Weight of total modal

Posted by: Satish_Raj

Weight of total modal - 08/17/11 10:37 PM

Is there a way to view the total weight of the modal in Caesar?

Thnx
Posted by: Richard Ay

Re: Weight of total modal - 08/18/11 06:14 AM

Yes, view the "center of gravity" report generated by the Error Checker.
Posted by: Richard Yee

Re: Weight of total modal - 08/19/11 12:37 PM

Satish,

The 'center of gravity report' with the weights would also be included near end of the 'Miscellaneous Data' report of output selections.
Posted by: mariog

Re: Weight of total modal - 08/19/11 02:16 PM

Maybe the original question was something intended to be related to Modal Seismic Response/ Number of modes.
Some books- see Structural dynamics by M. Paz- use terminology as "effective modal weights" and "total effective modal weight".

Is my guess correct? or maybe there is a mistake in typing- where "modal" is?
Best regards.