Teaching is one of the things we love best!
As part of a university laboratory one of our goals is to educate and reach out to others. We enjoy very much to teach others what we know and to continue the handing down of knowledge. By sharing we also open the opportunities for others, with a different background, to contribute in a way that we might not have thought of and we also learn from others. This is one of the great things about sharing our knowledge. Isaac Newton used to say "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." We acknowledge those before us and prepare the future with our students.
Class projects (under construction )
In this section of our website we will display class projects that have been carried out by our students. The content here is strictly the copyright of the author. The projects here are only for information purposes and have not been verified. Caution should be taken if you intend to repeat any of these test or use any of the information.
Vibrational Behavior of a Wine Glass
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System Parameter Identification for Uncertain Two DOF_ Vibration System
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Unsheathing the Vibrational Dynamics of Swords
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more coming soon... |
Modal Analysis Short Course with Prof. David J. Ewins
Prof Ewins from University of Bristol (and Imperial College), UK gave a short course on Modal Analysis at Virginia Tech's VAST Lab. The short course was a 3 day event with theory on modal analysis, testing, structural modification and actual testing. Pictures from the event can be seen below.
All images below have © 2014 copyright by Sriram Malladi
All images below have © 2014 copyright by Sriram Malladi
Sharing with the invents community!
Mico Woolard, Ivan Vu, Jacob Aber and Dr. Tarazaga gave a demonstration on mechanical vibrations to the inVenTs community. Mico, Ivan and Jacob were students of our graduate vibrations class and now help others understand what they have learned with an age appropriate adjustment. The inVenTs Residential Community provides an interdisciplinary living-learning space for students interested in exploring their ability to envision, create and transform innovative ideas into action.
We talked about the importance of math, in particular how to solve differential equations with physical meaning and how linear algebra is crucial to understand system of equation describing motion. We also demonstrated, with some physical demos, how modes are identified in structural systems and how to make a vibration absorber and experimentally see how it works.
We talked about the importance of math, in particular how to solve differential equations with physical meaning and how linear algebra is crucial to understand system of equation describing motion. We also demonstrated, with some physical demos, how modes are identified in structural systems and how to make a vibration absorber and experimentally see how it works.