Professor Julian Booker
B.Eng., Ph.D.(Hull), C.Eng., F.I.Mech.E.
Current positions
Professor of Mechanical Design Engineering
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
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Research interests
My research is associated with the development and application of design methods across a broad spectrum of disciplines including concept design, Design for X (manufacture, assembly, quality and reliability) and optimisation. A topical research theme is the application of design methods to create novel electromechanical machines for renewable energy generation, industrial actuation and more-electric aircraft systems working within the Electrical Energy Management Group (EEMG). Working within the Solid Mechanics Group (SMG), my research into statistical and probabilistic design methods has application to material failure assessment and the performance of machine components.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
CONCEPT DESIGN FOR FATIGUE RESISTANCE
Principal Investigator
Description
Extensive work has been carried out by the fatigue research community into the nature of fatigue failure using computational and experimental methods, leading to a 'toolkit' for fatigue design. However,…Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/02/2003 to 01/02/2006
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
24/06/2024Preserving Heritage Riverine Bridges
Heritage
Remote Sensing of Aerospace Usage Profiles via Air Traffic Data
Review of aeronautical fatigue and structural integrity investigations in the UK during the period May 2021 - April 2023
A methodology for renovation of micro-hydropower plants
Journal of Sustainability Research
Building national disaster resilience
International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
Hydrological Vulnerability Assessment of Riverine Bridges
Water