Dr Declan Carolan

Toughening of face-sheet core bonds in sandwich structures
Irven G Whitehouse A Carolan D Fergusson A Dear JP
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Elsevier vol. 290 
01-09-2023

Fracture performance of fibre-reinforced epoxy foam
Irven G Carolan D Fergusson A Dear JP
Composites Part B Engineering, Elsevier vol. 250 
01-02-2023

Advances in toughening strategies for structural adhesives
Carolan D He S Taylor AC
In Advances in Structural Adhesive Bonding Second Edition 251-286.  
01-01-2023

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FIBRE BRIDGING FRACTURE TOUGHENING MECHANISM OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Ramekaj O Carolan D Fergusson A
Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials. 
01-01-2023

EFFECT OF PLY-SCALE DEFECTS ON THE COMPRESSIVE FAILURE OF CARBON-FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS
Carolan D Cross S Khoo HL Fergusson A
Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials. 
01-01-2023

MANUFACTURING AND AGING OF TOUGH EPOXY COMPOSITE MATRICES
Carolan D Incerti D Rouge C Fergusson A
Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials. 
01-01-2023

FRACTURE PROPERTIES AND TOUGHENING MECHANISMS OF CTBN RUBBER MODIFIED EPOXY SYNTACTIC FOAMS
He S Carolan D Fergusson A Taylor AC
Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials. 
01-01-2023

IMPACT RESPONSE OF TOUGHENED COMPOSITE SANDWICH STRUCTURES
Irven G Duncan A Whitehouse A Carolan D Fergusson A Dear JP
Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials. 
01-01-2023

8 Advances in toughening strategies for structural adhesives
Carolan D He S Taylor AC
In Advances in Structural Adhesive Bonding, Elsevier 251-286.  
01-01-2023

Fracture performance of epoxy foam: Low density to bulk polymer
Irven G Carolan D Fergusson A Dear JP
Polymer, Elsevier vol. 261 
01-11-2022

Investigating the transfer of toughness from rubber modified bulk epoxy polymers to syntactic foams
He S Carolan D Fergusson A Taylor AC
Composites Part B Engineering, Elsevier vol. 245 
01-10-2022

A simplified approach to modelling temperature rises in battery cells and modules
Rouge C Carolan D Fergusson A
Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier vol. 210 
01-06-2022

Impact response of composite sandwich structures with toughened matrices
Irven G Duncan A Whitehouse A Carolan D Fergusson A Dear JP
Materials & Design, Elsevier vol. 203 
01-05-2021

Effect of rapid manufacturing on the performance of carbon fibre epoxy polymers
Khraponichev K Incerti D Carolan D Fergusson A
Journal of Materials Science, Springer Nature vol. 56 (10), 6188-6203.  
03-01-2021

Synergistic toughening and electrical functionalization of an epoxy using MWCNTs and silane‐ /plasma‐activated basalt fibers
Quan D Moloney P Carolan D Abourayana H Ralph C Ivankovic A Dowling D Murphy N
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Wiley vol. 138 (1) 
04-07-2020

Micromechanical modelling of syntactic foam
Carolan D Mayall A Dear JP Fergusson AD
Composites Part B Engineering, Elsevier vol. 183 
01-02-2020

Mechanical and fracture properties of epoxy syntactic foams modified with milled carbon fibre
He S Carolan D Fergusson A Taylor AC
Eccm 2018 18th European Conference on Composite Materials. 
01-01-2020

Fracture and fatigue behaviour of carbon fibre composites with nanoparticle-sized fibres
Tsai S-N Carolan D Sprenger S Taylor AC
Composite Structures, Elsevier vol. 217, 143-149.  
01-06-2019

Toughening epoxy syntactic foams with milled carbon fibres: Mechanical properties and toughening mechanisms
He S Carolan D Fergusson A Taylor AC
Materials & Design, Elsevier vol. 169 
01-05-2019

Fast Vs Tough; the Effect of Faster Cure Cycles on the Fracture Properties of Toughened Epoxies
Incerti D Carolan D Fergusson A
SAMPE 2019 - Charlotte, NC. 
11-04-2019

Toughness of epoxy polymers cured at high rates
Incerti D Carolan D Fergusson A
Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials. vol. 2019-August 
01-01-2019

Toughening epoxy syntactic foams with milled carbon fibres: Mechanical properties and toughening mechanisms
He S Carolan D Fergusson A Taylor AC
Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials. vol. 2019-August 
01-01-2019

Experimental study of the mechanical and flammability behaviour of silica and rubber nanocomposites
Cattaneo L Carolan D Incerti D Rein G Fergusson A
Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials. vol. 2019-August 
01-01-2019

Impact response of composite sandwich structures with toughened epoxy matrices
Irven G Duncan A Rolfe E Carolan D Fergusson A Dear JP
Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials. vol. 2019-August 
01-01-2019

Micromechanical modelling of densely packed syntactic foam composites
Carolan D Mayall A Dear JP Fergusson A
Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials. vol. 2019-August 
01-01-2019

Curing rate effects on the toughness of epoxy polymers
Incerti D Wang T Carolan D Fergusson A
Polymer, Elsevier vol. 159, 116-123.  
01-12-2018

Silane functionalization effects on dispersion of alumina nanoparticles in hybrid carbon fiber composites.
Selimov A Jahan SA Barker E Dackus P Carolan D Taylor A Raghavan S
Applied Optics, Optica Publishing Group vol. 57 (23), 6671-6678.  
02-08-2018

Mechanical and fracture properties of epoxy adhesives modified with graphene nanoplatelets and rubber particles
Quan D Carolan D Rouge C Murphy N Ivankovic A
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, Elsevier vol. 81, 21-29.  
01-03-2018

Effect of Functionalization on Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (HCFRP) Composites Using Piezopectroscopy
Jahan SA Abdelgader M Barker E Hernandez J Hoover R Pan H Bai Y Carolan D et al.
2018 AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 
07-01-2018

Numerical investigation on an array of Helmholtz resonators for the reduction of micro-pressure waves in modern and future high-speed rail tunnel systems
Tebbutt JA Vahdati M Carolan D Dear JP
Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier vol. 400, 606-625.  
01-07-2017

Experimental and numerical analysis of conductive ternary polymer blend composites
Brigandi PJ Carolan D Cogen JM Pearson RA
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Wiley vol. 134 (17) 
16-01-2017

Characterization of Hybrid Carbon Fiber Composites using Photoluminescence Spectroscopy
Selimov AP Hoover R Fouliard Q Manero AC Dackus P Carolan D Taylor A Raghavan S
58th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 
05-01-2017

Virtual development and testing of tightl y packed syntactic foams
Mayall A Carolan D Fergusson A Dear JP
International SAMPE Technical Conference., 1269-1280.  
01-01-2017

A numerical method for predicting the mechanical properties of tightly packed syntactic foams
Mayall A Carolan D Fergusson A Dear JP
Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials. vol. 2017-August 
01-01-2017

Carbon nanofiller and core-shell rubber nanoparticle modified structural epoxy adhesives
Quan D Carolan D Rouge C Murphy N Ivankovic A
Icf 2017 14th International Conference on Fracture. vol. 1, 314-315.  
01-01-2017

Carbon nanotubes and core–shell rubber nanoparticles modified structural epoxy adhesives
Quan D Carolan D Rouge C Murphy N Ivankovic A
Journal of Materials Science, Springer Nature vol. 52 (8), 4493-4508.  
26-12-2016

Quantifying Alumina Nanoparticle Dispersion in Hybrid Carbon Fiber Composites Using Photoluminescent Spectroscopy
Hanhan I Selimov A Carolan D Taylor AC Raghavan S
Applied Spectroscopy, Sage Publications vol. 71 (2), 258-266.  
14-12-2016

Effect of loading rate on the fracture toughness and failure mechanisms of polycrystalline diamond (PCD)
McNamara D Carolan D Alveen P Murphy N Ivanković A
International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Elsevier vol. 60, 1-10.  
01-11-2016

Toughened carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composites with nanoparticle-modified epoxy matrices
Carolan D Ivankovic A Kinloch AJ Sprenger S Taylor AC
Journal of Materials Science, Springer Nature vol. 52 (3), 1767-1788.  
17-10-2016

Toughening of epoxy-based hybrid nanocomposites
Carolan D Ivankovic A Kinloch AJ Sprenger S Taylor AC
Polymer, Elsevier vol. 97, 179-190.  
01-08-2016

Simultaneously tough and conductive rubber–graphene–epoxy nanocomposites
Lim YJ Carolan D Taylor AC
Journal of Materials Science, Springer Nature vol. 51 (18), 8631-8644.  
13-06-2016

Fracture Toughness of Hard and Superhard Materials: Testing Methods and Limitations
Carolan D Ivankovic A
In Microstructure-Property Correlations For Hard, Superhard, and Ultrahard Materials, Springer Nature 135-165.  
01-01-2016

Mechanical and fracture performance of carbon fibre reinforced composites with nanoparticle modified matrices
Carolan D Kinloch AJ Ivankovic A Sprenger S Taylor AC
Procedia Structural Integrity. vol. 2, 96-103.  
01-01-2016

Characterizing Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Alumina Carbon Fiber Composites with Piezospectroscopy
Hanhan I Selimov AP Carolan D Taylor A Raghavan S
57th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 
01-01-2016

The influence of microstructure on the fracture properties of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride
Alveen P McNamara D Carolan D Murphy N Ivanković A
Computational Materials Science, Elsevier vol. 109, 115-123.  
01-11-2015

Numerical analysis of the strength of polycrystalline diamond as a function of microstructure
McNamara D Alveen P Carolan D Murphy N Ivanković A
International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Elsevier vol. 52, 195-202.  
01-09-2015

A Raman spectroscopy investigation into the influence of thermal treatments on the residual stress of polycrystalline diamond
McNamara D Alveen P Damm S Carolan D Rice JH Murphy N Ivanković A
International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Elsevier vol. 52, 114-122.  
01-09-2015

Fracture toughness evaluation of polycrystalline diamond as a function of microstructure
McNamara D Alveen P Carolan D Murphy N Ivanković A
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Elsevier vol. 143, 1-16.  
01-07-2015

Co-continuous polymer systems: A numerical investigation
Carolan D Chong HM Ivankovic A Kinloch AJ Taylor AC
Computational Materials Science, Elsevier vol. 98, 24-33.  
01-02-2015

The influence of microstructure on the fracture statistics of polycrystalline diamond and polycrystalline cubic boron nitride
McNamara D Carolan D Alveen P Murphy N Ivanković A
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 40 (8), 11543-11549.  
01-09-2014

Analysis of two-phase ceramic composites using micromechanical models
Alveen P McNamara D Carolan D Murphy N Ivanković A
Computational Materials Science, Elsevier vol. 92, 318-324.  
01-09-2014

Micromechanical Modelling of Advanced Ceramics with Statistically Representative Synthetic Microstructures
Alveen P McNamara D Carolan D Murphy N Ivanković A
Key Engineering Materials. vol. 592-593, 137-140.  
15-11-2013

Micromechanical modelling of ceramic based composites with statistically representative synthetic microstructures
Alveen P Carolan D McNamara D Murphy N Ivanković A
Computational Materials Science, Elsevier vol. 79, 960-970.  
01-11-2013

Micromechanical Modelling of Advanced Ceramics Using Statistically Representative Microstructures
Alveen P McNamara D Carolan D Murphy N Ivanković A
Key Engineering Materials. vol. 577-578, 53-56.  
23-09-2013

The Role of Microstructure on the Fracture Behaviour and Statistics of Advanced Ceramics
McNamara D Alveen P Carolan D Murphy N Ivanković A
Key Engineering Materials. vol. 577-578, 57-60.  
23-09-2013

Arbitrary crack propagation in multi-phase materials using the finite volume method
Carolan D Tuković Ž Murphy N Ivanković A
Computational Materials Science, Elsevier vol. 69, 153-159.  
01-03-2013

A combined experimental–numerical investigation of fracture of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride
Carolan D Ivanković A Murphy N
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Elsevier vol. 99, 101-117.  
01-02-2013

Dynamic fracture of advanced ceramics under impact loading conditions using a miniaturized Kolsky bar
McNamara D Alveen P Carolan D Murphy N Ivankovic A
13th International Conference on Fracture 2013 Icf 2013. vol. 4, 2718-2727.  
01-01-2013

Micromechanical modelling of advanced ceramics
Alveen P McNamara D Carolan D Murphy N Ivanković A
13th International Conference on Fracture 2013 Icf 2013. vol. 4, 3309-3318.  
01-01-2013

Thermal shock resistance of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride
Carolan D Ivanković A Murphy N
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 32 (10), 2581-2586.  
01-08-2012

Effect of microstructure on the fracture toughness of polycrystalline diamond and polycrystalline cubic boron nitride
Carolan D McNamara D Alveen P Murphy N Ivankovic A
19th European Conference on Fracture Fracture Mechanics for Durability Reliability and Safety Ecf 2012. 
01-01-2012

Effect of notch root radius on fracture toughness of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride
Carolan D Alveen P Ivanković A Murphy N
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Elsevier vol. 78 (17), 2885-2895.  
01-12-2011

Numerical Investigation into Dynamic Fracture of PCBN
Carolan D Ivanković A Murphy N
Key Engineering Materials. vol. 488-489, 553-556.  
21-09-2011

Role of Rate and Temperature on Fracture and Mechanical Properties of PCD
Petrović M Carolan D Ivanković A Murphy N
Key Engineering Materials. vol. 452-453, 153-156.  
11-11-2010

Fracture Properties of PCBN as a Function of Loading Rate and Temperature
Carolan D Petrović M Ivanković A Murphy N
Key Engineering Materials. vol. 452-453, 457-460.  
11-11-2010

Fracture Properties of PCBN as a Function of Loading Rate
Carolan D Petrović M Ivanković A Murphy N
Key Engineering Materials. vol. 417-418, 669-672.  
08-10-2009

Influence of an atmospheric pressure plasma surface treatment on the interfacial fracture toughness on bonded composite joints
Mohan J Carolan D Murphy N Ivankovic A Dowling D
Sid Structural Integrity and Durability vol. 3 (2), 81-85.  
01-12-2007

Influence of an atmospheric pressure plasma surface treatment on the interfacial fracture toughness on bonded composite joints
Mohan J Carolan D Murphy N Ivankovic A Dowling D
Sdhm Structural Durability and Health Monitoring vol. 3 (2), 81-85.  
06-09-2007