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Dassault Systèmes (DS; Paris, France) announced that the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS; Houston, TX), a global offshore classification society, selected the analysis capability of Abaqus finite element analysis (FEA) software from SIMULIA (Providence, RI) to assist in the evaluation of the structural strength of offshore drilling and production units.
To advance these activities, ABS, which says it is at the forefront of research and technological innovations in setting standards for the international marine and offshore industry, selected Abaqus Unified FEA solutions to evaluate the operational performance of offshore jack-up structures. Abaqus was selected for its nonlinear analysis solution technology, its contact formulations, and its simulation capabilities. Using the soil and concrete material models available in Abaqus, ABS can evaluate the behavior of jack-up rig designs operating in harsh, offshore environments.
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