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Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

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5. Select the variables to be operated on (corresponds to the IA,IB argument for the RPSD command).<br />

6. Select the type of PSD to be calculated (corresponds to the ITYPE argument for the RPSD command).<br />

7. Choose whether to calculate the response PSD with respect to the absolute value or relative to the<br />

base (corresponds to the DATUM argument for the RPSD command).<br />

8. Click OK to save your preferences and close the dialog box. The function rpsd(IA,IB,ITYPE,DATUM) will<br />

be displayed in the expression area of the calculator.<br />

9. Click Enter in the calculator portion of the variable viewer to start the evaluation.<br />

When the evaluation is finished, the response PSD value is stored; the variable name is displayed in the<br />

variable list area for further postprocessing.<br />

8.8.1.2. Batch<br />

Response PSDs and covariance values can be calculated for any results quantity using Jobname.RST and<br />

Jobname.PSD from a random vibration analysis. The procedure for performing this calculation is described<br />

in detail in Calculating Response PSDs in POST26 in the Structural <strong>Analysis</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>.<br />

8.8.2. Generating a Response Spectrum<br />

This feature allows you to generate a displacement, velocity, or acceleration response spectrum from a given<br />

displacement time-history. The response spectrum can then be specified in a spectrum analysis to calculate<br />

the overall response of a structure.<br />

8.8.2.1. Interactive<br />

Generating a response spectrum requires two previously-defined variables: one containing frequency values<br />

for the response spectrum (corresponding to the LFTAB argument for the RESP command), and the other<br />

containing the displacement time-history (corresponding to the LDTAB argument for the RESP command).<br />

The frequency values represent the abscissa of the response spectrum curve and the frequencies of the onedegree-of-freedom<br />

oscillators used to generate the response spectrum. You can create the frequency variable<br />

by using either the calculator portion of the variable viewer to define an equation or the variable viewer's<br />

import options.<br />

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8.8.2. Generating a Response Spectrum<br />

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