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Articulating Solar Array

We were able to help our client save over $40,000 on the design and construction of an articulating solar array. ...
Construction

Don’t Forget the Contractor – Preventing Costly Construction Delays

One of the most important things to consider in design is how it will be installed. We find that accounting for the installer allows projects ...

Even the Best Designs Can Have…Shortfalls

Even the best designs can have shortfalls. For example, this roof scupper is supposed to carry runoff to the drainage basin below; problem is... It ...
FEA Pipe Impact

Failure Analysis

Failures Happen, Learn from Them If you’ve made it here, something probably went wrong. And you don’t want it to happen again. Failure is sometimes ...

Consulting

Engineering Consulting

The Return on Investment of using an engineering consulting firm is in the form of a better final product. In our case, we focus on ...

Design Analysis

Design is where science meets art. Many people think of engineering design as math and science, but really, the design is where the solution takes ...

Condensate and Feedwater Upgrade

After an Extended Power Uprate (EPU), a power plant was having problems with Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) on the Feedwater Pumps. They were worried ...
Pneumatic Air Cannon for Ballistic Testing

Ballistic Testing

Normally, we can test impacts using FEA. In this case, FEA wasn't feasible, so we built a test stand to test missile impacts on block ...

Tank Impact Evaluation

We found that API-650 tanks are more robust than most expect. The water in this tank absorbed 30% of the energy of a truck going ...

Trenchless Pipe Rehabilitation

Eventually, most steel rusts. And most buried pipes are made from steel. So what do you do when your buried pipe gets rusty? What if ...