Instruction for performing modal analysis with ANSYS Structure: Fixed steel column (DIN, IPE600) 12 m high 3 lumped

masses on every 4 meters each mass is 5000 kg 1. Starting ANSYS by clicing on Interactive -choose working directory -choose the name of the file 2. DEFINING THE MATERIAL PROPERTIES 2.1 Defining element types Preprocessor> Element Type> Add/Edit/Delete> Add> StructuralBEAM2D elastic> OK Add> Structural-3D MASS 21>OK Click on Type 2 Mass 21> Options> Set Rot Inert. Options to 2D w/o rot iner Close Element Types window Close Element Type window 2.2 Defining real constants Preprocessor> Real Constants> Add/Edit/Delete> Add> click on Type 1 BEAM 3> OK Input values for AREA=0.0156 Input values for IZZ=92.08e-5 >OK Continue from the same spot: Add> click on the Type 2 MASS 21> Input value for MASS=5000> OK 2.3 Material properties Preprocessor>Material Props> Material Models> 2xclick on Structural> 2xclick on Linear> 2xclick on Elastic> 2xclick on Isotropic> Input value EX=210e9 (Youngs modulus)

Input value PRXY=0.3 (Poissons ratio)> OK Continue from the same spot: 2xclick on the Density> Input DENS=7850> OK 3. CREATE GEOMETRY 3.1 Keypoints Preprocessor> Modeling Create> Keypoints> In Active CS> Input 1st point: number 1, location 0; 0; 0>APPLY Input 2nd point: number 2, location 0; 4; 0>APPLY Input 3rd point: number 3, location 0; 8; 0>APPLY Input 4th point: number 4, location 0; 12; 0>OK Close Keypoint window 3.2 Lines Preprocessor> Create> Lines Lines> Straight line> Pick keypoint 1, pick keypoint 2, Pick keypoint 2, pick keypoint 3, Pick keypoint 3, pick keypoint 4> OK Close Lines window Close Create window 3.3 Defining atributes of the lines Preprocessor>Atributes Define> All Lines> Set material number, real constant number and element type to be 1> OK Close Define window 3.4. Meshing the model Preprocessor> Meshing SizeCntrls> Manual Size Global Size> Choose, either edge length of an element or number of divisions (only one is applied). In this example Element edge length=0.5> OK Close Size Cntrls window Preprocessor>Meshing Mesh> Lines> pick all lines> OK

Close Mesh window 3.5 Refreshing the graphical window Utility Menu> Plot> Multi Plots> now you will see the new nodes (This procedure can be repeated at any time of the analysis) 3.6 Creating Mass elements Preprocessor> Modeling> Create> Elements> Elem Atributes> Set Element Type to 2 MASS21 Set Real Constants to 2> OK > Auto Numebered> Thru Nodes> Pick node at the height 4m> OK Auto Numebered> Thru Nodes> Pick node at the height 8m> OK Auto Numebered> Thru Nodes> Pick node at the height 12m> OK Close Element window Close Create window Saving your work: Utility Menu> File> Save as Jobname.db Now your file will be saved as threeDOF.db in the defined working directory Close Preprocessor window 4. SOLUTION 4.1 Defining the analysis type Main Menu> Solution> New Analysis> Modal> OK Main Menu> Solution> Analysis Options> Subspace, Modes to extract 10 (how many we want to calculate), Modes to expand 10 (how many we want to view)> OK> for now it is all right to accept default values> OK 4.2 Defining the constraints Main Menu> Solution> Apply> Structural Displacement> On Nodes> pick node 1 (bottom one)> OK> choose ALL DOF> OK

Close Displacement window Close Apply window 4.3 Performing the analysis Main Menu> Solution> Solve Current LS> OK Warning will be issued about zero thickness of the elements, but this does not effect our analysis now. So click on Y Click on Close Close Report window 5. REVIEWING THE RESULTS 5.1 Tabular Main Menu> General Postprocessor> Results Summary> You will see the window with the frequencies of structural modes in Hz 5.2 Graphical Main Menu> General Postprocessor> Read Results First Set> Plot Results> Deformed Shape> Def+undeformed> OK For the next mode: Read Results Next Set> Plot Results> Deformed Shape> Def+undeformed> OK (just for information here 4th, 5th, 6th are vertical ones) 5.3 Changing the backgroud color Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Style> Background> Click on Display Background to deactivate it and background will be black (recommended one) If you want to change it use the Shaded Background

5.4. Animation To make animation of the mode that is on display at the moment: Utility Menu>PlotCtrls>Animate> Mode Shape> (suggested time delay 0.1)

6. CHANGING THE CONSTRAINTS FOR MODIFIED ANALYSIS The easiest way is to continue for the current analysis like this: Main Menu> Solution> Loads Apply> Structural Displacements> On Nodes> Pick nodes where we defined the MASS elements> OK> mark theROTZ and make sure to unmark ALL DOF> OK Here we added constraint to existing system Close Displacement window Close Apply window Now just solve the current system: Solution> Solve> OK Y Review the results like in the step 5