Public engineering firm profile
NSE Composites
Seattle, WA
Public profile details are available below.
- Services
- 5
- Offices
- 1
- Founded
- 1996
Overview
NSE Composites is an engineering firm specializing in advanced composite structures for aerospace and wind energy applications. Founded in Seattle in 1996, it brings expertise in structural design and analysis, finite element modeling, structural testing, and engineering software development. NSE supports projects from preliminary design through FAA certification and applies fracture mechanics, fatigue analysis, and progressive damage modeling to structures in commercial aircraft programs and wind turbine blade development.
- Founded
- 1996
Services
Structural Design and Analysis
Complete structural analysis of composite structures from external loads to component details, covering internal loads, structural response, failure prediction, buckling stability, fatigue life, and damage tolerance. Scope includes strength and stability analysis with and without damage, multi-disciplinary optimization, repair design, and structural substantiation through FAA certification.
Finite Element Analysis
FEA using ABAQUS and ANSYS to predict strength, stiffness, displacement, buckling stability, and complex stress/strain behavior of structural details. Capabilities include nonlinear solutions, in-plane and interlaminar progressive failure analysis, cohesive and VCCT interface elements, and joint analysis for bolted and bonded configurations.
Research and Development
Applied R&D for composite structures spanning progressive damage analysis, structural optimization, and development of custom analysis software tools.
Analysis Software Development
Custom engineering software for composite structure analysis, including the in-house bladeMesher tool for rapid 3D solid meshing of wind turbine blades.