TB 26-09 Measured Hammer-Tap Inputs
When the complete force and response are measured accurately, crest ripples and separated contacts remain known inputs.
Download the PDF version An instrumented hammer test does not require an idealized single half-sine waveform.
Force shape changes excitation, but does not inherently invalidate the record.
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