Requirements
- Basic structural engineering concepts (forces, moments, stresses)
- Comfort with engineering units and load combinations
- Familiarity with steel design basics (helpful, not mandatory)
- A laptop capable of running engineering software (Windows preferred)
Features
- Live Project-Based Training
- Expert-Led Sessions
- Flexible Learning Options
- Interactive Learning
- Comprehensive Study Material
- Globally Recognized Certification
- One-on-One Mentorship
Target audiences
- Offshore structural design engineers (jacket/topside)
- Structural analysts in EPC / oil & gas / marine projects
- Fresh graduates aiming for offshore structural roles
- Engineers shifting from STAAD/ETABS to offshore analysis tools
- Professionals involved in design verification / third-party checks
If you’re targeting offshore structural roles or already supporting oil & gas projects, Structural Analysis Computer System (SACS) Training in Noida is one of the most practical skills you can add to your profile. SACS is commonly used for jacket and topside analysis, code checks, joint checks, fatigue workflows, and producing outputs that reviewers can sign off. At Ascents Learning, we teach SACS the way it’s used on real projects—clean modeling, correct load setup, reliable checks, and report-ready results.
This Structural Analysis Computer System (SACS) Training in Noida begins with the foundation that prevents most errors: units, model organization, connectivity, member properties, releases, offsets, and boundary conditions. Once the model is stable, you’ll work through realistic loading and analysis steps—dead/live/equipment loads, practical wind and wave input concepts, load cases and combinations, and running linear static analysis. You’ll also learn how to validate results properly: reaction checks, deflection sanity checks, and quick load-path verification so you don’t waste time chasing wrong outputs.
In the later modules, we focus on offshore deliverables that matter in design reviews: member code checks (unity ratios), joint can checks, dynamic basics (modal setup), and a structured overview of fatigue workflow and reporting. With Ascents Learning, every concept is backed by lab practice and case-style exercises, so you leave with repeatable workflows—useful for EPC teams, consulting roles, and verification work.
Curriculum
- 15 Sections
- 61 Lessons
- 22 Hours
- Module 1: SACS Basics + Project Setup5
- 1.1What SACS is used for in offshore structural work (jacket/topside)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 1.2Installing/opening projects, interface walkthroughCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 1.3Units system, database setup, file structureCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 1.4Typical project workflow and naming standardsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 1.5Common mistakes: unit mismatch, wrong project templateCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 2: Modeling Fundamentals (Nodes, Members, Grids)4
- Module 3: Member Properties + Sections4
- 3.1Assigning section libraries (tubular, rolled, built-up)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 3.2Material properties (steel grades) and density assumptionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 3.3Member orientation, beta angle, local axesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 3.4Checks: section assignment errors, duplicate membersCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 4: Releases, Offsets, Eccentricities4
- 4.1End releases and where to use them (realistic joints)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 4.2Member offsets and connectivity correctionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 4.3Rigid links / eccentricities for real joint modelingCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 4.4QA: unstable model causes and quick fixesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 5: Boundary Conditions (Supports & Constraints)4
- 5.1Restraints: fixed/pinned/custom DOF settingsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 5.2Support modeling for jacket/topside assumptionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 5.3Stability checks and warning interpretationCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 5.4Good practice: restraint documentation for reviewersCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 6: Load Fundamentals (Dead, Live, Equipment)4
- Module 7: Environmental Loading Overview (Practical Inputs)4
- 7.1Wind load basics: what you enter vs what you calculate elsewhereCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 7.2Wave/current basics: practical understanding for SACSCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 7.3Load application points, directions, reference elevationsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 7.4Mistakes to avoid: sign convention, elevation errorsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 8: Load Cases + Load Combinations4
- 8.1Defining load cases properly (naming, purpose)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 8.2Creating combinations: operating, storm, extreme, accidentalCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 8.3Code-based combinations and project-specific logicCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 8.4QA: duplicate combos, missing governing casesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 9: Running Linear Static Analysis4
- Module 10: Results Interpretation (For Real Review Cycles)4
- 10.1Member forces, utilization, deflection checksCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 10.2Load path verification (does it “make sense”?)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 10.3Identifying governing members and hotspotsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 10.4Exporting results for reports and checking sheetsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 11: Member Code Checks (Unity Ratio Workflow)4
- 11.1Selecting codes and parameters (practical approach)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 11.2Running member check modulesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 11.3Understanding unity ratio, interaction equationsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 11.4Fix strategy: section change vs bracing vs boundary updatesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 12: Joint Can / Connection-Level Checks4
- 12.1What joint can checks mean in offshore structuresCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 12.2Input requirements and typical modeling assumptionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 12.3Reading joint check output, failure modesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 12.4Common fixes: geometry refinement, member end conditionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 13: Dynamic Analysis Basics (Modal / Practical Setup)4
- Module 14: Pile/Soil Modeling Overview (Job-Oriented)4
- 14.1Pile modeling basics: springs vs simplified assumptionsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 14.2Soil stiffness concepts (what you must understand)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 14.3Input approach and sensitivity checksCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 14.4Output review: pile reactions, base shear, stabilityCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 15: Fatigue Analysis Workflow + Reporting4
- 15.1Fatigue basics: what drives fatigue in offshore structuresCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 15.2Setting up fatigue cases (practical workflow)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 15.3Reading fatigue life outputs and hotspot reviewCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 15.4Report-ready formatting + QA checklist + final project wrap-upCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy




