Strength verifications maximize your efficiency and quality in compliance with regulations

A strength verification is a process in engineering science and mechanical engineering that checks whether a component, structure or system meets the necessary strength requirements and can function safely under the expected loads. Strength verification is an important step in the design and development process of products and structures to ensure that they can withstand the loads they will be subjected to during their operation.

The strength verification can cover various aspects, including:

1. Static load: This checks whether the component or structure is stable under static loads such as compression, tension, bending or torsion.
2. Dynamic load: This examines whether the component or structure can withstand dynamic loads such as vibrations or impact loads.
3. Fatigue: This aspect looks at whether the material will fatigue and fail under cyclic loading over an extended period of time.
4. Temperature: This examines how temperature fluctuations can affect the component or structure, particularly in areas where thermal expansion and contraction play a role.
5. Material strength: The strength verification takes into account the strength properties of the material used and ensures that they meet the requirements.
6. Safety factors: Safety factors are often taken into account when assessing strength to provide additional safety and account for unforeseen loads.

Strength verification can be carried out using various methods, including analytical calculations, numerical simulations (such as finite element analysis), prototype testing and empirical investigations. The aim is to ensure that the component or structure meets the necessary strength requirements to ensure the safety, reliability and durability of the product or structure.

Strength verifications are required in a wide range of industries and applications where components, structures or systems are developed and used. Here are some of the industries where strength checks are particularly important:

1. Automotive: In the automotive industry, strength checks are used to ensure that vehicle components such as body structures, engines, suspensions and brakes can withstand the stresses of use.

2. Aerospace: In the aerospace industry, strength verifications are critical to ensure that airplanes, spacecraft and their components can withstand the extreme aerodynamic loads and vibrations during flight.

3. Civil engineering: In civil engineering, strength checks are used to ensure that buildings, bridges, dams and other structures can withstand loads and environmental impacts.

4. Power generation: In power generation, strength checks are important to ensure that components in power plants, such as turbines, generators and pipelines, can withstand the loads involved in power generation.

5. Heavy industry: In industries such as mining, steel manufacturing and shipbuilding, strength verification is needed to ensure that equipment, structures and vessels can withstand the high stresses and extreme conditions in these industries.

    

6. Medical technology: In medical technology, strength verifications are important to ensure that medical devices, implants and prostheses function safely and reliably.

    

7. Electrical engineering and electronics: In electrical engineering and electronics, strength verifications are required for the development of housings and assemblies for electronic devices.

    

8. Environmental engineering: In industries such as environmental protection and waste management, strength certificates are used to ensure that systems and devices can withstand extreme environmental conditions.

    

9. Defense and security industry: In the defense and security industry, strength verification is critical to the development of weapons systems, vehicles and military equipment.

    

10. Oil and gas industry: In the oil and gas industry, strength verification is required to ensure that equipment and facilities can withstand the extreme conditions of drilling and production processes.

     

11. Chemical industry: In the chemical industry, strength certifications are used to ensure that tanks, pipelines and reactors meet the requirements of chemical processes and the handling of hazardous substances.

There are different types of strength verifications, depending on the requirements of the project, the industry and the components or structures to be analyzed. Here are some of the most common types of strength checks:

1. Static strength verification: this is the basic form of strength verification and refers to checking the strength of a component or structure under static loads such as tension, compression, bending or torsion. This verification ensures that the component can withstand the constant forces acting on it.
2. Dynamic strength verification: This is the verification of the strength of a component or structure under dynamic loads that change over time, such as vibrations, impact loads or cyclic loads. This is important to prevent fatigue failure.
3. Fatigue verification: Fatigue verifications examine how a component or structure reacts under repeated cyclic loads over an extended period of time. This is particularly important in applications where components are subjected to a high number of load cycles, such as aircraft wings or vehicle suspensions.
4. Fracture mechanics verification: This verification deals with the investigation of the propagation of cracks and crack growth in components or structures. It helps to predict the behavior of cracks and the time of fracture.
5. Temperature resistance verification: In applications where temperatures vary greatly, it is important to ensure that components and structures can withstand the thermal loads. This includes consideration of thermal expansion and contraction.
6. Proof of corrosion: Corrosion can affect the strength of materials. Proof of resistance to corrosion is important in marine, chemical or other corrosive environments.
7. Proof of assembly and connection: In many applications, components and structures must be connected or assembled together. The verification ensures that the connections meet the necessary strength requirements.
8. Material verification: This verification concerns the examination of material properties to ensure that the material used meets the specified strength requirements.
9. Proof of safety: In some industries, such as the aerospace and defense industries, high safety requirements are of crucial importance. The safety verification ensures that components and structures comply with the specified safety factors.

The choice of the appropriate strength verification depends on the specific requirements of the project, the loads to which the component or structure is exposed and the industry standards. In many cases, several types of strength checks are used in combination to ensure the safety and performance of components and structures.

We offer a variety of verifications, including static strength verification, fatigue strength verification and more.

That depends on the complexity of the project. In any case, we are known for our adherence to deadlines.

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We use both elastic and plastic analysis methods to determine stresses, strains, deformations and internal forces for a variety of materials and fasteners.

Depending on your needs, we prepare everything from short, targeted presentations of the results to detailed, auditable reports that have already been reviewed by external experts from various auditing organizations.