Fieldhouse Engineering can perform in-depth stress analysis simulations of any structure consisting of a wide range of materials. Multiple loads can be placed in any direction at any point including torsion and compression in order to provide a realistic and useful model for your application.
A simple example is shown below in which a three armed stainless steel bracket holds a weight of 100 Kg from a wall.
From the analysis below it can be observed that the two upper arms are in tension and the lower in compression, however the main phenomena here is bending. The weight has deflected 0.04 mm vertically exhibiting a maximum stress on the arms of 2.1 E 7 N/m^2 . The yield stress of stainless steel is 5.0 E 8 N/m^2 therefore the safety factor for this structure is 24.
By running this type of analysis any structure can be optimised such that there are no weak points. Nor will there be added expense or extra weight from over-engineered parts.