• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.347-352
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• 2007

Eigenvalue reduction schemes approximate the lower eigenmodes that represent the global behavior of the structures. In the previous study, we proposed a two-level condensation scheme (TLCS) for the construction of a reduced system. In the first step, the selection of candidate elements by energy estimation, Rayleigh quotient, through Ritz vector calculation. In the second step, the primary degrees of freedom are selected by the sequential elimination method from the degrees of freedom connected to the candidate elements in the first step. In the present study, we propose TLCS combined with iterative improved reduced system (IIRS) to increase accuracy of the higher modes in the intermediate range. Also, it is possible to control the accuracy of the eigenvalues and eigenmodes of the reduced system. Finally, numerical examples demonstrate the performance of the proposed method.