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Quentin Baker

October 2019

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quentin baker, PE, CFEI, CFII

Quentin Baker, PE, CFEI, CFII

Mr. Baker is a member of BakerRisk’s Blast Effects Group. His work focuses on explosion and combustion phenomena. He has conducted numerous R&D projects, hazard analyses, and engineering studies involving airblast effects from a wide variety of explosion sources, blast loads, fragmentation effects, debris throw, blast damage, and personnel injury.

Injury prediction and risk analysis have also been the subject of Mr. Baker’s research; he has contributed to the development of a building occupant vulnerability model. He has also investigated explosions and fires including chemical processing facilities, upstream oil and gas, midstream/pipeline, grain storage and handling, rail, and ship.

Committees

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): NFPA 921 Committee
Texas A&M University: Mechanical Engineering Industrial Advisory Council

Specialties

Incident Investigation

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