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Recent Publications

Y Wang, SM Grove and MG Anderson, A Physically and Chemically Based Model for Water Retention in Unsaturated Porous Media, Accepted for publication in Advances in Water Resources (2008).

Y Wang and SM Grove, Continuum dual-scale modelling of liquid composite moulding processes, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, available online (2008).

Y Wang and SM Grove, Modelling microscopic flow in woven fabric reinforcements and its application in dual-scale liquid composite moulding, Accepted for publication in Composites Part A, May 2008, 39(5), 843-855.

Y Wang, SM Grove and MG Anderson, Modelling Water Retention Characteristic in Unsaturated Soils, 1st European Conference on Unsaturated Soils (E-UNSAT 2008).

2007:

HN Dhakal, ZY Zhang, MOW Richardson and OAZ Errajhi, The low velocity impact response of non-woven hemp reinforced unsaturated polyester composites, Composites Structures, 2007, 81(4), 559-567.

HN Dhakal, ZY Zhang and MOW Richardson, Effect of water absorption on the mechanical properties of hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites, Composites Science and Technology, 2007, 67(7-8), 1674-1683.

AR Harper, J Summerscales and N Brooks (assigned to Alan R Harper, Susan Boulton and Glyn Goddard), British Patent GB 2 432 336A: Production of composite mouldings, published 23 May 2007.

R Pomeroy, SM Grove, J Summerscales, Y Wang and A Harper, Measurement of permeability of continuous filament mat glass fibre reinforcements by saturated radial air flow, Composites Part A, May 2007, 38(5), 1439-1443.

M Silcock, C Garschke, W Hall and BL Fox, Rapid composite tube manufacture utilising the Quickstep process, Journal of Composite Materials, 2007, 41(8), 965-978.

2006:

HN Dhakal, ZY Zhang and MOW Richardson, Nanoindentation behaviour of layered silicate reinforced unsaturated polyester nanocomposites, Polymer Testing, 2006, 25(6), 846-852.

SM Grove, E Popham and ME Miles, An investigation of the skin/core bond in honeycomb sandwich structures using statistical experimentation techniques, Composites Part A, 2006, 35(5), 804-812.

Y Wang and SM Grove, Unsaturated modelling of dual scale flow in liquid composite moulding, 8th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM8), Douai, France, 11-13 July 2006.

2005:

OAZ Errajhi, JRF Osborne, MOW Richardson and HN Dhakal, Water absorption characteristics of aluminised E-glass fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites, Composites Structures, 2005, 71(3-4), 333-336.

SM Grove, I Progoulakis, T Searle, J Summerscales and P Healey, Heated Tooling for Aerospace Composites Manufacture, SAMPE Journal, 2005, 41(7), 36-45.

J Summerscales and TJ Searle, Low pressure (vacuum infusion) techniques for moulding large composite structures, Proc IMechE Part L - Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, February 2005, L219(1), 45-58.

J Summerscales et al, Proceedings of the ACMC/SAMPE Conference on Marine Composites, Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre, Plymouth, September 2003. ISBN 1-870918-02-9.  Refereed papers appear in a special part-issue of Composites, 2005, volume A36 part 8.

2004:

M Arney, SM Grove, I Progoulakis, T Searle, D Short, J Spooner and J Summerscales, Integrally-Heated Tooling for the Manufacture of Fibre-Reinforced Composites. Proc. Conf. ‘Composites Processing 2004’, CPA, Bromsgrove, April 2004.

John Summerscales and Paul M Russell, Observations on the fibre distribution and fibre strain in a woven fabric reinforcement, Advanced Composites Letters, 2004, 13(3), 135-140.

J Summerscales, PM Russell, S Lomov, I Verpoest and RS Parnas, The fractal dimension of X-ray tomographic sections of a woven composite, Advanced Composites Letters, 2004, 13(2), 113-121.

J Summerscales, The effect of permeant on the measured permeability of a reinforcement.  7th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials, University of Delaware, Newark, USA, 7-9 July 2004.

2003:

CM Leavey, MN James, J Summerscales and R Sutton, An introduction to wavelet transforms: a tutorial approach, Insight, May 2003, 45(5), 344-353. ISSN 1354-2575.

N Joulia and SM Grove, Strength of Sandwich Panel ‘Cut and Fold’ Joints, Advanced Composites Letters, 2003, 12(6), 2003, 243-246.

T Searle, J Spooner, SM Grove et al., Manufacture of Large Composite Structures by Resin Infusion. 24th International SAMPE Europe Conference, Paris, April 2003.

J Summerscales, Chapter 2: In-process monitoring for control of closed-mold techniques for the manufacture of thermosetting matrix composites, In Gabriel O Shonaike and Suresh G Advani (editors): "Advanced Polymeric Materials – Structure and Property Relationships", CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton - Florida, April 2003, pp 57-101. ISBN 1-58716-047-1.

2002:

LH Bond, R Bland, SM Grove and R Sutton. Development of the Latest Resin Transfer Moulding Injection Equipment. 18th National Conference on Manufacturing Research, Leeds, Sept 2002.

M Russell-Stevens, DC Plane, J Summerscales, P Schulz and M Papakyriacou, Effects of elevated temperature on ultimate tensile strength and failure modes of short carbon fibre reinforced magnesium composite, Materials Science and Technology, May 2002, 18(5), 501-506.

2001:

J Summerscales, NRL Pearce, P Russell and FJ Guild, Voronoi cells, fractal dimensions and fibre composites, Journal of Microscopy, February 2001, 201(2), 153-162. ISSN 0022-2720.

2000:

D Cripps, TJ Searle and J Summerscales, Chapter 21: Open Mould Techniques for Thermoset Composites, In R Talreja and J-A Månson (editors): "Comprehensive Composite Materials Encyclopædia, volume 2: Polymer Matrix Composites", Elsevier Science, Oxford, July 2000, pp 737-761. ISBN: 0-08-043725-7

NRL Pearce, J Summerscales and FJ Guild, Improving the resin transfer moulding process for fabric-reinforced composites by modification of the fibre architecture, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2000, 31A(12), 1433-1441. ISSN 1359-835X.

J Summerscales, The bulk modulus of carbon fibres, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 2000, 19(1), 15-16.

 

For further details of publications by ACMC staff, and information on research in the School of Engineering, contact
John Summerscales.

 

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