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Structural engineering using Finite element analysis

Conveyor Transfer Point

Project involved field measuring to design a replacement rock box and transfer point for a conveyor system. The new design included AR plate liners, upgraded guarding and revised support system to correct excessive deflection under load of the previous design. … Continue reading

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Bulk Material Storage Silo

This 1,200 cubic foot bulk material storage silo was designed using FEA analysis. The design considered wind and seismic force with seismic force controlling.

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Lift Engineering

This power plant exhaust duct lift weight was 47 tons and over 100’ in the air. We designed the lift beam, rigging and verified the duct would support the lift loads. We also provided a deflection analysis of the duct … Continue reading

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Custom Swimming Pool

As one of the consulting engineers for his very unique custom designed concrete swimming pool we faced several unique challenges. The pool sits on top of grade beams and is unsupported in several key areas. We performed an in depth … Continue reading

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Large Scale Modeling of Existing Building

Our client was another engineering firm that required a comprehensive structural model of the NASA VAB in Cape Canaveral Florida on a very tight project schedule. We worked as part of the design team as a consultant engineer to support the project and meet … Continue reading

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