In a random-vibration analysis, how can I plot the output PSD against input PSD?


If you calculate the response PSD at the base in absolute terms (DATUM=1), then you essentially have obtained a POST26 variable of the input PSD. Then, you can calculate the response PSD of whatever other node you want, and you can plot both POST26 variables at the same time.

Here is an example:

FINISH
/CLEAR

/PREP7
ET,1,4
MP,EX,1,2E11
MP,NUXY,1,0.3
MP,DENS,1,8000
R,1,4,1.333,1.333,2,2,0
RMORE,0,2.2496,1.177,1.177
N,1,0
N,11,10
FILL
E,1,2
EGEN,10,1,1
FINISH

/SOLU
ANTYPE,MODAL
MODOPT,LANB,12
MXPAND,,,,YES
OUTRES,ALL,ALL
D,1,ALL
D,11,ALL
SOLVE
FINISH

/SOLU
ANTYPE,SPECTR
SPOPT,PSD,,YES
DMPRAT,0.02
PSDUNIT,1,ACCG,9814.56
PSDFRQ,1,,10,100,1000,10000
PSDVAL,1,10,50,50,10
D,1,UY,1
D,11,UY,1
PSDCOM
PSDRES,DISP,REL
PSDRES,VELO,ABS
PSDRES,ACEL,ABS
PFACT,1,BASE
SOLVE
FINISH

/POST26
/AXLAB,X,Frequency [Hz]
/AXLAB,Y,Acceleration [accel^2/Hz]
/GROPT,LOGX,ON
/GROPT,LOGY,ON
STORE,PSD,10
NSOL,2,1,U,Y
RPSD,3,2,,3,1,Input PSD
NSOL,4,6,U,Y
RPSD,5,4,,3,1,Output PSD
PLVAR,3,5
FINISH





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