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LIFTING ANALYSIS
USING GAP ELEMENTS
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Lifting Analysis – Introduction

SACS Gap Elements

 Tension Only element : used to simulate slings
during a lifting analysis
 Compression Only elements : used to simulate
contact connection type (Load out analysis, Post
Launch structural analysis)
 No Load elements : used to inactivate a member
(a set of slings during a lifting analysis or bearing
supports during a post launch analysis)
 Friction elements
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DATAGEN PRECEDE

TOW SEASTATE WAMIT/MORA FLOTATION LAUNCH

COMMON INPUT FILE

MTO SACS IV PILE

GAP SUPERELEMENT PSI COLLAPSE DYNPAC

WAVE RESP DYN RESP

COMBINE COMBINE
COMBINE

COMMON SOLUTION FILE

JOINT CAN POST FATIGUE CONCRETE LDF POSTVUE

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Lifting Analysis – Hook position

Hook
Hook position is located at the package CoG
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Lifting Analysis – CoG variation

1st hook position 2nd hook position

CoG variations :
• 4 additional positions are usually investigated  5 hook positions & 5x4 slings
• Additional load cases to shift the lifting weight in x and y directions
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Lifting Analysis – Slings

Slings are defined as “No load” gap elements

Slings are released to avoid moments transmission

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Lifting Analysis – Sling Force Distribution

hook position

Hook
Two joints are created at the hook position with the
followings fixities:
• HK00‘111111’ : all degrees of freedom are restrained
• HK01 ‘110111’: vertical displacements are released

Slings
Blue slings are connected to joint ‘HK00’
Red slings are connected to joint ‘HK01’

Loading
An additional joint load (new load case)
corresponding to the gross lift weigth is applied on
‘HK01’ (vertical load)
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Lifting Analysis – Slings & CoG shift

A gap input file is created to

activate/deactivate the set of sling
corresponding to the investigating the CoG
first position
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Lifting Analysis – Slings & CoG shift

For load cases ‘1001’ & ‘1002’,

sling group ‘SL0’ is activated and
defined as “Tension only” gap
elements
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Lifting Analysis – Other factors

Included in design combinations

- Dynamic Amplification factor
- Consequence factors
- …
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Lifting Analysis – Additional

Do not forget to provide horizontal fixities to allow

numerical stability of the structural model
Check reactions at these fictive supports: values shall be
negligible
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Lifting Analysis – Post Process

 Members code check using POST module

 Tubular connections code check using JOINT
CAN module