Mr Colin Bradsell
Faculties, deparments and locations
- Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment
- Department of Aerospace and Aircraft Engineering
- School of Engineering
- Roehampton Vale
Lecturer in Aerospace and Aircraft Engineering
- Email:
- c.bradsell@kingston.ac.uk
About
I am a part time member of the team working solely with Foundation Engineering courses. I am a chartered engineer with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and specialise in metrology with respect to material properties and experimental methods.
Qualifications
- MSc
- BSc
- BA
Domains
Courses taught
My research background focuses on the measurement of thermodynamic and fluid properties within the oil industry. I also have experience in developing novel experimental methods to determine a range of performances within the field of low and ultra-low-density materials.
Qualifications
- MSc
Specialisms
- Diffusion Performance of Low Density Cellular Solids
Qualifications and expertise
- MIMechE
Professional and scholarly affiliations
- Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Publications
Performance of nylon based polymer foams at elevated temperature under tensile loading
Izzard, V. G., Bradsell, C.H., Hadavinia, H., Morris, V.J., Foot, P. J. S., Wilson, L.M. and Hewson, K., 2012, Key Engineering Materials (488-48), pp 286-289
Investigation of the compression recovery properties of Polyamide-6 cellular solid over the temperature range of -5[degrees]C to 90[degrees]C
Izzard, Vanessa, Bradsell, Colin, Hadavinia, H., Morris, Valerie, Foot, P.J.S. and Witten, N., 2010, Key Engineering Materials (417-18), pp 933-936
Application of FRP materials for retrofitting of RC beams after shear failure
Donchev, T., Thomopoulos, G. and Bradsell, C.(2008). In: Fourth International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2008), 22 - 24 Jul 2008 :Zurich, Switzerland
Gravimetric determination of diffusion coefficients and volumetric properties of polyethylene closed cell foams
Bradsell, Colin (2011), Kingston University