I have no idea on how to proceed with this problem. The problem is: reducing the vibration in exhaust pipe line using rubber dampers and by counter weights. I have modeled a sample of exhaust pipe line and conducted modal analysis in ANSYS and found out the forces reaction and stress at each support points. But, I have retrieved the results for first 6 modes. For observation, which mode should I take as reference and also what input should i give for static analysis. Can I use the force reaction obtained from modal analysis as input for static analysis? I have just one week time gap.