The identification of structural modal parameters, as an alternative in-vivo diagnosis for osteoporosis

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dc.contributor.advisorNurick, Gerald Nen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBalden, Victoren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-10T09:03:21Z
dc.date.available2014-11-10T09:03:21Z
dc.date.issued1997en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographies.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAn alternative non-invasive diagnostic technique was sought for the diagnosis of osteoporosis in human subjects. The tibia vibration technique was proposed after reviewing the literature on detection techniques for osteoporosis. The basis of diagnosis of the tibia vibration technique is the measured resonant frequency of the patient's tibia. The patient's tibia is excited, generally by means of an impact hammer, while the response is captured and resonant frequencies extracted. This dissertation does not attempt to measure the resonant frequencies of a human tibia, but rather develop and validate the required experimental protocol and system identification procedures, on a simple test structure. A theoretical finite element model of the test structure was developed to ensure that both the experimental protocol and system identification procedures provided accurate results. The impulse response technique was adopted to excite the test structure.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBalden, V. (1997). <i>The identification of structural modal parameters, as an alternative in-vivo diagnosis for osteoporosis</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9503en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBalden, Victor. <i>"The identification of structural modal parameters, as an alternative in-vivo diagnosis for osteoporosis."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9503en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBalden, V. 1997. The identification of structural modal parameters, as an alternative in-vivo diagnosis for osteoporosis. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Balden, Victor AB - An alternative non-invasive diagnostic technique was sought for the diagnosis of osteoporosis in human subjects. The tibia vibration technique was proposed after reviewing the literature on detection techniques for osteoporosis. The basis of diagnosis of the tibia vibration technique is the measured resonant frequency of the patient's tibia. The patient's tibia is excited, generally by means of an impact hammer, while the response is captured and resonant frequencies extracted. This dissertation does not attempt to measure the resonant frequencies of a human tibia, but rather develop and validate the required experimental protocol and system identification procedures, on a simple test structure. A theoretical finite element model of the test structure was developed to ensure that both the experimental protocol and system identification procedures provided accurate results. The impulse response technique was adopted to excite the test structure. DA - 1997 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1997 T1 - The identification of structural modal parameters, as an alternative in-vivo diagnosis for osteoporosis TI - The identification of structural modal parameters, as an alternative in-vivo diagnosis for osteoporosis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9503 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9503
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBalden V. The identification of structural modal parameters, as an alternative in-vivo diagnosis for osteoporosis. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1997 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9503en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleThe identification of structural modal parameters, as an alternative in-vivo diagnosis for osteoporosisen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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