I would like to apply an acceleration or a velocity constraint in a harmonic analysis. My attempts to use D,ACCX or D,VELX have not been successful. What am I doing wrong?
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The acceleration and velocity constraints (D,ACCX and D,VELX, respectively) are valid only for structural static and transient analyses (Basic Guide, Section 2.5). Remembering that a harmonic analysis assumes all loads vary sinusoidally, you will need to integrate the acceleration/velocity load and apply it as a displacement. In fact, the integration shows that only a simple division is required. acceleration load (a = acceleration, v = velocity, u = displacement, w = omega = frequency, t = time): a = A sin (wt) v = A/w cos (wt) u = -A/w/w sin (wt) As a result, to apply an acceleration load of magnitude "A", simply set a displacement constraint with a magnitude of "-A/w/w". |
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