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DDAM

DDAM

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recent postings here on shock levels has me recalling DDAM shock analysis.

I did several DDAMs over the years, all applying to large shipboard system, and they were the worst experiences of my professional life. We used large scale FE models, and the criteria was always that no "critical" item could go about yield strength. (the list of "critical" items went on for pages and pages!)

That criteria, coupled with the interaction of modes made rational design decisions almost impossible. changing a bolt size at the bottom of the 60,000# machine would cause parts that were 15 feet away to "fail". NOT changing the bolt size would cause some other part 10 feet in another direction to "fail".  every design change that we made on almost every part would change the stresses in every other part throughout the system.

I concluded that the DDAM method was intended for simplistic, small spring-mass systems using simple hand stress calculations .  I think the application of large, detailed FE models (that pick up every local stress detail) is not what the original DDAM methodology was set up for.

then I retired.

so .... is DDAM still around?

regards,

magicme



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there's no place like gnome.

RE: DDAM

I think it was in 2003/4 at least.

RE: DDAM

DDAM is still around despite the available dynamic analysis tools and the speed of computers, but DDAM was never intended to analyze an entire room of equipment.  DDAM was intended to analyze individual foundations based on their location within the ship (hull, deck or bulkhead mounted).  

Simple single DOF systems are easily analyzed with hand calculations and many of the foundations can be simplified to single DOF systems, but it is those foundations supporting multiple pieces of equipment that become difficult since the foundation is not evenly loaded...this is when DDAM has some significance.

Garland E. Borowski, PE
Borowski Engineering & Analytical Services, Inc.
Lower Alabama SolidWorks Users Group
Magnitude The Finite Element Analysis Magazine for the Engineering Community

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