Topics in Modal Analysis I

This seventh volume of eight from the IMAC - XXXII Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Structural Dynamics, including papers on:

• Linear Systems
• Substructure Modelling
• Adaptive Structures
• Experimental Techniques
• Analytical Methods
• Damage Detection
• Damping of Materials & Members
• Modal Parameter Identification
• Modal Testing Methods
• System Identification
• Active Control
• Modal Parameter Estimation
• Processing Modal Data

This critical collection examines a range of topics in modal analysis, from experimental techniques to acoustics to biodynamics, as presented in early findings and case studies from the Proceedings of the 32^nd IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2014. The collection includes papers in the following general technical research areas:

· Experimental Techniques

· Processing Modal Data

· Rotating Machinery

· Acoustics

· Adaptive Structures

· Biodynamics

· Damping