AVP (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has experience, supporting customers with strength calculations on numerous types of structures, including strength and fatigue analysis of offshore and onshore structures, machinery, equipments and components. We have a team of engineers dedicated to perform FEA (Finite Element Analysis) strength calculations. FEA is a computer simulation method (based on numerical simulation method) for solving complex engineering problems.
The big advantage is that, FEA can be applied at the very early stages of structural design. These decisions relate to optimizing the structure and dimensions, which go hand in hand with construction costs. It also allows a deeper insight into material selection and feasibility during the concept stages of design.
For any Structural design and fabrication process, FEA can be divided into three areas of detail: global, partial and local strength analyses.
Global FEA concerns the geometry of the whole structure, and checks mainly behavior of the structure as a whole. This type of analysis is the most important when making the initial decisions of the design process such as principal dimensions (length, breadth) and general arrangement of the structure as a whole.
Partial analysis is used to analyze a part of the structure. The purpose of partial analysis is to perform in depth investigations of the primary structure together with irregularities in the structure such as openings, doors, ducts etc.
Local FEA can be carried out on any part of the structure, but it is especially useful in areas where more detailed calculations are needed because of additional forces, bending moments, fatigue or vibrations that could affect structural integrity. It is generally used to calculate loads on smaller structures.
It is important to note that FEA is not only useful in new build projects, FEA can be utilized during conversion contracts. Converting a structure, for a new purpose often involves adding new mission equipment or component, for which it was not originally designed. FEA allows you to check the new loads of the structure with its new equipment or component.
Engineering calculations using FEA
