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Publications - composites engineering archive
MAterials and STructures Research Group (MAST)
2013
RK Cullen, MM Singh and J Summerscales, Characterisation of natural fibre reinforcements and composites, Journal of Composites, 2013. Article ID 416501.
J Summerscales and S Grove, Manufacturing Methods for Natural Fibre Composites, Chapter 7 in A Hodzic and R Shanks (editors): Natural Fibre Composites: materials, processes and properties, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 2014, pages 176-215. ISBN 978-0-85709-524-4 (print). ISBN 978-0-85709-922-8 (online).
NPJ Dissanayake and J Summerscales, Life Cycle Assessment for natural fibre composites, Chapter 8 (pages 157-186) in Vijay Kumar Thakur (editor): Green Composites from Natural Resources, Taylor & Francis Group LLC, USA, December 2013, pages 157-186. ISBN 978-1-4665-7069-6.
John Summerscales, Acoustic Emission Source Location in Fibre-Reinforced Composite Materials, Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre, Plymouth, 2013. ISBN-13 978-1-870918-04-6. Identical copy on PEARL.
B Muralidharan and J Summerscales, Resin infusion under flexible moulding technique by in-mould gel-coating using a flow medium, Indian Journal of Applied Research (ISSN 2249-555X), July 2013, 3(7), 292-293 (Paper 90).
J Summerscales, AS Virk and W Hall, A review of bast fibres and their composites. Part 3: modelling, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, January 2013, 44(1), 132-139.
2012
A Besinis, R van Noort and N Martin, Infiltration of demineralized dentin with silica and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, Dental Materials. September 2012, 28(9), 1012-1023.
Stephen Grove, Manufacture of Polymer Composites, Encyclopedia of Composites – second edition, John Wiley and Sons, July 2012, 1506-1525.
B Pilkington and S Grove, Thermal conductivity probe length to radius ratio problem when measuring building insulation materials, Construction and Building Materials, 2012, 35, 531-546.
John Summerscales, Resin Infusion Under Flexible Tooling (RIFT), Encyclopedia of Composites – second edition, John Wiley and Sons, July 2012, 2648-2658.
AS Virk, W Hall and J Summerscales, Modulus and strength prediction for natural fibre composites, Materials Science and Technology, July 2012, 28(7), 864-871.
2011
J Summerscales, W Hall and AS Virk, A fibre diameter distribution factor (FDDF) for natural fibre composites, Journal of Materials Science, September 2011, 46(17), 5876-5880.
R Pasupuleti, Y Wang, I Shabalin, LY Li, Z Liu and S Grove, Modelling of moisture diffusion in multilayer woven fabric composites, Computational Materials Science, 2011, 50(5), 1675-1680.
BG Sanders, D Zahra, C Hedge and J Summerscales, Heavier or just colder? A new approach to perception research, [Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group] PsyPAG Quarterly, March 2011, (78), 4-8 [ISSN 1746-6016].
Q Labrosse, CP Hoppins and J Summerscales
Objective assessment of the surface quality of coated surfaces, Insight, January 2011, 53(1), 16-20.
Objective assessment of the surface quality of coated surfaces, Insight, January 2011, 53(1), 16-20.
AS Virk, W Hall and J Summerscales, Modelling tensile properties of jute fibres, Materials Science and Technology, January 2011, 27(1), 458-460.
2010
J Summerscales, N Dissanayake, W Hall and AS Virk, A review of bast fibres and their composites. Part 1: fibres as reinforcements, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, October 2010, 41(10), 1329-1335.
J Summerscales, N Dissanayake, W Hall and AS Virk, A review of bast fibres and their composites. Part 2: composites, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, October 2010, 41(10), 1336-1344.
AS Virk, W Hall and J Summerscales, Physical characterisation of jute technical fibres: fibre dimensions, Journal of Natural Fibres, 2010, 7(3), 216-228.
AS Virk, W Hall and J Summerscales, Strain as the key design criterion for failure of natural fibre composites, Composites Science and Technology, June 2010, 70(6), 995-999.
Miggy Singh, John Summerscales and Ken Wittamore, Disposal of composite boats and other marine composites, Chapter 18 (pages 495-519) in Vanessa Goodship (editor): "Management, recycling and reuse of waste composites",
Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84569-462-3.
Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84569-462-3.
2009
AS Virk, W Hall and J Summerscales, Multiple data set (MDS) weak-link scaling analysis of jute fibres, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, November 2009, 40(11), 1764-1771.
Y Wang and SM Grove, Continuum Dual-scale Modelling of Liquid Composite Moulding Processes,Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 2009, 28(12), 1469-1484.
SM Grove, Optimum Fibre Content for Minimum Weight Monolithic Composite Laminates using Rules of Mixture Advanced Composites Letters, 2009, 18(5), 173-176.
NPJ Dissanayake, J Summerscales, SM Grove, and MM Singh, Energy Use in the Production of Flax Fiber for the Reinforcement of Composites, Journal of Natural Fibers, October 2009, 6(4), 331-346.
AS Virk, W Hall and J Summerscales, The tensile properties of jute fibres, Materials Science and Technology, October 2009, 25(10), 1289-1295.
NPJ Dissanayake, J Summerscales, SM Grove, and MM Singh, Life cycle impact assessment of flax fibre for the reinforcement of composites, Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy, September 2009, 3(3), 245-248.
AS Virk, J Summerscales, W Hall, SM Grove and ME Miles, The design, manufacture, mechanical testing and numerical modelling of an asymmetric composite crossbow limb, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2009, 40(3), 249-257.
2008
Y Wang, SM Grove and MG Anderson, A Physical-Chemical Model for Static Water Retention in Unsaturated Porous Media, Advances in Water Resources, 2008, 31(4), 701-703.
Y Wang and SM Grove, Modelling microscopic flow in woven fabric reinforcements and its application in dual-scale liquid composite moulding, 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 Application 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, S Grove, R Cullen, S Davy, M Hancock and K Clark, Manufacture of Large Composite Structures by Resin Infusion, In K Dreschler (editor), Preprints of the 24th International SAMPE Europe Conference, Paris, 01-03 April 2003, pages 113. ISBN 3-9522677-0-8.
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.