Dynamic stiffness analysis provides a frequency-dependent characterisation of structural rigidity by establishing exact relationships between forces and displacements in vibrating systems. Unlike ...

Presenting one of the runners-up in the TI LDC1000 inductive sensor design contest. This Design Idea demonstrates the use of a TI LDC1000 as a sub-micron displacement sensor for vibration measurement ...

A revolutionary portable device invented by Virginia Tech architecture professor Mehdi Setareh with help from students promises to make structural vibration-reducing technology universally accessible.

A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a novel framework for monitoring structural vibrations using diffractive optical processors. This new ...

A new technique developed by Purdue University uses vibrations to pinpoint damage in composite materials likely to be used in future military vehicles. "The method could apply equally well to ...

Multipath makes it difficult to detect very low-frequency structural vibrations, ranging from 0.05 to 1 Hz, important in characterizing dynamic loads and determining safe structural lifetimes. The ...

The tuned mass damper used in Taiwan’s Taipei 101 tower represents an engineering feat that is so impressive the designers decided to make it publicly visible for all to see. Taipei 101’s 730-ton ...

Part 1 of this series addressed the advantages and disadvantages of various vibration sensors; Part 2 examined signal conditioning and system hardware selection and configuration. I’ll wrap up by ...