Complete design reports — engineered component by component

For a large tank, vessel, scrubber or duct, we don’t stop at a nominal wall thickness. Each major component is designed and checked on its own: the heads (flat, dished or F&D), the shell, nozzle-opening reinforcement, saddle design and stress analysis, lifting-lug and anchor-lug loads, and any internal media or support structure. The result is a complete design report an owner or inspector can follow from inputs to conclusions — the engineering that stands behind the fabrication.

Wind, seismic and snow loads — to recognized codes

Field equipment has to survive its environment, not only its process. We carry out wind, seismic and snow load analysis to widely recognized codes — including ASCE 7 for wind and the International Building Code (IBC) for seismic — using the real site parameters such as design wind speed, exposure category and risk/occupancy category. Internal and external design pressure, liquid head and specific gravity, and corrosion-barrier allowances are all carried through the same calculation set, so the equipment is verified against the loads it will actually see.

Finite element analysis for the difficult details

Where geometry or loading is too complex for closed-form hand calculations — saddle supports, large nozzles, lug attachments and other local details — our engineers use finite element analysis (FEA) to confirm stresses and deflections. Critical connections are validated before anything is laminated, reducing risk and rework in the shop and in the field.

PE-stamped calculations, certified for your jurisdiction

Many projects require design calculations stamped by a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) registered in the state or province where the equipment will operate. Crimar arranges independent PE review and stamping for the relevant jurisdiction, giving owners and authorities having jurisdiction a certified, defensible design basis — not just a fabricator’s word that the equipment is fit for service.

A collaborative, documented design review

Sound engineering is iterative. Our design work moves through structured review among Crimar’s engineering teams in the United States and Mexico together with independent composite-design specialists, with comments, revisions and decisions recorded at each step. That process settles the real questions before they reach the shop floor — for example, whether a support element should be built in FRP or stainless steel, or how to detail anchor attachments so that bonds and tapers develop their full strength.