what's "participation factors"
what's "participation factors"
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Hi,
From a natural frequency extraction procedure, there's also report on "participation factors". Could someone give me a hint what this is, and possibly point me to some reading materials? Thanks very much,
Sean
From a natural frequency extraction procedure, there's also report on "participation factors". Could someone give me a hint what this is, and possibly point me to some reading materials? Thanks very much,
Sean





RE: what's "participation factors"
Actually, the particiapation factor references the effective mass being considered in the modale analysis. To increase that factor one need to consider more modes.
Faycal
RE: what's "participation factors"
See Clough & Penzien (Dynamics of Structures) and Anil Chopra (Dynamics of Structures) for more information.
Cheers,
-- drej --