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GeniE User Course

Code checking beams

Revised: May 14, 2010

Code check standards

API WSD

API LRFD

AISC ASD

AISC LRFD

NORSOK

Eurocode 3

ISO 19902

DS412 / DS449

Compared with Framework:
- Modern GUI and easier to use
- Detecting worst position
- Straight 3 node beams
- Better documentation
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Code check standard details

API WSD 2002 – Offshore structures
- Tubulars: American Petroleum Institute RP 2A-WSD (21st ed. Dec. 2000, Errata and Suppl. 1 Dec. 2002)
- Non-tubulars: American National Standard, Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, Mar. 9 2005

API WSD 2005 – Offshore structures
- Tubulars: American Petroleum Institute RP 2A-WSD (21st ed. Dec. 2000, Errata and Suppl. 2 Oct. 2005)
- Non-tubulars: American National Standard, Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, Mar. 9 2005

API-LRFD 2003 – Offshore structures
- Tubulars: American Petroleum Institute LRFD (1st ed. July 1 1993, Reaffirmed May 16 2003)
- Non-tubulars: American National Standard, Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, Mar. 9 2005

NORSOK 2004 – Offshore structures
- Tubulars: NORSOK N-004, Rev. 2, Oct. 2004, Design of steel structures
- Non-tubulars: EUROCODE 3, EN 1993 Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
Possible to select preferences according to the Norwegian National Annex, 2006

ISO 19902 2007 – Offshore structures
- Tubulars: ISO 19902, Petroleum and natural gas industries – fixed steel offshore structures (1st ed. Dec. 1 2007)
- Non-tubulars: EUROCODE 3, EN 1993 Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
Possible to select preferences according to the Norwegian National Annex, 2006

AISC 2005 – Onshore structures
- Tubulars and non-tubulars: American National Standard, Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, Mar. 9 2005
Covers design/utilisation according to Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) or to Allowable Strength Design (ASD)

EUROCODE 3 – Onshore structures
- Tubulars and non-tubulars: EUROCODE 3, EN 1993 Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
Possible to select preferences according to the Norwegian National Annex, 2006

DANISH STANDARD 412 / 449 – Onshore and Offshore structures
- Tubulars only in both DS 412 and DS 449

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Code checking procedure

First create model, loads, boundary conditions and run analysis

Step 0: Set fabrication method, design condition

Step 1: Create capacity manager

Step 2: Create capacity members/joints within capacity manager
- Select beams/joints to include and define default buckling lengths

Step 3: Add run to capacity manager
- Select code check standard and load cases

Step 4: Generate code check loads
- Code check forces are computed in member check positions

Step 5: Execute code checks
- One run at a time or multiple runs

Step 6: Redesign
- Modify properties for capacity members

Step 7: Rerun (‘Run All’)
- Rerun Sestra and code checking steps 1-5

Step 8: View and document code check results
- Graphics or tables in report – utilisation factors, forces and other details
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Step 0: Model – fabrication method

Fabrication method determine
choice of formula in code
checking
- Has no influence on structural
analysis (forces and stresses)
- Must be defined for code
checking

Shear factors for modifying

shear area may also be given
- Influence results from the FE
analysis
- Proper shear area computed by
program depending on type of
section
- Default values 1.0 for shear
factors should normally be used

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Step 0: Model – design condition

For API load cases should be assigned
design conditions
- Do not include stress increase factors in
code check

Design condition is irrelevant for other

code check standards

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Step 1: Capacity manager

In browser right-click Capacity to create a capacity manager
- Create several capacity managers to include different analysis runs

- You may edit from selecting in browser,

right-click and select Properties:

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Step 2: Capacity members

Right-click capacity manager to create capacity members
- For complete structure or subsets
- Define additional capacity managers for checking different subsets of same
analysis

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Step 2: Capacity members – buckling lengths

Default buckling lengths are result of creating capacity members
- Default buckling length is equal to capacity member length
Split at beam end Split at incoming beam Split at joint

1 member 12 members 4 members

for leg for leg for leg
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Step 2: Capacity joints

Right-click capacity manager to create capacity joints for punching shear
check of tubular joints

Concept
joints
give
capacity
joints

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Step 3: Add run – load cases and standard

Decide which load cases and which
code checking standard to use

Design conditions
part of code check

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Step 3: Add run – general safety factors

Change general safety factors relevant for chosen standard

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Step 3: Add run – global buckling factors
Non-pipe Pipe Non-pipe Pipe

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Step 3: Add run – local buckling factors

Change buckling factors for
selected capacity members
- Automatic detection of pipe/non-pipe

Change selected pipe Change selected non-pipe

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Step 3: Add run – joint data

Give global joint data when
adding/creating code check run

Change for selected joints

Change selected joint data

Global joint data

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Step 4: Code check loads

Determines code check positions for all members and computes forces

Worst positions determined based on geometrical criteria and min/max
moment positions – independently of nodes and element result points
- Min/max moment positions account for local loads

max

max

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Step 5: Execute code checks

Execute the code checks to find utilisation factors

Position along
member Utilisation Governing Geometry
Member Loadcase factor formulas check

Member code check results

listed in browser

Joint code check results

listed in browser

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Step 5: Code checks – utilisation factors

Formulas of code checking standards define design strength of members
and joints

Failure modes: cone
- Strength (yield) of cross section punching
- Stability of member due to strength
compression and/or moments
- Hydrostatic collapse
stability
- Punching shear of chord (can) from
incoming braces (stubs) in a tubular joint
- Conical transition (tubular) hydrostatic
collapse

Formulas converted into
actual loading
utilisation factors =
design strength
- Interaction ratio < 1.0 then OK
- Interaction ratio > 1.0 then failure (requires re-design)

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Step 5: Code checks – geometry check

Formulas of code checking standards set
criteria concerning geometry, i.e.
independent of actual loading, examples:
- Tubes:
- Max diameter/thickness ratio
(e.g. API: D/t < 300)
- Min thickness (e.g. API t ≥ 0.25 inch)
- Non-tubes:
- Slenderness (e.g. AISC L/r < 200 for
member in compression)
- Compactness

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Step 6: Redesign

Modify capacity model (not concept model) with e.g. new cross sections
- Gives new ultimate capacity
- Member forces are the same

Check utilization and iterate on capacity model until capacity is OK

Update the concept model and run all steps
Update the concept model Iterate on
capacity model

Concept model Finite element model Results model Capacity model

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Step 6: Efficient redesign of members

Modify sections, material,
stiffener spacing or buckling length
parameters

Calculate new utilization
- The loads and stiffness
are not updated

Commit changes to model

Rerun analysis and code check

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Step 6: Redesign – single member

Select a capacity member for redesign

Modify parameters
- Preliminary results automatically computed

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Step 6: Redesign – single member

Look at all details (full table)
- Shown with colour coding

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Step 6: Redesign – single member

Commit changes

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Step 6: Redesign – single member

Commit changes when properties are added to the concept model
- Typically when a new section is added to model after analysis

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Step 6: Redesign – synchronisation

‘Run All’ ensures synchronisation between concept and capacity models

The ‘Code Check Status’ allows for a manual check during the redesign
stage

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Step 6: Redesign – multiple members

Select capacity members for redesign

Modify parameters
- Preliminary results automatically computed

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Step 6: Redesign – multiple members

Look at all details (Full Table)
- Shown without colour coding

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Step 6: Redesign – multiple members

Commit changes

Rerun analysis and do code check

- Run all

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Step 6: Redesign – segmented beams

Single or multiple

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Step 6: Redesign – segmented beams

Modify parameters

Simple table view

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Step 6: Redesign – segmented beams

Modify parameters

Full table view

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Step 6: Redesign – segmented beams

Commit changes

Run all

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Step 6: Redesign – segmented beams

Before and after

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Step 6: Redesign – segmented beams

Single or multiple

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Step 6: Redesign – segmented beams

Modify parameters

Simple table view

Full table view

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Step 6: Redesign – segmented beams

Commit changes

Rerun analysis and code check

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Step 7: Run All

The “Run All” command will
- Update structure from members
- Run analysis
- Generate code check loads
(positions)
- Execute code check

Create Members is
not part of Run All
Step 8: View code check results in colours

Document in colours – select whole or parts of model and right-click
- As selected members are red click outside model to see colour coding

UfTot =
Utilisation factor
total, i.e.
highest of all
utilisation factors
(all formulas)

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Step 8: View code check results using labels

Document with labels – select whole or parts of model and right-click

Yellow dots indicates worst

position along a member

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Step 8: View other code check data

Label with other data

Label more than

one entity

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Step 8: View code check results in detail

Browser provides detailed code check results for members

Detailed code
check results
Previously given member
data (buckling factors)

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Step 8: View sorted code check results

Click any column header in browser to sort

Sort by capacity
member name

Sort by UfTot

Sort by GeomCheck

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Step 8: Document code check results

File > Save report creates report in Word, Excel, html and text formats

Specify content of report:
- Loadcases: All, worst, select
- Positions: All or worst only
- Members/joints: All or select
- Utilisation factor: All or limited

Word document

Click Save then View

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Step 8: Document code check results

Summary of code check results in report shown

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