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Modal Participating Mass Ratios 1

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macan1

Structural
May 14, 2004
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I would like to get references regarding "Modal Participating Mass Ratios", to get better understanding.
I am using Etabs program, response spectrum with Ritz vector, references are very limited in Etabs.
Thanks for your help.

 
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Without going into a long explanation behind the modal participation, you can find what your looking for in the following texts:

Dynamics of Structures: Applications to Earthquake Engineering, Anil Chopra

Structural Dynamics: An introduction to computer methods, by Craig.

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yap that one is a good reference, and also you can read Structural Dynamic by Clough
 
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