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Selection of FEA package for offshore structures (Oil & Gas)
A word of caution stepping into the finite element analysis business. People believe the pretty pictures they get. https://www.ima.umn.edu/~arnold/disasters/sleipner.html The sinking of the Sleipner A offshore platform The conclusion of the investigation was that the loss was caused by a...- TezzaTwo
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- Forum: Off-shore structure engineering
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Selection of FEA package for offshore structures (Oil & Gas)
You need someone with years of experience to drive the software effectively. Their salary is larger than the price of the software. So to repeat the person you choose will probably dictate the software package. Solve the experienced driver problem first. "so I would look never to put in a...- TezzaTwo
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- Forum: Off-shore structure engineering
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Wave profiling
http://www.maths.lth.se/matstat/wafo/about.html http://au.mathworks.com/products/matlab/ Matlab and the WAFO toolbox for matlab. "WAFO is a toolbox of Matlab routines for statistical analysis and simulation of random waves and random loads. WAFO is freely redistributable software, see WAFO...- TezzaTwo
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- Forum: Off-shore structure engineering
