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Xavier FICQUET

BRISTOL

En résumé

A wide variety of problems involving the stresses in solid bodies: contact problems; residual stress measurement and analysis; fracture and fatigue problems; structural integrity assessments; numerical methods in stress problems including finite element analysis, boundary element analysis and hybrid methods.

www.xavierficquet.co.uk

Mes compétences :
mechanic

Entreprises

  • Universitée de Bristol - PhD in mechanical engineering

    2003 - 2006

  • University of Bristol - Project Engineer

    2003 - 2003 Study of the friction process using both a global dynamic model and a more realistic local model. This was achieved by analysing a simple mechanical system which permits the existence of both material compliance and non-smooth effects.

    · Development of a solution for problems based on a quasi-static, compliance analysis head engineer in designing and manufacturing of a variety range of machine elements in heavy equipments

    · Have derived a solution based on rigid body theory and non-linear dynamics

    · Designed and manufactured a test rig, and then generated experimental results

  • Automobile manufacturer - Project Engineer

    2003 - 2003 Study of a mechanical component subject to crash

    Study of the quantity of energy absorbed by the engineering component using both experimentation and numerical model

    Investigate ways to improve their dynamic behaviour in a crash situation

  • University of Bristol - PhD in mechanical engineering

    2003 - 2006 Teaching, Research and experience of team work (during PhD programme)

    · Project: Development of mechanical strain relief methods for residual stress measurement, sponsored by Bechtel.

    · Measurement of residual stresses using different techniques: Deep-hole drilling, Centre-hole drilling, and Neutron diffraction techniques on variety of residual stress fields such as Residual stresses from welding, influences of Post Welding Heat Treatment, punching residual stresses, Shrink fit residual stress

    · Design a miniaturised test rig to measure residual stresses up to 60mm deep using the Deep-Hole Drilling technique

    · Improvement of the Deep-Hole Drilling measurement technique

    · Development of a method in FE to map residual stress field in a model using few data set

    · Confident user of extensive range of laboratory facilities, such as hydraulic rigs, SEM microscope

    · Supervision of final projects of master students, supervising Undergraduate Tutorials

    · Thesis: Development of mechanical strain relief methods for residual stress measurement

    Publications: Three papers, three comming

  • Turbomeca Group SNECMA - Project Engineer

    2002 - 2002 Modification of existing FORTRAN program to comply with new manufacturing machine

    Creation of a Visual BASIC interface to accommodate new manufacturing machine

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