This tutorial was created using ANSYS 7.0 The purpose of this tutorial is to show the steps involved to perform a simple transient analysis. We can easily change a few values in these files and re-run our whole solution from these load case files. Set a time of 0 for the end of the load step (as shown below). After the application of the load, we track the response of the beam at discrete time points for as long as we like (depending on what it is that we are looking for in the response).
This will specify a time step size of 0.001 seconds to be used for this load step. Let's assume the mass of 6086 kg is bolted to the beam cae simulations so it never comes off and there is no cable snap to be concerned with, and the only cycles you care about are the bumps in the road.

In other words, we must resolve our step size such that we will have 20 discrete points per period of the highest mode frequency. Here is where the use of load step files comes in handy. The following time history curve shows our load steps and time steps. Transient dynamic analysis is a technique used to determine the dynamic response of a structure under a time-varying load.
For our case, we will impact the end of the beam with an impulse force and view the response at the location of impact. The Motion Links Toolkit provides an automated method for quickly setting up these kind of systems and post processing them in an easy manner.

We will use the Reduced Method for conducting our transient analysis. Therefore, a modal analysis of the structure should be initially performed to provide information about the structure's dynamic behavior. We did not specify damping in our transient analysis of the beam.
If inertia effects are negligible for the loading conditions being considered, a static analysis may be used instead. Note that for the reduced method, a constant time step is required throughout the time range. For most problems, one need not go further than Reviewing the Reduced Results as the response of the structure is of utmost interest in transient dynamic analysis.

We can easily change a few values in these files and re-run our whole solution from these load case files. Set a time of 0 for the end of the load step (as shown below). After the application of the load, we track the response of the beam at discrete time points for as long as we like (depending on what it is that we are looking for in the response).