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An option to generate PILCSF file for Dynamic Force Time History

I request to have an option to generate PILCSF file for Dynamic Force Time History Analysis. PILCSF is required for both pile strength and fatigue calculation. Currently, it has no option to call PSI file. Therefore, PILCSF file is not created. Us...
4 days ago in  0 Needs review

Changing parameter ' a' and ' m' for Centre of Damage seastate calculation

SACS has capability to calculate Center of Damage seastate. However, SACS internally used a=1.8 and m=3. Currently, we face the problem with DNV to use other parameter i.e. a=1.0, m=5 Can SACS provide option to change this parameter ? At the momen...
about 1 month ago in  0 Needs review

Seastate Element Load Report Improvements

The following additions and updates to the Seastate Element Load Reports will improve the currently limited functionality of the reports. Add Plate Group selections to the reports; the information in the reports in needed for plates as well. I...
8 days ago in  0 Needs review

P-delta Effect

Currently, it is possible to perform just only 1 load combination using Delta effects (one stiffness matrix per structure), and as far as the comments by technical support of SACS, this is the way in which SACS was planned and designed, Usually in...
17 days ago in  0 Needs review

EC3-1-8 Joint Check - Modify Partial Material Factors

Partial Safety Factors/Material Factors can be modified in other member/joint checks, but not in Eurocode Joint Check ("EC05" option in JointCan module). An option line to modify the EC gamma_M5 in EC05 value would be very useful. Similar to "RFIS...
15 days ago in  0 Needs review

Options for Include and Exclude

In many of the SACS input there is an option to either include something or exclude something (i.e., if my option is to include then there is no option to exclude and vice versa). I think you should have the option to either include or exclude items.
about 1 month ago in  0 Needs review

Tutorial on "SACS with python"

I believe it is great feature, and should be widely used by structural engineer. However, I believe that the current resources are not well described or difficult for regular engineer, with no prior or little to none experience in coding. Include ...
3 months ago in  0 Needs review

Ice Induced Vibration - VANILLA Concept

Dear Bentley, I requested SACS to have the VANILLA module to calculate "Dynamic Level Ice Loading" in the future development. Currently, SACS already have ice vibration module which is based on "Ice Tooth model". This fundamental model and concept...
10 months ago in  0 Needs review

In-line SCFs calculation documentation

In the Fatigue user manual, provide details of the in-line SCFs calculations performed for each of the available code options, including the equations used and references to the latest codes being considered or any other basis or best practice bei...
about 2 months ago in  0 Needs review

Create options in Precede to display SPAN IDs and highlight SPAN lines that are connected in different colours

When ordering SACS to do the unity checks according to the Eurocode 3, the SACS manual states in section 3.6.4: “1. It is extremely important to define physical members as a span using SPAN lines.“ However, the current version of Precede has very ...
almost 3 years ago in  1 Planned