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Sesam for collapse analysis

Pl Dahlberg, Sesam Principal Sales Executive

17 April, 2012

Benefits from using Sesam for jackets

New builds covering Manage existing entire life cycle re-analysis models Collapse analysis Requalification Modification work - all phases

MTO, deflection check, code check, fatigue

Understand models over time, Extreme conditions, produce and view results accidents, fire, explosion

Design of new parts Re-design of existing

Same model for all stages can be shared with other units like the floating department
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Non-linear analysis
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Re-qualification Accidents Collapse & large scale deformations Fire & explosions

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The SESAM suite of programs

Packages:
DeepC
Coupled global response of moored deep water floating systems

GeniE
Design of beam and plate offshore structures

HydroD
Hydrodynamic analysis of ship and floating offshore structures

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Transportation, launching Deflections, Stresses, Code-check, Fatigue

Transportation, lifting Deflections, Stresses, Code-check, Fatigue

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Non-linear analysis, collapse, accidents, re-qualifications

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Linear analysis (wave, pile/soil) Deflections, Stresses, Code-check, Fatigue, Earthquake

Structural analysis & design

Non-linear analysis
- Accidents: Member yields and changes shape
- Impact, Collision, Explosion, Dropped objects

- Geometry changes significantly

- Lifting operations, cable structures

- Loads depend on structural response

- Wave, current, wind, motions

- Static analysis
- Ultimate strength, Energy absorption

- Dynamic simulation (of real events)

- Collision, explosion, motions - Environment (wave, buoyancy, stability, wind)

- Foundation
- Pile, soil, spudcan (jack-up)

- Temperature effects
- Changed material properties, Fire

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Non-linear analysis
USFOS is a specialized tool for ultimate resistance evaluation of typical offshore structures
- Increased efficiency - Better numerical predictions - Lower threshold for new users to enter complex physics

The ultimate resistance of a structure is important for many reasons

- New loading conditions, linear design exceeded, e.g.
- Extreme waves, increased explosion pressure - Increased platform weight, extra conductors

- Damaged structure (cracks etc) necessary to repair immediately? - Energy absorption performance
- Boat landing, crane operations/dropped objects, vessel impact etc.

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Non-linear analysis in Usfos

Why non-linear
- Linear codes cannot describe ductility (metal) - Linear codes cannot account for the change in geometry for increasing loads - Usfos includes all physical effects and predicts the real behaviour of a structure

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Importing models into Usfos

Model consistency : GeniE Model Sacs

Wave loads
Soil

The Sacs input file

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The GeniE model

The Usfos model

Importing models to Usfos

Migration to Usfos
- Detailed model not needed for Collapse analysis
- This model would benefit from a clean-up

- Deck plating Coarse Mesh

- Necessary to get rid of the small gaps

- Beams One element per physical member

- Enough for detection of buckling & Plastic Hinges (end nodes + middle of beam)

- Gravity + Explicit Deck Loads + Wave load (to be exported to Usfos)

- More loads can easily be imported to Usfos, but they should be relevant for collapse analysis

- Remove Dummy beams Not relevant for non-linear analysis - Wave loads exported from GeniE as explicit loads
- No need to define wave data and hydrodynamic coefficients in Usfos

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Importing models to Usfos

How to do it?
- Start Usfos (Xact) and import the structure and wave load data

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Collapse analysis
History Plots
- Global Load vs. Displacement of Control Node (normally a node with large displacements) - Global Stiffness vs. Step Numbers

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Collapse analysis
Displacements Plastic utilization

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Collapse analysis
Element forces

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Boat impact
Boat Impact
Energy specified by user to be dissipated Local Denting of Tube Buckling & Plastic Hinges for local Hit Member Fracture Criteria based on strains
- In this case when less 0.15

- Global Deformation of the Global Model

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Boat impact
History Plots (Global Load = 1, means Max Impact Energy)
- Shown for control node

Plastic utilisation

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