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A question about modeling an offshore jacket platform in ABAQUS

Thread starter mnm8020
Start date Oct 18, 2013

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Oct 18, 2013

mnm8020

Mechanical

Hi. As an academic research I want to model an offshore jacket platform in ABAQUS. I don't know which element to use for modeling legs, braces, ... . I want to check for buckling in all elements during analyses in addition to strength criteria.I don't want to model connection details. All connections are of fixed types.
1- Is "BEAM" appropriate for this purpose?
2- I've heard of "FRAME" elements. How about this?