Contact Dr James Watson
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 754149
- Email: j.w.watson@cranfield.ac.uk
- ORCID
Areas of expertise
- Lightweighting & Crashworthiness
- Structures and Materials
Background
James is the manager of Cranfield Impact Centre (CIC). An internationally respected facility with expertise in vehicle crashworthiness and occupant simulation.
Our state of the art testing laboratories feature a range of test rigs for both static and dynamic testing of structures. Test can be carried out for certification or research purposes.
CIC is an FIA approved test house for crash and static tests. CIC is also an approved consultancy by the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) for both EC Regulation R66 coach rollover Type Approval and R80.
CIC is renowned for its service excellence and confidentiality. Our highly skilled, professional engineering team will ensure your testing requirements are supported throughout the project with client focus leading our priorities.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Nicoud G, Ghasemnejad H, Srimanosaowapak S & Watson JW. (2024). Crashworthiness of Foam-Filled and Reinforced Honeycomb Crash Absorbers in Transverse Direction. Applied Composite Materials, 31(2)
- Valente G, Ghasemnejad H, Srimanosaowapak S & Watson JW. (2023). Advancement in Design and Failure Analysis of Aluminium Foam-filled Honeycomb Crash Absorbers. Applied Composite Materials, 30(3)
- Rabiee A, Ghasemnejad H, Hitchins N, Watson J, Roberts J, .... (2021). Numerical model development to predict the behaviour of infant/neonate crash dummy restrained inside of an incubator under deceleration. International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 16(1)
- Rai V, Ghasemnejad H, Watson JW, Gonzalez-Domingo JA & Webb PF. (2019). Developed trigger mechanisms to improve crush force efficiency of aluminium tubes. Engineering Structures, 199