by | Jun 5, 2015 | Blog
We at Meadows Analysis & Design have seen some interesting problems. One of these was a customer who was experiencing a failure inside a large cylinder. This hydraulic cylinder was over a foot in diameter, and with the hydraulic pressure could produce almost a...
by | May 13, 2015 | Blog
We got some great news recently! We started the process of patenting the Gangline restraint system in May of 2012. We were successful in March of 2015 when we were awarded our latest patent. We have shown the system in previous blogs, but in this article we would like...
by | Apr 29, 2015 | Blog
How do you assemble rings for a tower? Sometimes the scale of jobs for welding or assembly require massive jigs to support the manufacturing process. We had to analyze and refine the design of this ring lifter. There needs to be enough strength to lift separate...
by | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog
Our engineering team lives in a world of constant production and revisions. We have a lot of projects that are in flux, and it is so important to get feedback and visualize what the requirements and end results are. One of the things we have set up in our processes is...
by | Mar 25, 2015 | Blog
It’s one thing to conduct failure analysis with FEA software. But scenarios with catastrophic outcomes such as death need to be validated often times in the field. Recently, we conducted an experiment to validate our calculations of a pipe failing at high...
by | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog
If you have not been out to Odessa, TX, then you are missing out on some of the large oil field structures. We love not only designing and analyzing loads and structure integrity, but also seeing things up close to understand the nuances of how equipment performs in...
by | Jan 23, 2015 | Blog
Many years ago, I designed a set of tongs capable of lifting a billet of steel weighing 60,000 pounds. The trick to these tongs was a mechanism allowing no one to be around when they were clamping and un-clamping on billets of steel. The mechanism looked like a ball...
by | Jan 9, 2015 | Blog
I wanted to share a bit about a recent project on a large structure we analyzed. The drilling rig above had some parameters that we had taken a look at with the following load conditions: 325 kips for pipe setback weight 450 kips for rotary table load 150 kips for...
by | Dec 22, 2014 | Blog
Nothing says, “Happy Holidays” like Harley Davidson motorcycle parts! Well, at least for me. With the year winding down, I like to reminisce. All the hard work and great people I have been able to connect with go through my mind. Right near the beginning...
by | Dec 19, 2014 | Blog
Our engineering firm here at Meadows Analysis is celebrating Jayton Cagle’s recent accomplishment by achieving his PE from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers (TBPE)! He is also now serving as COO of Meadows Analysis. If you have had an opportunity...
