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Engineers capable of analyzing the dynamic response of structures would benefit from this two-day course focusing on modal, harmonic and transient dynamic analysis. Upon completion, analysts should be able to:

• calculate natural frequencies and mode shapes of linear elastic structures (modal analysis)
• analyze the response of structures under the action of time-varying loads (transient analyses)
• analyze the response of structures with loads varying sinusoidally (harmonic response analyses)

Prerequisite: Introduction to ANSYS, Part I.

Course Topics Include:

• Modal Analysis (definition & purpose, terminology & concepts, procedure)
• Harmonic Analysis
• Transient Dynamic Analysis
• Restarting an Analysis
• Spectrum Analysis
• Mode Superposition
• Modal Analysis - Advanced Topics (prestressed modal analysis, modal cyclic symmetry, large deflection modal analysis)

Each course chapter is followed by "hands-on" workshops and exercises.