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With the default settings you cannot use the same set of loads for a Frequency Domain and a Frequency Domain, Modal study because only the latter responds to perturbation loads.
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You can change the behavior of a Frequency Domain study to be of the perturbation type by modifying the solver sequence. In the General section of the settings for the Stationary Solver, change Linearity to Linear perturbation.
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A solver that does not have Linearity set to either Linear perturbation or Linear may respond to nonlinear effects. There are multiphysics problems where this is wanted because there may be a nonlinearity in another physics, even though the harmonic solution within structural mechanics is linear. But if there are nonlinearities within the structural mechanics parts of the model, you must be careful with the solver settings.
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In a Frequency-Domain, Perturbation study step, that is when Linearity is set to Linear perturbation, geometric nonlinearity will be incorporated in the sense that there is a split between the material and spatial frames. This makes it possible to take into account for example stiffness from follower loads, and to use a contact solution as linearization point.
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In the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual:
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A Rigid Connector can be assigned an Harmonic Perturbation subnode in which you can prescribe harmonic perturbation values to constrained degrees of freedom. If you have added Applied Force or Applied Moment nodes under a Rigid Connector, you can independently assign Harmonic Perturbation to these nodes, so that the loads are considered as being of the perturbation type.
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Even though initial stresses and strains are not usually considered as loads, you can assign Harmonic Perturbation also to the Initial Stress and Strain nodes.
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For an example showing how to use harmonic perturbation, see Bracket — Frequency-Response Analysis: Application Library path Structural_Mechanics_Module/Tutorials/bracket_frequency.
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