Engineering Mechanics Corporation of Columbus
Analytical Capabilities
Emc2 has diverse capabilities in analytical/numerical analyses

Computational fracture mechanics - Emc2 has diverse experience in the numerical determination of crack driving force for simple and complex structures.   A variety of commercial finite element packages are employed for these analyses.
  • Oil and Gas industry -
    Large strain design
    Dynamic fracture arrest

  • Nuclear Industry -
    Control Rod Drive Mechanism Cracking
    Prediction of break frequencies in reactor systems

  • Aerospace Industry -
    NASA (Shuttle fracture issues, ARES launch vehicle, fatigue)
    Air Force and FAA (computational fracture, finite element alternating methods)

  • Navy -
    Weld Distortion Control, Fracture



Computational weld simulation and residual stress determination - Emc2 has unique capabilities in the simulation of welding processes. In additional to commercial FE packages, Emc2 has a library of in-house developed user subroutines for aiding in these calculations.
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Microstructure and Property Prediction of Welding Processes - Microstructural and mechanical property changes are part of the welding processes. Our proprietary computer model can predict these changes using welding heat and steel chemistry as input. The information generated can be used for welding process optimization and for accurate integrity assessment of welded structures.
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