Structural Engineering

Services

Safety, manufacturability and functionality: this is the main focus of structural engineering, whether it concerns offshore structures, vessels, grillages, sea fastening, lifting or installation equipment. 

Our structural department has wide experience in designing, verifying and analysing a large variety of structures and equipment and always ensures the structural integrity throughout the full lifecycle, from manufacturing, transport towards installation site, installation, operations until removal and decommissioning. Our structural engineers will always employ the most suitable calculation methods suited for the task, from hand calculations to Finite Element Analysis, always following the applicable industry codes and standards.

Because most of the projects are multidisciplinary, it is often the case that the structural engineers work closely together with our marine, geotechnical and installation engineers as well as drafters. Additionally, we are able to utilize our external network with experienced structural engineers and related specialists.

The Structural Department uses the following software:

  • Ansys
  • Sacs Bentley
  • Mathcad
  • SDC

Design of Vessel Structures

Preparing for projects, vessel modifications and/or verification can be required to accommodate the mission equipment. For this, our engineers can help in designing the required modifications and verifying the capacity of the vessel structures.

  • Deck / Hull modifications
  • Deck / Hull reinforcements
  • Barge capacity
  • Design Review
  • Mission equipment design
  • Marine Operations equipment design

Track record

 
VBMS

Cable Basket and Lift Spreader Design Engineering Support

  • Structural Engineering
  • Somewhere, The World
 
Tideway

Winch Reaction Forces

  • Structural Engineering
  • North Sea
 
DEME Offshore

Sea fastening design of cable trenching equipment on board CSV Skandi Constructor

  • Drafting Services, Structural Engineering
  • North Sea

Sea Transport Analysis

Transport of offshore structures from and to installation or decommissioning sites requires transport analysis and design of grillages and sea fastening. Furthermore, the transported structure and transport vessel also require analysis to ensure a safe journey. Our engineers will design and verify the best solution for transporting your cargo.

  • Barge / Vessel integrity
  • Grillage Design
  • Sea-fastening Design
  • Sea Transportation Analysis
  • Cargo integrity verification

Track record

 
Technip FMC

Karish FPSO Special Pipe Supports

  • Structural Engineering
  • Mediterranean Sea
 
Seaway7

Seagreen 2 OWF FEM Engineering Support

  • Structural Engineering
  • Scotland

Heavy Lifting & Installation Analysis

We have a broad experience in designing and analysing heavy installation equipment such as lift points, spreader bars/frames, rigging design and other installation aids. Next to that, we are also able to analyse the lifting operation itself, check structural integrity of the lifted structure and help setting up lift plans.

  • Lift Plans
  • Lift Point Design
  • Rigging Design
  • Spreader beam/frame design
  • Structure integrity during lifting
  • Installation aid design

Track record

 
Seaway7

Audrey AB platform removal Engineering Support

  • Structural Engineering
  • North Sea
 
Seaway7

Markham ST-1 removal Engineering Support

  • Structural Engineering
  • North Sea
 
SPT Offshore

F3-FA Topside Removal Structural Engineering Support

  • Structural Engineering
  • Africa

Design of Offshore Structures

Our engineers have extensive experience in designing various offshore structures, both for permanent and temporary use subsea or above sea level. Structures can range from topsides to foundations to installation equipment and from simple designs to complex.

  • Pile Installation frames
  • Suction bucket foundation
  • PLEM/PLET
  • Topside Design
  • Jacket Design

Track record

 
Seaway7

Formosa 2 OWF Engineering Support for Pile Installation Frame design

  • Structural Engineering
  • Taiwan
 
SPT Offshore

FPSO Mooring Project Suction anchor pile structural engineering

  • Structural Engineering
  • Africa
 
SPT Offshore

Projects based in South China sea and in the Gulf of Mexico Structural Engineering

  • Structural Engineering
  • Chinese Sea, Gulf of Mexico

Marine Construction Analysis

We are capable to analyse marine construction of structures right from setting up the basis of design towards providing detailed design reports. Analysis are performed using hand calculations, Global FE analysis (i.e. SACS) and detailed FE analysis (i.e. ANSYS), to ensure the structural integrity of the whole structure is verified for all limit states in all construction phases.

  • Preparation of Basis of Design
  • Structural Integrity Verification
  • Basic design / Detailed Design reports
  • Finite Element models
  • Limit State Analysis (Strength/Stability/Fatigue/Accidental)
  • Design of connections (welded/bolted)

Track record

 
Boskalis

L10 -C, -D and -G Decommissioning Project Engineering

  • Structural Engineering
  • North Sea
 
Undisclosed client

Pipelay Project PLV upgrade & commissioning

  • Structural Engineering
  • Somewhere, The World
 
Boskalis

Viking Bravo Project Engineering

  • Structural Engineering
  • North Sea
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