Dr Gareth Bradley

Lecturer in: Aircraft Structures and Materials, Aircraft Structural Mechanics

Research/Technical Interests

• Structural integrity with respect to advanced materials and/or manufacturing processes
• Residual stresses and their effect on structural performance
• Properties and applications of advanced materials
• Non-destructive examination with respect to structural integrity

Employment History

• Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Materials Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University
• Project Manager University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing
• Research Associate University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing
• Research Assistant University of Strathclyde

Publications

• Elkut, F; Bradley, GR; Krywonos, J; Fenwick, J; Ren, XJ (2012): Numerical study of the mechanics of indentation bending tests of thin membranes and inverse materials parameters prediction, Computational Materials Science, v 52, pp. 123-127.
• Bradley, GR; MacKenzie, PM (2006): Development of a novel metastable composite material, Proc. IMechE Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, v 220, no. 4, pp. 181-187.
• Bradley, GR (2006): Investigation into the failure of a cast iron gear wheel, commercial report.
• Bradley, GR; Steuwer, A (2005): Residual Stresses in Shot-Peened Retraction Actuator Piston Rods Made of High-Strength Steel 4330V, commercial report.
• James, MN; Bradley, GR; Lombard, H; Hattingh, DG (2005): The relationship between process mechanisms and crack paths in friction stir welded 5083-H321 and 5383-H321 aluminium alloys, Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, v. 28, no. 1-2, pp. 245-256.
• James, MN; Hughes, DJ; Hattingh, DG; Bradley, GR; Mills, G; Webster, PJ (2004): Synchrotron diffraction measurement of residual stresses in friction stir welded 5383-H321 aluminium butt joints and their modification by fatigue cycling, Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, v. 27, no. 3, pp. 187-202.
• James, MN; Hattingh, DG; Bradley, GR (2003): Weld tool travel speed effects on fatigue life of friction stir welds in 5083 aluminium, International Journal of Fatigue, v. 25, no. 12, pp. 1389-1398.
• James, MN; Bradley, GR; Hattingh, DG; Hughes, D J; Webster, PJ (2003): Residual stresses, defects and fatigue cycling in friction stir butt welds in 5383-H321 and 5083-H321 aluminium alloys, Materials Science Forum, v. 426-432, part 4, pp. 2915-2920.
• Bradley, GR; Hattingh, DG; Yio, TC; James, MN (2003): Crack paths in friction stir welded 5083-H321 and 5383-H321 aluminium alloys, International Conference on Fatigue Crack Paths, Parma, 2003.
• James, MN; Hattingh, DG; Bradley, GR (2002): Influence of travel speed on fatigue life of friction stir welds in 5083 aluminium, Fatigue 2002 - Proceedings of the Eighth International Fatigue Congress, 3 - 7th June, 2002, Stockholm, Sweden.
• Bradley, GR; James, MN (2000): Geometry and microstructure of metal inert gas and friction stir welded aluminium alloy 5383-H321, unpublished report.