Wouter van den Bos, SDC Verifier Owner Structural Design Codes Verifier Femap Symposium 2014 May 14-16, Atlanta, GA, USA Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 FEMAP SYMPOSIUM 2014 Discover New Insights What is SDC Verifier? The goal of SDC Verifier is checking structures according to standards and report generation. Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 2 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Practical use of SDC Verifier Recognition tools Beam Member Y and Z Length Plate Length and Width Weld Classification Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 3 2014-05-15 (Customizable) Checks www.sdcverifier.com Reporting Siemens PLM Software Femap and SDC Verifier Model Data; Plotting; Boundary Conditions; Export Extra Results; Analysis Results; Apply Complicated Loads; Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 4 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software SDC Verifier Separate and Embed Mode Embedded Separate GUI Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 5 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software History January 2009 : Start of SDC Verifier program development December 2011: SDC Verifier 1.3 first commercial version Key features: report generation, standard based calculation structure, fatigue. April 2012: SDC Verifier 2.0 Key features: report generation, report previewer, overall tables, custom checks July 2012: SDC Verifier 2.1 Key features: report designer improvements ,plate buckling, rule base selector. November 2012 : SDC Verifier 2.2.3 Key features: beam length recognition(basic), panel finder(basic), API 2A standard September 2013: SDC Verifier 3.0 Key features: model recognition tools, standard checks, SDC embedded in Femap April 2014: SDC Verifier 3.5 Key features: weld recognition, histogram, opened plate buckling, Plate Buckling DNV2010; Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 6 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 7 2014-05-15 3 Load Groups 18 Load Sets 19 Individual loads Load combinations: example from Standard www.sdcverifier.com A lot of loads and combinations should be checked according to standards. SDC Verifier implements: • Individual Loads; • Load Sets; • Load Groups. Siemens PLM Software Load combinations: Add/Edit Multiple Create/edit few Load combinations at once. Import Load Sets or Load Groups from MS Excel Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 9 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Tools Panel Finder; Weld Finder; Beam Member Finder; Complicated Loads: Wind, Buoyancy and Tank Load; Moment Shear and Force; Rule Based Selector. Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 10 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Panel finder Sections X vs Elements Count Plates plot Frames Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 11 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Weld finder Recognizes all welds and updates weld direction automatically. Fatigue check on single weld Fatigue check EN13001 Check static weld strength (eurocode) Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 12 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Beam Member Finder Helps to define beam length. Can be used in Beam Buckling Check and custom checks. Beam Length Plot User can modify joints manually or even define own (user) joints. Types of Joints Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 13 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Example: AISC Buckling Check Buckling check Beam members Length of beam members Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 14 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Wind and Buoyancy Loads Wind Buoyancy (water level calculation) Pressure (depend on height) Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 15 2014-05-15 Water pressure including wave parameters. www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Tank Ballast Load Tank Load Global and local waterline Applied force and volume Accelerations on tank content included Height along vertical axis Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 16 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Moment and Shear Force At section Shear Force Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 17 2014-05-15 Moment www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Rule based Selector Rule Types: - Materials; - Properties; - Groups; - Coordinate; - Element Types; - Element Shapes. Operations: - Add; - Remove; - Exclude; - Reselect. Always Up to date Coordinate Rule Element Types Rule Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 18 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Standards and Custom Checks Fatigue check according to different methods and standards; Plate Buckling according to ABS and DNV standards; Custom Checks (anything can be checked as long as the formula is known); Custom Checks Examples; API RP 2A Tubular Joint Check; Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 19 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Fatigue Check example (mean stress correction) Used by standards as DIN 15018, FEM 1.001, NEN 2018/2019 and FKM Fatigue Allowable Stress Design (Goodman relation) Allowable Stress depends on classification For single stresses Element Group 6 more than 2 millions cycles Combined K4 welds example Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 20 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Fatigue Example Allowable Fatigue Stress depends on Weld Class and Kappa=Smin/Smax Notch group/Weld Class Weld Class K3 - Green Weld Class K2 - Red Allowable Stress vs Kappa Utilization Factor (Smax/Sallow) Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 21 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Plate Buckling Check (ABS, DNV) Automatically convert element stresses into plate direction. Automatically recognized dimensions of plates Results over sections.Values which do not pass the check are highlighted in red. Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 22 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software SDC Verifier is customizable If check is missing use custom check Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 23 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Simple example 1: Static Stress Check Lloyds criteria Different factors for different Stress directions Overall Utilization Factor Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 24 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software API RP 2A Tubular Joint Check Recognize Joint Type (based on Forces) Recognize Brace, Chord and Gap Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 25 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software SDC Reporting Standard reports Report Wizard; Report Designer. Report Wizard – easy step by step report Report Designer – previewer. Advanced report Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 26 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Report Generation in Designer Export To Word/pdf Menu structure report Toolbox with all available items Context menu Extra Items Manage /preview etc Properties items Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 27 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Preview document Siemens PLM Software Open with template: re-use calculation First model (template) New Model Two models. Same report Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 31 Page 31 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Conclusions SDC Verifier the add-on for: Verification of structure according to standards Simple application of complicated loads Translation of FEM results in (complicated) code checking results Complete documentation of model and results Focus on engineering lets SDC Verifier do the bookkeeping Use 45 days trial to check it yourself (download SDC Verifier on www.sdcverifier.com and request trial at [email protected]); Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 32 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Standards in progress Plate Buckling DNV RP-C201 2010 (Stiffener and Girders checks); AISC LRDF 360-10 (tension and compression checks are already implemented); EN 13001; F.E.M. 1.001; Plate Buckling ABS 2013; Eurocode 3; Suggestions? Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 33 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software Improvements Panel Finder improvements: recognition of Panels and plates (currently only plates), stiffeners and girders; Update Plate Buckling Calculation approach: use plate edge stresses; Weld Finder: Recognition of Weld Types; Reading op2 files; Unit system; Suggestions? Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2014 Page 34 2014-05-15 www.sdcverifier.com Siemens PLM Software
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