Predict Pipeline Behavior: Span Estimator

See how your pipelines will sit on the seabed before installation

• What you can do

  • Visualize how pipelines will deflect across uneven seabed
  • Identify potential free spans along your pipeline routes
  • Calculate vertical deflection using structural engineering principles
  • Compare modified pipeline profiles against seabed or topography
  • Export coordinate data for further analysis in other tools
• How it works

  The Span Estimator is built into FieldTwin, analyzing your pipeline routes against bathymetry data to show you exactly how pipes will behave:

  Analyzing your routes

  • The tool searches for potential span shoulders along your connection route
  • It applies engineering equations to calculate vertical deflection at each point
  • A rapid evaluation uses an approximate stiffness model for initial assessment
  • Default settings work for most steel pipelines, with options to adjust for specific cases
     
• Visualizing results

  • See the calculated pipeline profile alongside seabed or topographic profiles in 2D view
  • Easily identify where your pipeline may form free spans
  • Choose to update your 3D model with the span-adjusted pipeline routing
  • Export the modified profile as XYZ coordinates for use in other engineering tools