Testing & Evaluation

Over the course of my career, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of poking, prodding, and occasionally breaking a wide range of materials and structures—all in the name of science, of course 🔧🧪. From the gentle persuasion of quasi-static tests to the more enthusiastic high-rate loading chaos 💥, I’ve built up a solid knack for planning experiments 🗂️, wrangling instrumentation 🎛️, capturing data (preferably the useful kind) 📊, and making sense of the aftermath with a mildly concerned expression and a spreadsheet 😅📉

Test of Protective Floor Mats

The protective mats were optimised using FEA and tested to validate their behaviour in response to impact loading.

Vibration Testing

Full level sine vibration testing of flight model of front end electronics box at acceptance level and duration.

Vibration Testing of Optocoupler

Performing full random vibration testing to ensure the solder joint reliability of an optocoupler.

Moment of Inertia Determination

Test to determine the moment of inertia of front end electronics box.

Characterisation of Phosphor Bronze

The aim of this test was to verify the yield stress and ultimate tensile strength of various grades of Phosphor Bronze rods.

Slipping Stiffness

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Measuring how much a bolted joint resists slipping to allow for thermal expansion and contraction.

Injury Tolerance of the Human Leg

The aim of this study was to use lower limb surrogates to investigate whether the posture of the lower limb of the occupant affects the injurious outcome in an underbody blast incident.

Injury Tolerance of the Hand

The aim of this study was to evaluate the probability of injury to the small joints of the human hand due to blunt impact.

Characterisation of the Sciatic Nerve

The aim of this study was to determine the material properties of the human sciatic nerve at different strain rates.

Characterisation of a Foot Orthosis

The aim of this study was to determine the mechanical characteristics of a novel foot and ankle orthosis through various tests.

Stiffness of External Fixators

The aim of this study was to compare the stiffness of the Dolphix system with the existing Hoffmann III system.

Fragmentation Injury to the Tibia

The aim of this study was to quantify the risk of fracture to the anteromedial, posterior, and lateral aspects of the tibia from a metal fragment-simulating projectile.