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Publications: DR Declan Carolan

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Irven G, Whitehouse A, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Dear JP ( 2023 ) . Toughening of face-sheet core bonds in sandwich structures . Engineering Fracture Mechanics vol. 290 ,
Irven G, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Dear JP ( 2023 ) . Fracture performance of fibre-reinforced epoxy foam . Composites Part B Engineering vol. 250 ,
Carolan D, He S, Taylor AC ( 2023 ) . 8 Advances in toughening strategies for structural adhesives . Advances in Structural Adhesive Bonding , Elsevier
Ramekaj O, Carolan D, Fergusson A ( 2023 ) . AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FIBRE BRIDGING FRACTURE TOUGHENING MECHANISM OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS . Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials .
Carolan D, He S, Taylor AC ( 2023 ) . Advances in toughening strategies for structural adhesives . Advances in Structural Adhesive Bonding Second Edition ,
Carolan D, Cross S, Khoo HL, Fergusson A ( 2023 ) . EFFECT OF PLY-SCALE DEFECTS ON THE COMPRESSIVE FAILURE OF CARBON-FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS . Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials .
He S, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Taylor AC ( 2023 ) . FRACTURE PROPERTIES AND TOUGHENING MECHANISMS OF CTBN RUBBER MODIFIED EPOXY SYNTACTIC FOAMS . Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials .
Irven G, Duncan A, Whitehouse A, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Dear JP ( 2023 ) . IMPACT RESPONSE OF TOUGHENED COMPOSITE SANDWICH STRUCTURES . Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials .
Carolan D, Incerti D, Rouge C, Fergusson A ( 2023 ) . MANUFACTURING AND AGING OF TOUGH EPOXY COMPOSITE MATRICES . Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials .
Irven G, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Dear JP ( 2022 ) . Fracture performance of epoxy foam: Low density to bulk polymer . Polymer vol. 261 ,
He S, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Taylor AC ( 2022 ) . Investigating the transfer of toughness from rubber modified bulk epoxy polymers to syntactic foams . Composites Part B Engineering vol. 245 ,
Rouge C, Carolan D, Fergusson A ( 2022 ) . A simplified approach to modelling temperature rises in battery cells and modules . Applied Thermal Engineering vol. 210 ,
Irven G, Duncan A, Whitehouse A, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Dear JP ( 2021 ) . Impact response of composite sandwich structures with toughened matrices . Materials & Design vol. 203 ,
Khraponichev K, Incerti D, Carolan D, Fergusson A ( 2021 ) . Effect of rapid manufacturing on the performance of carbon fibre epoxy polymers . Journal of Materials Science vol. 56 , ( 10 ) 6188 - 6203 .
Quan D, Moloney P, Carolan D, Abourayana H, Ralph C, Ivankovic A, Dowling D, Murphy N ( 2020 ) . Synergistic toughening and electrical functionalization of an epoxy using MWCNTs and silane‐ /plasma‐activated basalt fibers . Journal of Applied Polymer Science vol. 138 , ( 1 )
Carolan D, Mayall A, Dear JP, Fergusson AD ( 2020 ) . Micromechanical modelling of syntactic foam . Composites Part B Engineering vol. 183 ,
He S, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Taylor AC ( 2020 ) . Mechanical and fracture properties of epoxy syntactic foams modified with milled carbon fibre . Eccm 2018 18th European Conference on Composite Materials .
Tsai S-N, Carolan D, Sprenger S, Taylor AC ( 2019 ) . Fracture and fatigue behaviour of carbon fibre composites with nanoparticle-sized fibres . Composite Structures vol. 217 , 143 - 149 .
He S, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Taylor AC ( 2019 ) . Toughening epoxy syntactic foams with milled carbon fibres: Mechanical properties and toughening mechanisms . Materials & Design vol. 169 ,
Incerti D, Carolan D, Fergusson A ( 2019 ) . Fast Vs Tough; the Effect of Faster Cure Cycles on the Fracture Properties of Toughened Epoxies . Conference: SAMPE 2019 - Charlotte, NC
Cattaneo L, Carolan D, Incerti D, Rein G, Fergusson A ( 2019 ) . Experimental study of the mechanical and flammability behaviour of silica and rubber nanocomposites . Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials . vol. 2019-August ,
Irven G, Duncan A, Rolfe E, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Dear JP ( 2019 ) . Impact response of composite sandwich structures with toughened epoxy matrices . Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials . vol. 2019-August ,
Carolan D, Mayall A, Dear JP, Fergusson A ( 2019 ) . Micromechanical modelling of densely packed syntactic foam composites . Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials . vol. 2019-August ,
He S, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Taylor AC ( 2019 ) . Toughening epoxy syntactic foams with milled carbon fibres: Mechanical properties and toughening mechanisms . Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials . vol. 2019-August ,
Incerti D, Carolan D, Fergusson A ( 2019 ) . Toughness of epoxy polymers cured at high rates . Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials . vol. 2019-August ,
Incerti D, Wang T, Carolan D, Fergusson A ( 2018 ) . Curing rate effects on the toughness of epoxy polymers . Polymer vol. 159 , 116 - 123 .
Selimov A, Jahan SA, Barker E, Dackus P, Carolan D, Taylor A, Raghavan S ( 2018 ) . Silane functionalization effects on dispersion of alumina nanoparticles in hybrid carbon fiber composites . Applied Optics vol. 57 , ( 23 ) 6671 - 6678 .
Quan D, Carolan D, Rouge C, Murphy N, Ivankovic A ( 2018 ) . Mechanical and fracture properties of epoxy adhesives modified with graphene nanoplatelets and rubber particles . International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives vol. 81 , 21 - 29 .
Jahan SA, Abdelgader M, Barker E, Hernandez J, Hoover R, Pan H, Bai Y, Carolan D et al. ( 2018 ) . Effect of Functionalization on Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (HCFRP) Composites Using Piezopectroscopy . Conference: 2018 AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference
Tebbutt JA, Vahdati M, Carolan D, Dear JP ( 2017 ) . Numerical investigation on an array of Helmholtz resonators for the reduction of micro-pressure waves in modern and future high-speed rail tunnel systems . Journal of Sound and Vibration vol. 400 , 606 - 625 .
Brigandi PJ, Carolan D, Cogen JM, Pearson RA ( 2017 ) . Experimental and numerical analysis of conductive ternary polymer blend composites . Journal of Applied Polymer Science vol. 134 , ( 17 )
Selimov AP, Hoover R, Fouliard Q, Manero AC, Dackus P, Carolan D, Taylor A, Raghavan S ( 2017 ) . Characterization of Hybrid Carbon Fiber Composites using Photoluminescence Spectroscopy . Conference: 58th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference
Mayall A, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Dear JP ( 2017 ) . A numerical method for predicting the mechanical properties of tightly packed syntactic foams . Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials . vol. 2017-August ,
Quan D, Carolan D, Rouge C, Murphy N, Ivankovic A ( 2017 ) . Carbon nanofiller and core-shell rubber nanoparticle modified structural epoxy adhesives . Icf 2017 14th International Conference on Fracture . vol. 1 , 314 - 315 .
Mayall A, Carolan D, Fergusson A, Dear JP ( 2017 ) . Virtual development and testing of tightl y packed syntactic foams . International SAMPE Technical Conference . 1269 - 1280 .
Quan D, Carolan D, Rouge C, Murphy N, Ivankovic A ( 2016 ) . Carbon nanotubes and core–shell rubber nanoparticles modified structural epoxy adhesives . Journal of Materials Science vol. 52 , ( 8 ) 4493 - 4508 .
Hanhan I, Selimov A, Carolan D, Taylor AC, Raghavan S ( 2016 ) . Quantifying Alumina Nanoparticle Dispersion in Hybrid Carbon Fiber Composites Using Photoluminescent Spectroscopy . Applied Spectroscopy vol. 71 , ( 2 ) 258 - 266 .
McNamara D, Carolan D, Alveen P, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2016 ) . Effect of loading rate on the fracture toughness and failure mechanisms of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) . International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials vol. 60 , 1 - 10 .
Carolan D, Ivankovic A, Kinloch AJ, Sprenger S, Taylor AC ( 2016 ) . Toughened carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composites with nanoparticle-modified epoxy matrices . Journal of Materials Science vol. 52 , ( 3 ) 1767 - 1788 .
Carolan D, Ivankovic A, Kinloch AJ, Sprenger S, Taylor AC ( 2016 ) . Toughening of epoxy-based hybrid nanocomposites . Polymer vol. 97 , 179 - 190 .
Lim YJ, Carolan D, Taylor AC ( 2016 ) . Simultaneously tough and conductive rubber–graphene–epoxy nanocomposites . Journal of Materials Science vol. 51 , ( 18 ) 8631 - 8644 .
Carolan D, Ivankovic A ( 2016 ) . Fracture Toughness of Hard and Superhard Materials: Testing Methods and Limitations . Microstructure-Property Correlations for Hard, Superhard, and Ultrahard Materials , Springer Nature
Hanhan I, Selimov AP, Carolan D, Taylor A, Raghavan S ( 2016 ) . Characterizing Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Alumina Carbon Fiber Composites with Piezospectroscopy . Conference: 57th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference
Carolan D, Kinloch AJ, Ivankovic A, Sprenger S, Taylor AC ( 2016 ) . Mechanical and fracture performance of carbon fibre reinforced composites with nanoparticle modified matrices . Procedia Structural Integrity . vol. 2 , 96 - 103 .
Alveen P, McNamara D, Carolan D, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2015 ) . The influence of microstructure on the fracture properties of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride . Computational Materials Science vol. 109 , 115 - 123 .
McNamara D, Alveen P, Damm S, Carolan D, Rice JH, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2015 ) . A Raman spectroscopy investigation into the influence of thermal treatments on the residual stress of polycrystalline diamond . International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials vol. 52 , 114 - 122 .
McNamara D, Alveen P, Carolan D, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2015 ) . Numerical analysis of the strength of polycrystalline diamond as a function of microstructure . International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials vol. 52 , 195 - 202 .
McNamara D, Alveen P, Carolan D, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2015 ) . Fracture toughness evaluation of polycrystalline diamond as a function of microstructure . Engineering Fracture Mechanics vol. 143 , 1 - 16 .
Carolan D, Chong HM, Ivankovic A, Kinloch AJ, Taylor AC ( 2015 ) . Co-continuous polymer systems: A numerical investigation . Computational Materials Science vol. 98 , 24 - 33 .
Alveen P, McNamara D, Carolan D, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2014 ) . Analysis of two-phase ceramic composites using micromechanical models . Computational Materials Science vol. 92 , 318 - 324 .
McNamara D, Carolan D, Alveen P, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2014 ) . The influence of microstructure on the fracture statistics of polycrystalline diamond and polycrystalline cubic boron nitride . Ceramics International vol. 40 , ( 8 ) 11543 - 11549 .
Alveen P, McNamara D, Carolan D, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2014 ) . Micromechanical Modelling of Advanced Ceramics with Statistically Representative Synthetic Microstructures . Key Engineering Materials . vol. 592-593 , 137 - 140 .
Alveen P, Carolan D, McNamara D, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2013 ) . Micromechanical modelling of ceramic based composites with statistically representative synthetic microstructures . Computational Materials Science vol. 79 , 960 - 970 .
Alveen P, McNamara D, Carolan D, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2014 ) . Micromechanical Modelling of Advanced Ceramics Using Statistically Representative Microstructures . Key Engineering Materials . vol. 577-578 , 53 - 56 .
McNamara D, Alveen P, Carolan D, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2014 ) . The Role of Microstructure on the Fracture Behaviour and Statistics of Advanced Ceramics . Key Engineering Materials . vol. 577-578 , 57 - 60 .
Carolan D, Tuković Ž, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2013 ) . Arbitrary crack propagation in multi-phase materials using the finite volume method . Computational Materials Science vol. 69 , 153 - 159 .
Carolan D, Ivanković A, Murphy N ( 2013 ) . A combined experimental–numerical investigation of fracture of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride . Engineering Fracture Mechanics vol. 99 , 101 - 117 .
McNamara D, Alveen P, Carolan D, Murphy N, Ivankovic A ( 2013 ) . Dynamic fracture of advanced ceramics under impact loading conditions using a miniaturized Kolsky bar . 13th International Conference on Fracture 2013 Icf 2013 . vol. 4 , 2718 - 2727 .
Alveen P, McNamara D, Carolan D, Murphy N, Ivanković A ( 2013 ) . Micromechanical modelling of advanced ceramics . 13th International Conference on Fracture 2013 Icf 2013 . vol. 4 , 3309 - 3318 .
Carolan D, Ivanković A, Murphy N ( 2012 ) . Thermal shock resistance of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride . Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 32 , ( 10 ) 2581 - 2586 .
Carolan D, McNamara D, Alveen P, Murphy N, Ivankovic A ( 2012 ) . Effect of microstructure on the fracture toughness of polycrystalline diamond and polycrystalline cubic boron nitride . 19th European Conference on Fracture Fracture Mechanics for Durability Reliability and Safety Ecf 2012 .
Carolan D, Alveen P, Ivanković A, Murphy N ( 2011 ) . Effect of notch root radius on fracture toughness of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride . Engineering Fracture Mechanics vol. 78 , ( 17 ) 2885 - 2895 .
Carolan D, Ivanković A, Murphy N ( 2012 ) . Numerical Investigation into Dynamic Fracture of PCBN . Key Engineering Materials . vol. 488-489 , 553 - 556 .
Carolan D, Petrović M, Ivanković A, Murphy N ( 2011 ) . Fracture Properties of PCBN as a Function of Loading Rate and Temperature . Key Engineering Materials . vol. 452-453 , 457 - 460 .
Petrović M, Carolan D, Ivanković A, Murphy N ( 2011 ) . Role of Rate and Temperature on Fracture and Mechanical Properties of PCD . Key Engineering Materials . vol. 452-453 , 153 - 156 .
Carolan D, Petrović M, Ivanković A, Murphy N ( 2010 ) . Fracture Properties of PCBN as a Function of Loading Rate . Key Engineering Materials . vol. 417-418 , 669 - 672 .
Mohan J, Carolan D, Murphy N, Ivankovic A, Dowling D ( 2007 ) . Influence of an atmospheric pressure plasma surface treatment on the interfacial fracture toughness on bonded composite joints . SID Structural Integrity and Durability vol. 3 , ( 2 ) 81 - 85 .
Mohan J, Carolan D, Murphy N, Ivankovic A, Dowling D ( 2007 ) . Influence of an atmospheric pressure plasma surface treatment on the interfacial fracture toughness on bonded composite joints . Sdhm Structural Durability and Health Monitoring vol. 3 , ( 2 ) 81 - 85 .
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