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Frequency Disappearing for half model
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Frequency Disappearing for half model

Frequency Disappearing for half model

(OP)
I was doing modal analysis of PCB board in ANSYS. I have done for full model, half model and quarter model. But some of the natural frequencies in the full model is disappearing in the half model and some more in quarter model.

Is there any article regarding this subject?

Any reasons available?
Will this affect for my analysis?

RE: Frequency Disappearing for half model

Even though your structure is symmetric, it has both symmetric and non-symmetric natural frequencies and mode shapes. When you model half or a quarter your model cannot capture these non-symmetric modes. There is a workaround however. You can solve the half model twice, once with symmetry and once with anti-symmetry boundary conditions. The combined solutions should give you all the natural frequencies of the full system.

Nagi Elabbasi
Veryst Engineering

Nagi Elabbasi
www.veryst.com

RE: Frequency Disappearing for half model

yes, you'd lose the symmetric modes ... yes?

Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

RE: Frequency Disappearing for half model

if the PCB is square and populated "uniformly" you'll have be careful not to miss the modes about the diagonals if you happen to be using the other symmetry lines. My experience has been to avoid symmetry for modal analyses. Unless you are looking for very high modes I don't see the need to be stingy with the elements.

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James A. Pike
www.xl4sim.com
www.erieztechnologies.com

RE: Frequency Disappearing for half model

(OP)
@rb1957

i lost the frequencies in between while doing half model

RE: Frequency Disappearing for half model

(OP)
Is there any problems if I do analysis on half/quarter model? Do i need to take any more steps?

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