• Mode Shape Stresses

    "Richard Brewer" wrote: Hello I am currently looking into performing a VIV (Vortex induced Vibration) fatigue analysis on a deepwater rigid spoolpiece. Is there any way we can output the stress associated with the modeshapes that have been calculated…
  • External pressure consideration in deep offshore

    "Akin Akangbe" wrote in message news:487f653a@news.prod-bent.dmz... Am presently working on a deep offshore tie-in analysis. Can you kindly explain to me how I can consider the effect of external pressure in my analysis. Without inclusion of external…
  • External pressure consideration in deep offshore - True wall force

    "Akin Akangbe" wrote: Regarding your response to previous discussion on bentley.autopipe Subject: Re: Hydrostatic Loading; Can you then confirm that AutoPIPE is not suitable for deep offshore analysis as regard to calculating true pipe wall force…
  • Re: Modelling of misalignment tolerances

    Usually the riser would have more flexibility at tie in and hence movement are usually applied to the end of the riser. Expansion loops may be needed in the riser to accomodate the movement at tie-in. I would model the riser side separately and apply…