ANSYS

Modal Super Position Harmonic

Analysis Procedure

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Model details
finish
/clear
/PREP7
rectng,0,100,0,15
et,1,63
r,1,2

lsel,s,loc,x,5,95
lesize,all,,,10
allsel
esize,5
amesh,all

ex,1,200e3
nuxy,1,0.3
dens,1,7800e-12

nsel,s,loc,x,0
d,all,all
allsell
save
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Modal analysis results

/solu
antype,modal
modopt,lanb,10
mxpand,10
solve
finish
/post
set,list

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5g Acceleration in Z direction in the
frequency range of 10 to 2000 Hz
/SOLU
ANTYPE,3
HROPT,MSUP, , ,0
HROUT,OFF
LUMPM,0

HROPT,MSUP,5, ,0
HROUT,OFF,ON,0

HARFRQ,10,2000,
NSUBST,100,

g=9810
ACEL,0,0,5*g

KBC,1
DMPRAT,0.03,

solve

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Uz displacement as a function
Frequency

/post26
FILE, ,'rfrq'
NSOL,2,node(100,15,0),U,Z,Tip_Top_UZ
NSOL,3,node(50,0,0),U,Z,Mid_Bot_Uz
/AXLAB,X,Freq [Hz]
/AXLAB,Y,Amplitude [mm]
/GROPT,LOGX,OFF
/GROPT,LOGY,ON

PLCPLX,0 ! Plot Amplitude

PRCPLX,1 ! Print Amplitude & Phase Angle
PLVAR,2,3

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 Closer look at frequency response curve.

/GROPT,LOGX,OFF
/GROPT,LOGY,OFF
/XRANGE,0,200
PLVAR,2

/post1 Uz
displacement at this
frequency on
Tip_Top node will be
compared

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This frequency and phase angle will be used for single point expansion
 Single point expansion
From /post26

/SOLU
EXPASS,1
From /post1 EXPSOL, , ,165.56
HREXP,91.6717
solve

/post1
set,last
plnsol,u,z

Uz displacement from /post26 and /post are exactly matching

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Bending stress distribution at 165.5 Hz
from Single Point Expansion

PLNSOL,S,x,2

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 Expansion for entire frequency
range.
/SOL
NUMEXP,ALL, , ,1
HREXP,ALL,
solve

/POST26
FILE,,'rst'
PLCPLX,0
PRCPLX,1
FORCE,TOTAL
SHELL,TOP
ANSOL,2,node(0,0,0),S,X,Root_Bot_Sx

/AXLAB,X,Freq [Hz]
/AXLAB,Y,Sx [MPa]
/GROPT,LOGX,OFF
/GROPT,LOGY,ON

PLCPLX,0 ! Plot Amplitude

PRCPLX,1 ! Print Amplitude & Phase
Angle

Variation of bending Stress (Sx) at the root wrt frequency PLVAR,2

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Identifying critical stress frequencies

Sx at this frequency on root bottom node will be compared with

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Sx from /post1
 Looking at the stress distribution in
/post1 at identified critical frequencies.

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 Comparison of Sx from /post1 & /post26

hrcplx,1,31,-88.4818
PLNSOL,S,x,2

Sx from /post26 and /post are exactly matching 12