STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Our firm specializes in providing tailored structural engineering consultancy services encompassing ship hull design and offshore engineering. From the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) stage to delivering cost-effective solutions and overseeing engineering processes during fabrication, production, and regulatory certification, we ensure a seamless continuum. Our seasoned naval architects and structural engineers, proficient in hull design, analysis, production support, and possessing extensive knowledge of shipbuilding, marine, and offshore industries (complying with standards such as DNV, ABS, RINA, ASME, API), are dedicated to delivering optimal solutions.

Emphasizing continuous feedback and collaboration with shipyards and manufacturers, we mitigate production issues, significantly enhancing the reliability of our designs throughout their lifecycle. Leveraging modern Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software, including AUTOCAD, facilitates the efficient transition from conceptual to detailed design phases, enabling adaptability to evolving customer needs. Specialized software tools such as ANSYS and STAAD are employed for structural analysis, optimizing designs against yielding, buckling, and fatigue failure modes.

Solving Marine and Offshore Structural Challenges:

Our structural engineers and naval architects employ finite element analysis codes, supported by pre- and post-processing analysis software programs. This comprehensive approach assesses structural adequacy for yield and ultimate strength, buckling modes, fatigue checking, and fracture mechanics. Results are provided in terms of working stress, Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD), or reliability-based outcomes, integral for detailed production drawings used in bidding and fabrication. Our professional background encompasses analysis, research, and the provision of practical, cost-effective production solutions.

Marine and Offshore Structure Vibration Analysis:

Addressing potential issues such as vibration from diesel engines, whirling vibration of engine shaft lines, and axial vibration of Plummer blocks, we utilize specialized assessment tools for shaft line alignment analysis and supervision techniques. Finite Element Method (FEM) solutions are applied to assess propeller-induced vibration, engine foundation vibration, and structural interactions.

Finite Element Techniques:

Our expertise extends to FE analysis of entire ships and offshore structures, particularly in dynamic load simulation. We offer solutions for Hull Girder Strength & Scantlings, General & Production Structural Drawings, Finite Element analysis of the Global Hull structure, as well as detailed Local analysis of foundations.

FEM Static Analysis:

Static analysis is conducted to determine displacements, stresses, strains, and forces in structures or components under steady loading conditions. We perform global analysis, three-hold analysis for bulk carriers and tankers, hull openings or moonpool structural analysis, heavy crane foundation structure analysis, helideck structural analysis, accommodation structural analysis, mooring winch and towing winch structure analysis, external turret structural analysis, jack-up leg strength analysis, and stem-to-stern structural analysis for various ships and offshore structures.

Fatigue Analysis:

Our firm has provided advanced fatigue solutions for a range of marine and offshore structures, including Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC), jacket mats, converted Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessels, heavy lifting cranes, and critical foundations.

Buckling Check:

Conducting rigorous buckling checks for various structures, including VLCC hulls, jacket legs, external turret swivels of FPSOs, heavy lifting crane foundations, and marine and offshore structures, we ensure the structural integrity and safety of the designs through global buckling analysis.