GHS Tutorials: Structural Analysis

Did you know that GHS can also do structural analysis?  Often, we only require a simple longitudinal strength analysis.  GHS provides all the tools for this.  

Did you know that GHS can also do structural analysis?  Nothing as elaborate as global FEA.  But we don’t always need an elaborate FEA.  Often, we only require a simple longitudinal strength analysis.  GHS provides all the tools for this.  Start with these FREE tutorials and learn the advanced structural capabilities of GHS.

710 GHS Longitudinal Strength

How to conduct a basic longitudinal strength analysis in GHS.  Includes the following items.

• Defining distributed weights in GHS.
• Performing a longitudinal strength analysis
• Reporting longitudinal strength at specific frame locations

720 GHS Advanced Longitudinal Strength

Advanced features of a longitudinal strength analysis.  This tutorial covers the following items.

• Defining shear force and bending moment limits
• Defining section modulus
• Defining moment of inertia and extreme fiber distance
• Performing longitudinal strength with reporting hull stresses
• Performing longitudinal strength with reporting hull deflections

730 GHS Adding Waves

How to add waves in GHS and perform a quasi-static analysis.  The primary use for adding waves is to assess longitudinal strength.  The wave definitions then get combined with the longitudinal strength command to check vessel strength in waves.