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Fasteners, Latching mechanisms, structures, aircraft decompression.
Expert has extensive experience in the nonlinear analysis of structures and metals behavior. He has developed algorithms that enable accurate nonlinear finite element analysis of metallic components and assemblies up to the point of failure. As Chairman of the joint…
Structural Failure Analysis and Design, Including Thermal and Non-Linear Analysis
Expert W. Expert has been involved in finding the causes and fixing thermal stress problems since the mid 1970s. These problems have been related to thick walled boiler components, heat exchangers, fluid beds, and fuel cells as well as high…
Compliant Mechanisms, Flexure/Torsion Hinges, MEMS, Microsystems, and Finite Element Analysis
Expert notes that both of Castigliano's theorems are excellent tools in quantifying deformations and loads (external or reaction) of elastic bodies under small- or large-deformation modeling assumptions. He has extensively applied these theorems in finding closed-form solutions for compliances or…
Mechanical and Electrical Design and Failure Analysis
Expert has over 35 years of experience in failure analysis, design, damage mechanics (corrosion, fracture, fatigue, creep, etc.) and risk assessment of: structures; cable structures and systems; stadium roofs; industrial equipment; turbines and reciprocating engines; automotive and aircraft components; offshore…
Polymer Rheology and Plastics Processing
Expert is currently working on constitutive modeling of the extensional behavior of molten plastics. He has developed models that allow the behavior in extension to be inferred from measurements in exponential shear. The material behavior in exponential shear is measured…
Mechanical Noise/Vibration
Expert has expertise in many aspects of automotive noise control and issues related to sound quality. His research has been on technology's cutting edge in transmission noise, brake squeal, and electro-mechanical actuator noise. He has also consulted on engine noise,…
Mathematics, Modeling, & Thermodynamics
Expert R. Expert has written commercial software using Microsoft Visual Basic that incorporates .DLL's compiled in other languages. This software incorporates sophisticated user interfaces as well as computational and database capabilities. Expert has extensive experience in the efficient implementation of…
Patran, Apex, Finite Element Analysis, Nastran, Metal Failure, Random Vibration, Strength Assessment
ABAQUS; PATRAN; NASTRAN. Expert has had three years of experience in the application of NASTRAN to space shuttle dynamics problems. He has ten years of experience in the development and technical support of PATRAN FE modeling software and interfaces between…