Education
- PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Windsor, 1999
- MASc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Windsor, 1997
- BASc, Mechanical Engineering with Materials Option, University of Windsor, 1995
Research Interests
- Crashworthiness, impact testing, Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Experimental (destructive) testing, stress analysis
- Mechanical material testing & characterization under quasi-static & dynamic loading conditions
- Dynamics, machine design
Professional Affiliations
- Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Selected Publications
- Smith R., Altenhof W., and Lapain M., Transverse impact loading of aluminum foam filled braided stainless steel tubes, Int. J. of Impact Eng., Vol 88, No 1, p214-226, 2016
- Hou C., Czubernat K., Jin S.Y., Altenhof W., Maeva E., Seviaryna I., Ghosh S., Sain M., and Gu R., Mechanical Response of Rigid PU foams under Cyclic Quasi-Static Compressive Loading Conditions, Int. J. of Fatigue, Vol 59, p76-89, 2014
- Li Z., DiCecco S., Altenhof W., Thomas M., Banting R., and Hu H., Stress and fatigue life analyses of a five-piece rim and the proposed optimization with a two-piece rim, Journal of Terramechanics, Vol 52, p31-45, 2014
- Bondy M., Altenhof W., Chen X., Snowdon A., and Vrkljan B., Development of a Finite Element/Multi-Body Model of a Newborn Infant for Restraint Analysis and Design, Comp. Meth. in Biomech. and Biomed. Eng., Vol 17, No 2, p149-162, 2014
- Yuen S.C.Y., Altenhof W., Opperman C.J., and Nurick G., Axial splitting of circular tubes by means of blast load, Int. J. of Impact Eng., Vol 53, p17-28, 2013
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