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A Rise in the Ratio of the Vertical to Horizontal Vibration Amplitude Can Be a Tipoff

April 30, 2013

One thing that most field vibration analysts will become aware of is how the directional stiffness of a typical machine will manifest itself in vibration data. The typical horizontal machine train (driver and driven) is fastened down to a very rigid foundation,  having little to no freedom of movement in the vertical plane. Although the […]