Introducing SACS CONNECT Edition V13.2 - CL AISC 15th provisions code check is now available using new options 5A, 5B, and 5L Box, Tee, Rectangular Tube, Wide Flange, Plate Girder, Channel, Angle, Unsymmetrical Plate Girder, Double Web Plate Girder, Boxed-in Plate Girder sections have been updated with the latest AISC 15th provisions. Revised section E7 has been implemented, and new checks for lateral torsional buckling and local buckling of Box/RTB and Tee sections have been added. SACS Collapse Advanced Updates Joints: The joint calculations have been improved and verified. The Collapse Advanced now supports following joint calculations: Fessler and Buitrago Joint Flexibility API LRFD, NORSOK rev. 1,2 and 3, ISO 19902 Joint Strength MSL Joint Flexibility and Strengths Members: Collapse Advanced now supports all sections supported by current Collapse Supported Sections: Tee, Channel, Angle, Box, Conical, Double-Tubular, and Jack-up Leg Local Buckling: The local buckling checks have been improved and verified for tubular and conical sections. Supported methods: Marshal & Gates, API Bulletin 2U, API LRFD, and ISO 19902 Impact: Ship indention, member indentation, and impact energy calculation are verified for both loading and unloading. A new feature is added to assume ship/member dent as plastic deformation. Wave Response can now read in force time history from FLEX5 and BHAWC input Wave Response can now read time history joint loads using FLEX5 and BHAWC file formats. Pile 3D can now apply Base Shear and Base moment at the pile tip This enhancement allows Pile 3D program to account for Base Shear and Base Moment applied to the pile tip. This effect is significant for gravity type and rigid piles with large diameter and ratio of length to diameter between 2 and 6 and may increase lateral stiffness and lead to a better design. This enhancement enables the Pile 3D program to calculate Base Shear by interpolating the pile tip T-Z curve using pile tip displacement and calculates Base Moment by interpolating P-Y curve using the corresponding rotation. Both effects are then added to the soil stiffness at pile tip. Import FEMAP model into SACS SACS can now import plates and solid elements created in FEMAP. The import is part of Precede graphic modeler. Currently, only plates, cubes, and tetrahedrons are imported. Chartiview supports user defined Annotations Users can add now Annotations to charts data points.
Introducing SACS CONNECT Edition V14.0 - SES SACS CONNECT Edition V14.0 – SES release includes enhancements including Collapse Advanced Updates Launch Runner and Special Launch Runner Sections Collapse Advanced program now supports elastoplastic analysis of Launch Runner and Special Launch Runner sections. Using this feature large deformation elastoplastic stiffness and forces of members with Launch Runner and/or Special Launch Runner sections can be accurately included into collapse analysis. The results can be also reviewed in Collapse View. Multilinear Plastic Material Collapse Advanced now supports multilinear elastoplastic plastic materials in addition to standard bilinear elastoplastic model. This new feature can be used to model complex strain hardening and/or strain softening due to the material plasticity. The multilinear plastic material can be employed for members, plates, and piles using input lines MATGRP, MATPGR, and MATPLG, accordingly. ABS Panel ChecksStiffened plate panel checks as per the ‘Guide for Buckling and Ultimate Strength Assessment for Offshore Structures’, ABS, Apr 2004 (Upd. Aug 2018) have been implemented. Stiffener types supported are tees, angles and flat bars. Plate panels are checked for buckling and ultimate strength limits. Checks for beam-column buckling, flexural-torsional buckling and local buckling of stiffeners have been added. Panel elements are also checked for compliance with stiffness and proportion requirements. Wave Response can now read in displacement /velocity/ acceleration time history Wave Response can now read in displacement/velocity/acceleration time history input and include in analysis. Chartview modification of Y values Users can now modify Y values on the chart and save them. Precede Enhancements Updated Settings Dialog Updated Display and Labeling user interface Precede now has a new interface for both “Display Options” and “Labeling Options”. This interface is now in a docked window that can reside next to the graphics window for easier access and it does not interfere with the graphics. Display Marine Growth Zones Precede can now display marine growth zones Precede can now color sets A Set is a way of grouping elements that can be readily identified within the whole structure with a unique ID. A Set can be created with a combination of joints, members, member groups, plates, plate groups, shells, solids, and load conditions. Precede now allows the user to assign a color to each set for better visual display.
