The Load Identification Analysis module calculates operational forces acting on a system in either a direct way, an inverse way or a combination of both. In the direct or mount stiffness method, the load is computed by multiplying the difference in operating displacement over a mount by its dynamic stiffness. The inverse method computes acting loads by applying the principle that operational responses are due to acting loads. Loads are obtained by inverting the FRF matrix between load application points and operational response locations and by multiplying it by the operational responses. The inverse method is also applicable for acoustical loads, based on operational pressures and acoustical transfer functions.