Page 19 - Vibrations

There are features to note, the frequency of the

resonance and the damping rate.

The resonance has an interesting profile in the

frequency domain.

This is a characteristic profile of a resonance (a

vibration). The sharper the spectral profile the

smaller the damping.

The broader the spectral profile, the greater the

damping.

Q-factor

Every resonance has a Q-factor which is defined as,

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