Finite Element Analysis
Understand how your design responds.
Evaluate strength, stiffness, stability, vibration and durability under defined operating conditions. Use the findings to guide geometry, material and design decisions.
Discuss a finite element analysis project ↗Your engineering decision
What do you need to understand?
01Will it carry the intended load?
02Could vibration cause problems?
03How does repeated loading affect life?
Structural engineering studies
Understand the structure behind the response.
Analysis capabilities
Find the right analysis for your question.
Explore the capabilities below. Select an analysis to read more; we will agree the appropriate scope around your requirements.
Strength, stiffness & stability
Static Structural Analysis
Evaluate stress, deformation and stiffness under constant forces, pressures and defined constraints.
Nonlinear Structural Analysis
Investigate large deformation, material plasticity and nonlinear contact under the assessed loading conditions.
Buckling Analysis
Assess potential instability under compressive loading and estimate critical loads for the modelled conditions.
Contact & Assembly Analysis
Examine contact pressure, friction, separation, sliding, interference and load transfer across mating surfaces.
Vibration & dynamic response
Modal Analysis
Identify natural frequencies and mode shapes to assess potential resonance concerns against operating excitation.
Harmonic Response Analysis
Assess vibration amplitude, displacement and stress under sinusoidal excitation across a frequency range.
Random Vibration Analysis
Evaluate structural response to a specified random vibration environment, such as an input power spectral density.
Transient Dynamic Analysis
Investigate time-dependent response to changing forces, moving loads or varying pressures.
Shock Analysis
Assess structural response to short-duration acceleration, deceleration and high-intensity loading events.
Drop Test & Impact Analysis
Explore deformation, potential damage and energy absorption during defined drops, collisions or impacts.
Durability & fracture
Fatigue & Durability Analysis
Estimate fatigue life and damage accumulation under repeated or fluctuating loads using suitable material and loading data.
Fracture Mechanics
Evaluate crack-related structural integrity using appropriate fracture parameters, including stress intensity and crack-growth assessment where applicable.
Materials & optimization
Composite Analysis
Assess stresses, strains, ply-level response and potential failure modes in layered or fibre-reinforced structures.
Topology Optimization
Explore material distribution within a defined design space to reduce mass against agreed stiffness, strength and manufacturing constraints.
Structural study
Follow the load path through an enclosure.
EV battery enclosure
Results
What we need
- Geometry, assembly interfaces and material properties
- Loads, supports, contacts and operating conditions
- Acceptance criteria and available test or fatigue data
What you receive
- Agreed structural analysis report and result plots
- Interpretation of stress, deformation or dynamic response
- Assumptions, limitations and design recommendations
Inputs and deliverables are agreed for each project. Results are interpreted against the assessed conditions, assumptions and available data.
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