@article{RaboldBuchschmiedDusteretal.2010, author = {Rabold, Andreas and Buchschmied, M. and Duster, A. and M{\"u}ller, G. and Rank, E.}, title = {Modelling the excitation force of a standard tapping machine on lightweight floor structures}, series = {Journal of building acustics}, journal = {Journal of building acustics}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Up to now the research and development in the field of building acoustics is based mainly on measurements. In consequence the development and optimization of a new building component is a very tedious and expensive task. A considerable reduction of these costs could be achieved, if the optimization relying on measurements would be replaced - at least to some extent - by a computational prediction model. For these models it is necessary to represent not only the component and the adjacent rooms but also the excitation in a suitable way. This paper gives an overview of models for the excitation generated by a standard tapping machine taking into account the interaction between the impacting steel cylinders of the tapping machine and the vibrating surface of the floor.}, language = {en} }