Structural & Stress Analysis
The performance of complex structures under thermal, static, and dynamic loading is a crucial question at nuclear plants. Armed with an array of state-of-the-art computer codes and analytical techniques, Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SI) can provide linear-elastic and non-linear structural and stress analyses for nuclear plant components and systems, including pressure vessels, tanks, piping systems, pumps, tubing, headers, heat exchangers, valves, reactor internals, and turbines. Examples of stress-analysis codes employed by SI range from ANSYS, Inc.'s ANSYS® and Livermore Software Technology Corp.'s LS-DYNA® finite element software, to DST Computer Services, SA's PIPESTRESS for piping system analysis, to SI's own specialized programs, including TOPBOT©, used to determine stress distributions in stratified piping systems, and PIPE-TS2©, used to calculate through-wall thermal gradient stresses for piping thermal transients.For information, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it