What would MacGyver do? Unconventional vibration testing for Mercy Sioux City helistop
A trip to a hardware store and some MacGyvering -- these were essential to arriving at a vibration analysis for a hospital wanting to add a helistop to its roof. Normally not a challenging assignment, the analysis for this project was complicated by many factors, including: the existence of several...
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| Published in | Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics Vol. 26; no. 1 |
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| Format | Conference Proceeding |
| Language | English |
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23.05.2016
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | A trip to a hardware store and some MacGyvering -- these were essential to arriving at a
vibration analysis for a hospital wanting to add a helistop to its roof. Normally not a
challenging assignment, the analysis for this project was complicated by many factors,
including: the existence of several functioning cath labs on the floor below the roof;
unknown vibration and EMI sensitivity of the cath lab equipment; a limited budget -- and
only one week to prepare for the study. This presentation will explain in detail the goals
and constraints of the project, and how three engineers -- one an acoustician -- developed
relatively-simple-yet-ingenious, and low-cost, solutions. |
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| ISSN: | 1939-800X |
| DOI: | 10.1121/2.0000215 |