mechanical coupler

7.48  mechanical coupler. Device to present a specified mechanical impedance to a vibrator applied with a specified static force and equipped with an electromechanical transducer to measure the mechanical force level at the surface of contact between vibrator and mechanical coupler.

Annotation   See also 7.56.

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    7.28  mechanical coupler. Device that presents a specified mechanical impedance to a vibrator applied with a specified static force and equipped with an electromechanical transducer to measure the alternating force level at the surface of contact between vibrator and mechanical coupler. Annotation         A mechanical coupler is specified in ANSI/ASA S3.13.
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