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Checking analysis results against specific design codes/procedures in Flexcom is performed in the following manner:
1.First, select the code type that you wish to check your analyses against by defining it in the *CODE keyword.
2.Choose the environmental file(s) (i.e. the dynamic analyses) to be checked by defining them in the *ENVIRONMENTAL keyword.
3.If an environmental file is related to more than one static analysis (e.g. initial static, vessel offset, current etc.), you may wish to explicitly specify which static analysis represents the functional analysis. Unless specified otherwise, the analysis immediately preceding the environmental analysis is assumed to be the functional analysis.
4.If there are element sets of interest that have not been defined in any of the dependent analysis files, you may define additional sets in the *ELEMENT SETS keyword.
5.Create material properties that will be applied to the sections in the *MATERIAL keyword. If you are running an ISO code check you must create a material using the *MATERIAL-ISO keyword.
6.Create the sections that the code checking will be performed on via the *SECTION PROPERTIES keyword. These are characterised in terms of element sets and material properties defined in previous steps.
7.Optionally specify additional parameters in the *LOAD FACTOR, *RESISTANCE FACTOR and *GENERAL keywords.
8.Timetrace plots of the following can be requested in *TIMETRACE keyword.
•LRFD Load and Resistance Factor Design
•WSD Working Stress Design
•VMS Von Mises Stress
•METHOD1 API-STD-2RD: Utilization of combined membrane load
•METHOD2 API-STD-2RD: Utilization of axial load based on yield tension
•METHOD3 DNV-OS-F201: LRFD Utilization
•METHOD4a API-STD-2RD: Utilization of combined pressure and axial load
•METHOD4b API-STD-2RD: Utilization of bending strain
•CLD ISO: Combined Load Design
•CR ISO: Connector Resistance
9.You are now ready to run the $CODE CHECKING postprocessing analysis.