Industrial unit structure joint assessment
The customer
- Size: Small-medium enterprise
- Sector: Industrial structures design
- Country: United Kingdom
The Project
- Size: 45-60 man-hours
- Duration: 1-2 weeks
The Problem
- Stress assessment required on structure's joints
- AISC standard compliance needed for structure's commissioning
Proposed solution
- Stress analyses under different load scenarios described by AISC standard
- Factored load combinations (flood, ice, wind and weight) as per AISC code
The simulations
- Stress analysis to find mechanical hotspots of the structure (FEA analysis)
- Load combination cases for worst case scenario assessment (FEA analysis)
- Design iterations for joint optimisation (FEA analysis)
Project overall results
- Re-design of the joint to comply with AISC requirements.
- Savings over £19,000 for the customer in prototyping and testing (estimate).
- Savings of more than 7 weeks in development time (estimate).
