Engineering services for demanding projects
From software to solution: earthquake engineering, structural dynamics and risk assessment – well-founded, scientifically backed and tailored to your project.
Beyond the distribution of and training in CSI software, we support you with technically demanding questions. Together with a network of specialized engineering partners, we cover the entire chain – from hazard analysis and numerical modeling to the assessment of damage and risk.
Structure and infrastructure risk
For buildings, industrial facilities, transport infrastructure, monuments and critical structures.
• Exposure models for individual assets and entire portfolios
• Numerical modeling – from surrogate models to detailed finite element models
• Vulnerability analysis with fragility and loss curves
• Quantitative risk analysis in metrics that owners and insurers understand: direct and indirect losses, downtime, casualties
Structural inspection and assessment of existing structures
• Visual and instrumented inspection with recommendations on maintenance and prioritization
• Assessment of existing structures – condition, load-bearing capacity and remaining service life
• Technical due diligence for properties and portfolios
Forensic engineering
We investigate the causes of structural failures and identify safety-critical defects – in reinforced concrete, steel and masonry buildings as well as bridges and industrial facilities. Our findings support owners, experts and insurers.
Impact and loss assessment
• Loss assessment after natural hazard events: repair and replacement costs, business interruption, loss of productivity
• Socio-economic assessment – impacts on supply chains, businesses and communities
• Basis for emergency, recovery and resilience planning
Digital solutions
• Web-based assessment tools for risk and resilience under multiple hazards – for preparedness and in near real time after an event
• Integration of sensor data and monitoring
• GIS databases and dynamic maps for operators and public authorities
• BridgeExpert – our own plugin for SAP2000 and CSiBridge: dynamic analysis of railway bridges under train passages at least 100 to 400 times faster than with off-the-shelf software
Hazard assessment
• Natural hazards: earthquakes, floods, landslides, coastal erosion – probabilistic and scenario-based
• Man-made hazards: fire, explosion, industrial accidents
• Single- and multi-hazard assessment as a basis for planning, insurance and preparedness
Special topics
Selected areas of focus from research and practice
Seismic safety of racking systems
Seismic design and assessment of high-bay racking systems according to EN 16681 – including pallet sliding, collapse mechanisms and retrofitting.
Innovative anti-seismic devices
Replaceable, energy-dissipating connections and components for steel structures – developed numerically and validated experimentally.
Industrial facilities and special structures
Flare stacks, spherical pressure vessels, liquid storage tanks, piping systems and foundations – with specialized finite element models for dynamic actions.