SDC Beam Member and Joint Checks
23.2

Supported Ansys versions:

2021 R1,
2021 R2,
2022 R1,
2022 R2,
2023 R1,
2023 R2

Required Product:

Mechanical

Enables Beam Buckling Checks and Joint Checks for the large (offshore) lattice structures

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App Description

SDC Verifier is a powerful extension to Ansys Mechanical for performing a structural verification according to rules and regulations directly on your FEA model. We do all the necessary pre-and postprocessing actions to verify your model against the rules and standards of various industries.

Key Benefits

Beam Member and Joint Checks App enables Beam Buckling Checks and Joint Checks for the large (offshore) lattice structures according to the following standards:

AISC ASD 1989 Members (9th, 1989)
AISC 360-10 Members (14th, 2010)
API RP 2A-LRFD (1st, 1993)
API RP 2A-WSD (21st, 2007)
Eurocode 3 Members (EN1993-1-1, 2005)
ISO 19902 (1st, 2007)
ISO 19902 (2nd, 2020)
Norsok N004 (rev.3, 2013)

Beam Member Finder detects beam members (buckling) lengths automatically for 3 directions (Y, Z and torsional). Buckling length is calculated between the Joints and does not depend on the model mesh. The SDC reporting app is included for free!