Finite Element Specialists and Engineering Consultants
Our Company
RMA provide engineering consultancy in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to the structural/mechanical industry in the UK and further afield. Company Directors and Associates have considerable longstanding and recognised expertise in the understanding and modelling of structures and mechanical components. The company adopts best practices of Simulation Governance, Verification & Validation as laid down by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in all our work.
RMA has significant experience in projects where mechanical components have failed prematurely and satisfactory remedial design changes are quickly required. In this respect RMA's Technical Director (Angus Ramsay is a qualified and experienced Technical Expert and Expert Witness who can assist clients with disputes in arbitration, civil or criminal cases.
As a small company, RMA has low overheads which we pass on to our clients in the form of competitive fees whilst maintaining our usual approach to quality - Ramsay Maunder Associates Quality Statement.
Our Services
RMA offer a range of services including the following:
- Technical Expert & Expert Witness
. - Design Analysis Services
. - Failure Analysis
. - Independent Review and Audit
. - Commercial Engineering Authorship
. - Commercial Research & Development
. - Mentoring, Training & Education
. - Development of Engineering Software
Our Experience
Types of Analysis:
Stress Analysis (Static/Dynamic, Linear/Non-Linear)
Thermal Analysis (Steady-State and Transient)
Limit Analysis to obtain plastic limit loads
Structural Integrity Assessment:
Low- and high-cycle fatigue, creep, plasticity, fracture mechanics ...
Industries:
Nuclear, Defense, Oil & Gas, Automotive, Aerospace,
Mechanical, Structural, Civil …
Examples of Components/Systems:
Pressure Vessels, Turbomachinery, Automotive Components, Steel Structures, Pipework Systems ...
Engineering Software:
ANSYS, ABAQUS, MathCAD, MatLab, Python …
British and International Standards:
BS2573, ASME, PD5500, EuroCodes (EC0, EC1, EC2 and EC3)
Software Development:
Bespoke engineering software developed in the latest Intel Compilers.
OUR PRODUCTS
Our product is often a technical report and our engineers aim to provide first class readable reports that are reviewed and agreed by the client prior to completion - see RMA's modus operandi.
