Langford Analytic
Engineering Case Studies
Selected engineering case studies and representative studies showing how loads, environments and technical questions are turned into defensible analysis and design decisions.
Published studies
Long-Range UAV Wing StructureComplete structural sizing and substantiation analysis of a 285 kg MALE unmanned aircraft — from component-level FEA through an 847-case airframe load envelope to fatigue…Equipment Seismic & Vibration QualificationRepresentative engineering study of a structural equipment cabinet subjected to seismic floor-response spectrum, random vibration and static acceleration environments —…External-Pressure Collapse of a Pressure HousingRepresentative engineering study of a cylindrical metallic pressure housing under external hydrostatic loading — demonstrating how eigenvalue buckling, geometric…Motorsport Lightweight Structural OptimisationRepresentative engineering study of a machined aluminium suspension rocker — demonstrating that lightweighting is not about making the stress plot uniformly coloured, but…Spacecraft Random Vibration & ShockRepresentative engineering study of a lightweight spacecraft equipment assembly subjected to launch dynamic environments — modal analysis, random vibration, shock response…Thermal–Structural Precision AssemblyRepresentative engineering study of a precision instrument support assembly where temperature gradients and differential thermal expansion distort the structure sufficiently…