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Dr Kevin Drake
Rm417
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Torrington Place
London
WC1E 7JE
Tel: 0207 679 3916
Appointment
- Visiting Professor
- Dept of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering Science
Biography
Kevin Drake studied civil engineering as an undergraduate at
Research Groups
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His research interests are mainly in the field of ocean engineering and naval architecture. Topics of interest include: fluid-structure interaction problems for intact and damaged structures; behaviour of composite sandwich panels; energy extraction from tidal streams. Work outside these areas has included collaboration with Prof J.M. Newton on problems relating to the stresses generated during the mechanical testing of pharmaceutical compacts.
Teaching Summary
Teaching responsibilities have covered a wide range of courses within the department, including Applied mechanics for first year and third year undergraduate students and Finite Element Analysis for fourth year MEng/MSc students. Currently teaching Mechanics of Derformable Bodies to first year students, Random Processes and Ocean Waves to fourth year/MSc students (as part of MEng/MSc Naval Architecture) and Shafts and Couplings (as past of Power Transmission and Auxiliary Machinery Systems). He supervised the production of Class 1 entries into the 2006 and 2007 Formula Student competitions.
