One of the most challenging issues that the system survivability community faces today is the ability to adequately and cost effectively apply implicit physical based analysis to solve system level survivability issues. Separately, highly detailed physics-based modeling and assessment focus closely on the complex phenomena occurring in elemental materials and interactions. System-level engineering studies offer the all-important view of those materials and components in the broader context of the interconnected systems and platforms they compose. But if today’s increasingly interdependent combat systems are to be successful, it is vital that survivability analysts be able to unify the two approaches in an integrated and comprehensive manner.

The SURVICE-RHAMM partnership offers a unique opportunity to help do this. RHAMM’s specialized expertise in finite element modeling and analysis (FEM/FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can closely examine damage mechanisms and the resultant effects on materials and can provide a proper, physics-based foundation for the assessment process. SURVICE can then extend this capability by drawing on the company’s extensive background in system-level testing, modeling, analysis, and data management to accurately interpret and apply RHAMM results to entire systems, platforms, and networks. The end result is a real-world assessment that can represent "the big picture" without compromising the physical integrity at its lowest level.