What SACS is used for in offshore structural work (jacket/topside)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Installing/opening projects, interface walkthroughCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Units system, database setup, file structureCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Typical project workflow and naming standardsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Common mistakes: unit mismatch, wrong project templateCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Assigning section libraries (tubular, rolled, built-up)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Material properties (steel grades) and density assumptionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Member orientation, beta angle, local axesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Checks: section assignment errors, duplicate membersCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

End releases and where to use them (realistic joints)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Member offsets and connectivity correctionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Rigid links / eccentricities for real joint modelingCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

QA: unstable model causes and quick fixesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Restraints: fixed/pinned/custom DOF settingsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Support modeling for jacket/topside assumptionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Stability checks and warning interpretationCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Good practice: restraint documentation for reviewersCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Self-weight setup (automatic vs manual)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Live load patterns for platformsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Equipment loads, lumped loads, area loads conceptsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

QA: missing self-weight, wrong directionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Wind load basics: what you enter vs what you calculate elsewhereCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Wave/current basics: practical understanding for SACSCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Load application points, directions, reference elevationsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Mistakes to avoid: sign convention, elevation errorsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Defining load cases properly (naming, purpose)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Creating combinations: operating, storm, extreme, accidentalCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Code-based combinations and project-specific logicCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

QA: duplicate combos, missing governing casesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Solver setup and running analysisCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Understanding output files and result summariesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Reaction checks, deflection sanity checksCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Interpreting warnings vs errors (what must be fixed)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Member forces, utilization, deflection checksCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Load path verification (does it “make sense”?)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Identifying governing members and hotspotsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Exporting results for reports and checking sheetsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Selecting codes and parameters (practical approach)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Running member check modulesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Understanding unity ratio, interaction equationsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Fix strategy: section change vs bracing vs boundary updatesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

What joint can checks mean in offshore structuresCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Input requirements and typical modeling assumptionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Reading joint check output, failure modesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Common fixes: geometry refinement, member end conditionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

When dynamic analysis is needed in offshore projectsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Modal extraction basics and setupCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Mass modeling assumptions and validationCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Interpreting mode shapes and participationCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Pile modeling basics: springs vs simplified assumptionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Soil stiffness concepts (what you must understand)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Input approach and sensitivity checksCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Output review: pile reactions, base shear, stabilityCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Fatigue basics: what drives fatigue in offshore structuresCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Setting up fatigue cases (practical workflow)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Reading fatigue life outputs and hotspot reviewCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy

Report-ready formatting + QA checklist + final project wrap-upCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy