Question

When we perform the flotation and upending analysis in SACS, the program prompts the following error. How should we solve it?

Answer

The step increment is assumed converged if the weight and moment difference between successive increments is less than the weight and moment tolerance specified in the FLTOPT line. 

The error can be resolved by increasing the Maximum Iterations and defining the Moment Iteration Tolerance as shown below:

 

You may refer to Section 2.2.1 Flotation Manual. We have also provided a sample dataset in SACS Executive > Projects > Open Samples Project > Sample 09, which you can use as a reference.