This course introduces the fundamentals of experimental modal analysis. The major procedure of modal testing including instrument setup, signal processing, modal parameter extraction and post-test processing will be presented. Transducers calibration and analyzer check method will be reviewed and practiced. Signal processing techniques dealing with leakage, aliasing and FFT will also be studied. Modal parameter extraction method will then be introduced and implemented with commercial software. The applications of experimental modal analysis to engineering problems such as model verification, response simulation, design modification, force prediction and damage detection will also be shown. Students are required to perform a modal testing on selected structures.