Education

Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, State University of New York @ Stony Brook, 1973

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1968

B.S. Mechanical engineering, Purdue University, 1963

Short Courses

Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, University of Minnesota

Fluent.BFC CFM Training Course, Minnesota Supercomputing Institute Center (MSI)

CO-PI CRAY @ Machine Time Grant, MSI/Army High Performance Computing Research Center

Traffic Accident Reconstruction, Center of Applied Studies in Engineering, Siloam Springs, Arkansas

Hazards and Safety, Center of Applied Studies in Engineering, Siloam Springs, Arkansas

Automatic Identification and Data Capture Summer Institute, Ohio University

Enhancement of Faculty Design Capabilities, Southern Methodist University

Integrating Design into Manufacture, Colorado State University

Wind Engineering Design, FEMA Training Center

University Teaching Experience

Engineering Division Chairman, John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas, 1995 – present

Professor of Engineering, John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas, 1971 – present

Engineering Design Support, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1989-1990

Publications (partial list)

“A study of the compatibility of an existing CFD Code with a broader class of constitutions”, NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow Final Report, 1984

“A PHOENICS model for the Triaxial Loading of an initially cylindrical mass of rate-type material with provisions for bulging and yield”, NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow Final Report, 1985

“Theoretical studies on the Mechanical behavior of granular material materials under very-low intergranular pressure”, NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow Final Report, 1986

“Mechanical behavior of cohesionless granular materials at very-low intergranular pressure” Constitutive Laws for Engineering Materials, Second International Conference, AIAA, 1987

MGM FEM Applications Manual v 1.0 , Descriptions and instructions for the Perkin-Elmer 3280 FORTRAN/unix installation for the finite element modeling system for the mechanics of granular materials, 1988

“Thermal Conductivity, heat-capacity and high temperature strength tests of Whitrock Composite”, Final Report for Whitney Rock Company, Palm Springs, Florida, 1988

PIPEFLOW – menu driven solver for single conduit fluid flow with user selectable dependent variables, 1989

Licensed Professional Engineer in:

Arkansas

Professional societies

Member of ASME

Litigation Experience Engineering Analysis & Testing (partial list)

Expert Witness, Safety Engineering Resources, 2002 – present

Expert Witness Support, Ryan Engineering, 1985 – present

Cases worked on include:

Fatigue failure of truck-trailer axle retaining U-bolts

Hawser restraint calculations for ship retrofit

Shear, melt, or tension failure of seat-belt fibers

Rotary lawn mower baffle failure

Seat belt test for spring constant

Retarded deployment of tipping acceleration latch

Seat belt marking from D-rings under extreme impact loads

Bus driver seat latch release fall tests using instrumented anthropomorphic model

Visual and microscopic analysis of step-ladder leg failure surface

Railroad train brake system analysis

Seat-belt latch plate test

Multi-body dynamic analysis for coupled truck axle assembly subject to traumatic curb loading

Multiple impulse collision with simulation

Bullet-head impact tests to determine HIC

Two-car accident reconstruction to validate alleged initial condition

JP-4 tank truck explosion during steam cleaning

Skylight fall dynamics

Rock crusher safety analysis

BMX Bike handlebar end impact protection

Truck/pedestrian collision

Seat-belt test for ultimate strength

Asymmetric seat-belt mount location and pendulum motion

Motorcycle impact testing with instrumented simulated head

True post-collision skid trajectory prediction for vehicle with speed and spin

2D accident reconstruction of automobile kneeling under tractor-trailer fender bar

Burn trauma from exploding acetylene generator, failure scenario and safety violations

Telescoping ladder latch failure due to chemical corrosion cracking and fatigue

Plastic soft-drink bottle explosion during removal of labeling sleeve