Abstract
Abstract The paper considers the general applicability of the reed gage, an instrument which records the peak response to a transient motion of single-degree-of-freedom systems. These recorded data permit the calculation of peak response in each vibrational mode of a complex structure experiencing the measured excitation as a base motion. An upper bound to the maximum structural response can be obtained by summing the peak responses in each of the modes. An analysis is made of the error inherent in this superposition process. In many practical problems the distribution of mode frequencies and the form of the excitation are such that this error is not of great significance.
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