Core Competencies
Fabrication of Adhesive Joints
- Composite laminates (prepreg & resin infusion)
- Composite joints (co-cured, co-bonded, secondary bonded, etc.)
Characterisation
- Thermo-mechanical properties
- Fracture/damage properties
- Durability/fatigue
- Rate
- Temperature
- Mode-mixity
- Constraint
- Microscopy/spectroscopy
Multi-scale Modelling
- Continuum (FEA, FV, CFD, FSI), micromechanical (RVE) and discrete (DEM)
- Development of predictive models on different length/time scales
- Coupling of microscopy and modelling towards structure-property relationship
- Materials by design (tailored properties, toughening, stiffening, etc.)
Machining with Super Hard Materials (PCBN and PCD)
- Drilling
- Interrupted cutting
- Fracture
- Structure-property relationships