Code checks: DNV functional load

Functional load specified by

To facilitate the requirement to separate the functional load from the environmental load, in the DNV ST F101 and DNV OS F201 code checks, you must specify the functional load case. This is done by selecting either current model or simulation file.

If current model is selected then the static state of the currently active model will be used as the functional load case.

If simulation file is selected then you must supply the path (either full path or relative) of a simulation file which represents the functional load case. Typically this will be a static state simulation. If you do specify a dynamic simulation file, the dynamic part will be ignored: the functional loads will be calculated from the static state.

The functional load case should only include contributions from functional loads, i.e. loads arising from the physical existence of the system, so it should not include any form of environmental loading, such as drag from wind and current or a static vessel initial position representing a mean offset due to wave, wind and current. If the functional load is specified by a simulation file, the file model must be consistent with the currently active model. Any line for which a DNV ST F101 or DNV OS F201 code check result is required must exist, with the same name, in both the currently active model and the functional load case, and must have the same segmentation in both models.