An experimental investigation of the impact response and post-impact shear buckling behaviour of hybrid composite laminates (2023)
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Damghani, M., Saddler, J., Sammon, E., Atkinson, G. A., Matthews, J., & Murphy, A. (2023). An experimental investigation of the impact response and post-impact shear buckling behaviour of hybrid composite laminates. Composite Structures, 305, 116506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116506

This paper investigates the effect of transverse impact loading on the in-plane shear behaviour of two laminate configurations. The extensive experimental studies consider a pure carbon laminate (type 1) and a novel X-shaped carbon/glass laminate (ty... Read More about An experimental investigation of the impact response and post-impact shear buckling behaviour of hybrid composite laminates.

Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic analysis of a harmonically morphing airfoil using dynamic meshing (2021)
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Abdessemed, C., Bouferrouk, A., & Yao, Y. (2021). Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic analysis of a harmonically morphing airfoil using dynamic meshing. Acoustics, 3(1), 177-199. https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics3010013

This work explores the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic responses of an airfoil fitted with a harmonically morphing Trailing Edge Flap (TEF). An unsteady parametrization method adapted for harmonic morphing is introduced, and then coupled with dynamic me... Read More about Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic analysis of a harmonically morphing airfoil using dynamic meshing.

Using laminate hybridisation (CFRP-GFRP) and shaped CFRP plies to increase plate post-buckling strain to failure under shear loading (2021)
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Damghani, M., Wallis, C., Bakunowicz, J., & Murphy, A. (2021). Using laminate hybridisation (CFRP-GFRP) and shaped CFRP plies to increase plate post-buckling strain to failure under shear loading. Thin-Walled Structures, 162, Article 107543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2021.107543

Previous works have established the response and failure behaviour of hybrid (CFRP-GFRP) laminates when subjected to a wide range of destabilising loads. However, to date no works have quantified the influence of selective laminate shapes and hybridi... Read More about Using laminate hybridisation (CFRP-GFRP) and shaped CFRP plies to increase plate post-buckling strain to failure under shear loading.

Detection of aircraft touchdown using longitudinal acceleration and continuous wavelet transformation (2020)
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Bakunowicz, J., & Rzucidło, P. (2020). Detection of aircraft touchdown using longitudinal acceleration and continuous wavelet transformation. Sensors, 20(24), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20247231

The paper presents a methodology enabling the detection of aircraft touchdowns based on data obtained from accelerometers attached to the structural parts of the airframe in the cockpit or passenger compartment. Precise determination of the moment an... Read More about Detection of aircraft touchdown using longitudinal acceleration and continuous wavelet transformation.

Experimental evaluation of residual tensile strength of hybrid composite aerospace materials after low velocity impact (2019)
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Damghani, M., Ersoy, N., Piorkowski, M., & Murphy, A. (2019). Experimental evaluation of residual tensile strength of hybrid composite aerospace materials after low velocity impact. Composites Part B: Engineering, 179, Article 107537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107537

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Although much work has considered hybridised Carbon and Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymers to positively influence the performance of composite structures when subjected to transverse impact loading, there is limited understanding co... Read More about Experimental evaluation of residual tensile strength of hybrid composite aerospace materials after low velocity impact.

Marimo machines: Oscillators, biosensors and actuators (2019)
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Phillips, N., Draper, T. C., Mayne, R., & Adamatzky, A. (2019). Marimo machines: Oscillators, biosensors and actuators. Journal of Biological Engineering, 13(1), Article 72. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13036-019-0200-5

Background The green algae balls (Aegagropila linnaei), known as Marimo, are large spherical colonies of live photosynthetic filaments, formed by rolling water currents in freshwater lakes. Photosynthesis therein produces gas bubbles that can attach... Read More about Marimo machines: Oscillators, biosensors and actuators.

Time-dependent thermo-creep analysis of rotating FGM thick-walled cylindrical pressure vessels under heat flux (2014)
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Nejad, M. Z., & Davoudi Kashkoli, M. (2014). Time-dependent thermo-creep analysis of rotating FGM thick-walled cylindrical pressure vessels under heat flux. International Journal of Engineering Science, 82, 222-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijengsci.2014.06.006

In the present study, time-dependent thermoelastic creep response for isotropic rotating thick-walled cylindrical pressure vessels made of functionally graded material (FGM) has been investigated, taking into account the creep behavior of the FGM pre... Read More about Time-dependent thermo-creep analysis of rotating FGM thick-walled cylindrical pressure vessels under heat flux.