M. R. Goldthorpe Associates - Engineering Analysis, Fracture Mechanics, Structural Integrity Assessment, Fitness for Purpose Assessment, Finite Element Analysis, Expert Witness.

M. R. Goldthorpe Associates - Engineering Analysis

Contact:	Martin Goldthorpe
Address:	The Grange, 2 Park Vale Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 8AR, U.K.
Tel:	+44 (0) 1625 430831
email:	martin@mrgoldthorpe.uk

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Profile
After graduating from Imperial College London with a degree in physics, I spent three years in the automotive friction materials industry at Mintex Ltd. I returned to academic life to study for a PhD in numerical fracture mechanics at the Mechanical Engineering Department, Sheffield University. Following spells of post-doctoral university research, and employment in power generation (CEGB) and engineering software (nCode Ltd), I became an independent consultant in 1993.

Provide specialist consultancy services in structural integrity, fracture mechanics, fatigue, creep, defect assessment and computational analysis.
More than 40 years experience in structural mechanics, finite element analysis, fracture mechanics and structural integrity assessment
Detailed knowledge of stuctural integrity assessment procedures R6 and BS 7910:2013 and parts of R5 (assessment procedure for high temperature response of structures)
Experienced user of ABAQUS and user of CRACKWISE
Flexible collaborator, working with teams in several premier UK and European research and technology establishments
Experienced report and proposal writer
Report verification
Affordable and appropriate advice for businesses requiring structural integrity or related expertise/guidance not available in-house
Provision of fracture mechanics training to engineers and managers in industry

Some Projects

Assessment of weld defects in pressurised gas storage vessels
Assessment of defects in repair welds in a pump bowl steel casting
Integrity of repaired welds joint research project
Numerical prediction of residual stresses due to multi-pass welding
Analysis of reheat cracking in austenitic stainless steel welds
Effect of weld mismatch on C* predictions in HAZ materials
Review and analyses of cracks in bi-metallic welds (dis-similar metal welds)
Assessment of weld defects during pipe reeling and pipe laying (high strain bending of offshore oil pipelines)
Justification of multi-stage repair of girth welds under load during pipelay
Fatigue and fracture assessment of defects in high pressure valves
Analysis of fracture of laser welds
Advice on reasons for bolted joint failures
Advice on milling chuck design
Development and validation of structural integrity assessment procedures R6, BS 7910 and R5
Audit and advice on application of BS 7910 procedures
Development and application of novel 'Local Approach' procedures to assess structural integrity
Advice on cause of failure of vehicle suspension components
Guidance on development of models of time-dependent cracking in pipeline materials
Assessment of mixed mode fatigue crack growth in generator rotors
Verification of review report on high pressure hydraulic components of pumped storage power station
Assessment of embedded flaws in girth welds of clad pipes
Assessment of reheat cracks in boiler spine welds
A study of crack tip constraint due to combined primary and secondary stresses
Reference stress and J-based limit load for embedded flaws in pipe girth welds
Assessment of defects in type 316L stainless steel distillation kettles
Study of miniature fracture toughness test specimens
Fatigue assessment of wellhead connector
Corrosion-fatigue of type 304 stainless steel in PWR primary coolant water environment
Assessment of critical defect sizes for the UK EPR Reactor Pressure Vessel and Pressuriser welds during severe transients
Member of Independent Review Panel considering use of the French RSE-M code for application to the UK EPR fracture mechanics assessments
Technical advice on dealing with long-term, benign defects in a hydro-turbine spiral casing

Some Clients

In 1998, I joined the team that presents the renowned
Sheffield Fracture Mechanics training course.

Latest news about Sheffield Fracture Mechanics

We will run two identical courses "back to back" in Autumn 2024 as follows.

Autumn No. 1: 15-17 & 22-24 October 2024
Currently, there are 2 places available on course No. 1

Autumn No. 2: 29-31 October & 5-7 November 2024
Currently, there are 2 places available on course No. 2.

2025 Courses:
Spring: 1-3 & 8-10 April 2025
There are plenty of places available on Spring 2025.

Please contact us via our website if you'd like to make a no-obligation reservation
of a place or places on the Autumn 2024 or Spring 2025 courses.

Click here for the brochure, the course Terms and Conditions are here and
here is the draft timetable for the next courses.

There's a short note on the course history and our philosophy here.

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