Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Photoelastic characterisation of interfacial stress distribution of a single short-fibre model composite under tensile loading
Published 2014-12-01The shear stresses at the interface between a polyester fibre and an epoxy matrix in a short single-fibre model composite specimen were measured using photoelasticity. A dark-field circular polariscope was employed to ...Open AccessConference paper -
The effect of interface adhesion on buckling and cracking of hard thin films
Published 2014-10-20The physics behind the strain-released buckling patterns including telephone cords and straight-sided wrinkles with and without cracks, as experimentally observed in sputter-deposited Ti-Si-N thin films on Si substrates, ...Open AccessArticle, Letter -
Numerical study of the hydrodynamic drag force in atomic force microscopy measurements undertaken in fluids
Published 2014-11-01When atomic force microscopy (AFM) is employed for in vivo study of immersed biological samples, the fluid medium presents additional complexities, not least of which is the hydrodynamic drag force due to viscous friction ...Open AccessArticle -
Numerical simulations of quasi-static indentation and low velocity impact of Rohacell 51 WF foam
Published 2014-01-01Numerical simulations of quasi-static indentation and low velocity impact of low density polymethacrylimide (PMI) Rohacell 51 WF foam using indenters with different nose shapes (conical, truncated-conical, hemi-spherical ...Open AccessArticle -
Numerical investigation of the impact behaviour of bioinspired nacre-like aluminium composite plates
Published 2014-05-23Inspired by the hierarchical structure of nacre, an aluminium alloy (AA) 7075 based composite featuring layer waviness and cohesive interface is studied as a low weight impact resistant material. To investigate the mechanical ...Open AccessArticle