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Pipelines & subsea
What the model sees
Free spans from a contact model
- Duration
- 1:06
- Year
- 2026
The case
A diver sees a yellow line on the sand. The model sees 240 beams and 241 springs that can only push. When gravity is let in step by step, the line ends up resting on the sand-wave crests, crossing a trench and hanging on both sides of a rock: three free spans of 6 to 8 m, with one rock carrying 970 N.
Topics
- Free spans
- Contact
- Own solver
Basis. Generic synthetic case built for this piece. No client data. Not a design verification.
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