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What is meant by residual vector and what is the use of Residual vector in our Analysis ?

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ntv2 over 7 years ago
What is meant by residual vector and what is the use of Residual vector in our Analysis ?
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    0 Don.Graff over 7 years ago
    The Nastran Dynamic Analysis User Guide Chapter 13 has a section on Residual Vectors:
     
    simcompanion.mscsoftware.com/.../index
     
    Also, there is a webinar that goes into this in good detail, including some important lessons learned:
     
    simcompanion.mscsoftware.com/.../index
     
    For a more detailed background, I've also attached a paper presented at one of our conferences.
     

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