STRUCTURAL VERIFICATION
ACCORDING
TO STANDARDS
STANDARDS VERIFICATION
FOR ANY MAJOR INDUSTRY
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Ansys offers an advanced engineering analysis
environment for simulation of complex engineering
problems. SDC Verifier together with Ansys makes the
calculation procedure more transparent and facilitates
checking of a complete set of load cases according to
predefined design code rules or own standards. Full
model description and all calculations are presented in
reports. Consequences of updates to the design can be
reviewed and compared with the original design using
the report regeneration.
CONTENT
• SDC Verifier for ANSYS ............................................................................... 4
• SDC Verifier Workflow ................................................................................ 5
• Member Checks. Bucklling length recognition. Deflection Check ............ 6
• Joint Check ................................................................................................. 7
• Automatic recognition of sections, panels, plate fields, stiffeners and
girders ......................................................................................................... 8
• Plate buckling and stiffener buclikng checks ............................................ 9
• Automatic welds recognition. Fatigue checks and weld strength ............. 10
• Weld Classification ..................................................................................... 11
• Report. Model Setup .................................................................................. 12
• Report. Result ............................................................................................. 13
• Postprocessing tools .................................................................................. 14
• Customized Checks .................................................................................... 15
SDC VERIFIER FOR ANSYS
SDC Verifier is the powerful, integrated in Workbench,
extension for ANSYS which automates verification of
structures in accordance with different industries design
and safety standards.
Standalone mode
Embed mode
EXTENSIBLE MODULES
Get only what you need. If you need only specific features — you can acquire only specific
modules of the program. Also available in ANSYS App Store.
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SDC VERIFIER WORKFLOW
Complete verification procedure of the
structure is stored. In case of design
changes it requires only one click to
generate the updated report
1 FEA Model 2 Load Combinations
4 Checks 3 Recognition
5 Reports
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MEMBER CHECKS. BUCKLING LENGTH
RECOGNITION. DEFLECTION CHECK
SDC Verifier implements the following standards for
checking large (offshore) lattice structures:
AISC/ANSI 360-10 (Specification for Structural Steel Buildings),
API RP 2A (Planning, Designing, and Constructing Fixed Offshore
Platforms — Working Stress Design), Eurocode 3 (Design of steel
structures), ISO 19902 (Petroleum and natural gas industries — Fixed
steel offshore structures) and Norsok N-004 (Design of steel
structures)
AISC 89 & 2010 API RP 2A RP
Beam Member Finder tool
recognizes beam members
(buckling) lengths automatically
for 3 directions (Y, Z and
torsional)
SDC Verifier calculates
Buckling length
between the Joints and
it does not depend on
the model mesh.
The deflection of members is one of the checks that should be performed for serviceability limit
state design. With the help of Beam Member Finder tool SDC Verifier automatically recognizes
beam member lengths:
SDC Verifier contains all the necessary tools
to perform the deflection check quickly
directly within Ansys. The automatic beam
member recognition, result transformation
and the usage of the envelope results of a
load group reduce the calculation and
postprocessing time significantly.
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JOINT CHECK
With the help of Joint Finder tool it is
possible to perform verification of the
tubular joints according to the following
standards: API RP 2A, Eurocode3, ISO
19902 and Norsok N-004.
ISO 19902 Eurocode 3 Norsok N004
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SDC Verifier calculates Brace
classification (depends on the
load pattern) for each load
situation automatically, which
significantly speeds-up the
verification process.
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Connection ID Brace Number Joint Type
1 #1 (ElemID = 27) K
K (94.92%)
#2 (ElemID = 13)
TY (8.08%)
K (94.92%)
#3 (ElemID = 19)
TY (8.08%)
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AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION OF
SECTIONS, PANELS, PLATE FIELDS,
STIFFENERS AND GIRDERS
Plate buckling strength is an important DNV 1995 & 2010
aspect in offshore steel construction
design. Each plate should be checked as it
influences on the strength and stability of
the whole construction. In SDC Verifier
plates can be checked against buckling
according to the ABS 2004/2014 and DNV
RP-C201 2010 rules: ABS 2004 & 2014
Plate dimensions are required to perform
a plate buckling check. Panel Finder
recognizes X/Y/Z and custom (inclined
and curved) sections:
The recognition is based on the mesh Plates with their dimensions are recognized
connectivity and can be performed on automatically for each section:
any structure using plate (shell)
elements:
The results can be presented over sections (frames/longitudinals/decks) and results which
are above the limit are highlighted with red:
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PLATE BUCKLING AND STIFFENER
Colored plots with labels
BUCKLING CHECKS
(dimensions) make it easy to
preview the results of the tool.
The following plot presents
buckling plates on a part of the
hull (curved section).
Stiffened Panel Finder — recognizes
sections, panels, plates, stiffeners and
girders and their dimensions
automatically. This tool is an advanced
version of the Panel Finder.
In the figure below panels, simple stiffeners
(marked in blue) and girders or stiffeners which
support also other stiffeners (marked in red) are
plotted.
Effective Width — calculates the plate
effective width for every load situation.
The Effective width is used in the
stiffener buckling check according to
DNV-RP-C201 2010
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AUTOMATIC WELDS RECOGNITION.
FATIGUE CHECKS AND WELD
Fatigue is a progressive structural damage
STRENGTH of materials under the cyclic loading. SDC
Verifier implements the following
standards (based on the Palmgren-Miner S-
N curves): Eurocode 3 (Design of steel structures),
F.E.M 1.001 (Rules for the Design of Hoisting
Appliances) and DIN 15018 (Cranes. Steel
structures. Verification and analyses)
Eurocode 3 DIN 15018 F.E.M 1.001
Stress History, 20 years Cycles, millions
The fatigue damage method is
based on different loading patterns
Half boom- end boom 0.94 (stress history) and calculates
Half boom- bunker 2.66 fatigue life consumption for each
P1 - half boom 0.60 cycle based on the stress variation
P2 - half boom 0.17 and the number of load cycles.
Total 4.37
0.94
2.66
0.60
z
0.17
x
P1 P2
Weld Finder recognizes
automatically:
• non-welds
• welds
• crossing welds
SDC Verifier performs a strength check according to
DNV-OS-C101/C201.
The load on the total weld is
The forces/moments of each element of the compared to the capacity based
weld are summarized into the local weld on the length, and parameters as
coordinate system: throat thickness and angle:
Alpha
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WELD CLASSIFICATION
The notch group classification or fatigue strength of the welds depends on the quality and
the stress direction, along the weld (X), perpendicular to the weld (Y) and the shear (XY).
Stresses are converted into weld direction automatically by the weld finder.
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REPORT. MODEL SETUP
Preparing a full calculation
report is one of the most time-
consuming parts of the project.
An engineer has to make the
same routine processes to
create calculation report from
project to project. SDC Verifier
allows the process of report
generation to be done
automatically, reducing time
expenses.
Description of materials and
properties data (including mass
overview). Elements related to
material/property are
highlighted:
Description of applied loads and constrains, mass overview over materials/
properties/groups:
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REPORT. RESULTS
Results contain plots and tables.
It is possible to view detailed
results for each entity, extreme
results on selection and
advanced tables to compare load
results:
A complete setup, with headings and bookmarks, enables a quick navigation
through the reports.
With the help of the Report designer, it is possible to completely control structure of
the report and easily preview and modify it. A variety of tools helps to create a huge
amount of plots and tables quickly.
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POSTPROCESSING TOOLS
Peak Finder finds all peak zones
based on output results and
presents them using a special plot
and a summary table. The peaks
for any simple FEA results as
stresses, strains or displacements
can be found, but also all available
results from the SDC Verifier
checks (Fatigue, Beam Bucking,
etc.)
Governing loads tool extracts the critical loads out of a large group of load combinations.
Instead of checking all the situations focus on important ones and reduce calculation time.
From 132 to 8 load cases
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CUSTOMIZED CHECKS
The checks in SDC Verifier are completely customizable. With the help of the formula
editor, user-defined formulas can be created based on results, model properties and
recognized dimensions.
The following example demonstrates a verification of bolted connections. The Axial Force of
bolts is compared with the bolt design resistance:
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STRUCTURAL VERIFICATION
ACCORDING
TO STANDARDS
Netherlands, Haarlem Zijlvest 25, 2011 VB
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