Accelerogram
Glossary Term
Accelerograms are considered as the actions on structures that are applied to the supports of the structure and thus excite the structural system to vibrations. These actions are calculated by using the time history analysis.
Furthermore, accelerograms allow you to generate response spectra or use them directly in the response spectrum analysis.
Entering in RF-/DYNAM Pro
Accelerograms can be entered in RFEM or RSTAB by using the RF-/DYNAM Pro add-on module. The data can be imported from a library that contains a large number of earthquake records (see Figure 01). You can also create a user-defined diagram or import it from Excel (see Figure 02). It is possible to enter the data separately for all three directions (X, Y and Z).
Keywords
Accelerogram Acceleration Time course Seismogram Acceleration-time diagram Time history analysis
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Determination of equivalent loads in RFEM and RSTAB
With RF-/DYNAM Pro Equivalent Loads, it is possible to perform an equivalent load calculation using the multimodal response spectrum method. In the example shown here, this was done for a multi‑mass oscillator.
Considering the Stiffness of Gas Solids in Nonlinear Time History Analysis
The stiffness of gas given by the ideal gas law pV = nRT can be considered in the nonlinear dynamic analysis.
The calculation of gas is available for accelerograms and time diagrams for both the explicit analysis and the nonlinear implicit Newmark analysis. To determine the gas behaviour correctly, at least two FE layers for gas solids should be defined.
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