Highlights
Characterisation of R-curves
Discontinuous CFRTP Materials
High-fidelity Modelling for Curved Laminates with Out-of-Plane Wrinkles
High-fidelity Modelling for Predicting Trans-laminar Fracture
X-ray Computed Tomography
Bi-axial Testing
Notched Strength Scaling
Bonded Joints and Structures
Research Funds
MHI Bonded Structures Fatigue Project (Co-Investigator) 2023-2024
"Predicting Forming and Failure of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Sheet Molding Compound (CFRTP-SMC)" Royal Society International Exchange (£12k, Principal Investigator) 2022-2024
"A High-fidelity Finite Element Method (Hi-FEM) for Failure Prediction of Sustainable Composites" Vice Chancellor's Early Career Research Development Award, UWE Bristol (£15k, Principal Investigator) 2021-2022
"Building a Raspberry Pi Cluster", EMSG QR fund, UWE Bristol (£3k, Principal Investigator) 2021
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Bonded Structures Project, University of Bristol (£350k, Researcher co-investigator) 2016-2019
"In Situ Observation of Delamination Onset in Tapered Composite Laminates Using Computed Tomography" CAME School of Engineering Pump-priming Fund, University of Bristol (£3k, Principal Investigator) 2019
"Failure Prediction of a Full-scale Stiffened Panel using In-situ CT scanning" Faculty of Engineering Pump-priming Fund, University of Bristol (£5k, Principal Investigator) 2018
"Determination of Composites Through-thickness Compression (TTC) Enhancement Factor" Queen’s School of Engineering Pump-priming Fund, University of Bristol (£2.5k, Principal Investigator) 2017
Journal Reviewer
I review papers for top composites journals as follows:
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing;
Composites Science and Technology;
Composites Communications;
Applied Composite Materials;
Engineering Failure Analysis.