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.