Forced Excitation of Steel Beam Using Portable Shaker
These steps will be followed for the experiment
Preparation of specimens:
- Click on start experiment button to start the experiment.
Step-1: (a) Click on add button to bring concrete blocks.
Step-1: (b) Click on concrete block to place it on the position.
Step-1: (c) Click on another concrete block to place it on the position.
Step-1: (d) Click on add button to bring portable shaker.
Step-1: (e) Click on portable shaker to place it on the position.
Step-1: (f) Click on add button to bring steel beam.
Step-1: (g) Click on add button to bring epoxy.
Step-1: (h) Click on brush to apply epoxy on the steel beam.
Step-1: (i) Click on add button to bring PZT patch.
Step-1: (j) Click on PZT patch to fix it on the steel beam.
Step-1: (k) Click on epoxy to send it back.
Step-1: (l) Click on add button to bring wires.
Step-1: (m) Click on add button to bring soldering iron.
Step-1: (n) Click on black wire to place it on the PZT patch.
Step-1: (o) Click on red wire to place it on the PZT patch.
Step-1: (p) Click on PZT patch for zoom view.
Step-1: (q) Click on soldering iron for soldering.
Step-2: (a) Click on add button to bring digital multimeter.
Step-2: (b) Click on add button to bring amplifier.
Step-2: (c) Click on add button to bring function generator.
Step-2: (d) Click on yellow wire of amplifier to attach it with the function generator.
Step-2: (e) Click on red wire of amplifier to attach it with the portable shaker.
Step-2: (f) Click on black clip to attach wire with PZT wire.
Step-2: (g) Click on red clip to attach wire with PZT wire.
Step-2: (h) Switch on the power button of digital multimeter.
Step-2: (i) Switch on the power button of function generator.
Step-3: Click on download data button.
Step-4: Calculate the natural frequency theoretically Thankyou for performing the experiment