Jul 25, 2007 #1 rh142 Nuclear Jul 24, 2007 20 0 0 US To All, After running a modal analysis in ANSYS, you get participation factors in all DOFs. Can you combine these directional participation factor by SRSS and get a one value. Thanks in advance
To All, After running a modal analysis in ANSYS, you get participation factors in all DOFs. Can you combine these directional participation factor by SRSS and get a one value. Thanks in advance
Jul 25, 2007 #2 meshparts Mechanical Feb 17, 2005 490 0 0 DE Hello, According to the theory, the total participation factor is the sum of all directional participation factors for a given mode. So no SRSS is needed. I recommend you to read the tutorial at http://www.vibrationdata.com/tutorials2/ModalMass.pdf It shows how participation factors are computed using a simple example. Regards Alex Upvote 0 Downvote
Hello, According to the theory, the total participation factor is the sum of all directional participation factors for a given mode. So no SRSS is needed. I recommend you to read the tutorial at http://www.vibrationdata.com/tutorials2/ModalMass.pdf It shows how participation factors are computed using a simple example. Regards Alex