John Basierak

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About John Basierak

An independent Consultant engaged in a wide variety of structural stress & mechanical analysis for Defence, Offshore Energy, Military Bridging, Aerospace, Mechanical Handling, Nuclear and Railway Engineering clients. Areas of Expertise: Finite Element Analysis for Linear & Nonlinear analysis Classical Calculation Methodology - Static Analysis, Fatigue Analysis, Damage Tolerant Design Conceptual Design Structural Mechanics Environmental Loading of Structures High strength Steel Design & Analysis High strength Aluminium Alloy Design & Analysis Bolted / Welded Connections Structural Optimisation FEA programs - ADSK Nastran, Patran, Ansys, STAADPro. Mathcad, Fortran, Excel, Word. Design code expertise – DNV, AISC, ABS, API, FEM, BS2573, BS5400, EN, AIRBUS, ESDU, LLoyds Lockheed Martin Toolset. Compiling reports for third party appraisal. A selection of projects I have been involved in: BAE Systems Samlesbury: F35 strike military aircraft - rear fuselage and tail sections using Lockheed Martin toolset Hyde Aero Products for BAE systems: Airbus A400M military transporter aircraft - leading edge components including engine mountings Agusta Westlands - Future Lynx helicopter BAE Systems Leeds: BR90 lightweight modular aluminium alloy military bridges, Pontoons, static & fatigue analysis and damage tolerant design. WFEL Stockport: Lightweight modular aluminium alloy military bridges, Dry Support Bridge, Air Portable Ferry Bridge Offshore Technology Group Halifax: Pipe handling equipment, cranes, lifting equipment, derricks and flare booms Hampco Ltd Leeds: Marine riser handling systems, rotating flare booms, lifting equipment, establishing wind & wave fatigue life according to DNV-rp-c203, DNV-rp-c205, DNV Class note 30.7, BS EN1993 GKN Westland Derby: Electro-Star and various metro light railway projects, body shell FEA Westland / ABB York: Railway rolling stock and body shells and aircraft projects, aircraft stress analysis on the EH101 helicopter components for Westlands-Yoevil National Nuclear Corporation Knutsford: Assessment of the design of high integrity overhead cranes and equipment in naval dockyards, used in nuclear re-fuelling. Examined the effects of extreme environmental loading wind, temperature and earthquakes on the cranes and support structures