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Just as in the "Forced Vibrations" add-on module, the "Equivalent Loads" add-on module performs the multimodal response spectrum analysis.
Although the name may suggest otherwise, the simplified response spectrum method is not carried out here, as explained in EN 1998‑1, for example.
The equivalent loads are determined separately for each direction of excitation according to the following formula:
$\begin{Bmatrix}{\mathrm F}_{\mathrm X}\\{\mathrm F}_{\mathrm Y}\\{\mathrm F}_{\mathrm Z}\end{Bmatrix}\;=\;\mathrm\Gamma\;\ast\;\begin{Bmatrix}{\mathrm u}_{\mathrm X}\\{\mathrm u}_{\mathrm Y}\\{\mathrm u}_{\mathrm Z}\end{Bmatrix}\;\ast\;{\mathrm S}_{\mathrm a}(\mathrm T)\;\ast\;\begin{Bmatrix}{\mathrm M}_{\mathrm X}\\{\mathrm M}_{\mathrm Y}\\{\mathrm M}_{\mathrm Z}\end{Bmatrix}\;$
The differences between both add-on modules are described in this FAQ.
The RF‑/DYNAM Pro - Equivalent Loads add-on module allows you to perform a multimodal response spectrum analysis. Equivalent loads are created and exported in load cases to the main program RFEM 5 or RSTAB 8. The load cases are created separately for each selected mode shape and excitation direction. You can display the loads as usual.
The equivalent loads are generated at each finite element node (or each inner node). If the number of generated loads is too large, the graphical display is deactivated. You can change this setting in the details of the RF‑/DYNAM Pro add-on module.