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Hi All, Can someone please advise if SolidWorks Simulation 2011 is capable of doing structural analysis with different load cases and load combinations (with vessel accelerations)? I want to use it for designing and analysing an offshore platform made up of beams, columns, plates and trusses...

Hi All, I am designing a 12,000 psi pump, incorporating a directional control valve. I am not sure on what type of high pressure seals I have to use. Do I have to use all of them example, O-rings, wipers, U- cups? Can someone please advise on a better idea? Regards, SubseaDeep

Hi All, 1. In a telescopic boom, what material is used between the two tubes so that when the inner hollow tube moves out, it does not rub against the outer hollow tube. 2. How far is the inner hollow tube made to stop, and how? 3. Is there any engineering literature available on this type of...

Hi All, Suppose a person owns a company in his name and is working as a consultant, so it is basically a one man company. After that he buys an engineering software, in his name (NOT under the company's name). Suppose in the future, his work expands, and he hires a temporary engineer. Can the...

Hi All, I am trying to buy AutoCAD 2006 as I do not have the budget for buying the latest version. Can someone advise which are the legitimate resellers of AutoCAD, or any such company whom I can approach? Also, if I want to buy an old version of SolidWorks, like SW 2006, where can I find a...

Hi All, These days all main software come with lot of additonal modules, or have different modules for different features (the main ones being NEi Nastran, Abaqus, Comsol). 1. Can someone please advise which software have all the features in just one package so that you don't need to run after...

Hi All, Can some one please advise which are the best welding calculators available? I have an excel sheet welding calculator, but it is quite cumbersome. I am looking for some more user friendly calculator. Any recommendations please? Thanks. SubseaDeep

Hi All, I had some questions. In our company we provide subsea services and offshore oil & gas engineering. In this we use A-frames and Winches which are placed on vessels/ships/oil platform decks. But we do not place our A-frame and Winches directly on the deck or doubler pads. We use...

Hi All, Can some please advise which are the best well known engineering books on "Design of Offshore & Marine Structures" which I can buy? I am not looking for "ship design" books, but only looking for structures which are placed on vessels, drill ships, semi-submersibles, supply boats etc...

Hi All, 1. I am confused with different Abaqus products, as they don't have a product matrix which shows which product is capable of doing what with respect to other sister products. Can someone please advise which Abaqus product is capable of doing the most, and have the full features of them...

Hi All, Can someone please advise on some article which tells us how to calculate a deck's load capacity with stiffeners underneath it? For example, I have a half inch thick, A36 steel deck, and is 50 ft by 20 ft long. Along the length I have W8 I-beams spaced at 10 ft distance all along the...

Hi All, Can someone please advise: 1. How do the two metals behave when they are in contact subsea (salt water) at a great depth: a. Stainless Steel to Aluminum (subsea). b. Stainless Steel to Stainless Steel (subsea). c. Aluminum to Aluminum (subsea). d. Stainless Steel to hard anodized...

Hi, I have a question please. Consider two scenarios: In the first scenario, a component or equipment is subjected a load of 5 kgs. We then put a factor of 2 for dynamic/shock loads. So the total load which the equipment will undergo/will have to withstand is 10 kgf. This equipment is sitting...

Hi All, I am designing a steel deck for a client for a structure which will go on a offshore vessel. Attached is a model of the structure. I am using Roark's 7th edition to look for formulas to calculate the deck capacity (uniform thick steel plate, with beams and angles running underneath the...

Hi, I am in the offshore oil and gas industry. We do analysis on offshore structures to be placed on oil platforms, rigs and boats in RISA 3D and Visual Analysis. The deck loads are then given to the client in the form of point loads/reactions at the base of each column of the structure. As we...