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Dynamic Data in the Time, Frequency, and Amplitude Domains, As Viewed by the Mathematically Challenged
This was published in the 35th Anniversary Sound & Vibration Magazine, Jan. 2002

Introduction to Filtering Mechanical Data
This paper was nominally written as a filtering tutorial for a younger colleague attempting to compare otherwise non-comparable data sets. With some changes it was published at the 70th Shock and Vibration Symposium Nov 1999.

Bounding Natural Frequencies in Structures I
This is the first of two companion papers, presented at the 22nd IMAC Conference in 2004. It theoretically examines the extent of change in vibration natural frequencies due to gross geometry, material and boundary condition effects.

Bounding Natural Frequencies in Structures II
This is the second of two companion papers, presented at the 22nd IMAC Conference in 2004. It experimentally examines the extent of change in vibration natural frequencies due to local geometry, manufacturing and fastener preload effects.

An End-user’s Guide to Commercial Vehicle Measurements: Interpreting Dynamic and Structural Tests Outside the Lab
This paper was nominally written as a guide (for non-test-engineers) to the reading and interpretation of mechnical testing reports. It was presented at the 2001 SAE Truck and Bus Meeting.

Shock and Vibration in Rail and other Transport Modes
This was the invited presentation at the March 2007 William W. Hay Railroad Engineering Seminar, University of Illinois RailTEC

An assessment of the common carrier shipping environment.
This is an excellent and well-known resource by Ostrem & Godshall, it documents the environmental loads of many means of shipment (Vol. 22. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 1979)