design, fatigue, residual stress, acoustics, signal analysis, system development and testing

Failure Analysis and Engineering Methods

acoustics, modal analysis & signal analysis	computer aided design (CAD)	corrosion & stress corrosion	crashworthiness
deflection & stress modeling (FEM)	fatigue life prediction & testing	materials testing	photoelasticity
photogrammetry	product design	quality control	residual stresses
sensors & data acquisition	strain gage methods	structural design	wear

Analysis and test methodologies are designed to demonstrate the causes underlying a failure. Structural Acoustics has expertise and experience in developing protocols and test apparatus, conducting tests, and analyzing outcomes. System or component failure may be related to poor design of parts or software, applied overloads, improper use, wear, poor maintenance, corrosion, inadequate or improper testing, or a combination of factors. Tests can be performed in order to pinpoint the cause, and/or to rule out the contribution of factors of concern that did not contribute to a failure.