extraction of modal parameters (natural frequency, damping, mode shape) for the plate.