Mechanical & Structural Engineering

Equity Engineering delivers specialized mechanical and structural engineering solutions to ensure the integrity of aging infrastructure. We provide authoritative finite element stress analysis, brittle fracture screening, and API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 assessments. Our experts optimize asset lifecycles through data-driven fitness-for-service (FFS) evaluations and turnaround support to prevent structural failure.

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Are Your Assets Safe, Stable, & Secure?

Deteriorating assets—including fixed equipment, structures, foundations, and other infrastructure—cost businesses billions of dollars per year. Evaluating the mechanical and structural integrity of your assets helps solve issues, minimize failures, and save money.

At Equity, we leverage our design and in-service expertise to ensure your assets are safe, stable, and secure. We provide you with practical solutions to extend the life of your asset. Our Mechanical & Structural Engineering team is an internationally recognized leader in aging infrastructure services and support. As pioneers of fitness-for-service (FFS) technologies and lead investigators on many international standards, we leverage our design and in-service expertise to ensure assets are safe to operate even with the presence of damage or defects. 

Our subject matter experts (SMEs) are ready to help owner-operators optimize decisions made at every phase along the equipment lifecycle process.

Learn More About Mechanical & Structural Engineering from Equity Experts:

  • Reduce the risk of structural failure
  • Decrease shutdown time
  • Increase operational safety
  • Improve business continuity

Mechanical & Structural Engineering Consulting Service Areas

  • Design & Optimization – Guidance on material selection, equipment design, and fabrication reviews will increase reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and improve personnel and facility safety.
  • Suitability-for-Service (SFS) – Manage future strategies for inspection and asset management by developing protocol documents and documentation that meet jurisdictional compliance and guide future inspection and asset management strategies with a detailed SFS assessment.
  • Fitness-for-Service (FFS) – Increase operational reliability and extend equipment life by making informed run, repair, replace decisions on in-service equipment. 
  • Structural Integrity – Risk assessments on current structures and foundations determine inadequacies and develop practical improvements, repairs, or modifications.  
  • Turnaround (TAR) Support – Invest in the reliability and future performance of a site’s assets by implementing key TAR strategies: pre-TAR planning, execution, and post-TAR planning.
  • Brittle Fracture Screening – Mitigate pressure vessel, piping, and storage tank susceptibility to catastrophic brittle fracture failures. 
  • Piping Stress & Flexibility Analyses – Expert knowledge of industry codes and standards coupled with practical piping design experience will provide industry-leading solutions. 
  • Bolted Flange Joints – Solve bolted flange joint leakage and immediately reduce maintenance costs, increase reliability, and improve safety. 
  • Wind-Induced Vibration – Our mechanical and structural engineering team provides advanced analysis and customized solutions to reduce wind-induced vibration risks and ensure long-term reliability.

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    – Stress Analysis, North American Refinery

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