Spencer Wilmshurst

Structural Integrity Pipeline Engineer at Shell International Exploration and Production B.V.

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

About

Chartered Engineer (CEng) Member of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (MIMarEST) Specialties: Niche design and analysis. Laboratory testing of structures. Over 21 years Finite Element Analysis experience (linear,non-linear, implicit, and explicit with various commercial codes - ABAQUS, ANSYS, LS-DYNA, PATRAN, FEMAP). Co-authorship of 24 publications in the areas of tubular joint and pipeline research (published either in International Journals or in the Proceedings of International Conferences).

Experience

  • Structural Integrity Pipeline Engineer at Shell
    2008 - Present · 18 yrs 7 mos

  • Consultant at Atkins Boreas
    Jan 2007 - Jun 2008 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Consultant at Boreas Consultants Limited
    Aug 2002 - Dec 2006 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Lead Engineer at Mott MacDonald Limited (Oil & Gas Division)
    Sep 1997 - Aug 2002 · 5 yrs

  • JSPS Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
    Feb 1996 - Aug 1997 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Eighteen months as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering where my main area of interest was the static strength behaviour of tubular structures and trusses. During my tenure I liaised with a Japanese pipe and tube manufacturer for a new application of one of the company's products that resulted in the setting up of a Laboratory testing programme and technical feasibility study. I was also involved in two further static-strength laboratory test programmes on tubular joints, and the writing and preparation of research publications for International Journals and Conferences.