BaseMotionSteps

ToconductBaseMotionmodeling,twostepsneedtobecreated.Thefirststepinvolvesextracting
frequencyusinglinearperturbation).Aftercreatingthenecessaryboundaryconditionsforthisstep,the
excitationamplitude(ifany)fortheBaseMotionneedstobecreated.
Now,atransientstepforbasemotionusingModalDynamicsprocedureis
created(seetheimagetotheright).

IntheBasictab,selectappropriatetimeperiodandstepsize(timeincrement).
Also,setappropriateDampingvaluesusingthetab.

Fromthemainmenu,selectModelEditKeywordsModel1.Heretheassumptionisthatthe
modelnameisModel1forillustrationpurposes.

TheKeywordattributeswillbepresented.Scrolldowntothesectionfollowingthetransientstepthat
wascreated.Insertthefollowinglines(seethefigurebelow).Intheexampleofkeywordeditshown
below,theBaseMotionexcitationisappliedtoDOF=2(ydir.)anditisofthetypeAccelerationwith
amplitudeg_shockthatwascreatedusingtheCAEinterface.Scale=9.81impliestheunitfor
accelerationthatistobemultipliedbytheamplitude.Nextlinerequiresforgenerationofeigenmodes,
followedbyhowmanyeigenmodestobegenerated.

FinisheditingbyclickingontheOKbutton.Youarereadytorunthemodel.
PleasenotethattheexampleshownassumesALLtherestraintswillbeexcited.Ifselectiveexcitationis
required,moreattributesneedtobespecified.ConsulttheAbaqushelpfileformoredetails.