| RefNo | EC/1967/10 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVIII, 47 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Ford, Hugh: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | Distinguished for his contributions to the study of metal deformation in the elastic and plastic ranges and in experimental stress analysis. He did pioneer work in establishing experimentally the slip-line field in plane strain and in solving elastic-plastic problems including the expanding of a hole in an infinite plate. Has also made important contributions to experimental stress analysis, such as in pipework and expansion bellows. He has been particularly successful in applying his results to practical engineering design. He is Chairman of the Admiralty Research Panel for brittle fracture in mild steel for welded ships and other structures. At Imperial College he is the leader of one of the best schools of Applied Mechanics in the country. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4183 | Ford; Sir; Hugh (1913 - 2010) | 1913 - 2010 |