Is the USUM value from a PSD analysis correct? I know there are certain derived quantities that should not be computed from the 1-sigma components (for example, s1).
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March 17, 2023 at 9:00 am
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ParticipantUSUM is calculated from the 1-sigma components of displacement. It should be reasonably accurate because the calculation of USUM doesn’t dependent on the sign of the components. It is still somewhat conservative as it assumes the components are in-phase. A check on the calculation could be done in /POST26 by computing an RPSD of USUM for some location using a variable which was the SRSS combination of the component displacements. The square root of the integral of the USUM RPSD should match the /POST1 1-sigma value.
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