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USER DOCUMENTATION FOR ABS EAGLE OSV

ABS EAGLE OSV USER GUIDE

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USER DOCUMENTATION FOR ABS EAGLE OSV

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CONTENTS

1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................1
1.1 OSV Structures Application .................................................................................................. 1
1.1.1 Application Capabilities .................................................................................................... 1
1.1.2 User Responsibility ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 OSV Structures User Documentation Set .............................................................................. 1
1.2.1 OSV User Guide ............................................................................................................... 1
1.2.2 OSV Parameter Reference Guide ...................................................................................... 1
1.2.3 Modeler for OSV User Guide ........................................................................................... 1
1.2.4 Stiffener Library for OSV User Guide .............................................................................. 2
2 OSV Startup and User Interface ...................................................................................3
2.1 Starting the OSV Application ................................................................................................ 3
2.2 Major Features of the OSV User Interface ............................................................................ 3
2.2.1 Help and Logout Links...................................................................................................... 3
2.2.2 Project Identification ......................................................................................................... 4
2.2.3 Project Toolbar .................................................................................................................. 4
2.2.4 Project Preferences ............................................................................................................ 5
2.2.5 Project Workflow .............................................................................................................. 6
2.2.6 Dialog Box or Data Table ................................................................................................. 7
2.3 Closing OSV .......................................................................................................................... 7
1.2.4.1 Do Not Use Windows File>Close or File>Exit ........................................................ 7
1.2.4.2 Close Using the Logout Button ................................................................................ 7
3 Working with Projects ...................................................................................................9
3.1 Creating New Projects ........................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Open an Existing Project ..................................................................................................... 10
3.3 Saving a Project ................................................................................................................... 13
4 General Project Data Entry .........................................................................................15
4.1 Project Information .............................................................................................................. 15
4.2 Ship General Information .................................................................................................... 16
4.3 Stiffener Library .................................................................................................................. 18
5 Hull Girder Section ......................................................................................................22
5.1 Hull Girder Section Options and Data Table Tools............................................................. 22
5.1.1 Hull Girder Section Data Entry Methods ........................................................................ 22
5.1.2 Hull Girder Section Data Table Tools............................................................................. 22
5.1.3 Hull Girder Section Context Menu Options .................................................................... 23
5.1.4 Cross Section Details Tab Functionality ......................................................................... 23
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 5.1.4.1 Section Details ........................................................................................................ 24
5.1.4.2 Members List .......................................................................................................... 25
5.1.4.3 Calculated values .................................................................................................... 26
5.2 Define and Import Cross Sections Using Modeler .............................................................. 27
5.2.1 Open Modeler.................................................................................................................. 27
5.2.1.1 Open Modeler from the Hull Girder Section Workflow ........................................ 27
5.2.1.2 Open Modeler from an Opened Data Table ........................................................... 27
5.2.2 Define Cross Sections in Modeler ................................................................................... 28
5.2.3 Import Cross Sections from Modeler to OSV Rules ....................................................... 28
5.2.4 Specific Information about Cross Sections Imported from Modeler .............................. 30
5.2.4.1 Shear Forces and Section Modulus ........................................................................ 30
5.2.4.2 No Duplication of Cross Sections or Tanks ........................................................... 30
5.2.4.3 Modification of Data Imported from Modeler ....................................................... 31
5.2.4.4 Exchange of Data between OSV Rules and Modeler ............................................. 33
6 Longitudinal Strength .................................................................................................34
6.1.1 Data Entry ....................................................................................................................... 34
6.1.2 Hull Girder Amidship ..................................................................................................... 36
6.1.2.1 Bending Moments .................................................................................................. 38
6.1.2.2 3-2-1/3 Section Modulus ........................................................................................ 38
6.1.2.3 3-2-1/3.5 Hull Girder Moment ............................................................................... 39
6.1.2.4 3-2-1/11.7 SM to the Top of Hatch Coamings ....................................................... 39
6.1.3 Section Modulus Requirements ...................................................................................... 40
6.1.3.1 Data Table .............................................................................................................. 40
6.1.3.2 Plot.......................................................................................................................... 41
6.1.4 Bending Moment Envelope Curve .................................................................................. 42
6.1.4.1 Data Table .............................................................................................................. 42
6.1.4.1 Plot.......................................................................................................................... 43
6.1.5 Allowable Still Water Bending Moment ......................................................................... 44
6.1.5.1 Data Table .............................................................................................................. 44
6.1.5.2 Plot.......................................................................................................................... 45
6.1.6 Shear Strength ................................................................................................................. 46
6.1.6.1 Data Table .............................................................................................................. 46
6.1.6.2 Plot.......................................................................................................................... 47
7 Deep Tanks ..................................................................................................................48
8 H Table and C Table ....................................................................................................50
8.1 H Table ................................................................................................................................ 50
8.2 C Table ................................................................................................................................ 52
9 Material Extent .............................................................................................................55
10 Generating Reports .....................................................................................................57
10.1 Report Contents ................................................................................................................... 57
10.2 Opening and Saving Reports ............................................................................................... 57
10.3 PDF Report Sources ............................................................................................................ 58
10.3.1 Reports from Tables.................................................................................................... 58
10.3.2 Reports from the Application Toolbar ........................................................................ 59
11 Tables of Data Assessed Against the Rules..............................................................61
11.1 Specific Structures Assessed with OSV .............................................................................. 61
11.1.1 Access through Plates & Stiffener Members .............................................................. 61
11.1.2 Access through Hull Structures .................................................................................. 63
11.2 Components of a Data Table for Members and Structures.................................................. 63
11.2.1 Data Table Operations Control Buttons ...................................................................... 65
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 11.2.2 Calculated Options ...................................................................................................... 65
11.2.2.1 All Good ................................................................................................................. 65
11.2.2.2 Insufficient Input .................................................................................................... 66
11.2.2.3 At Least One Failure .............................................................................................. 70
11.3 Summary Report .................................................................................................................. 70

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1 Introduction
1.1 OSV Structures Application
ABS Eagle OSV Structures is an application to be used for design and plan review of all offshore
support vessels. The application is designed to be used in close conjunction with ABS Rules for
Building and Classing Offshore Support Vessels (OSV Rules).

1.1.1 Application Capabilities

OSV empowers users create projects that can be saved on a local system. After the project is
created, the user may follow a workflow tree to check each individual module in accordance with
the OSV Rules or jump directly to any module of corresponding structural member without going
through other modules. After completing execution of a module, the OSV program can output
calculation results in PDF format. All of the calculations may be combined into a single PDF file
after the applicable modules are finished.

1.1.2 User Responsibility

In various stages of project data input, OSV evaluates data against requirements of the Rules.
Determining adjustments to the structures' data such that structures comply with the requirements
of the Rules is the user's responsibility.

1.2 OSV Structures User Documentation Set

OSV user documentation consists of four manuals:
• OSV User Guide
• OSV Parameter Reference Guide
• Modeler for OSV User Guide
• Stiffener Library for OSV User Guide

1.2.1 OSV User Guide

The OSV User Guide is a guide through the general use of the OSV application. It explains how
to set up the environment, add, modify and deleted projects, etc. In short it is the guide to the
specific actions to be taken for the OSV application.

1.2.2 OSV Parameter Reference Guide

The OSV Parameter Reference Guide is a guide to the parameters that make up the data tables for
the OSV application.
The parameter reference guide is a general reference, not a specific identifier of each parameter in
each table. Access to and mastery of the information in the Rules is of paramount importance in
using OSV.

1.2.3 Modeler for OSV User Guide

The Modeler for OSV User Guide is a guide leads the user through the use of the ABS Hull
Girder Structural Analysis application, as it has been customized for use with OSV. The guide
provides help needed to import or define cross sections for use with an OSV project, as well as
instructions for saving and importing such cross section data into an OSV project.

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1.2.4 Stiffener Library for OSV User Guide
The Stiffener Library for OSV User Guide leads the user through the use of the ABS Stiffener
Library application, as it has been customized for use with OSV. The guide provides help needed
to select and define stiffeners for use with an OSV project, as well as instructions for saving and
importing stiffener data into an OSV project.

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2 OSV Startup and User Interface
This section explains how to start the OSV Structures application (which will hereafter be
referred to as OSV) and outlines the major features of the user interface.

2.1 Starting the OSV Application

After successfully installing and licensing OSV, as explained in the Release Notes of the
application, start the application by clicking the OSV icon on the desktop:

2.2 Major Features of the OSV User Interface

After OSV has been started and either a new project has been created or and existing project has
been opened, as explained in Section 3, Working with Projects, the main OSV screen is displayed
for use in the analysis of a vessel, as illustrated below:

The following sections explain each of the major features named:

2.2.1 Help and Logout Links

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 At the upper right on the application banner, these two buttons, \provide the user with access to
• Help, which opens this manual, the ABS Eagle OSV User Guide
• Logout, which provides a graceful and controlled method for exiting the application and
ensuring that it shuts down properly

2.2.2 Project Identification

This section provides a convenient location to view the Project Name, the Vessel Name, the Rule
Year, and the Unit System being used, regardless of the section in the Project Workflow being
input and processed.

2.2.3 Project Toolbar

This set of command buttons provides access to much of the functionality in the OSV application.
Buttons in the toolbar are explained in the following table:

Tool Icon, Name Tool Icon, Name

Create a new OSV project. See Section 3.1, Creating New

Projects.

Create New Project

Open an OSV project that has been previously created. See

Section 3.2, Open an Existing Project.
Open Existing Project

Save the project to a folder location of your choosing. See

Section 3.3, Saving a Project
Save Current Project in
local file

Recalculate all structures inside the entire project. This is

useful when you have done taken an action such as importing a
stiffener library or importing an HGSA cross sections, which
Recalculate All can affect multiple data tables. This button saves you from
Structures having to refresh each data table separately.

Provide the user with a mean to generate detailed reports of any

or all sections in the analysis, as explained in Section
Generate Full Report

Opens a summary of all structures, from which you can inspect

any structure for whether the elements in the structure meet the
requirement of the Rules or not.
Open Structure
Summary

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 Tool Icon, Name Tool Icon, Name

Displays a table of all materials used in the project.

Material Table

Opens a table of all stiffeners. From this table, the Stiffener

Library utility can be opened, and saved stiffener sets can be
imported into the project.
Stiffener Properties

Opens a table of spaces by name, type, and various attributes

that can be modified and saved.
Deep Tank Table

Displays the h table chart, for values used in other parts of the
analysis. @#$%
htable

Displays the c table chart, for values used in other parts of the
analysis.
ctable

Logout. Same functionality as from the application

header.
Logout

2.2.4 Project Preferences

This interface option makes the setting of three interface preferences available to the user:

• Hide/Show Header
Hide Header allows the user to hide the application header.

This frees the screen space that the header occupies:

If the header has been hidden, Show Header allows the user to display the header again, for Help
and Logout functionality, which the header makes available.
• Open Window in Popup/Tab

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 By default, dialog and data table windows are displayed docked, each with a tab at the top of the
window.
Open Window in Popup causes each dialog and data table to be displayed as an undocked,
independent window.
Open Window in Tab causes dialogs and data tables to be displayed once more as tabs, the
default display setting.
• Set Environment Path
This displays a dialog with which the user can set the location of OSV Modeler and Stiffener
Library.

Both paths are set by default to the installed locations, and the user can set another location if
desired, using this Preferences option.

2.2.5 Project Workflow

This section opens the dialogs, tables, and access to resources such as Modeler that are required
to input data and perform the analysis.
Most of the remainder of this document discusses the sections and steps that the Project
Workflow makes available.

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 2.2.6 Dialog Box or Data Table
This is the area in which data is entered and/or review for analysis. It includes at least two kinds
of windows:
• Dialog boxes

In the example above, the user inputs core details of the project. Other dialogs include input of
numeric data required for various parts of the analysis. These are discussed in subsequent
sections.
• Data tables
In addition to displaying dialog boxes, this area of the screen displays data tables associated with
various aspects of the analysis, as illustrated below:

Each of the tables will be explained in the sections of this manual that deal with the data that the
table presents.

2.3 Closing OSV

After performing all operations in a particular session, close the program as explained below.

1.2.4.1 Do Not Use Windows File>Close or File>Exit

Although it is possible to close the program window using the Windows® options File > Close or
File > Exit, do not use either of those options. To do so may result in changes you made in the
session not being saved.

1.2.4.2 Close Using the Logout Button

After all changes have been made in the session, click the Logout button at the OSV top section:

The following warning is displayed at the top of program page to remind the user to save the
project:

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 If there are unsaved changes in the project, click Save, and follow the displayed sequence. Then
click Logout again.
OSV closes the project, and the application displays the following message:

Click . The project is closed.

The next section explains how to create projects, open existing projects, and enter essential data.

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3 Working with Projects
3.1 Creating New Projects
1. Click the Create New Project icon on the application menu bar:

Use the Create New Project dialog to create a new project.

NOTE: The Unit System cannot be edited after the user clicks OK in this dialog (see Note
in the table below). The Rule Year field is set to a default and at this time cannot
be changed.

2. Enter the information for the New Project dialog:

Field Descriptions

Field Label Field Description

Project Name Mandatory. Assign a name to the project. Keep letters continuous, or
connect words with an underscore.
Vessel ID Identification number of the vessel.
Vessel Name Mandatory. Vessel name
Unit System Select the Unit System (unit of measure) from the list box.
NOTE: After the user sets the unit system and clicks OK, the unit
system is set as read-only for the entire project. To set a
different unit of measure, user must create a new project.
Keel Lay Defaults to the date of project creation.
Shipyard Shipyard at which the vessel was built.
Vessel Type Read-only. Defaults to Offshore Support Vessel.
Year Rule Defaults to the current year.

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Field Label Field Description

Engineer Enter engineer name. Default is "guest."

3.2 Open an Existing Project

1. Click the Open Existing Project icon on the application task bar list.

An Open Projects dialog is displayed:

The dialog presents two options for opening projects:

• Browse and select a saved project for opening
• Open a project that has been opened previously in the current session
2. To open an existing project for the first time in this session:
a. Click the Browse button

b. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the project file (*.osv) that you wish to open.

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 c. Double click the file.
The file name and path are seen in the Select locally saved project path window:

d. Click Open.

The project is opened for work.

3. To open a project that has been opened previously in the current session:
a. Click the Show online projects checkbox:

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 The list of one or more projects previously opened in the session is displayed:

b. Either double-click the project name, or right click over the project name and click Open
in the context menu.

The project is opened and brought into focus for work.

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3.3 Saving a Project
After a project has been created, save it for further work.
1. Click the Save button on the toolbar:

A confirmation screen is displayed:

A File Download dialog appears:

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 Click Save.
A Save As dialog appears, with the project name by default listed as a ZIP formatted file:

Navigate as needed to the location at which the project is to be stored, and click Save.
The project is saved to the specified location.

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4 General Project Data Entry
In this section the user sets up the structure for data entry and calculation.

4.1 Project Information

This dialog opens by default at project creation, and opens again each time a project is opened.
The graphic below illustrates a few of the formatting features available to the user in the Memo
section.

Field Descriptions

Field Label Field Description

Project Name Mandatory. Assign a name to the project. Keep letters continuous, or
connect words with an underscore.
Vessel ID Identification number of the vessel.

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Field Label Field Description

Vessel Name Mandatory. Vessel name

Unit System Select the Unit System (unit of measure) from the list box.
NOTE: After the user sets the unit system and clicks OK, the unit
system is set as read-only for the entire project. To set a
different unit of measure, user must create a new project.
Keel Lay Defaults to the date of project creation.
Shipyard Shipyard at which the vessel was built.
Vessel Type Read-only. Defaults to Offshore Support Vessel.
Year Rule Defaults to the current year.
Engineer Enter engineer name. Default is "guest."

4.2 Ship General Information

After completing or confirming the Project Information, input or confirm the Ship General
Information.

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Field Descriptions

Field Label Field Description

Project Name Enter a name for the project. This string of characters is
used as the project file name.
Keel Lay: Date and time of project creation. Populated from Create
New Project dialog.
Unit System: Read only. Unit system is specified in project creation.
Vessel ID: Identification number of the vessel.
Vessel Name : Enter the vessel name.
Vessel Type: Read only. Automatically Offshore Support Vessel.
Shipyard: Shipyard in which the vessel was built
Design No.: Design number.
Length Between Perpendiculars Mandatory. Vessel length between the forward and aft
(LBP): perpendiculars
Length on Summer Load Line Mandatory. Length along the summer load line.
(LWL ):
Scantling Length (L): Mandatory. Scantling length
Breadth (B): Mandatory. Vessel breadth.
Molded Depth (D): Mandatory. Molded depth
Scantling Depth (Ds): Mandatory. Scantling depth.

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Field Label Field Description

Scantling Draft (ds): Mandatory. Scantling draft

Draft (d): Vessel draft
Displacement (Δ) : (t) Vessel displacement.
Block Coefficient (Cb): Mandatory. Block coefficient
Speed (V):(knots) Design speed.
Applied Rule Year: Read only. Applied rule year specified at project creation
Double Bottom: Set check mark to indicate double bottom configuration.
Material type at Top Zone Material type at the top zone amidships. Select from the
Amidships: list box.
Material type at Bottom Zone Material type at the bottom zone amidships. Select from
Amidships the list box.

4.3 Stiffener Library

The stiffener library utility installs automatically with OSV.
Setting up stiffeners for OSV is a two-step process:
• Define stiffeners by use of the Stiffener Library application
• Import defined stiffeners into OSV
1. To launch Stiffener Library, click the Stiffener Library toolbar button:

NOTE: Stiffeners imported into OSV are converted to the Unit System defined in the
Project Create dialog.
2. After the data table opens, click the Launch Stiffener Library toolbar button

A window is displayed about importing stiffeners after they are defined:

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 Stiffener Library opens. The user can then define the stiffeners needed for the OSV project.
Explanations for using Stiffener Library are included with the application.
a. Define the stiffeners needed for the OSV project.
Explanations for using Stiffener Library are included in the Help system inside Stiffener
Library.

b. After defining all required stiffeners, click the Save button in the middle of the Stiffener
Library main screen.

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 3. After defining the necessary stiffeners, click the Import from Stiffener Library toolbar
button in the Stiffener Library data table:

NOTE: This action must be taken, or the work defined in Stiffener Library will not be
available to the OSV application.
A Windows Explorer window is displayed with which the user can navigate to the folder
containing the appropriate *.slb file:

4. Select the file and click Open.

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 An Upload window is displayed, with the path to the selected.

5. Click Upload.
The stiffeners are now listed in the data table:

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5 Hull Girder Section
This section provides a means to input the data needed to perform an analysis of the cross
sectional strength of the vessel.

5.1 Hull Girder Section Options and Data Table Tools

5.1.1 Hull Girder Section Data Entry Methods

Data can be entered in one of three ways:
• Launch Modeler, define cross sections, and import cross-section data into OSV
• Launch HGSA, define cross sections, and import cross-section data into OSV
• Manual entry or modification of data for section, with its specific plates and stiffeners

5.1.2 Hull Girder Section Data Table Tools

The Hull Girder Section offers the following tools that are specific to this section:

Data Table Tool Tool Description

Refreshes the view of the window.

Refresh

Add a cross section to the analysis. This button was added with
OSV Rules version 2.0.
Add NOTE: Any cross section added with this tool is assigned
the CS Property of User Input.
Delete a cross section.

Delete

Launch the Modeler utility directly associated with OSV.

Launch Modeler

Import Modeler cross section data into OSV.

Import Modeler Data

Sets the current view as the default, when the application is

closed and later re-opened.
Set View

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 5.1.3 Hull Girder Section Context Menu Options
With the Hull Girder Section tab opened, the user can right click a row in the table, and a context
menu will be displayed:

This menu offers the following options:

• View Details: Opens Cross Section detail tab.
• Edit: Allows the user to edit the Cross Section properties (except Section Name, Xap,
Xae/L) for Modeler created Cross Sections. No change in Edit features for ‘User Input’
Cross Section.
• Delete: Allows the user to delete selected Cross Section.
NOTE: When pasted, any cross section created using Copy or Copy with Detail
command is automatically given a CS Properties value of User Input.
• Copy: Copies only cross section properties. The cross section then can be pasted as a new
cross section. However, structure members must thereafter be added by the user.
• Copy with Detail: Copies both Cross Section properties and structure members. The
cross section then can be pasted as a new cross section. Structure members are pasted as
they were defined in the copied cross section.
• Paste: Pastes the cross section copied by use of the Copy or Copied with Detail
command (grayed out in the illustration above, as no cross section had been copied).
• Set as Amidship: Sets the section as the amidships section.

5.1.4 Cross Section Details Tab Functionality

Cross section details can be displayed either by clicking the linking identifying items for a cross
section—Section Name, XAP, or XAE/L— or by right clicking and invoking the View Details
command.
When the user employs either of these options, the cross section is displayed in a named tab, with
the Cross Section name identifying the tab, and cross section details displayed as the data table.
The Section details tab comprises three parts. Each of these parts bears some explanation:

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 5.1.4.1 Section Details

The Section Details component of the Section: [Named Section] tab consists of three toolbar
tools and a set of boxes than provide lists, check box options, or data input.
The three toolbars consist of the following:

Tool Name Tool Description

Launch the Modeler utility directly so the user can edit the
cross section with Modeler.
Launch Modeler

If 2D Section Completed is not checked

, the Save button is displayed. Clicking
Save this button saves section detail changes to run-time memory.
If 2D Section Completed is checked ,
the Update Cross Section Properties button is displayed.
Update Cross Section Clicking this updates section details by on-the-fly calculation.
Properties

Displays a print page, from which cross section data, both

section details and section members data, can be printed. The
Print Print command in the upper right corner opens a standard
Windows print dialog.

The identifying information has items:

Item Description

Half or Full CS Input List box. Select half or full CS input. The default is half.
NOTE: This option is available only if 2D Section Completed
is not checked.

2D Section Completed Check box. Click to indicate that the 2D section has been
completed.
When this box is checked, the information in the remaining
boxes in Section Details cannot be edited by the user. To edit,
uncheck this box.
If the user checks this check box and then clicks the Save
button, this section becomes read-only.

The remaining boxes are common to marine engineering and need no explanation.
NOTE: Before the 2D Section Completed box has been checked and the section has been saved
by use of the Save tool, documented above, data in these boxes can be edited by the user.
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 After those two actions have been taken, data in these boxes becomes read-only.
If the users thereafter desires to edit the data, the 2D Section Completed box can be unchecked,
and the user can once more edit data. If the user edits the values in this part of the tab and clicks
the Save button again, the edited values are applied elsewhere in the OSV Rules analyses.

5.1.4.2 Members List

The Members List component of the Section: [Named Section] tab displays a table of data
about the structural members in the cross section, and includes some of the same icons that the
Hull Girder section displays.

The data table for Members List contains the following columns:

Column Name Tool Description

Index No. Sequential list number for each row, assigned by the
application.

Member Type Member type, i.e., stiffener, plate, etc.

Desc Description of the member, such as stiffener number.

Structure Type Type of structure on which the member occurs, such as being a
longitudinal stiffener associated with the side shell.

y1 Starting y coordinate of the member.

If the CS Properties value of this cross section is Modeler
Input, this value is read only.

z1 Starting z coordinate of the member.

If the CS Properties value of this cross section is Modeler
Input, this value is read only.

y2 Ending y coordinate of the member.

If the CS Properties value of this cross section is Modeler
Input, this value is read only.

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Column Name Tool Description

z2 Ending z coordinate of the member.

If the CS Properties value of this cross section is Modeler
Input, this value is read only.

Offd t Offered thickness

Frm SID Frame SID

Effective Longitudinal strength effective factor—0 not effective; 1= full

effective.

Angle Deg Angle of plate: horizontal = 90 degrees, vertical = 0 degrees.

hm Height of member in m.

B mm Breadth of plate in mm.

Zm Z value of member in m.

Scantlings Scantling description, such as stiffener type.

Area A cm2 Area in cm2.

Az cm2-m Az value

Az2 cm2-m2 Az2 value.

I cm2-m2 Moment of inertia of the member.

hProject h value of the project.

5.1.4.3 Calculated values

This part of the Section: [Name Section] tab contains values calculated by OSV Rules at the time
the cross section was imported. These values are read only, and can only be alter by changing the
values in the modeling application and re-importing the cross section.

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5.2 Define and Import Cross Sections Using Modeler
The Modeler program has been developed to facilitate entry of cross section data with greater
ease than has been available to users. It is intuitive and very useful because of its excellent use of
cross section outline and internal shape.

5.2.1 Open Modeler

Modeler can be opened either from the Hull Girder Section workflow or from the toolbar of cross
section already imported from the Modeler.

5.2.1.1 Open Modeler from the Hull Girder Section Workflow

1. In the Hull Girder section, click the Launch Modeler button.

The Modeler program opens.

If no cross sections have been defined using Modeler, the screen will be a blank grid.
If cross sections have been defined already, the screen will open with the Modeler interface
displaying information about those cross sections.
2. Using the Modeler User Guide, which is installed automatically with Modeler in an OSV
installation, create one or more cross sections, define the appropriate geometry, and assign
plate, stiffeners, spaces, and EPPs as needed to reflect the vessel or proposed vessel at the
identified cross section locations from AP to FP.

5.2.1.2 Open Modeler from an Opened Data Table

If a cross section is already opened as a data table, Modeler can be opened from the toolbar at the
top of the cross section.
1. At the top of the data table, click the Open Modeler icon.

The Units message may be displayed:

2. Click Yes.
Modeler opens for cross section defining operations.

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 5.2.2 Define Cross Sections in Modeler
Modeler automatically installs with the application. Included with the Modeler installation is the
OSV 2D Modeler User Guide.
Following the direction and explanations in the OSV 2D Modeler User Guide, create cross
sections, define geometry, and assign plate, stiffeners, spaces, and EPPs as needed to reflect the
vessel or proposed vessel at the identified cross section locations.
As needed while a cross section is being defined, and/or after cross section development is
complete, import the cross section(s) into OSV Rules for evaluation against the rules. That
process is explained in the section that follows.

5.2.3 Import Cross Sections from Modeler to OSV Rules

After cross sections have been defined in Modeler, they can be imported into OSV Rules for
evaluation by ABS Rules.
1. In the Hull Girder Section data table, click the Import Modeler Data icon.

2. A window listing both applied cross sections and section(s) available for import from
Modeler is displayed:

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 3. Click the Select check box for each of the cross sections that are to be imported into OSV
Rules.

4. Click Import to OSV Rules.

A message indicates that the data for the import is being processed. Movement of light
among the gray tabs indicates ongoing calculations in the import process:

After the calculations have been completed, another message indicates that the cross
sections have been imported into OSV Rules:

5. Click OK.
The cross sections are imported, as per the following:
6. OSV imports stiffener library XML available in the same project directory. This import will
be done automatically by the system without user intervention.

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 7. The tank list is imported in OSV. If any conflict occurs during Tank data import, system
overrides all the conflicted Tanks. Modeler data will come to OSV.
8. All selected Cross Section(s) will be imported in OSV.
9. OSV generates vertical shear stress values and maps those calculations to each EPP imported
from Modeler.
10. Hull Girder section modulus calculations are performed as per OSV design.
The cross sections are displayed as rows on the Hull Girder Section data table:

Note that the first cross section had already been input from work done in HGSA. The
other three cross sections are indicated as having been developed in Modeler.

5.2.4 Specific Information about Cross Sections Imported from Modeler

5.2.4.1 Shear Forces and Section Modulus

When one or more cross sections are imported from Modeler to OSV Rules, shear force and
section modulus calculations are performed automatically in the background for the imported
cross section(s).

5.2.4.1.1 Display of Calculation Results

The results of those calculations may or may not be displayed on the specific data table rows.
However, they are always performed, to the extent that data is provided for performing those
calculations.
For instance, in the following illustration, three cross sections have been imported, but Hull
Girder strength and section modulus values are not displayed:

Although the calculated values are shown only for a cross section previously imported from
HGSA, the other three sections are present in OSV Rules data.

5.2.4.2 No Duplication of Cross Sections or Tanks

To maintain integrity of imported data, OSV Rules does not allow the import of duplicated data,
already imported from Modeler, without the express agreement of the user.

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 If the user attempts to import a cross section or tank from Modeler, it is identified a Conflicted if
it meets one or both of the following conditions:
• A cross section of the same name and XAP/XFP has already been imported during the
session or imported and saved from a previous session.
• A tank of the same name and location relative to the ongoing cross sectional position
along the longitude of the vessel has already been imported from Modeler.
If one or both of the above conditions are met, before any import operations are started, the
following message is displayed:

Before the import operation can proceed, the user must select one of two choices:

Overwrite If the user selects Overwrite, the cross section and or tank
data is imported into OSV Rules, as explained in Section
5.2.3, Import Cross Sections from Modeler to OSV Rules.
Any conflicted data is overwritten and replaced.

Skip If the user selects Overwrite, the cross section and or tank
data is imported into OSV Rules, as explained in Section
5.2.3, Import Cross Sections from Modeler to OSV Rules.
However, any conflicted data from the cross section(s) and
or tank(s) is skipped, and existing data already in OSV
Rules is used for calculations.

After clicking either the Overwrite or Skip radio button, click the Import button. Import and
associated calculations are performed as described above.

5.2.4.3 Modification of Data Imported from Modeler

5.2.4.3.1 Date in Cross Sections from Modeler

Data in the data tables of cross sections imported from Modeler can be modified by the use of the
Edit context menu command.
1. With a cross section data table open, right-click a row.
A context menu is displayed.

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 2. Click Edit.
The fields that can be edited are clearly marked with input boxes that either contain
current values or are blank.

3. Press the Tab key to move from field to field to make the desired edits.
NOTE: The fields y1, z1, y2, and z2 cannot be edited by the user, but are protected as read-
only, as long as the cross section has the CS Property of Modeler Input.
4. When edits are complete, click outside the row to close editing.
5. Click the Save button on the OSV Toolbar.

The changes are saved to the OSV project.

6. Click the Recalculate All Structures button.

The changes made in the data table are applied to the entire OSV Rules project.
NOTE: Changes made to data tables in OSV Rules are not propagated to data tables in 2D
Modeler. If such changes are needed for future imports, they must be made and saved
directly in 2D Modeler and saved.

5.2.4.3.2 Data in Cross Sections Copied from Modeler Cross Sections

If a cross section is copied by the use of the Copy or Copy with Detail context menu command,
then pasted as a new cross section, it is given the CS Property of User Input, and all fields can
then be edited.

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 As with Modeler cross sections, no changes are propagated to Modeler. All changes that are
desired to be applied to the model in Modeler must be made in that program.

5.2.4.4 Exchange of Data between OSV Rules and Modeler

Exchange of data between OSV Rules and Modeler is governed by the following design
principles:

5.2.4.4.1 General Data

When general data—Project Information and Ship Information— is generate or modified in OSV
Rules, and the Update button is clicked, that information is updated to Modeler.

5.2.4.4.2 Stiffener Data

Although individual changes can be made by users to user-input stiffeners, if those changes are to
be applied across the board to all associated applications, they must be made through the Stiffener
Library application itself, then saved into OSV Rules and applied to project generate through
invocation from OSV Rules.

5.2.4.4.3 Specific Cross Section Data

All but the fields identified in Section 5.2.4.3, Modification of Data Imported from Modeler, can
be modified in OSV Rules, but such modifications are not propagated back to Modeler. That is to
say, the flow of cross section data between Modeler and OSV Rules is one-way, except for
Project General Data and Ship General Data, which can be applied from OSV Rules to the
controlling files for Modeler.
However, if even those kinds of change are to be applied to cross sections imported from
Modeler, they must first be saved in Modeler, applied to projects and cross sections there, and
then re-imported into OSV Rules.

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6 Longitudinal Strength

Longitudinal Strength of the vessel includes four view tabs:

• Data Entry, in which the data to calculate the other two sections is input
• Bending Moment, in which bending moment is displayed in both table and graphic
views.
• Required Section Modulus, in which required the section modulus is displayed in both
tabular and graphic view.
• Section Modulus Result, in which section modulus data is displayed directly from data
imported from HGSA.
Each of these view tabs is described in the sections below.

6.1.1 Data Entry

In the Data Entry tab, input the data needed to perform the calculations in the other two tabs, as
well as in other areas of the application.
Field Descriptions
Longitudinal Strength—Data Entry

Field Label Field Description

Unit System: Read only: system of measurement, set at

project creation— SI, MKS, or US

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Field Label Field Description

Applied Rule Year: Read only: rule year from which rules are
applied
Length Between Perpendiculars (LBP): Length between the forward and aft
perpendiculars.
Scantling Length: Scantling length.
Breadth: Vessel breadth
Block Coefficient: Block coefficient.
Molded Depth: Molded depth.
Material at Deck Zone Amidships: Material at the deck zone amidships from the
list box.
Material at Bottom Zone Amidships: Material at the bottom zone amidships from the
list box.

Click the radio button to select between SM

minimum and envelope curve.

Offered Moment of Inertia of the Hull Offered hull girder moment of inertia
Girder Amidships: amidships in system units.
Neutral Axis of the Hull Girder Amidships, Neutral axis of the hull girder amidships, above
above Base Line: base line in system units.
Designed Maximum Still Water Sagging Designed maximum still water sagging
Bending Moment bending moment.
Designed Maximum Still Water Hogging Designed maximum still water hogging
Bending Moment bending moment.
Reference Value of Msw Sag based on SM Reference value of still water bending moment
min: for sagging, based on minimum section
modulus
Reference Value of Msw Hog based on SM Reference value of still water bending moment
min: for hogging, based on minimum section
modulus
Minimum Section Modulus (SMmin): Required minimum section modulus
Envelope Curve Use this section to define maximum still water
bending moments from the still water bending
moment envelope curve along the length of the
vessel.
Maximum Still Water Sagging Maximum still water sagging bending moment
Bending Moment:

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Field Label Field Description

Maximum Still Water Hogging Maximum still water hogging bending moment
Bending Moment:
Envelope Curve
Frame # Frame number.
X from AP Frame distance from AP.
MSW HOG Maximum still water hogging bending moment
at the frame location.
MSW SAG Maximum still water sagging bending moment
at the frame location.
Select Click to select a row for removal.

6.1.2 Hull Girder Amidship

The Hull Girder Amidship tab contains four sections:
• Bending Moments
• 3-2-1/3 Section Modulus
• 3-2-1/3.5 Hull Girder Moment
• 3-2-1/11.7 SM to the Top of Hatch Coamings

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 6.1.2.1 Bending Moments

Field Label Field Description

Maximum Still Water kN-m Maximum still water bending moment, in kN-m.
Wave Load kN-m Wave load, in kN-m.
Total Mt kN-m Total moment, in kN-m.

6.1.2.2 3-2-1/3 Section Modulus

Field Label Field Description

C1 Constant 1 as per the Rules.

C2 Constant 2 as per the Rules.
3.1 Min Required SM for Minimum required section modulus for mild steel, in cm2-m.
Mild Steel cm2-m
3.3.4 Required SM for Mild Required section modulus for mild steel, in cm2-m.
Steel cm2-m
Material Select from the list box.
q Q factor.

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Field Label Field Description

Required SM cm2-m Required section modulus in cm2-m.

Offered SM cm2-m Offered section modulus in cm2-m.
fp kN/cm2 Nominal permissible bending stress.
Working Stress kN/cm2 Work stress in kN/cm2.
Remark Good or Not Good

6.1.2.3 3-2-1/3.5 Hull Girder Moment

Field Label Field Description

Required cm2-m2 Required inertia moment in cm2-m.

Offered cm2-m2 Offered inertia moment in cm2-m.
Remark Good or Not Good

6.1.2.4 3-2-1/11.7 SM to the Top of Hatch Coamings

Field Label Field Description

Dist. To Coaming Top From Vertical distance from the neutral axis to the coaming top, in m.
NA, y m

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Field Label Field Description

Dist. To Coaming Top From Transverse distance from the center line to the coaming top, in
CL, x m m.
yt

Required SM cm2-m Required section modulus in cm2-m.

6.1.3 Section Modulus Requirements

This section displays section modulus requirements for sections created with the OSV 2D
Modeler. Double click any row to edit fields that can be edited.

6.1.3.1 Data Table

Field Descriptions
Longitudinal Strength—Section Modulus Requirements

Field Label Field Description

XAP m Distance to the cross-section from the AP, in

meters.
XAE/L Distance to the cross-section from the AP, as
percentage of the total length.
Req SM Mild Required section modulus for mild steel.
Molded Depth (D) Scantling molded depth.

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Field Label Field Description

Y neutral Location on the Y axis of the neutral zone, in

meters.
MaterialDeck Editable—material for the deck, selected from
the list box.
Req SMDeck Required section modulus for the deck. .
Offered SMDeck Editable—offered section modulus for the
deck.
Material Bottom Editable—material at the bottom zone for the
bottom, from the list box.
Req SMBottom Required section modulus for the bottom. .
Offered SMBottom Editable—offered section modulus for the
bottom.
Remark Neutral axis of the hull girder amidships, above
base line in system units.

6.1.3.2 Plot

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 6.1.4 Bending Moment Envelope Curve

6.1.4.1 Data Table

Field Descriptions
Longitudinal Strength—Section Modulus Requirements

Field Label Field Description

XAP m Distance to the cross-section from the AP, in

meters.
XAE/L Distance to the cross-section from the AP, as
percentage of the total length.
Max Fswn (-) Maximum still water negative shear force.
Max Fswp (+) Maximum still water positive shear force.
Fwn (-) Negative wave shear force.
Fwp (+) Positive wave shear force.
Ftn (-) Total negative shear force.
Ftp (+) Total positive shear force.

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Field Label Field Description

Allow. Fswn (-) at Sea Allowable negative still water shear force at
sea.
Allow. Fswp (+) at Sea Allowable positive still water shear force at
sea.
Allow. Fsw at Port Allowable still water shear force at port.

6.1.4.1 Plot

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 6.1.5 Allowable Still Water Bending Moment

6.1.5.1 Data Table

Field Descriptions
Allowable SWBM

Field Label Field Description

XAP m Distance to the cross-section from the AP, in

meters.
XAE/L Distance to the cross-section from the AP, as
percentage of the total length.
Req SMMild Required section modulus for mild steel.
Allowable Mt at Sea Allowable bending moment at sea.
Wave Sagging Moment Mws Sag at Sea Wave sagging moment at sea.
Wave Hogging Moment Mws Hog at Sea Wave hogging moment at sea.
Allowable Msw at Port Allowable still water moment at port.

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 6.1.5.2 Plot

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 6.1.6 Shear Strength

6.1.6.1 Data Table

Field Descriptions
Longitudinal Strength—Section Modulus Requirements

Field Label Field Description

XAP m Distance to the cross-section from the AP, in

meters.
XAE/L Distance to the cross-section from the AP, as
percentage of the total length.
Max Fswn (-) Maximum still water negative shear force.
Max Fswp (+) Maximum still water positive shear force.
Fwn (-) Negative wave shear force.
Fwp (+) Positive wave shear force.
Ftn (-) Total negative shear force.
Ftp (+) Total positive shear force.
Allow. Fswn (-) at Sea Allowable negative still water shear force at sea.
Allow. Fswp (+) at Sea Allowable positive still water shear force at sea.
Allow. Fsw at Port Allowable still water shear force at port.

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7 Deep Tanks
Use this command to display the table in which deep tanks can be created in the model, or
existing deep tank data can be edited.
1. Click the Deep Tank Table application toolbar button:

The Deep Tank Table is displayed.

Field Descriptions
Deep Tank Table

Field Label Field Description

Tank Index Sequential number assigned by the application.

Tank Name Tank name. Must a unique name.
Tank Type Tank type: DEEP TANK or NON DEEP TANK,
selected from the list box.
Tank Top above Baseline Distance from the baseline to the tank top, in m.
Overflow Height of the Tank Top Overflow height of the tank top, in m.
Specific Gravity Specific gravity of tank contents. This value is
assigned by the application, and can be edited by
the user.
3-2-7/Table 2(e) + Tank top above BL

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Field Label Field Description

2/3 overflow hgt above BL 2/3 of the distance from the baseline to the tank
overflow height, in m.
Draft Vessel draft.
2/3 Depth 2/3 of the vessel molded depth.
Governing Height Governing height

2. To add a row, click the Add button .

A row is added to the bottom of the table.
3. Supply the data for empty fields.
The remaining fields are automatically populated.
4. To delete a row,
a. Click the row to highlight it.

b. Click the Delete table toolbar button , or right click the row, and click the Delete
context menu command.

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8 H Table and C Table
These tables are used for constant values:

The cTable and the hTable are displayed by toolbar command for user reference, to understand
the values and meanings of the values, as they are inserted by the application or selected by the
user for insertion as needed.

8.1 H Table
Clicking the hTable icon causes the following table to be displayed:

The table is actually used in at least the Deck Plating and Beams – Beams at Fore or Aft Ends
Hull Structures table.
1. Click the table name to display the table:

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 2. After the table is displayed, add a row, and fill or select values until the H Table parameter is
encountered.
3. Click the down arrow for the H Table parameter.
The H Table is displayed.

4. Using the scroll bar, scroll down the list until the desired option is found. Then click that
option.

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 The letter associated with that option is inserted as the value for the H Table parameter.

8.2 C Table
Clicking the cTable icon causes the following table to be displayed:

The table is used in at least the Fillet Welding Hull Structures table.
1. Click the table name to display the table:

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 2. After the table is displayed, add a row, and fill or select values until the H Table parameter is
encountered.
3. Click the down arrow for the C Table parameter.
The C Table is displayed.

4. Using the scroll bar, scroll down the list until the desired option is found. Then click that
option.

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 The letter associated with that option is inserted as the value for the C Table parameter.

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9 Material Extent

Field Descriptions

Field Label Field Description

Unit System: Read only: system of measurement, set at

project creation— SI, MKS, or US
Applied Rule Year: Read only: rule year from which rules are
applied
Scantling Length (L): Vessel scantling length
(m) Breadth (B): Breadth of the vessel
Block Coefficient (Cb): Vessel block coefficient.
Molded Depth (D): Vessel molded depth.
Material Type at Bottom Zone Amidships: Select from the list box.
Material Type at Deck Zone Amidships: Select from the list box.

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Field Label Field Description

Still Water Sagging Bending Moment: Still water sagging bending moment value.
Still Water Hogging Bending Moment: Still water hogging bending moment value.
Offered Moment of Inertia of the Hull Offered hull girder moment of inertia
Girder amidships.
Neutral Axis of the Hull Girder Amidships, Neutral axis of the hull girder amidships, above
above Base Line: base line
Offered Section Modulus At Deck: Offered section modulus at deck
Offered Section Modulus At Bottom: Offered section modulus at bottom
Total Bending Moment: Total bending moment
Working Stress At Deck: Working stress at deck
Working Stress At Bottom: Working stress at bottom

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10 Generating Reports
The user can generate a report at any time in the course of the analysis that such a report is
needed or desired.

10.1 Report Contents

Reports are generated as PDF documents that provide the information specified in the report
requests.
The scope of that information depends upon the location from which the report is called and the
selections the user makes from possible options to select.
Each report has the following sections:
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• General Ship Information
• Specifically Reported Structure(s)

10.2 Opening and Saving Reports

As each report is generated, a File Download window is presented, which identifies the name of
the report and provides three options with regard to the use of the report:

Option Description

Open the report directly from the window, in the browser.

Save the report for transfer to another person or inspection at a

later time. It can be opened with Adobe® Reader, a free
application.

Cancel the action. Do not open or save the report.

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10.3 PDF Report Sources
Reports can be generated from two locations:
• Report can be generated directly from a data table, specific to the data presented in the table.
• Through the Generate Full Report application toolbar button, reports can be generated for any
part of the analysis

10.3.1 Reports from Tables

For certain tables, notably all tables in the Plate & Stiffener Members and Hull Structures
workflow sections, the table toolbar provides a command for a report. For example, the following
graphic illustrates a table for Inner Bottom Plating and Stiffener – Plating.

When that command is clicked, the table that opens has detailed structure data.

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10.3.2 Reports from the Application Toolbar
Reports generated from the application toolbar open in the same way as individual reports, but
have a great range of possible contents.
1. To generate information required from the complete application, click the Generate Full
Report application toolbar commend:

The Offshore Support Vessel Rules – Customize the project full report window is
displayed:

2. Specify the sections of the report that are needed:

c. Click Select All to display data about every structure in the vessel.
d. Click the plus mark by any option to expand that option.

Structure categories with shaded boxes have subsections, only some of which are selected
by default.

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 e. Click the Plus mark by a such a selection to select additional or fewer subsections.

f. After making all selections, click the Generate Report button at the bottom of the
window:

The report is generated, containing a Table of Contents with links to all requested
structures:

3. Use and forward the report as needed.

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11 Tables of Data Assessed Against the Rules

This section describes how to access and use data tables associated with structural members at
identified structural locations along the vessel.
Those tables can be used for at least the following two purposes:
1. To check whether members entered in cross sections created with Modeler or created by
manual input conform to the requirement of the Rules.
2. To create a member being considered for inclusion in the model and evaluate it against
the Rules, before creating in a saved cross section as an actual part of the model.

11.1 Specific Structures Assessed with OSV

The structure assessments available with OSV are organized in the application in two ways:
• By Plate & Stiffener Members
• By Vessel Structures
These ways of viewing structures that are assessed against the rules provide the same
information, but from different organization schemes, as best serves the analysis and the
preferences of the individual user.
The sections below explain how to access the information.

11.1.1 Access through Plates & Stiffener Members

The first option in the work flow to access data tables is through the Plates & Stiffener Members
section.

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 This view offers access to data tables as a group of structures associated with Plates and another
group of structures associated with Stiffeners. Each of these lists of groups can be viewed by use
of the scroll bar to the right of the group.
A single click on linked title for a structure brings up the data table for that structure. If there are
no instances of that group in the model, a message window will indicate that:

If instances are displayed, the user can deal with them as explained in the instructions below,
starting with Section 11.2, Components of a Data Table for Members and Structures.

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 11.1.2 Access through Hull Structures
If it is more useful to access the data tables by hull structure than by plates and stiffeners, the user
can click the Hull Structures section of the workflow. The following view is displayed:

The data tables are made available either through a vertical scroll bar on the workflow or a
horizontal scroll bar on the display area.
Again, a single click brings a data table to view, in which all operations explained in Section
11.2, Components of a Data Table for Members and Structures are available to the user.

11.2 Components of a Data Table for Members and Structures

Each section with a data table has a set of controls and navigation that allow data entry, analysis,
and reporting. The following graphic illustrates those components:

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Section Components

Component Number Component Description

Identifying Tab Tab identifying the vessel component and element type being
displayed and analyzed in the table.

Ship General The Ship General Information tab dialog, which is available at any
Information time that data table tabs in these two final sections are displayed.

Parameters Parameters that apply to the element type being displayed and
analyzed.

Element Rows Specific rows of data, one for each element reported on from the
entered cross section or added by the user when the table is used.

Results Windows Windows with calculated results from application of the Rules, one
window for each Rule that applies to the specific element type.

Links to Rules PDF These links in each Calculation Results window opens and displays
the PDF of the OSV Rules, installed with OSV.

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 11.2.1 Data Table Operations Control Buttons
NOTE: Not all buttons are available for all tables.

Button Functionality
Edit mode. With this feature checked, the user can double
click a row and edit the editable fields in that row.
Edit Mode NOTE: While Edit Mode is checked, calculated results are
not displayed.

Refresh the window.

Refresh

Add a row to a table.

Add

Delete the selected row from a table.

Delete
Format a page for printing as a print preview. A
button is displayed, which opens a
Print Page standard Windows print dialog.

Display a report for the data in the table.

Report

Display a graphical plot of the data in the table.

Plot

Set the current view as the view that opens at save and
restart.
Set View

In Calculation Results, displays the OSV Rules.

View Rules

11.2.2 Calculated Options

11.2.2.1 All Good

This screen illustrates having entered data that meets the requirements of the Rules.

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 11.2.2.2 Insufficient Input
This screen illustrates having entered data, with at least one data field missing information. Steps
to input that information are also identified.

To supply the needed information, the user has two options.

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 11.2.2.2.1 Use of the Edit Mode Toolbar Command
To use the Edit Mode command:

1. Click the check box next to Edit Mode .

Double-click the row with the missing data.

2. Use the Tab key to move the cursor to the field in which data is required.

3. Enter the appropriate value for the parameter in question.

4. Click outside the row.

5. Click the check box to uncheck Edit Mode.
6. Observe whether the new value is calculated to meet the requirements of the Rule(s).

11.2.2.2.2 Use of the Context Menu Edit Command

In addition to the use of the Edit Mode toolbar command, the user can use a right-click context
menu Edit command.
NOTE: The context-menu Edit command does not hide Rules calculations.
1. Right-click the row in which the value is to be added or changed.

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 2. As with the Edit Mode command, use the tab key to move the cursor to the parameter(s) to
be edited.

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 3. Input the appropriate values.

4. Click outside the row being edited.

The values are automatically included in re-calculations, and the results are updated.

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 11.2.2.3 At Least One Failure

Edit the data in the same ways described above for 11.2.2.2, Insufficient Input.

11.3 Summary Report

The Summary Report command provides the user with another means to open specific structure
tables and verify/edit them against the Rules.
1. Click the Summary Report application toolbar command:

The Summary Report opens.

Depending on computer resources, a Windows message might be displayed:

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 2. DO NOT CLICK Yes. Only click No.
Clicking Yes will cause the browser to hang. Click No as many times as this message is
displayed.
After the report table is displayed the user can limit the number of structure groups displayed,
and therefore the amount of data that the application must handle.
a. Click the down arrow above the Name column label.

A list of structure groups is displayed.

b. Scroll down the groups and select those groups that are of immediate interest.

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 Only those groups are displayed in the table:

c. If desired, click and drag the right border of the Name column to the right, until the full
names are displayed:

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 d. To work with one of the data tables, click the table name.

The table opens, similar to tables opened with the Plates & Stiffener Member and Hull
Structures work flow sections.

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 e. Add, delete, and modify table contents as required.
The contents are modified, and if the project is saved, displayed in the modified form
each time the structure is opened from any component in the OSV software.

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