Educational vs Professional version
Contents
Comparison of the Ple4Win versions
Function |
Educational |
Professional |
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K (Kernel) |
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G (Graphic) |
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E (Communication) |
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F (Phasing) |
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S (Stress) |
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A (Stress Weighing) |
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R (Ovalisation Redistribution) |
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N (Geometric Non-Linear; small angle) |
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L (Geometric Non-Linear; large angle) |
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Q (Geometric Non-Linear Limited Bend Angle) |
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M (Non-Linear / Elasto-Plastic Material) |
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V (Anisotropic Material Behaviour) |
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C (Soil Curve Extension) |
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U (Soil Ring-Stiffening) |
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Y (Branching & Tees) |
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J (Articulated Pipeline) |
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I (Mitre Bends) |
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O (Table Support with Friction) |
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B (Offshore Pipeline) |
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W (Wave / Current Loading) |
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Z (Upheaval Buckling) |
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T0 (NEN 3650 Rules Check) |
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T1 (Belgian Law Rules Check) |
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T8 (ASME B31.8 Rules Check) |
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X0 (Soil Model Wizard) |
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X1 (Visualisation) |
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H (Steel in Steel Pipeline) |
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Maximum number of elements |
50 |
30,000 |
Analysis type |
General model |
General model & Code dependent features |
Printing and plotting |
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Import/export data |
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Advanced options |
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Branches |
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T-pieces |
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Offshore |
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Articulated |
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Towing |
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Material yielding |
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Construction phasing |
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Free |
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The check marks for the professional version do not indicate the modules are included in the software, but it means those modules are available in Ple4Win.
Project databases created with the Educational version are not compatible with the Professional version.
The Educational module configuration is sufficient to perform day-to-day pipeline behaviour and stress/strain analysis, but due to the limited number of elements, the results are on the non-conservative side, because of the limited element length required to specify the pipe/soil model properly.
Last changed: 5/16/2018