Curriculum
- 15 Sections
- 61 Lessons
- 22 Hours
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- 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
Reading fatigue life outputs and hotspot reviewCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
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