DNV GL announced a new release of Sesam software for structural engineering and analysis, focusing on cutting costs and boosting operational efficiency. One of the key targets is reduction of tedious work.
Sesam’s Customer Advisory Team prioritized the development work with new functionality for fixed, floating and ship structures.
The new release of Sesam, with numerous updated modules, strides towards engineering efficiency. Another focus areas of the innovation are verification efficiency and efficiency in cooperation, as part of the bigger value chain.
One of the most newsworthy features targets an area where engineers have been doing repetitive and frustratingly tedious work: eccentricity modelling, where fictitious elements are introduced to counter modelling errors. Previously, when changes have been made to eccentric members and segmented members, each beam in the model has had to be recalculated manually. A typical offshore jacket structure contains hundreds of beams – in such a scenario, this creates unnecessary and costly manual work.
“This Sesam release makes eccentricity modelling as easy as any modelling and it’s powerful,” says Ole Jan Nekstad, Sesam Product Director at DNV GL – Software. “The new functionality will eliminate many man-hours and tedious work. You should never underestimate the importance of having fun in your job,” he says.
Other improvements include pile code checking and the ability to do earthquake design of tubular joints according to API 21st and 22nd edition, an important standard especially in Asia. Sesam now also has the ability to edit section stiffness, important both for newbuilds, operational assets and life extension.