David Redekop, Ph.D., P.Eng.


Professor, Mechanical Engineering

B.Eng., McMaster (1967)

M.Eng., McMaster (1971)

Ph.D., Waterloo (1977)

BIOGRAPHY

Although a native of Mexico, Dr. Redekop received his high school and university education in Canada. Following graduation he served for four years in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of the West Indies. In 1982 he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa, where he has been active in research, teaching, and administration. He has concentrated his research in the area of shell structures, and has collaborated with engineers from Trinidad, Cuba, India, China, as well as Canada. In 1995 he received the CSME Trans. best paper award for work on vibration of toroidal shells. He is currently on research leave.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Pressure Vessels

  • Stress analysis, vibration, stability and reliability of pressure vessels
  • Analytical and Numerical Methods applied to vessels

    Shell Dynamics

  • Blast loading of shell pannels
  • Vibration and elastodynamics of cylindrical and toroidal shells
  • Seismic loading of liquid storage tanks and tubular steel columns

    Simulation

  • Computer simulation of motion of mechanisms and robots
  • Finite elment simulation of manufacturing processes

    • CURRENT TEACHING DUTIES

    E-mail: dredekop@tesla.cc.uottawa.ca

    Last updated: [August, 1996]