Table of Dynamic Analysis Results

The following quantities are presented in a table of dynamic analysis results.

PCG, PCG deflection

Equation of eigenproblem: K Vi - λ B Vi = 0

residual vector: : ri = K Vi - λi B Vi

Iterative solver, Lanczos method

Equation of eigenproblem: K Vi - λ B Vi = 0

residual vector: ri = K Vi - λi B Vi

Direct solver

Precision should not be confused with tolerance determined in the Modal Analysis Parameters dialog. Tolerance is defined according to and is calculated for each iteration. The final accuracy of calculations is determined in the final stage of structure calculations. An increase of calculation accuracy can be obtained through decreasing the tolerance or increasing an iteration number.

Note: If only one direction is active, then the above formulas are not applied and the value of the active direction coefficient (with a sign) is adopted as a value of the average participation coefficient.

Sums of Masses

for a given mode, i=1, 2, …, ndir (number of directions).

where

D - Unit vector defined as follows.

D(j) = 1.0 if "j" corresponds to i-th degree of freedom

D(j) = 0.0 if j ≠ i,

V Eigenform vector "i" normalized in the way so that VT M V = 1.0

Spectral Coefficients

For Eurocode 8 and French seismic code PS92 you can display results of seismic calculations by selecting the T j /T i period ratios and the T j /T i limit.

These results are helpful when choosing a quadratic combination of the eigenvibration mode. Depending on the T j /T i ratio, the line with the last eigenvibration mode for a given case, in the columns 'T j /T i ' and 'T j /T i limit', shows the suggested quadratic combination of the eigenvibration mode. If the ratio value for at least one mode of a given case exceeds the value determined by the limit, then CQC combination should be used, if all values of the T j /T i ratio are less than the T j /T i limit - the SRSS combination.

The table with dynamic analysis results may present as follows.

Tj/Ti period ratios (Ti - period of the analyzed eigenvibration mode, Tj period of the j-th eigenvibration mode where j = i + 1).

T j /T i limit according to the following.

Point 6.6.2.3 of the PS92 code from the formula

100*ζi - Absolute damping value for the analyzed eigenvibration mode.

100*ζj - Absolute, maximum damping value for the analyzed case.

Point 3.3.3.2 of the EC8 code (a constant value for all eigenvibration modes that equals 0.9).