Professor Christopher Truman
B.Sc.(Manc.), Cert.A.Stud.(Cantab), Ph.D., C.Phys., C.Eng., F.Inst.P.
Current positions
Professor of Solid Mechanics
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
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Research interests
Research interests are primarily focussed on measuring and modelling residual stress, and fracture of structural materials. Residual stresses are self-equilibrating stresses existing in materials or components under uniform temperature conditions and no applied loads. Residual stresses are introduced into components by processes which cause the material to undergo some form of inelastic response, such as welding, quenching and rolling. The presence of residual stresses can have a significant effect on the subsequent failure characteristics of engineering components and structures.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Enhanced Methodologies for Advanced Nuclear System Safety
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
14/01/2022 to 13/01/2025
Enhanced Methodologies for Advanced Nuclear System Safety
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
14/01/2022 to 13/01/2025
Enhanced Methodologies for Advanced Nuclear System Safety
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical EngineeringDates
14/01/2022 to 13/01/2025
Creep-plasticity interaction in high-temperature reactor materials
Principal Investigator
Description
Creep and creep-fatigue of reactor internal components are life-limiting factors for Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors and a key design consideration for future fission and fusion reactor designs. This project uses advanced…Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
05/10/2020 to 04/10/2024
UK-India Nuclear Network
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/08/2020 to 31/07/2025
Thesis supervisions
The calibration and measurement of residual stresses by the deep hole drilling technique
Supervisors
Measurement and evaluation of residual stresses within aged and overlay repair welded piping components
Supervisors
Probabilistic Methodologies in the Creep Regime
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The influence of long-range residual stress on the cleavage fracture of ferritic steel
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Multi-Scale Characterization of Residual Stresses in Spent AGR Fuel Cladding
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Effect of biaxiality on engineering critical assessments
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The effect of prior plastic strain on fracture initiation
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An investigation into the effects of scaling on structural integrity assessments
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The effect of creep strain rate on damage accumulation in type 316H austenitic stainless steel
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Creep Deformation of 316H Weldments
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Publications
Recent publications
14/11/2024Modelling the Effect of Residual Stresses on Damage Accumulation Using a Coupled Crystal Plasticity Phase Field Fracture Approach
ASME 2024 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference
Effect of grain boundary misorientation and carbide precipitation on damage initiation
International Journal of Plasticity
Sub-surface fatigue crack tip strains in 7475-T7351 aluminium alloy measured using stroboscopic neutron diffraction
Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures
Measurement of residual stress in spent AGR fuel cladding using incremental centre hole drilling
A method to extract slip system dependent information for crystal plasticity models
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