Endurance Testing for Resilient Mounts of Naval Shipboard Machinery

As a performance specification for general resilient mounts of naval shipboard equipment, MIL-PR-32407 was released in 2012 as an alternative to MIL-M-17185A. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the application of MIL-PR-32407A. In this study, two new core test items introduced in MIL-PRF-32407A, namely a ship motion endurance test and vibration endurance test, are reviewed with respect to the test method. The ship motion endurance test is not described in detail in the specification; thus, the test plan is presented through investigation of various related documents. In contrast, the vibration endurance test method is described in detail. However, there are parts that may cause problems when applied to actual testing. Therefore, as an alternative, we propose a new test plan.