Case studies

Engineering questions, numerical evidence, and what the results mean.

These research-backed studies demonstrate the type of modelling logic, verification discipline and engineering interpretation Axis brings to project work. Commercial work can remain confidential or be presented anonymously with permission.

Selected engineering case studies

CFRP-strengthened masonry arch bridge blast simulation
Blast / bridge / strengthening
Engineering question

CFRP-strengthened masonry arch bridge under close-range blast

How does a strengthening system change blast-driven damage and structural response in a vulnerable masonry bridge?

explicit dynamicsCELCFRPdamage
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LNG vessel piping and flange system
VCE / industrial / structural integrity
Engineering question

VCE-driven LNG vessel–pipe–flange vulnerability

Which parts of a connected industrial system become structurally vulnerable under vapor-cloud-explosion loading?

VCEvesselpipingsupports
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Steel LNG tank cryogenic thermal stress
Thermal / cryogenic / steel tank
Engineering question

Cryogenic thermal loading in a 9% Ni steel LNG tank

How do transient cooling history, thermal gradients and restraint shift the location and timing of critical structural stress?

transient thermalthermal stress9% Niintegrity
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XFEM cryogenic concrete containment model
Fracture / containment / coupled response
Engineering question

XFEM leak-tightness assessment of LNG concrete containment

How can localized cryogenic thermal shock reactivate or propagate pre-existing cracking in an outer containment system?

XFEMthermal shockconcreteleak-tightness
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