ASI develops structural design & analysis software. ASI also provides structural engineering services for Seismic, Progressive Collapse, Blast, Impact, High Wind, Hurricane, Flood, Demolition, Forensic, Performance Based Design, & Product Development. Applied Science International, LLC is dedicated to bringing an advanced level of scientific inquiry to the examination, analysis, and study of structures for a safer world. During the past decade ASI has been arduously working to bring a new, more advanced method of structural analysis to the forefront. Called the Applied Element Method (AEM) , the approach is superior to its predecessor, the Finite Element Method (FEM). By allowing for the automatic initiation of cracks and the separation of elements, AEM provides a crucial, unparalleled capability for analyzing the safety and security of structures subjected to a catastrophic load.