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  1. derickdfc

    Can ABAQUS do base excitation vibration?

    Yes, ABAQUS can do this quite well. Use 2 steps. Step 1 - a normal modes analysis. Step 2 - *psd-definition,name=base,type=base,g=9.807 *step *random response *modal damping,structural *base motion,dof=?,lcase=? *correlation,psd=base,type=uncorrelated The above keywords should be all you...
  2. derickdfc

    Nastran/Abaqus shell stiffness discrepancy

    Good Morning Gentlemen, Just for information I thought you may find the following numbers interesting. The model was a gently curved bonnet and was in combined torsion and bending. Max displacement is reported. The adhesive referred to sticks the top and bottom of the bonnet together but they...

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