Senior Lecturer Ben Edmans MEng PhD FHEA MIMechE
Senior Lecturer
Summary
I teach solid mechanics and finite element analysis of solids and structures on undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses in Mechanical Engineering. I am currently active in research on modelling approaches for granular materials, with a focus on applications in the food processing industry. I am interested in acting as supervisor for final year and PhD students with projects in these areas, as well as for projects involving computational solid/structural mechanics; applications of finite element analysis; mechanics of granular materials and offshore/subsea engineering.
About
I completed my PhD thesis at Brunel University in 2012 on the topic "Nonlinear finite element analysis of flexible pipes for deep-water applications". Following this, I worked as a pipeline engineer and FEA specialist for Lloyd's Register Energy, working in design review and applied research roles. This also included a three-year overseas assignment at Lloyd's Register Global Technology Centre, Singapore. I subsequently worked as a postdoctoral research at Leicester University, working on numerical approaches for predicting the compaction behaviour of powders from particle and surface properties [1] . I joined SHU as a lecturer in 2020.
Teaching
School of Engineering and Built Environment
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
BEng Hons/MEng Mechanical Engineering
BEng Hons Mechanical Engineering (Top-Up)
(DA) Mechanical Engineering Technology
55-409643 Principles of Dynamics and Thermodynamics, Manufacturing Processes and Mathematics
55-608103 (DA) Computational Analysis for Apprentices
55-609656 Further Engineering Science and Numerical Analysis
55-609657 Further Mechanical Engineering Science and Numerical Analysis
55-709638 Advanced Computational Method in Engineering
Research
- Industry and Innovation Research Institute
Current projects
- A syncretic model for predicting compaction behaviour of powders and particulate materials
- Developing simulation and experimental particle characterisation capability at AFIC
Publications (h-index = 8)
Edmans, B.D., & Sinka, I.C. (2020). Unloading of elastoplastic spheres from large deformations. Powder Technology, 374, 618-631. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2020.06.094
Edmans, B.D., & Sinka, I.C. (2020). Numerical derivation of a normal contact law for compressible plastic particles. Mechanics of Materials, 146, 103297. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2019.103297
Edmans, B.D., Pham, D.C., Zhang, Z.Q., Guo, T.F., Sridhar, N., & Stewart, G. (2019). An effective multiscale methodology for the analysis of marine flexible risers. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 7 (10), 340. http://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7100340
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Edmans, B.D., Alfano, G., & Bahai, H. (2013). Nonlinear multi‐scale homogenization with different structural models at different scales. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 94 (4), 355-373. http://doi.org/10.1002/nme.4447
Conference papers
Edmans, B.D., Guo, T., Zhang, Z., Pham, D.C., Sridhar, N., & Stewart, G. (2016). Multiscale Modelling Approaches for Flexible Risers: Procedures, Capabilities and Demonstrations. Offshore Technology Conference Asia. http://doi.org/10.4043/26490-ms
Chi, P.D., Zhang, Z., Guo, T., Narayanaswamy, S., Edmans, B., & Stewart, G. (2015). Multiscale modelling approach for flexible risers. Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials, 2015-July.
Pham, D.C., Guo, T.F., Zhang, Z., Narayanaswamy, S., & Edmans, B. (2014). An Effective Constitutive Model for Unbonded Flexible Risers. Offshore Technology Conference-Asia. http://doi.org/10.2118/24964-ms
Edmans, B., Pham, D.C., Zhang, Z., Guo, T., Narayanaswamy, S., & Stewart, G. (2014). Multiscale Finite Element Analysis of Unbonded Flexible Risers. Volume 6B: Pipeline and Riser Technology. http://doi.org/10.1115/omae2014-24454
Edmans, B. (2014). Finite Element Studies for Assessment of Collapse Modelling Methodologies for Unbonded Flexible Pipes. Offshore Technology Conference-Asia. http://doi.org/10.4043/24815-ms
Edmans, B., Alfano, G., Bahai, H., Andronicou, L., & Bahtui, A. (2012). Local Stress Assessment of Flexible Unbonded Pipes Using FEA. Volume 3: Pipeline and Riser Technology, 939-945. http://doi.org/10.1115/omae2012-84248
Edmans, B., Alfano, G., & Bahai, H. (2012). Large-Scale Analysis and Local Stress Assessment of Flexible Unbonded Pipes Using FEA. Volume 3: Pipeline and Riser Technology, 947-953. http://doi.org/10.1115/omae2012-84249
Edmans, B.D., Alfano, G., & Bahai, H. (2009). Multiscale finite-element modelling of flexible marine risers. Computational Plasticity X Fundamentals and Applications.
[1] Virtual Formulation Laboratory (EPSRC Ref. EP/N025261/1),
2025 Early Career Research & Innovation Fellowship (ECRIF) - Developing simulation and experimental particle characterisation capability at AFIC
- Professor Iosif Csaba Sinka, University of Leicester, UK
- Dr Giulio Alfano, Brunel University, UK
- Dr Sridhar Narayanasamy, Institute for High Performance Computing (IHPC), A*STAR, Singapore
Publications
Journal articles
Edmans, B.D., & Sinka, I.C. (2020). Unloading of elastoplastic spheres from large deformations. Powder Technology, 374, 618-631. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2020.06.094
Edmans, B.D., & Sinka, I.C. (2020). Numerical derivation of a normal contact law for compressible plastic particles. Mechanics of Materials, 146, 103297. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2019.103297
Edmans, B.D., Pham, D.C., Zhang, Z.Q., Guo, T.F., Sridhar, N., & Stewart, G. (2019). An effective multiscale methodology for the analysis of marine flexible risers. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 7 (10), 340. http://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7100340
Edmans, B.D., Alfano, G., & Bahai, H. (2013). Nonlinear multi‐scale homogenization with different structural models at different scales. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 94 (4), 355-373. http://doi.org/10.1002/nme.4447
Conference papers
Edmans, B.D., Guo, T., Zhang, Z., Pham, D.C., Sridhar, N., & Stewart, G. (2016). Multiscale Modelling Approaches for Flexible Risers: Procedures, Capabilities and Demonstrations. Offshore Technology Conference Asia. http://doi.org/10.4043/26490-ms
Chi, P.D., Zhang, Z., Guo, T., Narayanaswamy, S., Edmans, B., & Stewart, G. (2015). Multiscale modelling approach for flexible risers. Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials, 2015-July.
Pham, D.C., Guo, T.F., Zhang, Z., Narayanaswamy, S., & Edmans, B. (2014). An Effective Constitutive Model for Unbonded Flexible Risers. Offshore Technology Conference-Asia. http://doi.org/10.2118/24964-ms
Edmans, B., Pham, D.C., Zhang, Z., Guo, T., Narayanaswamy, S., & Stewart, G. (2014). Multiscale Finite Element Analysis of Unbonded Flexible Risers. Volume 6B: Pipeline and Riser Technology. http://doi.org/10.1115/omae2014-24454
Edmans, B. (2014). Finite Element Studies for Assessment of Collapse Modelling Methodologies for Unbonded Flexible Pipes. Offshore Technology Conference-Asia. http://doi.org/10.4043/24815-ms
Edmans, B., Alfano, G., Bahai, H., Andronicou, L., & Bahtui, A. (2012). Local Stress Assessment of Flexible Unbonded Pipes Using FEA. Volume 3: Pipeline and Riser Technology, 939-945. http://doi.org/10.1115/omae2012-84248
Edmans, B., Alfano, G., & Bahai, H. (2012). Large-Scale Analysis and Local Stress Assessment of Flexible Unbonded Pipes Using FEA. Volume 3: Pipeline and Riser Technology, 947-953. http://doi.org/10.1115/omae2012-84249
Edmans, B.D., Alfano, G., & Bahai, H. (2009). Multiscale finite-element modelling of flexible marine risers. Computational Plasticity X Fundamentals and Applications.
Other activities
Reviewer for Ocean Engineering, International Journal of Computational Methods
Postgraduate supervision
Second supervisor for PhD student: Mohsin Rashid - "Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Constraint and Specimen Size Effects on Fracture Toughness"