Master the Industry-Standard Software for Offshore & Subsea Engineering
Course Format
- Mode: Online (Microsoft Teams)
- Weekend Batch: Starting 03/01/2026
- Saturday & Sunday
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM IST
- Weekly Batch: Starting 05/01/2026
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday
- 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM IST
- Audience: Structural Engineers, Offshore Designers, and Engineering Enthusiasts
Why Join This Training?
Offshore structures demand precision, safety, and deep technical expertise. SACS (Structural Analysis Computer System) is the trusted tool used by global engineering firms to design and analyze complex offshore and subsea structures.
This hands-on training will take you from fundamentals to advanced techniques, empowering you to confidently model, analyze, and interpret offshore structures using SACS.
- Assignments to Practice and Reinforce Learning
- Post-Training Support & Access to Community
- Course Completion Certificate
What You’ll Learn:
Introduction (Offshore Structures & SACS Overview):
Introduction to Offshore & Subsea structures
SACS software overview and program capabilities
Modelling in SACS (Subsea Mudmat Structures):
Joint Modelling, Joint Fixity, Joint Design
Member Modelling, Releases, Properties, Groups, Offsets
Plate Modelling
Gap element creation
Modelling of general structures: Mudmat structures
Load Application & Performing Static Analysis:
General loading types
Introduction to environmental loading
Setting Boundary conditions
Creating Load combinations
Allowable stress factors, Unity checks
Post Processing:
Output listing, 3D result viewing
Member review, redesign, and data extraction
Report preparation
Global Analysis of Subsea Mudmat Structures:
Lifting analysis
Normal
Skew Analysis
Skew Analysis with COG shift
Recovery Analysis
Transportation Analysis without TOW module
Inplace Analysis
Modelling & Analysis Offshore Jacket Structures:
Modeling Jacket Using Structural Wizard
Modeling Deck Geometry
Applying the loads using LOAD & WEIGHT feature
Setting up the analysis file
Run the static analysis
Post processing the results
Joint Can:
Joint Can parameters
Joint Can file preparation
Result interpretation
Pre-service analysis:
Lifting Analysis
Loadout
Transportation analysis with TOW module
Launching
Floatation & Upending
Static Analysis with Pile-Soil Interaction (PSI):
Introduction to PSI and understanding soil curves (T-Z, Q-Z and P-Y) curves
PSI input file creation - Soil & Pile definition
Run pseudo-static analysis with PSI and result interpretation.
Dynamic Analysis:
Introduction to Dynamic Analysis
Perform dynamic analysis in SACS
Foundation Linearization
Load Case selection
Pile head super elements
Performing Modal Analysis
Retained DOF
Dynamic Mass
Understanding mode Shapes, Mode Mass and Mass participation Factor
Fatigue Analysis:
Understanding Fatigue Concepts
Basics of spectral vs deterministic methods
Performing deterministic fatigue analysis
Performing spectral fatigue analysis
Fatigue result interpretations
Seismic Analysis:
Introduction to collapse basics
Introduction to Seismic analysis
Foundation linearization
Dynamic characteristics
Response spectrum analysis
Equivalent static load approach
Load direction selection
Seismic and static combination
Analysis with PSI
Member Code checks
Joint can code checks
Dropped object Analysis:
Structure dynamic characteristics
Dynamic response of structure
Post result check by collapse
Boat Impact Analysis:
Apply progressive loading
Perform static ship impact analysis
Report analysis results
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