solid mesh <-> solid elements in your fem model. this mesh can be created in a volume/geometry.
btw, do not confuse the discretization methods: finite element, finite volume
and are you sure you have the nastran input file, as well as the files
XB2_MAT1.dat
XB2_GRID.dat
XB2_GRID_AERO.dat
XB2_CBAR.dat
XB2_PBAR.dat
XB2_CONM2.dat
all in the same folder?
anyway, it looks like you have an extra digit in
"1520.0000"
try this one instead
MAT1 200 5.17e+12...
now, by checking the model, the material units seem consistent with the geometry dimensions and applied load
I did run the random analysis with a different frequency function generated in another preprocessor - see below
FREQ 269.7130369.7293873.5859873.6032377.4589377.4770981.33187+...
I guess the material density you provided is not correct. I guess you meant 7.83e-3 instead of 7.83e-9 ?
I don't get you mode #5, what are your boundary conditions? I guess it is fixed at one tip and free at the other, i.e. cantilever beam...?
Hi
Yes please let me know. If you want you can send me the beam geometrical characteristics, the material and the load environment and I can provide a quick crosscheck
When requesting the RMS stress output, in your nastran file, use this:
STRESS(SORT2,PLOT,NORPRINT,PHASE,RMS) = ALL
and you...
It depends on the complexity of your model
with a large model, if you select many frequency steps, your simulation can last "forever", because you will have too many integration points
if your model is simple-ish, it is a compromise between computational cost and results accuracy
if you have...
your SRS function is associated to a damping value - probably the one you already defined.
Now you also can define modal damping function correspondent to your system.