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Applications Note 1-11:FIGURE 1-39. Cantilevered-Beam Variable Definitions:LW = MaBeam Thickness (b)Acceleration MassLL-aaCenter <strong>of</strong> SeismicMass[Beam Width (d)]Beam Resonant Frequency Calculations:In the case where the beam mass is insignificant or is a small fraction <strong>of</strong> the seismicloading mass, the resonant frequency <strong>of</strong> the beam is given by:1.732F n = ------------2pEb 3 dg-------------------12WL 3(EQ 1-36)Where: F n = Hertz<strong>and</strong> where L refers to the total beam length from the point <strong>of</strong> the load applicationto the clamp.Additionally a simple correction for the strain-gage backing <strong>and</strong> bond-line thickness(t) is made as follows: (Reference Figure 1-40)<strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Practical</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Precise</strong> <strong>Strain</strong> <strong>Based</strong> Measurement 2nd Edition © 1999 CHAPTER 1-71

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