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IEST and Working Group DTE013 are pleased to announce the publication of IEST-RP-DTE013. 1, Vibration and Shock Test Fixturing. This Recommended Practice (RP) is intended to prepare a relatively new test engineer or fixture designer to:
Anticipate complexity of fixturing required to support vibration and shock test fixture requirements, as found in test statements of work, test standards and test specifications.
Generate design criteria for basic fixtures as required by common test scenarios.
Design vibration and shock test fixtures and oversee their fabrication; or work with vendors who design or fabricate fixtures or do both.
Experimentally evaluate a new or existing fixture.
Improve a fixture that has unacceptable problems.
The RP features four tables and 13 figures, including a scanned image of a photograph - a new illustrative aid for IEST...