Stress Engineering

Organisation

• A worldwide leader in aeronautic, maritime and automotive engineering services
• Significant numbers of experienced dedicated stress and manufacturing engineers
• Over 40 years experience in structural design and stress analysis
• Prime supplier to many of the aerospace and marine OEMs such as Airbus, Boeing, BAE Systems, VT Shipbuilding and Babcock Marine
• Cost advantages through off-shore centres

Structural Design

• Composite fairings and trailing edge structure
• Flaps and ailerons (composite & metallic)
• Aircraft doors
• Wing Structure
• Fuselage structure
• Engine pylons & nacelles
• Mechanical systems
• Rail body shell & interior
• Automotive chassis, body & trim
• Jet engine component design
• Foundations for deck mounted equipment
• Primary composite and metallic structure analysis
• Structural analysis on vessel seats
   

Design Support

• Concurrent engineering
• Modifications & Repair schemes
• Continuous product development (CPD)
• Structural repair

Capabilities

Static Strength Analysis

• Classical hand analysis methods
• Computer automated analysis
• Linear and non linear FE analysis
• Structural optimisation

Structural Integrity

• Stress surveys
• Fatigue life assessment
• Crack growth scenarios
• Beasy analysis
• LEFM

Loads and Weights

• Preparation of component mass weight statements
• Weight critical design evaluation
• Aircraft take-off mass / CG analysis
• Aircraft and component loads

Experience and Current Projects

• Airbus; A300, A330, A310, A318, A319,  A320, A321, A330, A340, A380 and A400M
• BAE SYSTEMS; Nimrod, Harrier, Tornado and Eurofighter
• Boeing; Chinook,737, 747, 767, 777, 787, AB139, AB109, AB60 and CH53
• Bombardier; CRJ700 and Q400
• Lockheed Martin; F35 (JSF) and C27J
• Thales; Aircraft Carrier (CVF)
• AgustaWestland; EH101, Lynx, Sea King, Puma, Blackhawk and Apache C130J

• VT Shipbuilding; Offshore Patrol Vessels