LAB LESSONS LEARNED-PART I: AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WINDOW MODIFICATION

From: Experimental Techniques | Date: November 1, 2005| Author: Ackers, S; Dailey, J; Et al; Hanson, K; Adams, D E | Copyright information

Projects are carried out each spring by groups of students enrolled in a class called ME597A "Practical Experiences in Vibration" at Purdue University in the School of Mechanical Engineering. As the first installment of a three part series, the experiments and results of a student team's project are presented covering the analysis of a C-130J aircraft fuselage search-and-rescue window design modification for the U.S. Coast Guard using modal impact and operational structural acoustic testing.<...

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