Lecture 11: Mode Superposition Analysis; Time History | Finite Element Procedures for Solids and Structures | Mechanical Engineering | MIT OpenCourseWare

Linear Analysis

Lecture 11: Mode Superposition Analysis; Time History

Topics: Mode superposition analysis; time history

Solution of dynamic response by mode superposition
The basic idea of mode superposition
Derivation of decoupled equations
Solution with and without damping
Caughey and Rayleigh damping
Calculation of damping matrix for given damping ratios
Selection of number of modal coordinates
Errors and use of static correction
Practical considerations

Instructor: Klaus-Jürgen Bathe

Course Info

Instructor

Klaus-Jürgen Bathe

Departments

Mechanical Engineering

As Taught In

Spring 2010

Level

Graduate

Topics

Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
  - Solid Mechanics
- Systems Engineering
  - Computational Modeling and Simulation
  - Numerical Simulation

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