Experimental Modal Analysis of a Flat Plate Subjected To Vibration

摘要

Modal analysis is significant in evaluating the mode shapes generated by a component und er vibrational excitation, as the mode shapes can be used to determine the displacement or response of the component under the influence vibration in real life application. Result obtained from the modal analysis will generate a number of resonances which the frequency and damping effect can be determined by measurement. However, determining the accuracy of modal analysis result is somewhat difficult as the experimental results and the results generated by Finite Element Analysis (FEA) solvers can be affected by a number of factors pointed out in this paper. In this study, a flat plate was mounted on an electromagnetic shaker which enabled the excitation of the plate, while results of the response were measured using a transducer attached to the plate. The plate was also modelled using CATIA software and the files transferred to the different FEA solvers such as HYPERMESH, ANSYS 6 Degree of Freedom (DOF) as well as ANSYS 5 degree of freedom, in which the same analysis was carried out to obtain a set of results other than the experimental results. Each FEA solver generated results that were in close proximity with the experimental results, particularly the results generated by ANSYS 5 Degree of freedom. Hence, to ascertain the accuracy of the results obtained from modal analysis experimental procedure, it is important to match up the results generated from different FEA solvers with the experimental results.