Allow users to select the specific wave direction to report joint class from the interactive fatigue
For joint class report from the interactive fatigue, allow the user to select the specific wave direction for reporting. By doing this, we will not have the issues to exceed the maximum number of load cases (9999) allowed in the program.
Report for individual SCF values for each joint type (T/Y, K, X, KT) contributing to the final weighted average SCFs
Add the report for individual SCF values for each joint type (T/Y, K, X, KT) which contribute to the final weighted average SCFs for the load path dependent SCF calculation of the tubular joint in the interactive fatigue.
It is probably mainly copying and updating the label but it looks so much more professional when one can say on is indeed using the latest code as according contract.
Change TOW coordinate system back to what an engineer intuitive would expect
If one reads the definition in DataGen or in the 'input lines' in the Tow manual one expect that XYZ-TOW-coordinate system implies that roll is about X and pitch about Y of one's SACS-model-coordinate system and not that the Z-axis flips downward ...
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 ...
Create two fields to set Lb in the MEMBER card (one for bottom flange and one for top flange)
In the current input file structure in SACS there is an option to set the buckling length of the bottom flange of wide flange beams separately in the GRUP card. This means that for every physical member separate GRUP cards need to be created to se...
Add a more accurate (F.E.M. based) methodology to determine the elastic critical moment for lateral torsional buckling in the Eurocode calculations
Under the current SACS versions, SACS uses annex F table F.1.1. of the Eurocode ENV 1993:1-1:1992 to determine the C1 factor in the elastic critical moment equation. Setting the C1 factor accurately is of paramount importance to determining the el...
When plotting UCs in psvdb, SACS 2023 renders skipped members with their original color (unlike prvious versions where they where rendered in grey). This generates quite a confusion because it is not easy to determine if a member is green because ...