Dr. David L. DuQuesnay B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng. Professor

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr. David L. DuQuesnay

Office: SB3113

Telephone: 613-541-6000 ext 6483

Fax: (613) 542-8612

E-mail: duquesnay-d@rmc.ca

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Royal Military College of Canada

PO Box 17000, Station Forces

Kingston, Ontario CANADA

K7K 7B4

Brief History

Dr. DuQuesnay began working at RMC in 1992 as Assistant Professor, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1996, and to Professor in 2000. He served as Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2000-2003), and as Associate Head (Academic) 2006-2007. Dr. DuQuesnay graduated from BCIT with a diploma of technology (1979) and worked as a design draughtsman for Cominco Mining and Smelting in Trail, B.C. (1979 to 1981). After that, he studied as an undergraduate at the University of Waterloo, spending work terms performing structural steel design, and producing detail and assembly drawings for Armco Building Systems (1982 to 1983). Dr. DuQuesnay then became an undergraduate and post graduate researcher in the Fatigue Lab at the University of Waterloo from 1983 to 1992, while earning his BASc (1985), MASc (1986) and PhD (1991).

Specializations and Research Interests (Keyword)

  • Materials
  • Fatigue
  • Fracture
  • Adhesives
  • Fasteners
  • Composites
  • Durability

Teaching Interests

  • Solid Mechanics
  • Stress / Strain Analysis
  • Materials Engineering
  • Metallurgy
  • Fatigue and Fracture of Materials
  • Advanced Materials

Laboratories used for Research and Teaching

Society Memberships

  • Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), member
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), member
  • Structural Integrity Society, life member

Funded Research

AERAC Sponsored Research

  • Fatigue Life Assessment of Aluminum Alloys: $50,000 per year for three (3) years (from 2007/08 to 2009/10)
  • Advanced Bonding to Aluminum: $50,000 per year for three (3) years (from 2007/08 to 2009/10)
  • Probability of Detection for Multi-Frequency Bolt Hole Eddy Current and Sizing of Early Stage Growth Fatigue Cracks: Joint with both Krause and DuQuesnay: $50k/$51k/$54k (Total of $155,000) per year for three (3) years (from 2008/09 to 2010/11)

ARP

  • Fatigue Behaviour of Riveted Aircraft Joints: $20,000 per year for three (3) years (from 2009/10 to 2011/12)

NSERC

  • Fatigue Behaviour of Adhesively Bonded Joints: $23,000 per year for five (5) years (from 2005/06 to 2009/10)

OCE

  • Nylon Composites made from post industrial waste: Joint with Bates and DuQuesnay: $61,400 per year for two (2) years (from 2009/10 to 2010/11). Industrial Partner Mahle Filter Systems, Canada.

Publications