Structure Engineering 101

Structural Engineering 101

Curved Plate Buckling per DNV RP-C202: Basics that Prevent Rework

Requirement to check curved plate buckling: cylindrical shells in monopiles, pressure hulls, pipelines, tanks, and curved hull segments. These components…

DNV

Plate Buckling

/ 18 Dec 2025 / by: Yevheniia Sidakova

Analysis of Stiffener and Plate Buckling: Effective Width, Hand Calculations, and Eurocode Checks

Large structures such as ships and offshore platforms are often made from extensive steel plates that can be relatively thin…

/ 12 Dec 2025 / by: Yevheniia Sidakova

Understanding Buckling: Why Beams and Plates Fail Differently

When verifying a beam model, engineers need to understand how different components, such as beams and plates, react to compressive…

Buckling Checks

/ 24 Nov 2025 / by: Yevheniia Sidakova

Panel vs Plate Buckling: Why Boundaries Matter

Running a quick “plate buckling” check on a mesh seems enough , but it rarely tells the whole story. In real…

Panel Finder

Plate Buckling

/ 14 Nov 2025 / by: Yevheniia Sidakova

Top 10 Free Structural Calculators Compared (Tested by Engineers)

When you need beam section properties fast, you have two choices: Open CAD or FEA software, model the cross-section, extract…

Moment of Inertia

/ 12 Sep 2025 / by: Yevheniia Sidakova

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The Foundation of Structural Engineering: Geometry and Its Role in FEA

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What Is Mesh in Finite Element Analysis (FEA)?

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Ensuring Joint Integrity with Bolt Connection Calculations

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Parametric Geometry in Structural Design: Efficiency, Precision, and Optimization

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From CAD to FEA: How Geometry Bridges the Design-Analysis Gap

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Bolt Fatigue Calculations: A Practical Approach to Structural Integrity

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Bolt Loading Calculations: Factors to Consider

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Bolt Strength Calculations: Understanding the Fundamentals

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Bolt Stress Calculations: A Step-by-Step Guide

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