Repeatability and reproducibility on dynamic stiffness measurements of EPS-type floor resilient materials in laboratory condition

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Materials and methods

2.1. Test specimen

2.2. Test methods

2.3. Test device and environment

2.4. Repeatability and reproducibility

2.5. Experimental configuration

3. Results

3.1. Dynamic stiffness

3.2. Loss factor

4. Discussion

4.1. Effects of load duration

4.2. Measurement repeatability

4.3. Measurement reproducibility

4.4. Uncertainty factors

5. Conclusions

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