System Design & Engineering

Advanced Stress Analysis

Our advanced stress analysis services go beyond standard checks to engineer confidence in your equipment. Using simulation tools and proven methodologies, we ensure your systems perform under real-world conditions. Every component, load, and scenario is analysed with precision.

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Alexander Keierleber

Principal Engineer, USA

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Arun Veeramani

Structural Engineer, Malaysia

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Precision Stress Analysis for Unmatched Reliability

We combine advanced engineering expertise with innovative modelling techniques to give you confidence in every assessment. Our team delivers precise predictions for both dynamic and static stresses, ensuring your equipment performs safely and efficiently under real-world conditions.

By simulating both linear and non-linear material behaviours, we accurately simulate the response to the environments and loads your equipment will face. For extreme operating conditions under high pressures, temperatures, or complex load paths, we apply advanced non-linear modelling to capture critical factors like plastic deformation and contact interactions. This means fewer surprises, reduced risk, and optimised performance throughout the lifecycle of your assets.

Our focus is to help our clients achieve reliability, safety, and efficiency with solutions backed by expertise and hands-on experience.

Our Experience

We collaborate closely with clients to perform detailed finite element analysis (FEA) of components and systems, ensuring compliance with industry codes and best practices. Our team provides:

  • Design optimisation for new concepts.

  • Failure mode evaluation for existing assets.

  • Gap analysis to identify design vulnerabilities.

  • Independent third-party verification (I3P) for added assurance.

By combining innovative tools, domain expertise, and data-driven insights, we transform stress analysis into a strategic advantage for our clients.

Industry Standards

Our stress analysis services cover a wide range of industry codes and standards, including those covered by the following bodies:

  • API – American Petroleum Institute

  • ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  • AISC – American Institute of Steel Construction

  • DNV – Det Norske Veritas

  • ABS – American Bureau of Shipping

  • ISO – International Organization for Standardization

  • ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers

Featured Stress Analysis Case Studies

Key Personnel
Alexander Keierleber

Principal Engineer, USA

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Arun Veeramani

Structural Engineer, Malaysia

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Marine Drilling Riser Crossover for Managed Pressure Drilling Systems

  • Conducted detailed finite element analysis (FEA) for drilling riser crossover adapter.

  • Ensured compliance with API, DNV, and ABS standards.

  • Delivered optimised structural integrity and performance assurance for offshore drilling operations.

Stress Verification of Annular Blow Out Preventers

  • Conduct independent third-party verification (I3P) to ensure integrity and reliability of a custom-engineered annular BOP.

  • Designed specifically for managed pressure drilling (MPD) operations.

  • Collaborated closely with the client to develop a purpose-built solution addressing MPD challenge.

Threaded Connection Stress Analysis

  • Perform detailed finite element analysis (FEA) for custom threaded connections under offshore conditions.

  • Calculate stress concentration factors (SCFs) for offshore casing connectors to support fatigue assessments and industry compliance.

  • Model non-linear material behaviour to capture stress redistribution at fatigue hotspots for realistic cyclic loading behaviour.

API Flange Capacity Assessments

  • 3D FEA accurately evaluates flange strength and sealability under real-world conditions.

  • Custom flange development supports non-standard API sizes for tailored operational needs.

  • Optimised solutions for high-pressure environments, unique geometries, and critical sealing performance.

Legacy Equipment Capacity Assessments

  • FEA services assess aging or legacy equipment capacities and compatibility with new technologies.

  • Conduct detailed FEA on wellheads in abandoned oil fields to verify support for heavier BOPs during plug & abandonment.

  • Confirm structural integrity and compliance with modern safety and regulatory standards.

Sealability Assessments

  • FEA evaluates custom metal-to-metal and elastomeric seals under real-world conditions.

  • Non-linear material modelling predicts sealing behavior, stress distribution, and leak paths.

  • Ensures reliable sealing in high-pressure, high-temperature environments

Dynamic Impact Analysis

  • Advanced collision studies assess structural performance under extreme impacts.

  • Assessed floating production unit (FPU) hull column integrity for potential impacts from supply vessel collisions for safety and compliance.

Dynamic Non-Linear Strain Analysis

  • Developed advanced methods to evaluate plastic strain under dynamic conditions.

  • Enables accurate fatigue life and structural strength assessments under extreme loads.

  • Provides critical insights for offshore systems in harsh environments.

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