Advanced SACS Training 1st April & 3rd to 5th April 2013, Mumbai

Course Description
In this advanced course, you will learn to carry out the fatigue analysis of offshore structures in SACS.
You will also learn the fundamentals of carrying out accidental loading as well as reassessment of fixed
jacket platform using SACS software.

Target Audience
This course is recommended for following audience:
Structural Engineers involved in design of offshore structures

Course Prerequisites
Familiarity with SACS software
Familiarity with general principles of fatigue analysis
Basic idea on ship impact, dropped object & blast analysis
General knowledge of Pushover Analysis

Course Modules
The following course modules will be covered during this training
1) Fatigue Analysis
Deterministic Fatigue
Spectral Fatigue
Spectral Wind Fatigue
Transportation fatigue
2) Accidental Loading/ Reassessment of fixed offshore structures
Pushover Analysis
Ship Impact Analysis
Dropped Object Analysis
Blast Analysis

Schedule
The advanced training on the application and usage of the SACS software will be carried as per
the attached proposed plan.
The training will be carried out in four days. The proposed dates are 1st April & 3rd to 5th April
2013 (Monday & Wednesday to Friday) from 09:30 am to 5:30 pm. Lunch will be provided
Details of the venue in Mumbai will be intimidated to the registered candidates.

Course Trainer
Dr. Parvinder Jhita, Bentley Systems Inc., USA
Advanced SACS Training 1st April & 3rd to 5th April 2013, Mumbai

Day Description

Fatigue Analysis - Theoretical Overview including Cyclic stresses,

SCF, S-N curves etc.

Spectral Fatigue Analysis

Extracting Mode Shapes
1st April 2013 Master vs. Slave Degrees of Freedom
Monday Lumped mass vs. Consistent mass approach
Generating Transfer Functions
Preparing Fatigue Input file
Carrying out Analysis
Reviewing & Redesigning Interactively

Deterministic Fatigue Analysis

Preparing Input files
Linearizing the foundation
Carrying out the analysis
3rd April 2013 Review of results
Wednesday
Spectral Wind Fatigue
Preparing Input files
Carrying out Analysis
Reviewing of results

Transportation Fatigue
Tow Input file
Fatigue input file
Carry out the analysis
Review of results
Accumulation of Fatigue Damage from various Fatigue Analysis
th
4 April 2013 Reassessment of Existing Offshore Structures
Thursday
Pushover Analysis Theoretical Overview & Code
Requirements
Joint flexibility options
Preparing SAC IV Input file
Preparing Collapse Input file
Carrying out analysis
Post-processing & Review of results

Accidental Loading Ship Impact, Dropped Object & Blast

Analysis
5th April 2013 Preparing Dynamic Response Input file
Friday Preparing Collapse File
Carrying out analysis
Post-Processing & Review of results