Category: Engineering Analysis

Insulated process pipes on concrete sleeper supports with guides at an industrial pipe rack

Pipe Support Design and Analysis: A Practical Guide

Pipe support design decides where a piping system is held and what each support carries. ASME B31.1 spacing, the load cases that govern, and where ...
Structural steel frame of a building under construction, erected from wide-flange beams and columns

Structural Steel Design: The Complete Engineering Guide

Structural steel design sizes and connects steel members so a building carries every load safely. See the five-stage process, the AISC and ASCE codes, and ...
ASME Pressure Vessel FEA

Nozzle Load Analysis: A Practical Guide for Engineers

Nozzle load analysis confirms that piping forces and moments on pumps, vessels, and exchangers stay within code allowables. See the methods, standards, and FEA. ...
Effective plastic strain plot from a drop test simulation, showing where strain concentrates on impact

Drop Test Simulation: How FEA Predicts Impact Failure

Drop test simulation uses explicit dynamics FEA to predict how a product survives a fall, exposing stress and safety margin before you build a prototype. ...
Bolted and welded structural steel connection on an outdoor pipe rack, a typical location for fatigue cracks to start

Fatigue Analysis: How Engineers Predict and Prevent Failure

Fatigue analysis predicts how repeated loads crack metal over time. See the methods, codes, and S-N curve math engineers use to stop fatigue failure early. ...

Exceed Engineering or Xceed Engineering? FEA & Stress Analysis

Searching for Exceed Engineering? You likely mean Xceed Engineering, a licensed FEA, pipe stress, and structural engineering firm that cuts cost and risk. ...
Fluid Processing System

Pipe Stress Analysis Services: What They Deliver and When You Need One

Pipe stress analysis services keep piping within ASME code across thermal, seismic, and support loads. See what they deliver and when your facility needs one. ...

How to Choose an FEA Design Firm: A Practical Guide

An FEA design firm uses finite element analysis to refine designs before fabrication. Learn what they deliver, how to vet competence, and when to outsource. ...
ASME Pressure Vessel FEA

Pressure Vessel Analysis: A Practical Engineering Guide

Pressure vessel analysis checks a vessel for plastic collapse, fatigue, and buckling under ASME Section VIII. Learn the codes, methods, and when to use FEA. ...

Finite Element Analysis: What It Is and When You Need It

Finite element analysis predicts how a design behaves under real loads before you build it. Learn how FEA works, where codes require it, and when ...