SDC Verifier

**SDC Verifier**
Developer(s)	SDC Veifier
Stable release	2024 R2
Operating system	Windows
Type	Computer-aided engineering, Finite Element Analysis
License	Proprietary commercial software
Website	sdcverifier.com

SDC Verifier (Structural Design Codes Verifier) is a commercial structural design and finite element analysis software with a calculation core for checking structures according to different standards, either predefined or self programmed, and final report generation with all checks. The goal is to automate routine work and speed up a verification of the engineering projects. It works independently or as an extension for popular FEA software Ansys,^[1] Femap and Simcenter 3D.^[2]

In 2023, SDC Verifier launched a standalone version^[3] that does not require third-party FEA software to operate, allowing it to not only work with FEA models from other applications, but also import drawings from CAD files and create models from scratch.

It is possible to apply complex loads: buoyancy, tank ballast, wind, current and wave. The software has an automatic detection of structural elements such as beams, joints, welds, stiffeners, and panels.

Implemented Standards

The rules for popular design standards are predefined in SDC Verifier.^[4] The open structure of the standard makes all checks customizable. The Custom standard can be saved and used for other models, password protected and added to the custom library. This standard can be shared between other users.

ABS 2004: Guide for buckling and ultimate strength assessment for offshore structures;
ABS 2014: Rules for building and classing (floating production installations);
AIJ 2017 (Design Standard for Steel Structures);
AISC ASD 9th edition (July 1989);
AISC 360–10 and 360-22;
API RP 2A LRFD, 1st edition (1993);
API RP 2A WSD 21st edition (2007);
ASME B31.8 (2018) and ASME VIII (Div2, 2010);
Bureau Veritas BV NR615;
DIN 15018 (1984);
DNV OS C101 LRFD (April 2011)
DNV OS C201 WSD (April 2011)
DNV Classification Notes NO. 30.1 (Buckling Strength Analysis, July 1995);
DNV RP C201: Buckling Strength of Plated Structures (Recommended Practice, October 2010);
DVS (German Welding Society) 1608 and 1612;
FEM 1.001, 3rd edition (1998);
Eurocode 3, Part 1-9: Fatigue (2006);
Eurocode 3, Part 1-1: Member checks (2005);
Eurocode 3, Part 1-8: Weld Strength;
FKM (guidline) 5th (2003) and 6th (2012) editions;
ISO 19902, 1st edition (2007);
Norsok N004, Rev. 3 (2013);
Standards Australia AS 3990 (1993) and AS 4100 (2020);
VDI 2330 (Part 1, 2015);