sAcs™ Spectral Fatigue Analysis Seminar Topic A. File Structure and Layout Seastate information is specified separately from the model file. This will eliminate the need for having multiple model files Overview - throughout the course of the analysis. Topic B. Foundation Super Element The PSI program is used to create a super element to represent the foundation This super element will replace pile stubs, dummy piles or springs required in past analyses. Overview - Step 1 Determine which load cases are to be used to determine the foundation stiffness. Add these load cases to a Seastate input fle if necessary. step2. Specify analysis options in the Seastate input file including load case options and allowable stress modifiers. Step 3. Add foundation super element input to the PSI input file using the PILSUP line. Notes: Use effective wave height and period based on center of damage of scatter diagram. Be sure that these load cases create axial load in addition to lateral oad in the piles. Don't forget to include any dummy load cases added for the foundation. The load cases used to define pile head super element can be specified in Executive. Wave Spectrum Fatigue - 1Topic C. Overview - Step 1. Step 2. Step 3 Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. Dynamic Characteristics Dynpacis used to create mode shape and mass files required for subsequent dynamic analyses. Specify retained or master degrees of freedom in the model if they are not already done. Create Seastate input file used for hydrodynamic modeling only. Specify load cases to be converted to mass in the Seastate input file. Create Dynpac input file. Create runfile. Check mode shapes and periods. Wave Spectrum Fatigue ~ 2 Notes: PSI ignores fixities designated with ‘2’. Use FILE ‘J’ option so that only loads in model are considered. Note: Seastate option is overridden by Executive. Use ‘SA-Z’ option if user-defined loads are to be converted to mass. This can also be defined in Exective now. Itimporting @ super element, specify import option in Analysis options tab or in model file. If water depth is greater than 400 feet or period is greater than 3 seconds, dynamic analysis is required. Check API RP 2A for details.Topic D. Overview - Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Step 6. Wave Steepness Calibration The transfer function is usually developed for a constant wave steepness designated in the metocean data. If wave steepness is not available, response functions statistics can be used to determine the appropriate steepness. Create Seastate input file containing the reference wave stepped through the structure. Determine base shear range from reference wave. Create Seastate input for transfer functions using various wave steepnesses and grouping waves near the natural period of the structure. Create Wave Response input file specifying a wave spectra defined by the center of damage wave and referencing the appropriate wave numbers of the transfer functions. Execute Wave Response and use the Response Function Statistics report to calculate the most probable maximum base shear range for each response function. Notes: The appropriate steepness is usually given. The following describes one method available to determine the appropriate steepness if none is specified. It is normally in 15-25 range and clients should provide the information. Use @ most probable maximum reference wave height of 1.86"H. and period of T./1.81 where H, and T. are the center of damage wave. Range = maximum base shear - minimum base shear. Use the GNTRF feature to define the waves. Group waves such that periods corresponding to Tn, Tne, Tnt2c and Tnx3c are used where ‘c' represents percent of critical damping. If wave spreading is used, be sure to use the same waves for each direction. Use one WSPEC line for each wave steepness and reference the waves representing the transfer function of the desired steepness. Be sure fo use the center of damage wave for most probable maximum wave. Multiply the RMS shear by 3.7 to get the most probable maximum shear value. Wave Spectrum Fatigue - 3Topic E. Overview - Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Transfer Function Plots Notes: Plot global base shear and The steps outlined should be performed over-tuming moment for each wave direction. transfer functions for dynamic analysis. These plots are used to determine if sufficient number of waves are used and if the waves are group around critical frequencies. Wave response is used to generate plots for dynamic analysis while Seastate is used for static analysis. Create the Seastate input Use the GNTRF feature to define the file used to generate the waves. Group waves such that periods waves grouping waves near corresponding to Tn, Tike, Tn2c and the natural period of the Tnx3c are used where ‘c' represents structure. percent of critical damping. If wave spreading is used, be sure to use the same waves for each direction. For dynamic analysis, create Specify wave numbers on the TFLCAS Wave Response input fle line. The Executive now can be used to used to generate plots only. set the options so no Wave Response input file needed. Create Wave Response runfile for dynamic or Seastate runfile for static For static fatigue, select the ‘Transfer fatigue. Function Plots’ Seastate option in the Executive (if not specified on the LDOPT line). View plots to be sure that no peaks or valleys have been missed. Modify wave definitions in the Seastate input file as needed. Wave Spectrum Fatigue - 4Topic F. Overview - Step 1 Step 2. Transfer Function Nominal Stresses For dynamic analysis, Wave Response is used to generate equivalent static loads which are solved by the SACS module. Seastate is used to generate static wave forces for static fatigue analysis. The SACS module creates a solution file containing the nominal stresses required by the Fatigue program for creating transfer functions. For dynamic analysis, create the Wave Response input file used to generate ‘equivalent static loads at the desired wave crest positions. Create Wave Response runfile using the solve for equivalent static loads option for dynamic analysis. For static analysis, create a linear static analysis runfile. Notes: The steps outlined should be performed for each wave direction. Specify ‘-1' maximum iterations if no iterations are to be performed. Plot features can be left in the input file. Be sure to specify the Super element import option if a foundation super element file is to be used. Wave Spectrum Fatigue - 5Topic G. Fatigue Analysis Overview- The Fatigue program builds a separate transfer function for each point around the connection for each wave direction. Step 1. Create the Fatigue input file containing S-N curve, SCF options, joints to be checked and the fatigue environment to be used to calculate the expected life. Step 2. Create runfile. Step 3. Check fatigue lives. Add Extract data to Fatigue input file to extract connections to be reviewed by Interactive Fatigue. Wave Spectrum Fatigue - 6 Notes: Use ‘SEAS’ option so that wave height and period data can be retrieved directly from the Seastate input data. No need to specify number of positions per wave if'a load case was created for each crest position. Specify the wave environments for each direction. Use scatter diagram feature to define wave environments if possible. Ifusing wave spreading, may have to create dummy fatigue cases if no environment data is available for intermediate directions. Be sure to specify solution files (and Seastate input files if applicable) in the same order that the wave environments are defined in the Fatigue input file. This requires recreating the runfile if original input file does not contain extract dagta.File Description Directory File Name Model file Spectrum fatigue Sacinp.all Incplace Seastate Input fle Spectrum fatigue Seainp.cat PSI Input fle Spectrum fatigue Peinp.dat PSIlisting fle \Foundation SE PSI solution fle \Foundetion SE Foundation Super Element file \Foundation SE Pile Pio file \Foundation SE. PSI Plot fle \Foundation SE Dynpac Input fle Modes. Defined in Executive ‘Seastate Input for Dynpac \Modes Seainp.dyn Dynpac Listing fl \Modes. | Dynpac Mode Shape fle \Modes Dynpac Mass file (Modes Wave Response Plot Input fle Fatigue Defined in Executive Wave Response EQS Input file Fatigue Defined in Executive 000 Degree Seastate Input file Fatigue Seainp.000 (000 Degree TF Plot fle Fatigue (000 Degree Listing fle Fatigue (000 Degree Solution fie Fatigue 045 Degree Seastate Input fle Fatigue Seainp.045 (045 Degree TF Pot file Fatigue (045 Degree Listing file \Fatigue (045 Degree Solution fie Fatigue (090 Degree Seastate Input fle Fatigue ‘Seainp.090 (090 Degree TF Plot file Fatigue 090 Degree Listing file Fatigue 090 Degree Solution fle Fatigue Fatigue Input fle Fatigue Figing jacket, pile Fatigue Listing fle Fatigue Wave Spectrum Fatigue -7Fatigue Exact fle Wave Spectrum Fatigue - 8