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Aerospace

MERC’s aerospace engineering integrated product teams have the experience and tools to provide a wide range of aircraft structural solutions.  Our expertise with air flow monitoring, structural modeling, and crack growth predictions helps our customers manage the integrity programs that keep aging aircraft flying safely while performing missions beyond the original design intent of the airframe.


Browse our Aerospace Engineering Capabilities:

Computational Fluid Dynamics

MERC uses computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis to estimate pressure distribution and drag, evaluate external modifications and placements, and derive aerodynamic loading.

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Finite Element Analysis

MERC has extensive expertise in static, modal, transient, and non-linear methods of finite element analysis (FEA) of military and commercial aircraft.

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Weapon Systems Integrity Program Support

MERC has extensive experience supporting USAF MIL-STD 1530 Aircraft Structural Integrity Programs (ASIP) and Functional System Integrity Programs (FSIP) that encompass MIL-STD 1798 Mechanical System Integrity Programs (MECSIP) and MIL-STD 1796 Avionics System Integrity Programs (AVIP).

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Durability/damage Tolerance Analysis

MERC has developed computational tools to improve the accuracy and efficiency of finite element-based fracture mechanics analyses in support of durability and damage tolerance analyses (DADTA) of aircraft structures.

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