Selected Work
Engineering judgment, applied.
A sample of the structural, forensic, and computational work Intelico has delivered — from failure investigations and insurance claims to advanced modeling of critical infrastructure. Client and site details are withheld to protect confidentiality.
Flagship Investigation
Forensic Investigation of Waste-to-Energy Stack Failures
Intelico led a comprehensive forensic investigation into the failure of three steel exhaust stacks at a municipal waste-to-energy facility — one fully collapsed, one partially collapsed, and one degraded but intact. The investigation combined stack removal, field sampling, independent metallurgical lab testing, and root cause analysis spanning design, operational, and maintenance factors — including buckling analysis, heat transfer analysis, and comparative CFD modeling of flue gas flow and corrosion margins across all three units.
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Stack Units Assessed
245pg
Investigation Report
10"+
Height Loss Measured
Project Portfolio
Structural, forensic & computational work.
Representative projects spanning structural assessment, forensic investigation, insurance claim support, and advanced computational modeling.
Structural
Reclaimed Water Storage Tank Analysis
Structural assessment of a reclaimed water storage tank system with capacity up to one million gallons, including seismic, wind, and hydraulic analysis of the tank distribution structure.
Wind Analysis
Single-Walled Steel Stack Wind Assessment
Complete wind analysis of a 70-foot, single-walled steel stack to determine maximum sustainable wind speed, followed by modeling of a proposed repair design to quantify improved capacity.
FEA
Large-Diameter Tunnel Failure Analysis
Finite element analysis of a 3,900mm diameter tunnel under 8,300 kPa water pressure, evaluating buckling, stress, and soil-structure interaction to assess expected failure mode and allowable distress.
Condition Assessment
300-Foot Process Vapor Stack Assessment
Condition assessment of a 300-foot, dual-flue insulated stack — including wind analysis, frequency analysis, corrosion analysis, and crack modeling to evaluate long-term structural integrity.
Computational Modeling
Steel Liner Buckling Investigation
Investigation of buckling in a 1,000-foot steel stack liner subjected to cyclic thermal loading (80–310°F) and variable flue gas flow, combining finite element, thermal, and CFD modeling to isolate root cause and evaluate repair options.
GPR Survey
Post-Grout Dam Spillway GPR Verification
GPR investigation at nineteen grout injection locations along a dam spillway and reservoir wall, confirming the remediation program successfully restored subsurface continuity with no residual voids detected.
Insurance Claim
Fire & Demolition Collateral Damage Assessment
Investigation of collateral structural damage following an adjacent fire and subsequent demolition, identifying compromised roof trusses and a structurally unsound gable wall requiring full reconstruction.
Insurance Claim
Sanitary Sewer Backup Investigation
Cause-and-origin investigation of a sanitary sewer backup that flooded a finished basement, correlating site topography and municipal infrastructure elevation with historical sewer overflow records.
Structural
Hydroelectric Surge Shaft Assessment
Structural and hydrodynamic assessment of a 40-meter steel surge shaft in service since 1984, combining wind loading analysis with a spring-mass hydrodynamic model to evaluate liquid mass effects under fluctuating water levels.
CFD Modeling
Breeching Duct CFD Failure Analysis
CFD analysis of a 3.5 GW coal-fired power plant's breeching duct system, diagnosing wall deformation and corrosion using custom multiphase and thermal-fluid modeling to evaluate the underlying failure mechanism.
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Whether it's a failure investigation, an insurance claim, or a condition assessment — Intelico brings the same rigor to every project, regardless of scale.