Harmonic Analysis

Harmonic Analysis is a simulation technique to simulate the steady-state structural response of solids subjected to periodic loads. It is similar to a transient dynamic analysis where inertia effects are taken into account, but compared to a transient analysis, the results are not time-dependent but frequency-dependent. This makes it possible to compute the response of a structure subjected to vibrating forces or displacements over a frequency spectrum. The results of a harmonic analysis are frequency-dependent and can be used to determine the response of a structure to vibrating forces or displacements.

Advantages

• Determine the response of a structure to a wide range of frequencies.
• Identifying the natural frequencies of a system, and for determining the stability and reliability of the system under different operating conditions.
• Identifying the effects of resonance on a system, which can be important for designing structures that are stable and reliable under a wide range of operating conditions.