Theory and application of dynamic decoupling in structural analysis (Q1069748)

A new method is proposed to decouple the dynamic characteristics of an undamped structure into those of the separated structures. This method is applicable to the results of dynamic analysis obtained by using the finite element method with lumped mass formulation. It is improved so that the decoupling can be done at high speed and on the lowest few modes of the structure. This method combined with the method of dynamic coupling proposed by the present author, \textit{H. Suzuki} and \textit{T. Sata} [J. Dyn. Syst. Meas. Control 106, 82-89 (1984)] is efficiently used for the analysis of structure which receive repeated modifications in the design stage. Some examples of the analysis are also given to show the efficiency of the method.