Damping determination by the half power bandwidth method for a rectangular flat plate with bitumen damping layer application

Autor: Daniel Feszty, Balázs Vehovszky, Marcell Ferenc Treszkai
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Vibroengineering, Vol 23, Iss 5, Pp 1267-1277 (2021)
ISSN: 2538-8460
1392-8716
DOI: 10.21595/jve.2021.21938
Popis: Damping Loss Factor (DLF) is an important input parameter in Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) simulations, therefore its accurate determination via measurement is crucial from simulation accuracy point of view. This paper presents a methodology for the accurate measurement of DLF via the Half Power Bandwidth Method (HPBM) for three test cases: a) a rectangular steel plate, b) the same plate with viscoelastic bitumen sheets imposed on the middle of plate and c) the same plate with the viscoelastic bitumen sheets placed randomly. The aim of the different bitumen layer applications was to develop a methodology for representing them in Statistical Energy Analysis, since this simulation technique takes into account only the coverage of the damping layers but not their distribution over a panel. Measurement of the DLF in random locations on the plate gave the appropriate parameters for the simulation. Measurement results were then applied in SEA simulations, which showed good agreement with the experimental results in all test cases, with the maximum difference of only 2 dB.
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