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The most popular finite element codes are based upon appealing theories of convergence of modal frequencies. For example the popularity of cubic elements for beam-like structures is due to the rapid convergence of modal frequencies and stiffness properties. However, for those problems in which the primary consideration is the accuracy of response of the structure at specified locations it is more important to obtain accuracy in the modal costs than in the modal frequencies. The modal cost represents the contribution of a mode in the norm of the response vector. This paper provides a complete modal cost analysis for simple continua such as beam-like structures. Upper bounds are developed for mode truncation errors in the model reduction process and modal cost analysis dictates which modes to retain in order to reduce the model for control design purposes.
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Hu, A., Skelton, R.E., Yang, T.Y. (1988). Modal Cost Analysis for Simple Continua. In: Atluri, S.N., Amos, A.K. (eds) Large Space Structures: Dynamics and Control. Springer Series in Computational Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83376-2_3
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