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CAREER SUMMARY - Victor Rollins


Vic Rollins

Background
Current Position at CWA
Summary of Specific Expertise and Experience
Summary of Previous Professional Activities
Published Technical Papers



Date of Birth:




Nationality: British




Qualifications: Chartered Engineer
Doctor of Philosophy





Affiliations: Fellow of the Institute of Materials
Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineers
Fellow of the Institute of Corrosion
Senior Member of the Welding Institute



Current Position at CWA

External Consultant to CWA Minerals.  Provides wide ranging expert advice on steel and related ferrous materials concerning quality issues, corrosion and failure incidents.

Summary of Specific Expertise and Experience

Widely experienced in Metallurgical-Engineering, specialising in steel and ferrous products, failure-analysis, corrosion, physical and non-destructive-testing of metals and the failure of protective coatings.  Has extensive experience of providing technical support in metal performance disputes.

Following an industrial and research career has worked as a specialist consultant since 1981. Involved almost on a daily basis with corrosion and failure of steel components, also familiar with shipping industry and ship/machinery damage incidents.

Areas of expertise include the investigation of metal component failures, corrosion investigations, accident investigations, insurance claim reports and the technical assessment of claims, damage and defect investigation, investigation of manufacturing problems, paint-coating failure investigations, on-site inspection and quality control procedures, in-house laboratory testing, preparation of detailed reports, experienced at giving expert evidence in Court.




Summary of Previous Professional Activities


1981         Independent Metallurgical Consultant
1977-1981 Technical Director, Metalock (Singapore) Ltd 
Specialist Marine Welding        
Repairs to Ships’ Engines, Propellers, Boilers, Lifting Equipment
1975-1977 Post Doctoral Research Fellow
British Steel Corporation
1967-1977 Senior Lecturer, Coventry Polytech. Industrial Metallurgy
1964-1967 Research Associate-Coventry Polytech, PhD Study of Corrosion-Fatigue
1963-1964
Research Officer, British Steel Corp.  Development of Low-Alloy Steels
1960-1963
Development Metallurgist, GEC Ltd , Steam-Turbine Materials


Widely experienced in:

  • Metallurgical-Engineering
  • Engineering Materials, particularly steels and stainless steels
  • Failure-Analysis
  • Corrosion
  • Welding and Joining of Materials
  • Inspection
  • Physical and Non-Destructive-Testing of Metals
  • Failure of Protective Coatings


Consulting Activities:

The investigation of material failures and corrosion

Previous Projects

1)    Marine Engineering Investigations

Structural failures in ships
Corrosion of structural steel-work, pipe-work, boiler-tubes, engine-valves, etc
Corrosion of ships’ holds due to the carriage of aggressive cargoes
Corrosion and cracking of stainless-steel cargo-tanks
Failure of marine paint coatings
Failure of ships’ engines, propellers, shafts, hulls, etc

   
2)    Civil Engineering Investigations

Failures of equipment
Corrosion of steel-reinforcement in concrete structures
Corrosion of stainless-steel and galvanised steel in freshwater wells
Corrosion in commercial and domestic hot and cold water systems   
Failure of protective coatings on commercial buildings   
Failure of rock-crushing machinery
Failure of heavy piling equipment
Failure of cranes


3)    General Engineering Investigations

Machinery and equipment failures and accidents
Failure of vehicle components
Failure of industrial boilers and kilns
Corrosion of steel sheet and wire raw materials
Corrosion of chemical and water tanks
Atmospheric corrosion of components during storage



Published Technical Papers

Conducted research during the period 1964-1977 which resulted in eighteen technical publications concerning the ‘corrosion-fatigue’ failure of metals and alloys and the influence of ‘dynamic plastic strain’ on corrosion processes. Presented the results of his research at a number of international technical conferences in the UK, Australia, USA and Singapore.



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