Dynamic and Vibration Testing Overview

Shake, rattle and roll! DTB is well equipped to handle all that and any other dynamic response.

Our electromagnetic shakers, electro-hydraulic actuators or eccentric mass vibration test generators are used in forced vibration testing, and can be applied in steady state, transient or random vibration to produce the required motions or responses for our vibration analysis.

All vibrations and impulses are not alike. Per your product’s requirements, DTB staff can either reference industry standards or design a unique vibration testing or shock testing profile, using the following methods:

Sample Reference MIL Standards:
- RTCA/DO-160
  - Section 4, Temperature and Altitude
  - Section 5, Temperature Variation
  - Section 6, Section 6, Humidity
  - Section 7, Operational Shocks and Crash Safety
  - Section 8, Vibration
  - Section 9, Explosion Proofness
  - Section 10, Waterproofness
  - Section 11, Fluids Susceptibility
  - Section 12, Sand and Dust
  - Section 13, Fungus Resistance
  - Section 14, Salt Spray
  - Section 15, Magnetic Effects
  - Section 16, Power Input
  - Section 17, Voltage Spike
  - Section 18, AF Conducted Susceptibility
  - Section 19, Inducted Signal Susceptibility
  - Section 20, Radiated and Conducted Susceptibility
  - Section 21, Radiated and Conducted Emissions
  - Section 22, Lightning Testing; Indirect Effects (Single Stroke, Multi-stroke and Multi-burst waveforms)
  - Section 23, Lightning Direct Effects*
  - Section 25, ESD
  - Section 24, Icing
  - Section 26, Fire, Flammability
- MIL-STD-167 (Vibration Testing)
  - 5.1 Type I – environmental vibration
  - 5.2 Type II – internally excited vibration
- MIL-STD-810F (Vibration Testing and Shock Testing)
  - METHOD 500.4, Low Pressure (Altitude)
  - METHOD 501.4, High Temperature
  - METHOD 502.4, Low Temperature
  - METHOD 503.4, Temperature Shock
  - METHOD 504, Contamination By Fluids
  - METHOD 505.4, Solar Radiation (Sunshine)
  - METHOD 506.4, Rain
  - METHOD 507.4, Humidity
  - METHOD 508.5, Fungus
  - METHOD 509.4, Salt Fog
  - METHOD 510.4, Sand and Dust
  - METHOD 511.4, Explosive Atmosphere
  - METHOD 512.4, Immersion
  - METHOD 513.5, Acceleration
  - METHOD 514.5, Vibration
  - METHOD 515.5, Acoustic Noise
  - METHOD 516.5, Shock
  - METHOD 517.5, Pyroshock
  - METHOD 518, Acidic Atmosphere
  - METHOD 519.5, Gunfire Vibration
  - METHOD 520.2, Temperature, Humidity, Vibration, and Altitude
  - METHOD 521.2, Icing/Freezing Rain
  - METHOD 522, Ballistic Shock
  - METHOD 523.2 Vibro-Acoustic/Temperature
- MIL-STD-901 (High Impact Shock Testing)
  - Lightweight Shock test
  - Medium Weight Shock test
  - Heavyweight shock test

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