Shock Response Fixture Developed from Analytical and Experimental Data and Customized Using Structural Dynamics Modification Techniques

In order to characterize the acceleration response of a structure due to shock environments, the Shock Response Spectrum method is widely used in the qualification process for the spacecraft industry. Generally, this test is performed with a shock testing machine but alternate test fixture designs, including a shock plate, have recently been considered. In order to develop an appropriate design methodology to design such a fixture, a simple beam type structure is utilized to deploy the approach; the beam is chosen so as to introduce the SRS method into an educationally motivated treatment of the material for use in a graduate level course.