The webinar reviews modal analysis and illustrate the characteristics of mode shapes and participation factors.
Webinar host
Peter Debney is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), as well as a member of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE). He is the senior consultant, structural application specialist, support manager, and quality manager for Arup in the Oasys software group. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Bradford, and is a visiting lecturer at a number of universities. He is a regular public speaker and has published a book on Computational Engineering.
About this webinar
When doing modal superposition dynamic responses analysis such as seismic, harmonic, and footfall analysis, a modal analysis needs to be done first. In GSA, there are two options to do modal analysis: one is eigenvector modal analysis (modal analysis) and one is Ritz vector modal analysis (Ritz analysis). This webinar explains the difference and the uses of the two modal analyses.
The webinar reviews modal analysis and illustrate the characteristics of mode shapes and participation factors. Before introducing Ritz analysis, modal superposition dynamic response analysis is summarised and from which the advantage of Ritz analysis is explained. Then the method and steps of doing Ritz analysis are presented and the characteristics of Ritz analysis are summarised. Finally, how to do Ritz analysis in GSA is demonstrated and when to and when not to use Ritz analysis is explained.