Engineering Mechanics

Exponent’s engineering mechanics staff manages and executes projects involving evaluation of the effects of loads on systems or products, ranging from medical devices to commercial aircraft. The team comprises an interdisciplinary staff with experience in applying its integrated capabilities to a breadth of engineering issues.

    

    

Our projects range from modeling fluid flow characteristics in a system, to predicting the remaining lifetime of structures and components, to establishing design and operating envelopes for processes and technologies. In addition to work for commercial clients, we are active in research and development, which enables Exponent to remain innovative and effective in meeting clients’ needs.

Our services include:

Component/structure lifetime prediction		Impact and penetration analysis
Continuum mechanics		Materials defect evaluation
Damage assessment		Non-destructive evaluation
Design review		Stress analysis
Finite element analysis		Structural integrity prediction
Engineering design evaluation		Blast and explosion analysis
Failure modes and effects analysis		Medical device assessment
Fluid/structure interaction assessment		Fracture mechanics studies
Vibration and rotating equipment evaluation		The NASCRAC™ Software
Material constitutive modeling, testing, and evaluation		Structural, thermal, and fluid dynamics analysis

Exponent engineers make extensive use of computers to perform analyses and analyze data of all types. Our staff has access to both commercial and custom applications software. Engineers are able to select the best analytical tool for each project. Furthermore, Exponent’s laboratory facilities enable scientists and engineers to obtain superior experimental results that can be used to supplement or validate analytical results or to provide needed input to analyses.