SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES

Ocean Dynamics has years of in-depth experiences on using the following engineering software packages:

StruCAD
StruCAD is a general-purpose interactive, graphics-oriented system for constructing, analyzing and designing three-dimensional structural engineering models. It is one of the most popular tools for design and analysis of space-frame type of structures, including deck, jacket, modules and skids, etc

ANSYS
ANSYS is a general-purpose linear and non-linear finite element modeling and analysis software suite. ANSYS has been widely used for structural design and analysis of floating platforms, complicated components and structural connections.

WAMIT
WAMIT is a wave hydrodynamic analysis tool widely used in the offshore industry for the motion analysis of floating platforms and computation of hydrodynamic forces.

ABAQUS
ABAQUS is a FEA tool for analyzing structure nonlinear behavior including large displacement, material non-linearity and structural dynamics. A complete set of ABAQUS post-processing programs, special
subroutines and user elements were developed by ODI for advanced riser global or component nonlinear analysis.

Shear 7
Shear 7 is widely used in the offshore industry for riser/tendon VIV fatigue analysis.

HARP/Winpost
HARP/WinPost is an integrated time-domain program for coupled hull/mooring/riser analysis, jointly developed by Texas A&M University and Ocean Dynamics Inc. The core of the program WINPOST is originally developed by a JIP (Joint Industry Program). Design and analysis tools for hull, mooring systems, risers, and piles were added to build components for a coupled system. HARP provides a user-friendly Windows-based interface to link each module together and perform the coupled hydrodynamic analysis of offshore platforms. Advanced visualization and post-processing utilities are also available in HARP.

Misc. Utility Programs
Other in-house developed programs include structural design utility programs, structural analysis pre and post processing programs, buckling check and fatigue analysis programs, etc