Dr. Ali Albadri

Dr. Ali Albadri is chief engineer at London Underground Ltd. He has served as lead engineer for Tube Lines Ltd. and JNP. Prior to joining the vertical-transportation industry, he worked for the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), Brunel University and Oxford University, in addition to Cookson Group, ABB, Olympus and Hydronix Ltd. He has a PhD and an MPhil in materials science from UMIST and the University of Sheffield, respectively, and BSc degrees in nuclear engineering from Baghdad University and mechanical engineering from Technology University. Albadri has had papers about materials science and concrete design instruments published. Recently, he has had more than 20 papers on using the fractal dimension concept in understanding and maintaining machines published. He has also and invented and patented many products, such as the concrete strength device, the smart step and the smart test rig.

Temperature Phase Plan Map and Poincare Section for Escalators

A study focused on the escalator gearbox Abstract Our interest in finding a tool that can be used to understand and record the behavior of electro-mechanical machines is continuing in...

Construction of Poincare Space Map and Phase Plan Map for Escalators with Mechanical Fault, Part 3

Your author constructs his maps for an escalator suffering from mechanical failure. Abstract In this study, we will construct the Phase plan map (Poincare section) and the Poincare space map...

Construction of Poincare Space Map and Phase Plan Map for Escalators, Part 2

Work repeats that explained in Part 1, but with data derived from passenger loading. Abstract In part 1[1], Poincare space map and phase plan map (Poincare section) were constructed from...

Construction of Poincare Space Map and Phase Plan Map for Escalators, Part 1

Your author notes confirmation of smart step data’s fractal set nature. In this study, Poincare space map and phase plan map (Poincare section) are constructed from traces of measured data...

Escalator Fractal Behavior, Part Four

Series conclusion details deployment of the concept of the fractal and its partial values in correlation to the mechanical performance and availability of escalators for passenger service. The third part...

Escalator Fractal Behavior, Part One

Deploying the concept of the fractal in correlation to the mechanical performance and availability of escalators for passenger service Traces of data have been collected and downloaded from the electronic...

Longer Life for Escalator Steps

LU pioneers the art of prolonging the lifespan of escalator steps in the U.K. London Underground (LU) scraps a significant number of steel escalator steps each year based upon criteria...

The winning team from Linden Lodge School; image courtesy of Otis

South London Students Awarded STEM Grant in Otis Program

STATION IN SOUTH INDIA WITH VT INAUGURATED

Railway Station in South India with VT Inaugurated

STANNAH TO MANAGE RAILWAY STATION ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADE

Stannah to Manage Railway Station Accessibility Upgrade

ASCENT ELEVATORS ACQUIRES SELECT CENTURY ELEVATOR ASSETS

Ascent Elevators Acquires Select Century Elevator Assets

image courtesy of CMRL

Fujitec India Awarded CMRL Escalator Contract