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Aquila Consults Ltd delivers high-quality training in the areas of oil and gas engineering and general structural engineering. Our courses are designed to impart skills and knowledge that can be implemented immediately in the workplace, helping companies and individuals reach their full potential. The training courses are usually a combination of lectures, interactive classes and workshop style sessions with each participant provided with dedicated PCs. Our courses are anchored by our consultants and other trained facilitators who are practicing engineers themselves and are thus able to deliver contents that are applicable to industry practice.

Courses Offered: Introduction to Oil & Gas Engineering Fundamentals of Structural Steel Design for the Oil and Gas Industry Structural Design of Offshore Platforms using SACS Software Design of Steel and Concrete Structures with STAADPro Steel Drafting for Offshore Platform with AUTOCAD Process Design for Oil & Gas Facilities Electrical Power Systems Design for the Oil and Gas Industry Instrumentation Design for Oil and Gas Facility using INTOOLS Piping Design for Oil and Gas Facilities & Stress Analysis with CEASARS 3D Modelling of Oil and Gas Facilities with PDMS 3D Modelling of Oil and Gas Facilities with Microstation 3D Modelling of Oil and Gas Facilities with PDS

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Training Centre: Suite 28, Mobolaji Shopping Plaza Ikota Bridge Bus Stop, After Chevron R/About Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ikota, Lekki, Lagos State.

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Tel: +234 7043132624 Email: info@aquilaconsults.com Website: www.aquilaconsults.com

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Offshore Platform Design using SACS Software

Course Content: MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO OFFSHORE ENGINEERING & FIXED PLATFORM DESIGN Offshore Engineering for Structural Engineers - Introduction - Types of Offshore Platforms - Platform Selection Criteria - Oil & Gas Terminologies Introduction to Design of Fixed Platform - Fixed Platform Description - Platform Design - Environmental Loadings - Platform Modeling and Analysis MODULE 2: INTRODUCTION TO SACS SOFTWARE AND DESIGN OF SIMPLE STRUCTURES Introduction to SACS Software The SACS System - Global and Local Coordinate Systems - SACS Settings Model Generation - Member selection (member groups and sections). - Member joints definition. - Boundary Conditions in SACS - Buckling and effective length - Plate groups. - Joint coordinates. - Distributed load surface area definitions. - Wind area definitions. - Members and/or group overrides - Load cases and load combinations Creating/Saving a File Display Features Joint Features Member Features Property Features Load Features Concentrated, Uniformly Distributed and Pressure Loading Case Study 1 Modeling & Analysis of a Simple Structure MODULE 3: OFFSHORE PLATFORM MODELLING Jacket & Topside Modelling Using Wizard Dead, Live and Equipment Loading Seastate & Environmental Loading - Wind Load - Wind Area Definition - Wave and Current Loading - Buoyancy Load - Marine Growth - Hydrodynamic Coefficient - Wave Kinematics Factor and Current Blockage Factor Load Conditions and Combinations Using Data Files Joint Can Input File Soil Data Input MODULE 4: ANALYSIS, RESULTS INTERPRETATION & REPORT PREPARATION Relevant Codes and Standards Inplace Analysis Running the Model Postvue Files Member Unity Check and Unity Check Diagram Member Review and Redesign Interpretation of List Files Data Extraction & Report Preparation Case Study 2 Modeling & Analysis of a full platform
Course Duration: 32 hrs (4 weekends) Course Fee: N50, 000

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Fundamentals of Structural Steel Design for the Oil & Gas Industry
Course Content:
Steel Properties and Grades - Steel Properties - Structural Shape Selection Structural Design Philosophy - Limit State Design and Allowable Stress Design - Commonly Used Codes and Standards Loading and Load Assessment - Dead and Live Load - Wind and Environmental Load - Load Conditions and Combinations Beam and Frame Analysis - Bending Moment and Shear Calculations - Truss Analysis Structural Member Design - Considerations for Member Selection - Member Check and Unity Ratio - Deflection Check - Member Failure Modes and Solutions Connection Design - Welded Connection - Bolted Connections Design of Bearing Stiffeners
Course Duration: 8 hrs (2 weekends) Course Fee: N25, 000

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Course Content:
MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO STAAD FOR STRUCTURES ANALYSIS AND DESIGN General Description Types of Structures; Trusses, Frames, Shells etc Units Structure Geometry and Coordinate System 1. Global Coordinate System 2. Local Coordinate System 3. Relationship between Global and Local Coordinate Systems. Member Properties. Member Releases Basic Support or Boundary Conditions. Basic Load Definitions and Load Generations Design Capabilities. MODULE 2: MODEL GENERATION AND ANALYSIS OF SIMPLE STRUCTURES Setup; Templates or User-defined. Geometry: 1. Model Generation Using Templates. 2. Model Generation Using Member Incidences for Beams, Plates & Surfaces. 3. Model Generation using Import from DXF file. 4. Model Modifications: Add, Remove, Copy, Move, Divide, Selection, Mesh Generations etc Mirror, Delete etc of beams, Plates and Surfaces. Member Properties: Material, Releases, Offsets, Compression & Tension etc. Supports; Foundations, Fixed, Pinned, Free, Enforced, Springs etc. Loadings; Dead, Live, Wind and Combinations. Analysis Options: Linear Static Analysis Design Options: Case Study 1 Modeling & Analysis of a Simple Structure MODULE 3: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN CASE STUDIES Case Study 2: Structural Steel Analysis and Design for a Single Storey Building: Warehouse Interpretation of Results and Reporting. MODULE 4: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN CASE STUDIES Case Study 3: Reinforced Concrete Building Design: Three Storey Building. Interpretation of Results and Reporting.

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MODULE 5: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN CASE STUDIES Case Study 2: Structural Steel Analysis and Design for a Single Storey Building: Warehouse Case Study 3: Reinforced Concrete Building Design: Three Storey Building. MODULE 6: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Q& A STAAD add-on modules Further Analysis
Course Duration: 24 hrs (3 weekends) Course Fee: N35, 000

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3D Modelling of Oil and Gas Facilities with PDMS

1. Understanding the PDMS interface and structure. 2. Introduction to the different modules in PDMS. 3. PDMS Design Module 3.1. Understanding the PDMS Design database hierarchy 3.2. Equipment: Naming Convention Creating Sites Creating equipments zone Creating primitives: Box, Cylinder, Circular Torus etc. Understanding Attributes, Position, P-points, Orientation etc Modifying primitives attributes, positions and orientation. 4. PDMS Draft Module. 4.1. Understanding the PDMS Draft database hierarchy 4.2. Setting Rules, Styles, etc 4.3. Cutting sections in PDMS Draft 4.4. Creating a dxf. file and exporting to AutoCAD. 5. PDMS Isodraft Module
Course Duration: 24 hrs (4 weekends) Course Fee: N40, 000

3.3. Piping: Naming Convention Creating Piping zone Selecting pipe specifications Creating Pipes and Branches, Creating Components e.g Reducers, Gaskets, Elbows, Valves, Flanges etc.

3.4. Structures: Naming Convention Creating Structure zone Creating Framework and Subframes Creating Structures; Beams and Columns, Panels and Plates, Walls and Floors, Access ways, Stairs and Ladders (ASL), Creating Extrusions etc

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3D Modelling of Oil and Gas Facilities with Microstation

Introduction to MicroStation V7 - Introduction MicroStation Basics - MicroStation Manager - What is MicroStation Design File? - Starting MicroStation MicroStation Graphics Environment - MicroStation Interface. - Menu Pull-Down Options - Tool Boxes and Tool Frames - Showing/ Hiding Tools - Tool Settings - Status Bar - Key-in Window - Mouse Mechanics - Delete Element Tool - User Preferences Viewing Your Drawing - Viewing Tools And How To Access Them - View Windows - View Attributes Drawing Basics - Starting a Drawing Command - Basic Drawing Tools - Coordinates System - Activating Locks - Lock Dialog Box - Lock Toggles Dialog Box - Snapping with the Tentative Button AccuDraw - Toggle AccuDraw - AccuDraw Window - AccuDraw Compass - Compass Axes - Element Selection - Element Selection Tool Box - Fence Tool Box Modifying and Manipulating Elements - Manipulate Tool Box Complex Elements and Groups - Creating Complex Element Status - Modify Tool Box Dropping Complex Element Status Grouping

Levels and Attribute Control - Active Level - Display of Levels - Managing Levels - Change Attributes Tool Box - Element Information Annotating Drawings - Text Settings - Text Tool Box - Text Placement and Editing Patterning and Hatching - Patterns Tool Box Cells -

Type of Cells Cell Library Creating a Cell Cells Tool Box

Measuring - Measure Tool Box Dimensioning - Dimension Tools Box - Dimension Tool Box - Editing Dimension Text - Modifying Dimensions

Referencing - Reference Dialog Box Printing

Course Duration: 24 hrs (4 weekends) Course Fee: N40, 000

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