Journal Published Online: 01 July 1997
Volume 25, Issue 4

New Technique for Evaluating Damping of Longitudinal Free Vibration in Wood-Based Materials

CODEN: JTEVAB

Abstract

Classical log-decrement techniques have been used to evaluate the damping property of materials. However, the consistency and repeatability of the methods when applied to wood and wood-based materials have been found lacking. A different way to view the free vibration of a single-degree-of-freedom system in the x − ˚x plane is presented. A new method that uses all sample points and does not require a knowledge of the initial conditions to determine the damping properties is developed. A comparison between the new method and the classical method is made for three wood-based materials: solid wood, medium density fiberboard (MDF), and particleboard. The results show that the new method is more consistent and repeatable in measuring damping than the classical method. For the six cases examined, there was an absolute average difference of 3.8% in measuring log-decrement between the methods.

Author Information

Cai, Z
Wood Research Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Hunt, MO
Wood Research Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Fridley, KJ
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Rosowsky, DV
Clemaon University, Clemson, SC
Pages: 5
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Stock #: JTE11884J
ISSN: 0090-3973
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11884J