LCS Freedom Class Structural Design Assessment
Defense · Client: US Navy
Project details
Performed structural design assessments and finite element analysis (FEA) for the US Navy's Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
Viking Systems
Ship & Offshore Structure Design & FEA Assessments
About the firm
Viking Systems provides conventional and specialized structural design, analysis, and verification of ships and offshore assets. Operating globally with offices on three continents, the practice serves military and naval shipbuilders, commercial shipowners, and offshore oil and gas companies with advanced modeling, structural analysis, and proprietary engineering software.
- Established
- 2000
- Team
- Small
- Firm type
- Defense Engineering · Forensic Engineering · Marine Engineering · Naval Architecture · Structural Engineering
Capabilities
Offshore Structural Engineering
Service websiteStructural design, analysis, and verification for floating and fixed offshore structures during FEED, execution, and detailed design phases.
- FPSO Hull FEA & Class Notation (ABS DLA, DNV FMS, BV VeriSTAR)
- Topsides & Topsides Support Structure Design
- Mooring & Riser Support Structure Design
- Internal & External Turret Structure Design
- Flare Tower, Crane & Helideck Foundation Design
- In-Service Upgrade & Life Extension
- Twin Monitoring for Floating Structures & Fixed Platforms
Defense & Naval Vessel Structural Design
Service websiteStructural design assessments and verification for naval, military, and high-speed defense vessels.
- Hull Structural Assessment & Rule Scantling
- Advanced Motion Prediction & Acceleration Analysis
- Slamming & Whipping Analysis
- Collision & Blast Nonlinear FEA Response Analysis
- Structural Weight Optimization
- Corrosion Modeling for Surface Vessels
Commercial & Seagoing Vessel Structural Design
Service websiteStructural naval architecture and engineering for commercial ocean-going ships, inland barges, heated cargo barges, tankers, and cruise ships.
- New-Build Structural Design
- Conversion & Refurbishment Design
- Hull Foundation Support Structure Design
- Classification Society Interface
FEA & Structural Assessments
Service websiteAdvanced finite element analysis covering strength, fatigue, vibration, corrosion mapping, and fracture mechanics for marine structures.
- Linear & Nonlinear FEA (Yielding & Buckling)
- Spectral & Simplistic Fatigue Analysis
- Fracture Mechanics & Crack Propagation Analysis
- Structural Vibration & Noise Analysis
- 3D Corrosion Mapping to FEA Models
Hydrodynamic & Load Analysis
Service websiteCalculations of environmental loads, motions, stability, and wave responses using advanced hydrodynamic programs.
- Trim & Stability (Intact & Damaged) Analysis
- Motions & Acceleration Prediction
- Slamming & Green Seas Analysis
- Short- & Long-Term Load Calculations
- Statistical Data Processing of Wave Responses
Asset Integrity & Repair Engineering
Service websiteLife extension studies, structural repairs, reinforcements, and steel renewal evaluations for aging maritime assets.
- Corrosion & Steel Renewal Assessment
- Repair & Reinforcement Design
- Ship Life Extension Studies
- Third-Party Verification of Hulls & Foundations
Forensic & Specialist Studies
Service websiteForensic structural analysis, model test correlation, and specialist studies for marine structural issues.
- Forensic Structural Analysis
- Model Test Correlation
- Strain Gauge Data Correlation
- Load Case Development
Maritime Software Development
Service websiteEngineering software development and support, centered around the proprietary SAGA and ODIN structural assessment platforms.
- SAGA Structural Assessment Software
- ODIN Analysis Integration
- FEA Model Load Balancing & Results Processing
Industries
Oil & Gas · Defense · Marine
Projects
LCS Independence Class Structural Design Assessment
Defense · Client: US Navy
Project details
Conducted structural design assessments and FEA evaluations for the US Navy's Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
Spearhead-Class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF)
Defense · Client: US Navy
Project details
Executed structural design assessments for the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) vessel program.
Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD) Assessment
Defense · Client: US Navy
Project details
Conducted structural analysis and design assessments for the US Navy's Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD) vessel program.