!

Build the Model

/FILNAM,Build the Model ! Jobname
/TITLE,Build the Model ! Title
/PREP7 ! Enter PREP7
...
... ! Generate model
...
FINISH
!
! Obtain the Modal Solution
/SOLU ! Enter SOLUTION
ANTYPE,MODAL ! Modal analysis
MODOPT,LANB ! Block Lanczos method
MXPAND, ... ! Number of modes to expand, ...
D, ... ! Constraints
SAVE
SOLVE ! Initiates solution
FINISH
!
! Obtain the Spectrum Solution
/SOLU! Reenter SOLUTION
ANTYPE,SPECTR ! Spectrum analysis
SPOPT,PSD, ... ! Power Spectral Density; No. of modes;
! Stress calcs. on/off
PSDUNIT, ... ! Type of spectrum
PSDFRQ, ... ! Frequency pts. (for spectrum values vs.
! frequency tables)
PSDVAL, ... ! Spectrum values
DMPRAT, ... ! Damping ratio
D,0 ! Base excitation
PFACT, ... ! Calculate participation factors
PSDRES, ... ! Output controls
SAVE
SOLVE
FINISH
!
! Combine modes using PSD method
/SOLU ! Re-enter SOLUTION
ANTYPE,SPECTR ! Spectrum analysis
PSDCOM,SIGNIF,COMODE ! PSD mode combinations with significance factor
and
! option for selecting a subset of modes for
! combination
SOLVE
FINISH
!
! Review the Results
/POST1 ! Enter POST1
SET, ... ! Read results from appropriate load step, substep
...! Postprocess as desired
...! (PLDISP; PLNSOL; NSORT; PRNSOL; etc.)
...
FINISH
!
! Calculate Response PSD
/POST26 ! Enter POST26
STORE,PSD ! Store frequency vector (variable 1)
NSOL,2,... ! Define variable 2 (nodal data)
RPSD,3,2,,... ! Calculate response PSD (variable 3)
PLVAR,3 ! Plot the response PSD
...
! Calculate Covariance
RESET ! Reset all POST26 specifications to initial
defaults.
NSOL,2 ! Define variable 2 (nodal data).
NSOL,3 ! Define variable 3 (nodal data).
CVAR,4,2,3,1,1 ! Calculate covariance between displacement
! at nodes 2 and 3.
*GET,CVAR23U,VARI,4,EXREME,CVAR ! Obtain covariance.
FINISH