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Finite Element Analysis
A reliable real-time vibration monitoring system for Cristal Pigments UK Ltd
THE CHALLENGE—We have worked on a wide range of projects for our client Cristal Global and our knowledge of vibrating systems has enabled us to develop a bespoke vibration monitoring system. Early projects with them led to the realisation that two of their support structures were in trouble because of continuous vibration imposed by violent chemical reactions in the process vessel. THE [...]
Vibration Analysis
Pipework Analysis
Failure Analysis
Design Services
Expert Witness
Ladder collapse – Expert Witness
Engineer Expert Witness For Ladder Collapse This was a mystery with very little evidence, except that someone had injured themselves as they fell out of his attic trapdoor after a portable stepladder failed. The only evidence was a report by an HSE inspector who photographed the offending ladder and noted marks on a wall. By the time DC White were called in, the ladder had been destroyed and [...]
Bespoke Projects
Design analysis of a rail trolley frame
Substantiation of an existing design against new requirements for a manufacturer of rail track equipment THE CHALLENGE—Our client had an existing product which was being sold to a new market and had to meet a new set of requirements laid out in RIS-1530-PLT (a rail industry standard). The trolley's frame is subject to high acceleration and cornering loads which were used to perform a fatigue analysis. The [...]
