Name: Kenneth Boo Beng Wee

ID: I14006681
Topic: MidasGen- Assignment3.0
Subject: Structural Analysis II
Lecturer: Dr. Cheah Jen Ping

Faculty of Engineering and

Quantity Surveying
(FEQS)
Q1: SDOF Free Vibration
Find the transverse vibrational characteristics (ω, f, T) of the mass/flexural spring member as
shown in Fig. Q1:

The flexural member is UB 203x133x30. E = 205 GPa. Iyy = 2.838E-05 m4. L= 10 m

Mass = 10000 kg

Midas Model:

L = 10m

L/2 L/2

Fixed End Support Mass of

(both ends)
10000kg
Material & Section Properties:

By using Eigenvalue Analysis

Results:

Node Mode ux uy uz Rx Ry Rz

E I G E N V A L U E A N A L Y S I S

Frequency Period
Mode
Tolerance
No
(rad/sec) (cycle/sec) (sec)

1.0000 10.5172 1.6739 0.5974 6.0323e-028

MODAL PARTICIPATION MASSES PRINTOUT

TRAN-X TRAN-Y TRAN-Z ROTN-X ROTN-Y ROTN-Z

Mode
No MASS(% Sum(% MASS(% Sum(% MASS(% Sum(% MASS(% Sum(% MASS(%
ROTN-W MASS(%) Sum(%)
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

MASS(% Sum(% 1.000 0.000 0.000 100.000 100.000 0.000

Sum(%) 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
) ) 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Mode No TRAN-X

0.0000
TRAN- ROTN- ROTN-
TRAN-Y ROTN-X ROTN-Z MASS Sum MASS Sum MASS Sum
Z Y W

0.000
MASS Sum MASS Sum MASS Sum MASS Sum 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
0

10.0000

10.000
0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
0

MODAL
0.0000
PARTICIPATIO
0.0000 N FACTOR Mode No TRAN-X TRAN-Y TRAN-Z
PRINTOUT
(kN,m)
ROTN-X ROTN-Y ROTN-Z ROTN-W Value Value Value

Value

Value Value 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 3.1623

MODAL
Value
DIRECTION
0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 3.1623 Mode No
FACTOR
PRINTOUT

TRAN-X TRAN-Y TRAN-Z ROTN-X ROTN-Y ROTN-Z ROTN-W

Value

Comments: It can be seen under the Eigenvalue analysis section from the table above that
the angular frequency ω, natural frequency f, and period T are 10.5172rad/sec
1.6739cycle/sec and 0.5974sec respectively. Comparatively, the manual computation of these
parameters by hand calculations yields:

Angular frequency, ω = 10.66 rad/sec

Natural frequency, f = 1.697cycle/sec

Period, T = 0.589sec

Hence it can be said this verifies our manual hand

calculated results. Note: The small difference in
value was due to the fact that we used Iyy =
2.838E-05 m4 in our calculations. Conversely,
the Iyy value in Midas is 2.888E-05 m4 as
shown below:
 Q2: SDOF Free Vibration
Given the system as shown in Fig. Q2 below where a mass = 1000 kg is hung from a beam UB
203x133x30 through a spring of stiffness Ks = 10 kN/m. The length of the spring is L= 10 m.

Calculate the transverse vibrational characteristics (ω, f, T) of the system

Midas Model:
L/2 L/2 L = 10m

Mass =1000kg

mX mY mZ rmX rmY rmZ

Node
(kN/g) (kN/g) (kN/g) (kN/g*m^2) (kN/g*m^2) (kN/g*m^2)
Ks = 10KN/m

3 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Shear Distance Distance

B Angle SDx SDy SDz SRx SRy SRz
No Node1 Node2 Type Spring Ratio Ratio Group
([deg]) (kN/m) (kN/m) (kN/m) (kN*m/[rad]) (kN*m/[rad]) (kN*m/[rad])
Location SDy SDz

1 4 3 GEN 0.00 10.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.00 0.00 0.00 X 0.50 0.50 Default
Support conditions: Material properties:

Pin Support (at both ends)

Section properties
 By using Eigenvalue Analysis

Results:

Node Mode ux uy uz Rx Ry Rz

E I G E N V A L U E A N A L Y S I S

Frequency Period
Mode
Tolerance
No (rad/sec (cycle/sec
(sec)
) )

1.0000 3.1077 0.4946 2.0218 4.5987e-030

MODAL PARTICIPATION MASSES PRINTOUT

TRAN-X TRAN-Y TRAN-Z ROTN-X ROTN-Y ROTN-Z

Mode
ROTN- No MASS(% Sum(% MASS(% Sum(% MASS(% Sum(% MASS(%
Sum(%) MASS(%) MASS(%) Sum(%)
W ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Sum(% MASS(% Sum(% 0.000 0.000 100.000 100.000 0.000
1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
) ) ) 0 0 0 0 0

0.000
0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Mode No TRAN-X
0
0.0000
TRAN- TRAN- ROTN-
ROTN-X ROTN-Y ROTN-Z MASS Sum MASS Sum MASS Sum
Y Z W

0.000
MASS Sum MASS Sum MASS Sum MASS Sum 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
0

1.0000

1.000
0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
0

MODAL
0.0000
PARTICIPATIO
0.000
N FACTOR Mode No TRAN-X TRAN-Y TRAN-Z
0
PRINTOUT
(kN,m)

ROTN-
ROTN-Y ROTN-Z ROTN-W Value Value Value
X

Value

Value Value 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000

MODAL
Value
0.000 DIRECTION
0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 Mode No
0 FACTOR
PRINTOUT

TRAN-
TRAN-Y TRAN-Z ROTN-X ROTN-Y ROTN-Z ROTN-W
X

Value

Comments: It can be seen under the Eigenvalue analysis section from the table above that
the angular frequency ω, natural frequency f, and period T are 3.1077rad/sec, 0.4946cycle/sec
and 2.0218sec respectively. Comparatively, the manual computation of these parameters by
hand calculations yields:

Angular frequency, ω = 3.108 rad/sec

Natural frequency, f = 0.49cycle/sec

Period, T = 2.02sec

Hence it can be said this verifies our manual hand

calculated results. Note: The small difference in
value was due to the fact that we used Iyy =
2.838E-05 m4 in our calculations. Conversely,
the Iyy value in Midas is 2.888E-05 m4 as
shown in Q1 of this report.