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Expert Profile: Steve Olson

Expertise: All Polymer Composite Materials, prcesses, tooling, design, laminate analysis, FEA, several factories etc. experience: Materials, Aerospace, Medical, Recreational, etc. Expert in Thermoplastic Composites

Experience in the area
20 years, Northrop, Hughes, BASF/CYTEC, GT Bicycles, Marine.

Organizations
SAMPE, SME

Publications
SAMPE Journal, SME Composites Guides, Courses in TP composites

Education/Credentials
BSME 1985, MSME Candidate

Awards and Honors
US Patents

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? To set more new paradigms by bringing in the latest technology and know-how to other industries.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: It's a lot of fun!

Something controversial or provocative about this subject No sex involved

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 5024
Knowledge	9.68 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.74 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.85 Best of the best
Politeness	9.97 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		1
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		276

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	11/03/08
10	10	10	10	10/30/08
10	10	10	10	10/30/08
10	9	10	10	10/26/08
10	10	10	10	09/22/08

User Comments

Thanks for the response!
(Ken on 11/03/08)

Thank you for your prompt and excellent reply and advice =)
(Denny on 10/30/08)

Thank you soooooo much!! I initially went to a glass store to try and find the answer to my question. They did not know and couldn't find the answer
(Connie on 10/30/08)

What a delightful surprise it was to receive such a prompt and detailed response. We'll all sleep much better now as I love the look, and my husband
(Yanina on 09/22/08)

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Recent Answers from Steve Olson

2008-11-14 Glass Strenght Calculator: Dear Keith, This is actually about in the middle of the literature data, which tends to range between 5000-15000 psi. Here are the other parameters to think about: 1. In bending half the glass...

2008-11-13 Glass Strenght Calculator: Dear Keith, You are correct, I made a fat finger error on a calculator, that's why I now have it in Excel so I can't screw it up. There is also another issue with this old calculation, I gave out the...

2008-10-31 composite rod: Dear Ken, You have most of the requirements, now you have to design it with engineering calculations. You also need the material properties of the material you wish to use. So you have to use 3 point...

2008-10-28 glass table strength: Glen, If you place the supports under the four corners of the tank, underneath the glass table at 30", this provides a capacity of 450 lbs (Safety factor of 2). If the supports are all the way out under...

2008-10-28 Material Science on Squash Racket: Hi Denny, Sounds like a snake oil salesman or some really stretched patent claims. 1. Hybrids of glass/carbon fiber bring down the strength and stiffness of the part. If this is desired, then OK...