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This document is an introduction to Level 3, Lesson 2 of CTC's online vibration analysis training series, focusing on bump testing. It covers the definition, purpose, and methodology of bump testing, including how to measure natural frequencies and the impact of different objects used for testing. The lesson emphasizes the importance of understanding resonance, mass changes, stiffness, and damping in vibration analysis.

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This document is an introduction to Level 3, Lesson 2 of CTC's online vibration analysis training series, focusing on bump testing. It covers the definition, purpose, and methodology of bump testing, including how to measure natural frequencies and the impact of different objects used for testing. The lesson emphasizes the importance of understanding resonance, mass changes, stiffness, and damping in vibration analysis.

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Introduction

Welcome to Level 3, Lesson 2 – All About Bump Testing, part


of CTC’s free online vibration analysis training series.

We hope you enjoyed and benefitted from the previous course


and will continue to build your vibration analysis knowledge as
you progress through Level 3.

All About Bump Testing is created and presented by CTC for complimentary
educational use only. This training presentation may not be edited or used for any
other purpose without express written consent from CTC.
Training
Objectives

Upon completion of this lesson, you will understand the basics of bump testing,
including:

1 What is a bump test?

2 Why do a bump test?

3 How do bump tests work?


Bump Testing –
What Is A Bump Test?

A bump test is the The force of the


measured response impact is not
of an impact to an controlled or
object measured

The response of the


A single channel
object is not
response
controlled, but is
measurement
measured
Bump Testing –
Why Do A Bump Test?
Bump testing is done to excite and measure the natural frequency(s) of an object.

When bump testing is done, you will:

Identify a resonance

Understand a change in mass

Understand a change in stiffness

Understand a change in damping


Bump Testing –
How Does It Work?
Bump Testing –
Sine Waves?
Bump Testing –
Bumps From Sine Waves?
Bump Testing –
100th Harmonic
Bump Testing –
50th Harmonic
Bump Testing –
20th Harmonic
Bump Testing –
10th Harmonic
Bump Testing –
5th Harmonic
Bump Testing –
4th Harmonic
Bump Testing –
3rd Harmonic
Bump Testing –
2nd Harmonic
Bump Testing –
Fundamental
Bump Testing –
2nd Harmonic
Bump Testing –
3rd Harmonic
Bump Testing –
4th Harmonic
Bump Testing –
5th Harmonic
Bump Testing –
10th Harmonic
Bump Testing –
20th Harmonic
Bump Testing –
50th Harmonic
Bump Testing –
100th Harmonic
How Does
Bump Testing Work?

Bump testing (or impact When you bump or impact the


testing) works because the object under test, you will
bump or impact contains all excite all the natural
the individual frequencies or frequencies of that object
sign waves
Bump Testing –
What Do You Impact With?

Pin Drops Cow Plops


high frequency content | low energy value low frequency content | high energy value
Bump Testing –
Energy Value vs. Frequency
The item used to deliver the impact to the object under test will determine the energy
that is delivered to the object:

Large objects with considerable mass should be impacted with rubber or


wood.

This will generate high energy, low frequency responses (cow plops).

Small objects with considerable stiffness should be impacted with metal or


hard plastics.

This will generate low energy, high frequency responses (pin drops).
Bump Testing –
Set Up
Uniform Window

Take your time – Do not over range or clip 800 – 1,600 lines of
bump around the input signal resolution

Try some different Only one bump for each About four averages
frequency spans time record (depends on noise)
Bump Testing –
Why The Uniform Window?
Bump Testing –
What To Bump?

1 in. (25.4 mm) diameter steel round stock

36 in. (914.4 mm) length

Clamped in ”V” blocks at each end

CTC’s 100 mV/g AC140


accelerometer stud mounted on
the center
Bump Testing –
Bump It! Two Responses!

Time Waveform Frequency Spectrum


Bump Testing –
Mental Health Check!
Time Waveform
Bump Testing –
Mental Health Check!
Frequency Spectrum
Case History –
So Easy!

Time Waveform Frequency Spectrum


Case History –
Zoom

Time Waveform Frequency Spectrum


Case History –
Zoom & Mental Health Check

Time Waveform Frequency Spectrum

What the…?!
Case History –
So Easy?

Time Waveform Frequency Spectrum


Case History –
What Is This?

Time Waveform Frequency Spectrum


Case History –
Log: Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It!

Time Waveform Frequency Spectrum


Case History –
0-50 Hz Span

Time Waveform Frequency Spectrum


Case History –
0-50 Hz (Expanded “X” Scale)

Time Waveform Frequency Spectrum


Case History –
Back To Bump Testing

Time Waveform Frequency Spectrum


Case History –
Back To Bump Testing
Time Waveform

Log Decrement = [1/n[LN(A 0 /A n )]] = [1/5[LN(1.633/0.268)]] = 0.36

Damping Ratio = Log dec/2Pi = 0.36/2Pi = 0.36/6.28 = 0.057

Amplification Factor = 1/(2*Damping) = 1/(2*0.057) = 8.68


Amplification Factor –
Using The Spectrum

Fn = 1/2Pi 𝒌/𝒎

Increase the stiffness (k) Increase the mass (m)

Increase the frequency (F) Decrease the frequency (F)


Damping –
Control The Response
Un-Damped

Damped
Conclusion

Take your time Do a mental health check


Choose your weapon Calculate the amplification factor
Bump around Change the mass
Uniform window Change the stiffness
Look at the time waveform Add damping
Look at the frequency spectrum Bump around
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