Flexcom > Data Inputs > $CODE CHECKING

This section corresponds to the code checking facility, which allows you to check analysis results against specific design codes. Refer to Code Checking for further details.

This section contains the following keywords:

•*CODE is used to specify the relevant code/procedure to be used in code checking.

•*ELEMENT SETS is used to group individual elements into element sets.

•*ENVIRONMENTAL is used to specify a list of Flexcom analyses to be included in the code checking calculations.

•*GENERAL is used to specify a general usage factor and an incidental to design pressure ratio to be used in code checking.

•*LOAD FACTOR is used to specify load effect factors to be used in code checking.

•*MATERIAL is used to specify materials properties to be used in DNV and API code checking.

•*MATERIAL-ISO is used to specify materials properties to be used in ISO code checking.

•*REFERENCE PRESSURE is used to specify the local internal pressure at a reference point for ISO code checking.

•*RESISTANCE FACTOR is used to specify resistance factors to be used in code checking.

•*SECTION PROPERTIES is used to specify section properties to be used in code checking.

•*TIMETRACE is used to request the creation of timetrace plots.