--Vehicle Design--
 
  Analysis and Modeling


Tuning Fork
Single DOF

Finite Element Analysis (Link1)
Finite Element Analysis (Link2)
Finite Element Analysis (Link3)

Simple structures can be modeled using hand calculations with springs and masses,
beams, or plates.
Animated Mode Shapes for a Tuning Fork

Tuning Fork: First Mode

Click to show the video demontrating the first mode of a tuning fork.

  

Tuning Fork: Third Mode

Click to show the video demonstrating the third mode of a tuning fork.
Animated Mode Shapes for Single and Double Mass/Spring Systems

Single Spring/Mass System Mode Shape

Click to show video demonstrating the mode shapes of a single spring/mass system.

Double Spring/Mass System First Mode

Click to show the video demonstrating the first mode shape of a two-spring/mass system.

Double Spring/Mass System Second Mode

Click to show the video demonstrating the second mode shape of a two-spring/mass system.
 

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