peteroznewman
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Use Harmonic Response if the load on the structure is periodic.


Use Transient Structural if the load is transient.


Response Spectrum is an advanced but approximate method of obtaining the peak response from a transient without simulating the time history.


Find some tutorials on Rotodynamics, since long shafts with masses on them have all sorts of interesting vibration modes tied to the angular velocity of the shaft.