Yr Athro Carol Featherston
BEng, DPhil, CEng, FIMechE, FRAeS

Professor

: FeatherstonCA@caerdydd.ac.uk
: +44 29208 75328

: Ar gael fel goruchwyliwr ôl-raddedig

Industrial experience includes work in the Aeronautical, Process Plant Maintenance and Pressure Vessel Design Engineering industries.

Date
Type

2023

Liu, X., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2023. A novel parallel method for layup optimization of composite structures with ply drop-offs. Composite Structures 312, article number: 116853. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.116853)
Damghani, M., Matthews, J., Murphy, A. and Featherston, C. 2023. Numerical shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation and experimental study of hybrid composite plates under in-plane shear loading. Structures 51, pp. 372-390. (10.1016/j.istruc.2023.03.066)
Wu, B., Gao, K., Feng, J., Wu, G., Featherston, C. A., Gao, W. and Zhao, W. 2023. Time-dependent non-linear buckling of 3D CFST arch structures with hybrid random interval uncertainties. Engineering Structures 279, article number: 115623. (10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115623)
Zhao, K., Kennedy, D., Miravete, A., Tsai, S. W., Featherston, C. A. and Liu, X. 2023. Defining the design space for double-double laminates by considering homogenization criterion. AIAA Journal (10.2514/1.J062639)
Luo, Y., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2023. A hybrid model for modelling arbitrary cracks in isotropic plate structures. Thin-Walled Structures 183, article number: 110345. (10.1016/j.tws.2022.110345)
Liu, X., Qin, J., Zhao, K., Featherston, C. A., Kennedy, D., Jing, Y. and Yang, G. 2023. Design optimization of laminated composite structures using deep artificial neural network and genetic algorithm. Composite Structures 305, article number: 116500. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116500)

2022

Al-Azzawi, A. S., McCrory, J., Wu, Z. and Featherston, C. A. 2022. A novel semi-analytical approach for predicting the buckling and postbuckling behaviour of Glare fibre metal laminates. Thin-Walled Structures 181, article number: 109987. (10.1016/j.tws.2022.109987)
Li, D., Liu, J., Nie, F., Featherston, C. and Wu, Z. 2022. On tracking arbitrary crack path with complex variable meshless methods. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 399(1), article number: 115402. (10.1016/j.cma.2022.115402)
Gao, K., Do, D. M., Chu, S., Wu, G., Kim, H. A. and Featherston, C. A. 2022. Robust topology optimization of structures under uncertain propagation of imprecise stochastic-based uncertain field. Thin-Walled Structures 175, article number: 109238. (10.1016/j.tws.2022.109238)
Prato, A., Al-Saymaree, M. S. M., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2022. Buckling and post-buckling of thin-walled stiffened panels: modelling imperfections and joints. Thin-Walled Structures 172, article number: 108938. (10.1016/j.tws.2022.108938)
Al-Azzawi, A. S. M., Kawashita, L. F. and Featherston, C. A. 2022. Predicting interlaminar damage behaviour of fibre-metal laminates containing adhesive joints under bending loads. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 41(5-6), pp. 167-186. (10.1177/07316844211051706)
Grigg, S., Pullin, R. and Featherston, C. 2022. Acoustic emission source location in complex aircraft structures using three closely spaced sensors. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 164, article number: 108256. (10.1016/j.ymssp.2021.108256)
Giasin, K. et al. 2022. Effect of fibre orientation on impact damage resistance of S2/FM94 glass fibre composites for aerospace applications: an experimental evaluation and numerical validation. Polymers 14(1), article number: 95. (10.3390/polym14010095)
Menon, A. M. et al. 2022. Deep learning-based optimization of piezoelectric vibration energy harvesters. Presented at: AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, Virtual, 03-07 January 2022IAA SCITECH 2022 Forum. Aerospace Reseach Central, (10.2514/6.2022-2142)

2021

Chu, S., Featherston, C. and Kim, H. A. 2021. Design of stiffened panels for stress and buckling via topology optimization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 64, pp. 3123-3146. (10.1007/s00158-021-03062-3)
Koklu, U. et al. 2021. The effect of cryogenic machining of S2 glass fibre composite on the hole form and dimensional tolerances. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 115, pp. 125-140. (10.1007/s00170-021-07150-y)
Chu, S., Townsend, S., Featherston, C. and Kim, H. A. 2021. Simultaneous layout and topology optimization of curved stiffened panels. AIAA Journal 59(7), pp. 2768-2783. (10.2514/1.J060015)
Grigg, S., Pullin, R., Pearson, M., Jenman, D., Cooper, R., Parkins, A. and Featherston, C. A. 2021. Development of a low-power wireless acoustic emission sensor node for aerospace applications. Structural Control and Health Monitoring 28(4), article number: e2701. (10.1002/stc.2701)
Giasin, K., Barouni, A., Dhakal, H. N., Featherson, C., Redouane, Z., Morkavuk, S. and Koklu, U. 2021. Microstructural investigation and hole quality evaluation in S2/FM94 glass-fibre composites under dry and cryogenic conditions. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 40(7-8), pp. 273-293. (10.1177/0731684420958479)
Grigg, S., Featherston, C., Pearson, M. and Pullin, R. 2021. Advanced acoustic emission source location in aircraft structural testing. Presented at: 10th EASN Virtual Conference on Innovation in Aviation & Space to the Satisfaction of the European Citizens (EASN 2020), Virtual (Salerno, Italy), 2-5 September 2020, Vol. 1024. IOP Publishing: Conference Series / IOP Publishing pp. 12029., (10.1088/1757-899X/1024/1/012029)
Chu, S., Townsend, S., Featherston, C. and Kim, H. A. 2021. Simultaneous size, layout and topology optimization of stiffened panels under buckling constraints. Presented at: AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum, Virtual, 11-15 & 19-21 January 2021. , (10.2514/6.2021-1894)

2020

Li, D. M., Featherston, C. A. and Wu, Z. 2020. An element-free study of variable stiffness composite plates with cutouts for enhanced buckling and post-buckling performance. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 371, article number: 113314. (10.1016/j.cma.2020.113314)
Liu, X., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2020. Buckling optimization of blended composite structures using lamination parameters. Thin-Walled Structures 154, article number: 106861. (10.1016/j.tws.2020.106861)
Pearson, M., Featherston, C. A., Pullin, R. and Holford, K. M. 2020. Optimized placement of parasitic vibration energy harvesters for autonomous structural health monitoring. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 31(11), pp. 1403-1415. (10.1177/1045389X20922907)
Chu, S., Townsend, S., Featherston, C. and Kim, H. A. 2020. Simultaneous layout and topology optimization of curved stiffened panels. Presented at: 2020 AIAA Aviation Forum, Virtual, 15-19 June 2020. , (10.2514/6.2020-3144)

2019

Townsend, S., Grigg, S., Picelli, R., Featherston, C. and Kim, H. A. 2019. Topology optimization of vibrational piezoelectric energy harvesters for structural health monitoring applications. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 30(18-19), pp. 2894-2907. (10.1177/1045389X19873392)
Al-Azzawi, A. S., Kawashita, L. and Featherston, C. 2019. A modified cohesive zone model for fatigue delamination in adhesive joints: numerical and experimental investigations. Composite Structures 225, article number: 111114. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111114)
Zhao, K., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. 2019. Exact strip postbuckling analysis of composite plates under compression and shear. Aeronautical Journal 123(1263), pp. 658-677. (10.1017/aer.2019.27)
Suliman, B., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2019. A hybrid method for modelling damage in composites and its effect on natural frequency. Computers and Structures 213, pp. 40-50. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2018.12.003)
Liu, X., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2019. Two-level layup optimization of composite laminate using lamination parameters. Composite Structures 211, pp. 337-350. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.12.054)

2017

Marks, R., Clarke, A., Featherston, C. A. and Pullin, R. 2017. Optimization of acousto-ultrasonic sensor networks using genetic algorithms based on experimental and numerical datasets. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks 13(11) (10.1177/1550147717743702)
Al-Azzawi, A. S. M., Kawashita, L. F. and Featherston, C. A. 2017. Buckling and postbuckling behaviour of Glare laminates containing splices and doublers. Part 2: Numerical modelling. Composite Structures 176, pp. 1170-1187. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.04.063)
Al-Azzawi, A. S. M., McCrory, J., Kawashita, L. F., Featherston, C. A., Pullin, R. and Holford, K. M. 2017. Buckling and postbuckling behaviour of glare laminates containing splices and doublers. Part 1: instrumented tests. Composite Structures 176, pp. 1158-1169. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.04.030)
Zhang, B. et al. 2017. An integrated numerical model for investigating guided waves in impact-damaged composite laminates. Composite Structures 176, pp. 945-960. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.06.034)
Suliman, B., Featherston, C. and Kennedy, D. 2017. Reduced order techniques for modelling the effects of damage in composite plates. Presented at: ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials, Xi'an, China, 20-25 Aug 2017.
Pearson, M. R., Eaton, M., Featherston, C., Pullin, R. and Holford, K. 2017. Improved acoustic emission source location during fatigue and impact events in metallic and composite structures. Structural Health Monitoring 16(4), pp. 382-399. (10.1177/1475921716672206)
Martínez-Ayuso, G., Friswell, M. I., Adhikari, S., Khodaparast, H. H. and Featherston, C. A. 2017. Energy harvesting using porous piezoelectric beam with impacts. Procedia Engineering 199, pp. 3468-3473. (10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.454)

2016

Marks, R., Pearson, M. R., Clarke, A., Featherston, C. A., Paget, C. and Pullin, R. 2016. Virtual delta-t mapping technique using a local interaction simulation approach for location of Acoustic Emission damage events for aerospace applications. Presented at: British Society for Strain Measurement 11th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, Exeter, UK, 5-7 September 2016.
Marks, R., Pearson, M. R., Featherston, C., Clarke, A. and Pullin, R. 2016. Optimising an acoustic emission sensor network on a panel of complex geometry using a Local Interaction Simulation Approach. Presented at: British Society for Strain Measurement 11th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, University of Exeter, UK, 5-7 September 2016.
Al-Azzawi, A., Kawashita, L. and Featherston, C. 2016. The effect of circular delaminations on the buckling and postbuckling behaviour of glare laminates under compression. Presented at: BSSM, 11th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, Exeter University, Exeter, UK, 5-7 September 2016.
Fenner, P., Watson, A. and Featherston, C. A. 2016. Modelling infinite length panels using the finite element method. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 16(7), article number: 1750038. (10.1142/S0219455417500389)
Marks, R., Clarke, A., Featherston, C., Paget, C. and Pullin, R. 2016. Lamb wave interaction with adhesively bonded stiffeners and disbonds using 3D vibrometry. Applied Sciences 6(1), article number: 12. (10.3390/app6010012)
Al-Azzawi, A. S. M., Kawashita, L. F. and Featherston, C. 2016. Delamination characteristics of glare laminates containing doubler and splice features under high cycle fatigue loading. Presented at: 24th UK Conference of the Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, 31 March - 1 April 2016Proceedings of the 24th UK Conference of the Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering 31 March – 01 April 2016. ACME/Cardiff University pp. 77-80.
Crivelli, D., Featherston, C. and Pullin, R. 2016. Energy harvesting for a self-powered compact structural health monitoring system based on acoustic emission. Presented at: 8th European Workshop On Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM 2016), Bilbao, Spain, 5-8 July 20168th European Workshop On Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM 2016).
Martinez-Ayuso, G., Friswell, M., Adhikari, S., Haddad Khodaparast, H. and Featherston, C. 2016. Porous piezoelectric materials for energy harvesting. Presented at: 27th International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, ISMA 2016 and International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics, Leuven; Belgium, 19-21 September 2016.

2015

Evans, P. R., Featherston, C. A., Eaton, M. J., McCrory, J. and Mitchard, D. 2015. Mechanical forces due to lightning strikes to aircraft: a pseudo-stereo DIC technique for measuring full-field displacement. Presented at: 10th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, 1-3 September 2015.
Labib, A., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2015. Crack localisation in frames using natural frequency degradations. Computers & Structures 157, pp. 51-59. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2015.05.001)
Marks, R., Clarke, A., Featherston, C. A., Kawashita, L., Paget, C. and Pullin, R. 2015. Using genetic algorithms to optimize an active sensor network on a stiffened aerospace panel with 3D scanning laser vibrometry data. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 628, article number: 12116. (10.1088/1742-6596/628/1/012116)
Grigg, S., Pearson, M. R., Marks, R., Featherston, C. A. and Pullin, R. 2015. Assessment of damage detection in composite structures using 3D vibrometry. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 628, article number: 12101.
Marks, R., Clarke, A., Featherston, C. A., Paget, C. and Pullin, R. 2015. Sensor location studies for damage detection in aerospace structures using 3D scanning laser vibrometry. Presented at: 34th Conference and 28th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity, Helsinki, Finland, 1-5 June 2015ICAF 2015 Structural Integrity: Embracing the Future - respecting the past; supporting aging fleets with new technologies - Proc. 34th Conf. & 28th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue & Structural Integrity.. Espoo, Finland: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd pp. 808-818.
McCrory, J. P. et al. 2015. Damage classification in carbon fibre composites using acoustic emission: A comparison of three techniques. Composites Part B: Engineering 68, pp. 424-430. (10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.08.046)
Al-Azzawi, A., McCrory, J., Kawashita, L., Featherston, C., Pullin, R. and Holford, K. 2015. Buckling and postbuckling behaviour of glare laminates containing splices and doublers: experimental and numerical investigation. Presented at: 3rd International Conf erence on Buckling and Postbuckling Behaviour of Composite Laminated Structures, Braunschweig, Germany, 25-27 March 2015. pp. S65-S65.
Pearson, M. R., Eaton, M. J., Featherston, C. A., Pullin, R. and Holford, K. M. 2015. Improved acoustic emission damage source location during fatigue testing of complex structures. In: Proceedings of the 34th Conference and the 28th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity. ICAF, pp. 846-853.

2014

Labib, A., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2014. Free vibration analysis of beams and frames with multiple cracks for damage detection. Journal of Sound and Vibration 333(20), pp. 4991-5003. (10.1016/j.jsv.2014.05.015)
Damghani, M., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. 2014. Global buckling of composite plates containing rectangular delaminations using exact stiffness analysis and smearing method. Computers and Structures 134, pp. 32-47. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2013.12.005)
Pearson, M. R., Eaton, M. J., Pullin, R., Featherston, C. A. and Holford, K. M. 2014. Airborne acoustic damage location for structural health monitoring applications. Presented at: ICEM 16 - 16th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Cambridge, England, 7-11 July 2014.
Marks, R., Pullin, R., Clarke, A., Holford, K. M., Featherston, C. A. and Kawashita, L. 2014. Optimisation of acoustic emission sensor positioning on aerospace structures using 3D scanning laser vibrometry. Presented at: 16th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Cambridge, UK, 7 - 11 July 2014.
Al-Azzawi, A., McCrory, J., Kawashita, L., Featherston, C., Pullin, R. and Holford, K. 2014. Delamination characteristics of splices and doublers in glare laminates during buckling. Presented at: 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI), Barcelona,Spain, 25 July 2014. pp. S65-S65.

2013

Kural, A., Pullin, R., Holford, K. M., Lees, J., Naylon, A. J., Paget, C. and Featherston, C. A. 2013. Design and characterization of an ultrasonic lamb-wave power delivery system. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control 60(6), pp. 1134-1140. (10.1109/TUFFC.2013.2676)
Schmid, U. et al. 2013. Hybrid energy storage system for wireless sensor node powered by aircraft specific thermoelectric energy harvesting. Presented at: Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS VI, Grenoble, France, 24 April 2013Proc. SPIE 8763, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS VI, Vol. 8763. SPIE pp. 876307., (10.1117/12.2017691)
Featherston, C., Holford, K. M., Pullin, R., Lees, J., Eaton, M. J. and Pearson, M. R. 2013. An autonomous structural health monitoring solution. Presented at: Microtechnologies 2013, Grenoble, France, 24-26 April 2013Proc. SPIE 8763, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS VI. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) pp. 876302., (10.1117/12.2018401)
Pearson, M. R., Eaton, M. J., Szigeti, E., Pullin, R., Clarke, A., Burguete, R. and Featherston, C. A. 2013. Damage detection in composite materials using airborne acoustics. Key Engineering Materials 569-57, pp. 72-79. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.569-570.72)
Pullin, R., Pearson, M. R., Eaton, M. J., Featherston, C. A., Holford, K. M. and Clarke, A. 2013. Automated damage detection in composite components using acoustic emission. Key Engineering Materials 569-57, pp. 80-87. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.569-570.80)
Holford, K. M., Eaton, M. J., Clarke, A., Pearson, M. R., Featherston, C. A. and Pullin, R. 2013. Approaches to acoustic emission monitoring with applicability to key components in wind turbines. Presented at: 9th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, CA, USA, 10-12 September 2013.
Thangaraj, K., Elefsiniots, A., Becker, T., Schmid, U., Lees, J., Featherston, C. A. and Pullin, R. 2013. Energy storage options for wireless sensors powered by aircraft specific thermoelectric energy harvester. Microsystem Technologies 20(4-5), pp. 701-707. (10.1007/s00542-013-2009-3)
Labib, A., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2013. Natural frequencies of beams and frames with concentrated open cracks. Presented at: 9th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Courmayeur, Italy, 21-26 July 2013Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems. pp. 43-45.
Pearson, M., Lees, J., Featherston, C. and Pullin, R. 2013. 9th international conference on advances in experimental mechanics. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, Cardiff, Wales, 3 - 5 September 2013.

2012

Featherston, C. A. 2012. Geometric imperfection sensitivity of curved panels under combined compression and in-plane bending - a study using adaptive meshing and DIC. Strain 48(4), pp. 286-295. (10.1111/j.1475-1305.2011.00822.x)
Qu, S., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2012. A multilevel framework for optimization of an aircraft wing incorporating postbuckling effects. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering 226(7), pp. 830-845. (10.1177/0954410011415158)
Wood, O., Featherston, C. A., Kennedy, D., Eaton, M. J. and Pullin, R. 2012. Optimised Vibration Energy Harvesting for Aerospace Applications. Key Engineering Materials 518, pp. 246-260. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.518.246)
Fischer, M., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2012. Multilevel framework for optimization of lightweight structures. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering 226(4), pp. 380-394. (10.1177/0954410011411637)
Featherston, C. A., Eaton, M. J. and Holford, K. M. 2012. Modelling the effects of geometric imperfections on the buckling and initial post-buckling behaviour of flat plates under compression using measured data. Strain 48(3), pp. 208-215. (10.1111/j.1475-1305.2011.00813.x)
Pearson, M. R., Eaton, M. J., Pullin, R., Featherston, C. A. and Holford, K. M. 2012. Energy Harvesting for Aerospace Structural Health Monitoring Systems. Journal of Physics. Conference Series 382(1), article number: 12025. (10.1088/1742-6596/382/1/012025)
Pullin, R. et al. 2012. On the Development of a Damage Detection System using Macro-fibre Composite Sensors. Journal of Physics. Conference Series 382(1), article number: 12049. (10.1088/1742-6596/382/1/012049)
Che, B., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2012. Improved exact strip postbuckling analysis for anisotropic plates. Presented at: 2nd RAeS/CEAS Aircraft Structural Design Conference, London, UK, 26 - 28 October 2010Proceedings of 2nd RAeS/CEAS Aircraft Structural Design Conference. pp. 1-14.
Arnold, M., Featherston, C. A., Pearson, M. R., Lees, J. and Kural, A. 2012. Energy management systems for energy harvesting in structural health monitoring applications. Key Engineering Materials 518, pp. 137-153. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.518.137)

2011

May, M., Pullin, R., Eaton, M. J., Featherston, C. A. and Hallet, S. R. 2011. An advanced model for initiation and propagation of damage under fatigue loading - part II: Matrix cracking validation cases. Composite Structures 93(9), pp. 2350-2357. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.03.023)
Damghani, M., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2011. Critical buckling of delaminated composite plates using exact stiffness analysis. Computers & Structures 89(13-14), pp. 1286-1294. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2011.04.003)
Pearson, M. R., Eaton, M. J., Featherston, C. A., Holford, K. M. and Pullin, R. 2011. Impact Damage Detection and Assessment in Composite Panels using Macro Fibre Composites Transducers. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 305(1), article number: 12049. (10.1088/1742-6596/305/1/012049)
Eaton, M. J., May, M., Featherston, C. A., Holford, K. M., Hallet, S. and Pullin, R. 2011. Characterisation of Damage in Composite Structures using Acoustic Emission. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 305(1), article number: 12086. (10.1088/1742-6596/305/1/012086)
Eaton, M. J., Pullin, R., Featherston, C. A. and Holford, K. M. 2011. Acoustic Emission Source Characterisation in Large-Scale Composite Structures. Applied Mechanics and Materials 70, pp. 381-386. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.70.381)
Kural, A., Pullin, R., Featherston, C. A., Paget, C. and Holford, K. M. 2011. Wireless power transmission using ultrasonic guided waves. Journal of Physics. Conference Series 302(1), article number: 12088. (10.1088/1742-6596/305/1/012088)

2010

Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2010. Exact strip analysis and optimum design of aerospace structures. Aeronautical Journal 114(1158), pp. 505-512. (10.1017/S0001924000003997)
Featherston, C. A., Eaton, M. J., Evans, S. L., Holford, K. M., Pullin, R. and Cole, M. 2010. Development of a Methodology to Assess Mechanical Impulse Effects Resulting from Lightning Attachment to Lightweight Aircraft Structures. Applied Mechanics and Materials 24-25, pp. 129-134. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.24-25.129)
Featherston, C. A., Mortimer, J., Eaton, M. J., Burguete, R. and R., J. 2010. The Dynamic Buckling of Stiffened panels - A Study using High Speed Digital Image Correlation. Applied Mechanics and Materials 24 - 2(Advanc), pp. 331-336. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.24-25.331)
Qu, S., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2010. Multilevel postbuckling design of aircraft wing using VICONOPT MLO. Presented at: Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Modelling, Simulation and Optimization, Beijing, China. pp. 111-114.
Che, B., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2010. Improved exact strip postbuckling analysis for anisotropic plates with fixed, free and straight edges. Presented at: 28th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences, Brisbane, Australia, 23 - 28 September 2010Proceedings of 28th Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences. pp. 1-15.
Featherston, C. A., Eaton, M. J., Evans, S. L., Holford, K. M., Pullin, R. and Cole, M. 2010. Development of a methodology to assess mechanical impulse effects resulting from lightning attachment to lightweight aircraft structure. Presented at: 7th BSSM International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, Liverpool, UK, 7 - 9 September.

2009

Eaton, M. J., Pullin, R., Holford, K. M., Evans, S. L., Featherston, C. A. and Rose, A. 2009. Use of Macro Fibre Composite Transducers as Acoustic Emmission Sensors. Remote Sensing 1(2), pp. 68-79. (10.3390/rs1020068)
Featherston, C. A., Holford, K. M. and Greaves, B. 2009. Harvesting Vibration Energy for Structural Health Monitoring in Aircraft. Key Engineering Materials 413-41, pp. 439-446. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.413-414.439)
Featherston, C. A., Holford, K. M. and Waring, G. 2009. Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensor Systems in Aircraft. Key Engineering Materials. 413-41, pp. 487-494. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.413-414.487)
Damghani, M., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2009. Global buckling behaviour of composite plates containing embedded rectangular delaminations using exact stiffness analysis. Presented at: Proceedings of CEAS European Air and Space Conference, Manchester, UK. pp. 1-15.
Featherston, C. A., Eaton, M. J., Pullin, R. and Holford, K. M. 2009. Structural health monitoring of buckling composite structures using acoustic emission. Presented at: International Conference on Computational and Experimental Engineering Sciences, Phuket, Thailand.
Qu, S., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2009. Multilevel optimisation of an aircraft wing incorporating postbuckling effects. Presented at: Proceedings of CEAS European Air and Space Conference, Manchester, UK.
Cooke, W. R., Tomlinson, R. A., Burguete, R. L., Vanard, G. and Featherston, C. A. 2009. The Use of Selective Laser Sintering for the Production of Scaled Structural Models. Presented at: SEM XI International Congress & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Albuquerque, USA.
Watson, A., Fenner, P. E., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2009. Postbuckled stability of panels with torsional buckling mode. Presented at: 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA, USA, 4 - 7 May 2009Proceedings of the 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (Palm Springs, USA). American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) pp. 1-10., (10.2514/6.2009-2510)

2008

Featherston, C. A. and Johns, R. 2008. Dynamic buckling of longitudinally stiffened panels subject to uniaxial compression. Presented at: Fifth International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, Brisbane, Australia, 18-20 June 2008 Presented at Mahendran, M. ed.Thin-walled structures : recent innovations and developments : proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures held in Gold Coast, Australia, 18-20 June 2008. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland University of Technology
Damghani, M., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2008. Critical buckling of delaminated composite plates using exact stiffness analysis. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Athens, Greece, 2-5 September 2008 Presented at Topping, B. and Papadrakakis, M. eds.Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology (Athens, Greece), Vol. CST.30. Kippen: Civil-Comp Press pp. 1-14.
Eaton, M. J., Pullin, R., Holford, K. M. and Featherston, C. A. 2008. AE wave propagation and novel source location in composite plates. Presented at: 28th European Conference on Acoustic Emission, Krakow, Poland.
Featherston, C. A., Eaton, M. J. and Holford, K. M. 2008. Imperfection sensitivity in plates - An assessment using DIC, SEM XI. Presented at: SEM XI International Congress & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Orlando, FL, 2 - 5 June 2008.
Featherston, C. A., Kennedy, D. and Qu, S. 2008. Multi-level postbuckling optimum design of aerospace structures. Presented at: Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Buckling and Postbuckling Behaviour of Composite Laminated Shell Structures, Braunschweig, German.
Qu, S., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2008. Multilevel postbuckling design of aerospace structures. Presented at: Proceedings of 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Venice, Italy. Vol. A1472. pp. 2.
Kennedy, D., Featherston, C. A., Qu, S. and Fischer, M. 2008. Postbuckling optimum design of aerospace structures: a multi-level approach. Presented at: Proceedings of the 7th International ASMO-UK/ISSMO International Conference on Engineering Design Optimization, Bath, UK. Vol. 87. pp. 88.
Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2008. Exact strip analysis and optimum design of aerospace structures. Presented at: RAeS/CEAS Aircraft Structural Design Conference, Liverpool, UK, 14 - 16 October 2008Proceedings of RAeS/CEAS Aircraft Structural Design Conference. pp. 1-12.

2007

Eaton, M. J., Holford, K. M., Featherston, C. A. and Pullin, R. 2007. Damage in carbon fibre composites: the discrimination of acoustic emission signals using frequency. Journal of Acoustic Emission 25, pp. 140-148.
Kennedy, D., Fischer, M. and Featherston, C. A. 2007. Recent developments in exact strip analysis and optimum design of aerospace structures. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 221(4), pp. 399-413. (10.1243/0954406JMES432)
Featherston, C. A. and Watson, A. 2007. Multilevel optimization of composite panels under complex load and boundary conditions. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 36(1), pp. 15-27. (10.1007/s00158-007-0181-8)
Eaton, M. J., Holford, K. M., Featherston, C. A. and Pullin, R. 2007. An investigation of frequency as an acoustic emission signal discriminator in carbon fibre composite materials. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Acoustic Emission, (ICAE6), Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA. pp. 312-217.
Featherston, C. A. 2007. Smart meshing of imperfect structures for the improved prediction of buckling and postbuckling behaviour. Presented at: 13th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Watson, A., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2007. Optimization of postbuckled stiffened panels with multiple stiffener sizes. Presented at: 48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Honolulu, USA. Vol. AIAA-2. pp. 1-8.

2006

Featherston, C. A. and Watson, A. 2006. Buckling of optimised curved composite panels under shear and in-plane bending. Composites Science and Technology 66(15), pp. 2878-2894. (10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.02.028)
Bradshaw, T., Eaton, M. J., Pullin, R., Evans, S. L. and Featherston, C. A. 2006. Determination of damage levels of composite plates after low velocity impacts using acoustic emission. Advanced Materials Research 13-14, pp. 253-258. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.13-14.253)
Eaton, M. J., Holford, K. M., Featherston, C. A. and Pullin, R. 2006. Acoustic emission monitoring of delamination defects inbuckling CFRP composite panels. Advanced Materials Research 13-14, pp. 259-266. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.13-14.259)
Featherston, C. A., Koffi, K. and Burguete, R. L. 2006. Postbuckling behaviour of a stiffened panel subject to combined loading. Presented at: Proceedings of the 25th ICAS Congress, Hamburg, Germany.
Featherston, C. A. and Watson, A. 2006. Multilevel optimisation of ply lay-up in composite plates and panels under complex load and boundary conditions. Presented at: 7th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Los Angeles, USA.
Bradshaw, T. P., Eaton, M. J., Pullin, R., Evans, S. L. and Featherston, C. A. 2006. Determination of damage levels of composite plates after low velocity impact using acoustic emission. Presented at: 27th European Conference on Acoustic Emission Testing (EWGAE 2006), Cardiff, UK.
Kennedy, D., Patel, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2006. Buckling of wing spars under combined loading. Presented at: Proceedings of 25th International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences ICAS Congress, Hamburg, Germany, Vol. 10. Vol. 1. pp. 8.

2005

Featherston, C. A. and Watson, A. 2005. Buckling of optimised flat composite plates under shear and in-plane bending. Composites Science and Technology 65(6), pp. 839-853. (10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.07.007)
Brandon, J. A. and Featherston, C. A. 2005. Bifurcation behaviour in an experimental vibration-buckling test. Strain 41(3), pp. 105-108. (10.1111/j.1475-1305.2005.00184.x)
Evans, S. L., Featherston, C. A. and Griffiths, D. R. 2005. Development of a low cost, durable, mixed waste plastic pallet. CIWM Scientific and Technical Review 6(1), pp. 4-13.
Featherston, C. A., Holford, K. M., Holt, C. A., Manning, D. and Claisse, A. 2005. Measuring the torsional stiffness of a space frame chassis using 3D motion capture techniques. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, Southampton, UK, 6-8 September 2005 Presented at Dulieu-Barton, J. M. and Quinn, S. eds.Advances in experimental mechanics IV : proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 3-4. London: Trans-Tech Publications pp. 423-428.

2004

Featherston, C. A. 2004. Experimental buckling of a simple aerofoil under combined shear and in-plane bending. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 218(2), pp. 155-172. (10.1243/095440604322886919)
Featherston, C. A., Kennedy, D., Weston, D. J. and Koffi, K. 2004. Design rules for panel buckling under combined shear, compression and bending. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, Loughborough, UK, 22-24 June 2004 Presented at Loughlan, J. ed.Thin-Walled Structures: Advances in Research, Design and Manufacturing Technology. Institute of Physics Publishing pp. 153-160.
Holford, K. M., Featherston, C. A., Pullin, R. and Eaton, M. J. 2004. Acoustic emission monitoring of buckling behaviour in impact-damaged composite plates. Presented at: 26th European Conference on Acoustic Emission Testing, Berlin, Germany. pp. 427-434.
Kennedy, D., Ioannidis, G. and Featherston, C. A. 2004. Discrete optimum design of composite plates including longitudinal voids. Presented at: Proceedings of 6th World Congress on Computational Mechanics in conjunction with 2nd Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics,, Beijing, China. Vol. M636. pp. 10.

2003

Featherston, C. A. 2003. Imperfection sensitivity of curved panels under combined compression and shear. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 38(2), pp. 225-238. (10.1016/S0020-7462(01)00058-0)
Watson, A., Kennedy, D., Williams, F. W. and Featherston, C. A. 2003. Buckling and vibration of stiffened panels or single plates with clamped ends. Advances in Structural Engineering 6(2), pp. 135-144. (10.1260/136943303769013228)

2002

Fischer, M., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2002. Multilevel optimization of a composite aircraft wing using Viconopt MLO. Presented at: 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 4-6 September 20029th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization. AIAA, (10.2514/6.2002-5511)
Featherston, C. A. and Lester, W. D. 2002. The use of automated projection interferometry in monitoring aerofoil buckling. Experimental Mechanics 42(3), pp. 253-260. (10.1007/BF02410980)
Fischer, M., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2002. Multilevel optimization of aerospace and lightweight structures. Presented at: 23rd International Congress of Aeronautical Sciences, Toronto, Canada, 8 - 13 September 2002ICAS 2002: 23rd International Congress of Aeronautical Sciences. International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences(ICAS) pp. 344.1-344.9.

2001

Featherston, C. A. 2001. Imperfection sensitivity of flat plates under combined compression and shear. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 36(2), pp. 249-259. (10.1016/S0020-7462(00)00009-3)
Badham, J. A., Featherston, C. A. and Brandon, J. A. 2001. An experimental study of the use of vibration testing to predict buckling failure. Key Engineering Materials 204-05, pp. 57-64. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.204-205.57)
McCartan, S., Jones, T. B., Featherston, C. A. and Brandon, J. A. 2001. Thermal sensitivity of strain failure mode in forming limit diagram and development of thermal line analysis. Ironmaking and Steelmaking 28(1), pp. 58-64.
Song, C., Brandon, J. A. and Featherston, C. A. 2001. Distributed-element Preisach model for hysteresis of shape memory alloys. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 215(C), pp. 673-682. (10.1243/0954406011524045)
Loveridge, P., Featherston, C. A. and Evans, S. L. 2001. Analysis of the buckling of trabecular bone using a cellular model. Presented at: 5th International Symposium On Computer Methods, Biomechanics And Biomedical Engineering, Rome, Italy.
Loveridge, P., Featherston, C. A. and Evans, S. L. 2001. Analysis of the buckling of trabecular bone using a cellular model. Presented at: European Society of Biomaterials, 25th Anniversary Conference, London, UK, 9-12 September 2001(Proceedings) 16th European Society for Biomaterials Conference 2001 (25th Anniversary), London, UK, 9-12 September, 2001.

Research interests include buckling, postbuckling and instability (using experimental, FEA , and theoretical analysis techniques) and multi-level optimisation.

Research theme: Mechanics, Materials and Advanced Manufacturing

Contracts

Title	People	Sponsor	Value	Duration
Optimisation of recycled plastic pallet	Dr CA Featherston, Dr SL Evans	The Pishiobury Trust	53393	04/01/2001 - 04/07/2001
Design, manufacture and impact testing of advanced composite materials CARHAY2011	Evans S, Featherston CA, Holford KM, Pullin R	European Commission (FP7)	32424	01/01/2012 - 30/09/2013
Methodology Platform for Prediction of Damage Events for Self-Sensing Aerospace Panels subjected to Real Load Conditions	Dr Carol Featherston, Dr Luiz Kawashita, Dr Rhys Pullin, Dr Alistair Clarke	Airbus UK	20000	01/07/2013 - 30/06/2016
Structural Health monitoring and Future Life Prediction in Fibre Metal Laminates	Featherston C	AIRBUS	113797	01/11/2011 - 30/09/2012
Bridging the gaps	Featherston C, Hicks Y, Davies C, Preece A, Patrick J, Elias S, Found P	EPSRC	47152	01/04/2012 - 31/03/2013
Development of power management and storage and efficient detection and wireless transmission for SHM systems	Featherston C, Lees J, Pullin R	EADS	19980	01/10/2011 - 30/09/2014
SENsors to Inform and Enable wireless NeTworks	Featherston C, Pullin R, Lees J, Holford K	TSB via HW Communications	143963	01/01/2014 - 31/12/2016
Montagu	Featherston C, Pullin R, Lees J, Holford K	TSB - Innovate UK	114378	01/05/2015 - 31/10/2017
Self-powered autonomous device for wireless structural health monitoring (SANDWICH)	Featherston C, Pullin R, Lees J, Holford, K	TSB	39816	01/05/2013 - 31/10/2016
Travel grant	Featherston CA	Royal Academy of Engineering	700	05/04/2009 - 19/04/2009
Imperfection sensitivity in plates. An assessment using DIC	Featherston CA	Royal Academy of Engineering	800	01/06/2008 - 01/07/2008
13th International conference on experimental mechanics	Featherston CA	Royal Society	1110	22/07/2007 - 29/07/2007
Travel grant	Featherston CA	Royal Academy of Engineering	800	01/10/2002 - 01/01/2003
25th Congress of International council of the aeronautical sciences	Featherston CA	Royal Society	920	03/09/2006 - 08/09/2006
Computational mechanics research	Featherston CA	Royal Academy of Engineering	800	15/07/2006 - 15/08/2006
Multi-level optimisation of aerospace and lightweightstructures	Featherston CA	Royal Society	1016	01/08/2002 - 31/12/2002
Measurement of displacement of composite panels due to lightening	Featherston CA, Evans SL, Pullin R, Holford KM	EADS UK LTD	14200	01/10/2009 - 25/12/2009
ARROW - Aerospace Research Organisation Wales	Featherston CA, Holford KM	National Assembly for Wales (HEFCW)	18662	01/06/2009 - 28/02/2010
Power harvesting for aircraft structural health monitoring systems	Featherston CA, Pullin R, Holford KM	Airbus	40517.5	01/01/2010 - 31/12/2012
ACTIPPTSENS: Active Pressure, Position and Temperature Sensors for Turboshaft Engines	Ji C, Featherston CA	European Commission	49003	01/04/2010 - 30/09/2011
ACTIPPTSENS - Active pressure, position, and temperature sensors for turboshaft engines	Ji C, Featherston CA	Commission of European Communities	49003	01/04/2010 - 30/09/2011
Centre of Excellence for research in energy waste and environment	Prof N Syred, Dr AJ Griffiths, Mr MP Alanou, Dr C Bates, Dr PJ Bowen, Dr JA Brandon, Dr HP Evans, Dr CA Featherston, Dr KM Holford, Prof FD Pooley, Dr DM O'Doherty, Dr T O’Doherty, Prof RW Snidle, Prof J Watton, Dr KP Williams, Dr Y Xue	Welsh Development Agency	300000	01/05/2001 - 30/04/2004
Protection of Structures from Lightning Strikes (PROTEST)	Haddad A, Featherston C, Eaton M, Prokopovich P	TSB - InnovateUK	499420	03/03/2014 - 02/03/2017
To develop autonomous load cells through the development of power management electronics, wireless communication and energy harvesting technologies for a wide range of monitoring applications	Lees J, Pullin R, Featherston C, Eaton M	KTP and Flintec	122570	01/10/2013 - 30/09/2015
Structural performance laboratories	Holford KM, Evans SL, Featherston CA, Lark RJ	National Assembly for Wales (HEFCW)	1628000	01/04/2006 - 01/04/2008
A lightweight structural health monitoring system	Holford KM, Featherston CA, Pullin R, Evans SL	Technology Strategy Board (TSB)	151154	01/07/2009 - 30/06/2012

Supervised Students

Title	Student	Status	Degree
ANALYSIS OF FATIGUE DAMAGE IN ALUMINIUM/GFRP HYBRID COMPOSITES	AL AZZAWI Ahmad	Current	PhD
Ultrasonic Lamb Wave Energy Transmission System for Aircraft Structyral Health Montoring Applications	KURAL Aleksander	Graduate	PhD
Crack Detection In Frames Using Natural Frequency Degradations	LABIB Amr Osama Mostafa	Thesis Submitted	PhD
Modelling of damage in composite stiffened panels	SULIMAN Basem Saoud	Current	PhD
Improved Exact Strip Postbuckling Analysis Of Anisotropic Plate With Combined Load And Edge Cases.	CHE Bin	Graduate	PhD
Postbuckling analysis of stiffened panels.	ZHANG Chi	Current	PhD
Development of an efficient energy storage and power management for autonomous aircraft structural health monitoring system	THANGARAJ Karthik	Thesis Submitted	PhD
Buckling Behaviour of Delaminated Composite Plates Using Exact Stiffness Analysis	DAMGHANI Mahdi	Graduate	PhD
Multilevel Optimisation of Aerospace and Lightweight Structures	FISCHER Marc	Graduate	PhD
Acoustic Emission (AE) Monitoring of Buckling and Failure in Carbon Fibre Composite Structures	EATON Mark Jonathan	Graduate	PhD
Lightweight Structural Health Monitoring System For Areospace Applications	PEARSON Matthew	Graduate	PhD
POSTBUCKLING ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE STIFFENED PANELS LOADED IN COMPRESSION AND SHEAR. SPECIALISATION - CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING.	AL SAYMAREE Muthana Shaker Mahdi	Current	PhD
METHODOLOGY PLATFORM FOR PREDICTION OF DAMAGE EVENTS FOR SELF-SENSING AEROSPACE PANELS SUBJECTED TO REAL LOAD CONDITIONS.	MARKS Ryan Andrew	Current	PhD
Resolution of Closely Coupled Dynamic Interaction in Hydro-Electric Pump-Turbines	ROBERTS Samantha	Graduate	PhD
Multilevel Optimisation of Aerospace and Lightweight Structures Incorporating Postbuckling Effects	QU Shuang	Graduate	PhD
Sensors to Inform & Enable Wireless Networks	GRIGG Stephen	Current	PhD
DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED NUMERICAL MODELS FOR THE SIMULATION OF ULTRASONIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN LAMINATED COMPOSITES	LIANG Weihua	Current	PhD
Multi-storey frames with rigid joint damage detection method based on the second order difference of influence lines	LIU Xiaoyang	Current	PhD
THE APPLICATION OF VICONOPT SOFTWARE FOR DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION IN PLATE STRUCTURE OF BRIDGE DECK SLAB.	LUO Yulin	Current	PhD

Ers ymuno â Phrifysgol Caerdydd ddwy flynedd ar hugain yn ôl, rwyf wedi gweithio i ddatblygu cyfleusterau labordy a chyfrifiannol helaeth i gefnogi fy ngwaith i ymchwilio i ddylunio, optimeiddio, perfformiad a monitro iechyd strwythurau ysgafn, yn bennaf y rhai a geir mewn awyrennau. Mae hyn wedi arwain at gyfleuster cynhwysfawr ar gyfer cynhyrchu, profi, monitro a modelu'r strwythurau hyn, cyfleuster nad oedd ar gael o'r blaen yn yr Ysgol Peirianneg. Mae'r cyfleusterau'n cynnwys awtoclaf mawr ar gyfer gweithgynhyrchu cydrannau cyfansawdd, cyfleusterau profi statig a deinamig helaeth, cydberthyniad delwedd ddigidol, allyriadau acwstig, mesur straen a gallu sganio ultrasonic o dan amodau amgylchynol a mwy ymosodol, a gallu modelu statig a deinamig helaeth. Gwireddwyd hyn drwy ddefnyddio grantiau gwerth cyfanswm o £ 6.297 miliwn gan EPSRC, y Gymdeithas Frenhinol, Exxon Mobil a Chynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru (o dan yr ymchwil strategol a'r cyllid seilwaith SRIF III gyda dyfarniad o £1.628M) yn ogystal â chyfraniadau mewn nwyddau gan Altair, MOOG ac AWE. Dyma un o nifer fach o gyfleusterau a gynigir i'w hymgorffori mewn 'Amgylchedd Datblygu a Dilysu Hedfan Cenedlaethol' y manylir arno yn y papur gwyn a ysgrifennwyd gan Bwyllgor Technegol Cenedlaethol Rheoli Iechyd a Prognostics mewn perthynas â llwyfan o'r fath. Mae hyn wedi hwyluso cyhoeddi dros 130 o bapurau mewn cyfnodolion effaith uchel a chynadleddau rhyngwladol.

Wrth ddylunio ac optimeiddio strwythurau ysgafn mae datblygiadau mawr wedi cynnwys datblygu fframwaith ar gyfer optimeiddio aml-lefel strwythurau cymhleth trwy integreiddio'r union feddalwedd stribed VICONOPT gyda'r feddalwedd elfen gyfyngedig NASTRAN gan gyfuno'r hynod effeithlon (dau orchymyn maint yn gyflymach na FEA) ond yn gyfyngedig (o ran y geometregau a'r llwytho y gellir eu trin) dechneg optimeiddio a ddatblygwyd yn fewnol, Gyda llawer arafach ond yn fwy hyblyg o ran gallu modelu, meddalwedd perchnogol i alluogi optimeiddio strwythurau cymhleth yn effeithlon. Mae hyn wedi arwain at ostyngiadau màs mewn strwythur adain nodweddiadol o 7% yn ychwanegol at arbedion cyfrifiadurol. Yn fwy diweddar cwblhawyd gwaith sy'n ymestyn y dechneg hon i ganiatáu i baneli unigol o fewn y strwythur bwcl mewn modd sefydlog. Mae hyn wedi arwain at ostyngiadau pwysau pellach o hyd at 40%. Yn fwy diweddar datblygwyd yr offer hyn i alluogi ymgorffori effeithiau diffygion yn y cam dylunio gan ddarparu dewis arall effeithiol i ddulliau mwy costus cyfrifiadurol, yn enwedig yn y cam dylunio rhagarweiniol pan fydd yn rhaid cynnal nifer fawr o ddadansoddiadau. Gwnaed y gwaith hwn mewn cydweithrediad â Loughborough, Prifysgolion Bryste, Caerfaddon a Strathclyde, Airbus, BAe Systems a NASA Langley ac mae wedi arwain at offeryn sy'n cael ei ddefnyddio'n eang gan Airbus mewn sawl safle ledled Ewrop yng nghynllun rhagarweiniol llawer o'i awyren, i leihau costau dylunio a chyflawni gostyngiadau mewn pwysau awyrennau ac felly defnydd o danwydd ac allyriadau atmosfferig.

Mewn perfformiad mae gwaith wedi canolbwyntio ar ddeall a rhagfynegi ymddygiad strwythurau 'fel y'u hadeiladwyd' i sicrhau dyluniad effeithlon (lleihau ffactorau diogelwch ac felly màs sy'n arwain at arbedion mewn costau economaidd ac amgylcheddol) ac yn meintioli effaith gwahanol lefelau o ddifrod yn enwedig mewn perthynas â strwythurau cyfansawdd. Mae ymchwil i effeithiau amherffeithrwydd geometrig (a dderbynnir yn eang fel y prif ffactor sy'n cyfrannu at yr anghysondeb rhwng llwythi bwcio damcaniaethol a gwirioneddol) wedi arwain at well dealltwriaeth o'r berthynas rhwng yr effeithiau hyn a geometreg a llwytho'r strwythur. Cynhyrchwyd rhwyllau awtomataidd i roi rhagfynegiadau cywir ar ymddygiad strwythurau unigol. Mae gwaith wedi'i wneud i ymchwilio i effeithiau llwytho deinamig ar sefydlogrwydd strwythurau stiffened, ac i alluogi dealltwriaeth o effeithiau geometreg, a hyd llwyth (ac yn arbennig ei berthynas ag amlder naturiol y strwythur), ar y berthynas rhwng llwythi bwcl statig a deinamig i strwythurau dylunio eto yn fwy effeithiol. Ymchwiliwyd hefyd i effeithiau diffygion a gychwynnwyd yn ystod cynhyrchu neu oherwydd difrod gydag ymchwil sy'n canolbwyntio ar effeithiau delaminations yn benodol, gan gynyddu dealltwriaeth o effaith lleoliad a maint y difrod ar berfformiad cyfansoddion ac yn fwy diweddar Laminates Metal Ffibr. Mae gwaith hefyd wedi'i wneud i ymchwilio i effeithiau streic mellt ar strwythurau waliau tenau, ac yn arbennig strwythurau cyfansawdd. Mae'r gwaith hwn wedi'i wneud ar y cyd ag Airbus, Correlated Solutions a Shimadzu ac mae ei bwysigrwydd wedi cael ei gydnabod trwy wahoddiadau i siarad mewn digwyddiadau fel y 'Gweithdy ar Fesur mewn Amgylcheddau Eithafol' (Swyddfa Ewropeaidd Ymchwil a Datblygu Awyrofod).

Wrth fonitro iechyd strwythurol, mae cyfraniadau mawr wedi bod ar waith tuag at ddatblygu system ymreolaethol gwbl integredig sy'n darparu gwybodaeth ddiagnostig a prognostig ar iechyd strwythur. Mae hyn wedi cynnwys datblygu technegau allyriadau acwstig sylweddol well ar gyfer lleoli difrod mewn deunyddiau cyfansawdd anisotropig, heterogenaidd gan ddefnyddio'r dull 'Delta T' [89] ac wrth ddatblygu a dilysu dulliau i nodweddu difrod, gan ddefnyddio ystod o dechnegau prosesu signal gan gynnwys Cymhareb Amplitude Mesuredig, Prif Ddadansoddi Cydran a Rhwydweithiau Niwral. Gwnaed cyfraniadau sylweddol hefyd mewn dylunio synhwyrydd, gan ddilysu'r defnydd o Micro Fiber Cyfansoddion (MFC's) fel synwyryddion AE ysgafn proffil isel y gellir eu hymgorffori o bosibl mewn strwythurau cyfansawdd (gan gynnwys gwaith i bennu ymarferoldeb ac effeithiau ar uniondeb strwythurol defnyddio synwyryddion o'r fath) ac optimeiddio sefyllfa synhwyrydd Defnyddio amrywiaeth o dechnegau arbrofol a modelu. Mae ymchwil hefyd wedi dangos dichonoldeb defnyddio ynni a gynaeafwyd (dirgryniad thermol, gweithredol a goddefol ac amledd radio) i bweru system fonitro iechyd strwythurol sy'n cynnwys synwyryddion o'r fath, a datblygu technegau rheoli pŵer hynod effeithlon sy'n gallu trin ffynonellau ynni mor amrywiol ac amrywiol. Gwnaed y gwaith hwn mewn cydweithrediad â Phrifysgolion Sheffield, Bryste ac Imperial a'r Universite de Valenciennes, Prifysgol Gwyddoniaeth Gymhwysol, Prifysgol Technische Wien a Politecnico di Milano, Airbus, Boeing, MoD, Marshall Aerospace, Plantintegrity a Mistras a'i bwysigrwydd a gydnabyddir gan wahoddiadau i gyflwyno'r cyweirnod agoriadol mewn cynhadledd ryngwladol fawr (SPIE 2013), Ffrainc), a nifer o weithdai allweddol yn y maes gan gynnwys 'Energy Harvesting 2014' (EPSRC Energy Harvesting Network), 'Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks for Hostile Environments' (Rhwydwaith Trosglwyddo Gwybodaeth Electroneg, Synwyryddion a Ffotoneg), 'Gweithdy ar Allu Rheoli Iechyd Integredig Traws-barth-barth' (NATO, Brwsel).

Aelodaethau proffesiynol

Seminar Gwahoddiad: Tsinghua, Tsieina (2009).
Seminar: MSU, UDA (2007).
Bwrdd golygyddol: STRAIN, Journal of BSSM.
Trefnydd sesiwn a Cadeirydd: 13eg ICEM, Gwlad Groeg (2007); 7fed WCCM UDA (2006).
Byrddau gwyddonol: 13eg ICEM, Gwlad Groeg (2007); Cynhadledd Ryngwladol BSSM ar Ddatblygiadau mewn Mecaneg Arbrofol, y DU (2006).

Prifysgol Caerdydd yn derbyn cyfran o fuddsoddiad gwerth £1 biliwn mewn hyfforddiant doethurol