Frequently asked questions on modeling offshore underwater / sub sea piping:
Pipe resting on the seabed floor
Concrete Mattress
Riser clamps
Concrete Encased Steel Pipe
Free catenary pipe
Expansion loop
Wave / surface interface
Marine growth thickness
Model Hydrodynamic data for mass points between actual node points
Typical Hydrodynamic data settings
Verify if hydrodynamic data applied to model
Determine hydrodynamic coefficients
Consideration of automatic updating hydrodynamic coefficients at the bottom of the riser pipe
Software suitable for the analysis of subsea pipeline crossings
Software suitable for deep offshore analysis
Considering external pressure or temperature for underwater / subsea piping
Consideration of compressive stresses due to self weight in riser
Dynamic analysis underwater piping
Soil calculation method
Modeling Approaches
Bentley AutoPIPE