Coke bottle
Bottle, cap and label assembly.
Technical Skills
CAD & Machine Design
I used SolidWorks to develop CAD parts and assemblies, prepare dimensioned engineering drawings, and model designs for my machine-design projects. The work below also includes selected models completed through tutorial exercises.
Designing from SOLIDWORKS tutorials
View courseI followed the Udemy course Master SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD using real-world examples and made these models as part of the tutorials.
Pencil sharpener
Separate parts assembled into a pencil sharpener.
Phone and earphone assembly
Circuit board
A board layout with modeled electronic components.
Machine design projects
These projects were part of my machine design courses, ME 3117 and ME 3217 (coursework details).
Project 01
May 2024Bursting pressure test setup
Our task was to redesign an existing hydrostatic test setup for 10 bar pressure and pipes up to 225 mm in diameter, using plain carbon steel. I sized the parts and modeled the assembly in SOLIDWORKS.
Choosing the screw diameter, plate thickness and handle dimensions required repeated changes to the calculations and CAD model.
- Pressure target
- 10 bar
- Maximum pipe diameter
- 225 mm
- Design factor
- 3.5
Project 02
January 2025Autorickshaw differential & foot brake
I calculated the gear parameters for a 4.2:1 differential and modeled the parts and assembly in SOLIDWORKS. The second part covered a foot brake, including the drum and shoe geometry and force calculations.
- Engine power
- 6.5 kW
- Gear pair
- 20 / 84 teeth
- Module
- 2.5 mm
Finite Element Analysis
PrePoMax
Practiced finite element modeling using PrePoMax, an open-source pre- and postprocessor for CalculiX, through publicly available examples and documentation.
Software websiteAbaqus
Developed finite element models in Abaqus for a bioinspired Bouligand laminate study, investigating the tensile and three-point bending responses of 19-layer PLA–TPU structures. The simulations were used to evaluate stiffness and peak-load response in comparison with experimental results.
Molecular Dynamics
I used LAMMPS for molecular dynamics simulations in my undergraduate thesis, investigating the mechanical and fracture behavior of Ti₂N MXene. I also worked through additional courses and tutorial examples to explore different molecular simulation techniques.
Explore the Ti₂N MXene research project →The Complete Introduction to LAMMPS
Worked through simulation examples covering crack propagation, fluid flow around obstacles, atomic and molecular deposition, and molecular interactions and constraints.
View courseLAMMPS Tutorials by Simon Gravelle and Collaborators
Explored tutorial simulations involving Lennard-Jones fluids, carbon nanotube deformation, polymer systems, and confined electrolytes, including modifications to simulation inputs and analysis of results.
View tutorialsExperimental & Characterization Techniques
Mechanical Testing & Fabrication
- Composite fabrication and specimen preparation
- Tensile and flexural testing using a universal testing machine (UTM)
- Experimental evaluation of composite mechanical properties
Materials Characterization
- Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM–EDS)
- Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)
- Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
- Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- Thermal conductivity testing
Programming & Computational Tools
- Programming & Data Analysis
- Python, NumPy, pandas, SciPy, Matplotlib, and C.
- Machine Learning & Deep Learning
- scikit-learn, Keras, and CNN–BiRNN workflows.
- Simulation & Visualization
- LAMMPS, OVITO, Abaqus, PrePoMax, and SolidWorks.
- Scientific Documentation
- LaTeX.