Publications

HiPerDuCT themes

If you’re not looking for a specific paper, but want to take a deeper dive into the project, you might also want to check out our top picks in each of the main HiPerDuCT themes. These papers represent either good summaries or particular highlights.

Overview – ductile and pseudo-ductile composites

• High performance ductile and pseudo-ductile polymer matrix composites Michael Wisnom, Pimenta S, S. P. Milo Shaffer, Robinson P, Kevin Potter, Ian Hamerton, Bismarck A 

• Theme A – fibre reorientation concepts J.D. Fuller, M. Jalalvand, M.R. Wisnom. Combining fibre rotation and fragmentation to achieve pseudo-ductile CFRP laminates. Composite Structures 2016, 142, 155-166.]
• Theme B – aligned fibre and interface approaches G. Czél, M. Jalalvand, M.R. Wisnom. Design and characterisation of advanced pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites. Composite Structures 2016, 143, 362-370.]
• Theme C – ductile constituents F. De Luca, R. Menzel, J.J. Blaker, J. Birkbeck, A. Bismarck, M.S.P. Shaffer. Nacre-nanomimetics: Strong, Stiff, and Plastic. Applied Materials and Interfaces 2015, 7(48), 26783-26791.]

Full list of publications by year

2025

• Pseudo-ductile composites with micro-wrapped hybrid tows Mohammad Hamidul Islam, Sree Shankhachur Roy, Michael R. Wisnom, Prasad Potluri

2024

• Effect of shear stresses on fibre direction tensile failure using a new simple and reliable test method with thin plies Meisam Jalavand, Mohammad Fotouhi, Michael R Wisnom 
• Visualization of fatigue load cycle numbers using a glass/carbon hybrid composite sensor Ali Mahmoudi, J.David Acosta, Meisam Jalalvand, Mohammad Fotouhi, Michael Wisnom, Michael Khonsari
• High performance ductile and pseudo-ductile polymer matrix composites Michael Wisnom, Pimenta S, S. P. Milo Shaffer, Robinson P, Kevin Potter, Ian Hamerton, Bismarck A

2023

• Smart hybrid composite sensor technology to enhance the detection of low energy impact damage in composite structures Fotouhi S, Jalalvand M, Wisnom M, Fotouhi M
• Combined effect of moisture and test temperature on the pseudo-ductility of thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites Czél G, Bugár-Mészáros M, Wisnom M
• Wet spinning imogolite nanotube fibres: an in situ process study Moore JF, Paineau E, Launois P, Shaffer MSP
• Silica aerogel infused hierarchical glass fiber polymer composites Anthony D, Nguyen S, Qian H, Xu S, Shaw C, Greenhalgh E, Shaffer M

2022

• HiPerDIF Perspectives Final Sept 2022 Ian Hamerton 
• Investigating the fatigue behaviour of quasi-isotropic pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/glass epoxy hybrid composites Fotouhi M, Suwarta P, Tabatabaeian A, Fotouhi S, Jenkin R, Jalalvand M, Wisnom M
• The effect of transverse compressive stresses on tensile failure of carbon fibre/epoxy composites Rev T, Wisnom M, Xu X, Czél G

2021

• Gradual failure in high-performance unidirectional thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid composites under bending Idarraga G, Jalalvand M, Fotouhi M, Meza J, Wisnom M
  
• An investigation into fatigue behaviour and damage progression in pseudo-ductile thin-ply angle-ply laminates Wu X, Fuller JD, Wisnom, M
  
• High performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid composites with pseudo-ductile behaviour loaded off-axis Mohamad Fotouhi, Meisam Jalalvand, Milad Saeedifar, Bill Xiao, Michael R.Wisnom
  
• Reactive coagulation of single-walled carbon nanotubes for tougher composites – Solution processing and assembly Adam J. Clancy, Milo Shaffer, David Anthony
  
• Metal Mimics: Lightweight, Strong, and Tough Nanocomposites and Nanomaterial Assemblies Adam J. Clancy, David Anthony, Francois De Luca
  
• Intelligent Optimisation of Aligned Discontinuous Composites JM Finley, Milo Shaffer, Soraia Pimenta
  
• Data-driven intelligent optimisation of discontinuous composites JM Finley, Milo Shaffer, Soraia Pimenta
  
• Role of fibre fragmentation on pseudo-ductility of thin-ply [±277/0]s carbon fibre laminates with high modulus 0° plies under compressive and flexural loading Xun Wu, Jonathan D. Fuller, Michael Wisnom
  
• Pseudo-ductile behaviour in fibre reinforced thermoplastic angle-ply composites Thomas R. Pozegic, Mohamad Fotouhi, Xun Wu, Jamie W.Hartley, Michael R.Wisnom, Ian Hamerton
  
• Inorganic Nanotube Mesophases Enable Strong Self-Healing Fibers WJ Lee, Paineau E, Anthony DB, Gao Y, Leese HS, Rouzière S, Launois P, Shaffer MSP
• A comparative study on glass and carbon fibre reinforced laminated composites in scaled quasi-static indentation tests Mohammad Fotouhi, Damghani M, Leong M, Fotouhi S, Jalalvand M, Wisnom M
• Experimental evaluation of hygrothermal effects on pseudo-ductile thin ply angle-ply carbon/epoxy laminates Fuller J, Mitchell S, Pozegic T, Wu X, Longana M, Wisnom M

2020

• Enhanced fracture toughness of hierarchical carbon nanotube reinforced carbon fibre epoxy composites with engineered matrix microstructure Zainol Abidin M, Herceg T, Greenhalgh E, Shaffer M, Bismarck A
  
• Quasi-Isotropic and Pseudo-Ductile Highly Aligned Discontinuous Fibre Composites Manufactured with the HiPerDiF (High Performance Discontinuous Fibre) Technology Marco Longana, Yu H, Lee J, Pozegic TR, Huntley S, Rendall T, Potter KD, Hamerton I
  
• The high strain rate tension behaviour of pseudo-ductile high performance thin ply composites Fotouhi M, Fuller J, Longana M, Jalalvand M, Wisnom M
  
• Mechanical and physical performance of carbon aerogel reinforced carbon fibre hierarchical composites Nguyen S, Anthony D, Qian H, Yue C, Singh A, Bismarck A, Shaffer M, Greenhalgh E
  
• Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites Suwarta P, Fotouhi M, Czél G, Longana M, Wisnom M
  
• The influence of variability and defects on the mechanical performance of tailorable composites James Finley, Joel Henry, Milo Shaffer, Soraia Pimenta
  
• A simple and robust approach for visual overload indication – UD thin-ply hybrid composite sensors Tamas Rev, Jalalvand M, Fuller J, Wisnom M, Czél G
  
• Post-Impact Behaviour of Pseudo-Ductile Thin-Ply Angle-Ply Hybrid Composites Prato A, Longana M, Hussain A, Wisnom M

2019

• Interfacially-grafted single wall carbon nanotube / poly (vinyl alcohol) composite fibers Won Jun Lee, Adam J. Clancy, Juan C. Fernández-Toribio, David B. Anthony, Edward R. White, Eduardo Solano, Hannah S. Leese, Juan J. Vilatel, Milo S. P. Shaffer
  
• The investigation of modified ‘brick and mortar’ composite architecture with in-plane wavy segments for pseudo-ductility Bohao Zhang, Omar R. Bacarreza Nogales, Paul Robinson, C. Burgstaller
  
• Pseudo-ductile failure mechanism introduced into finger jointed thermoplastic PES interleaved CFRC David B. Anthony, Omar R. Bacarreza Nogales, Milo S.P. Shaffer, Alexander Bismarck, Paul Robinson, Soraia Pimenta
  
• The effect of test temperature on the pseudo-ductility of thin-ply hybrid composites Gergely Czél, Márton Bugár-Mészáros, Michael R. Wisnom
  
• The influence of defects and variability in discontinuous composite materials James Finley, Joel Henry, Soraia Pimenta, Milo S.P. Shaffer
  
• Self-warning hybrid composite patches for repairing cracked aluminium panels Meisam Jalalvand, Hon Wing Michael Lok Wu, Fariborz Sheibanian, Mohamad Fotouhi, Michael R Wisnom
  
• Pseudo-ductility of Unidirectional Thin Ply Hybrid Composites in Longitudinal Compression Putu Suwarta, Gergely Czel, Mohamad Fotouhi, Jakub Rycerz, Michael R. Wisnom
  
• Bearing failure of pseudo-ductile thin ply angle-ply laminates Xun Wu, Jonathan D. Fuller, Michael R. Wisnom

2018

• Increasing carbon fiber composite strength with a nanostructured “brick-and-mortar” interphase François De Luca, Adam J. Clancy, Noelia R. Carrero, David B. Anthony, Hugo G. De Luca, Milo S.P. Shaffer, Alexander Bismarck
  
• Development and application of a quality control and property assurance methodology for reclaimed carbon fibres based on the HiPerDiF (High Performance Discontinuous Fibre) method and interlaminated hybrid specimens Marco Longana, HaNa Yu, Kevin Potter, Ian Hamerton
  
• Reclaimed Carbon and Flax Fibre Composites: Manufacturing and Mechanical Properties Marco Longana, Vaclav Ondra, HaNa Yu, Kevin Potter, Ian Hamerton
  
• Acoustic emission monitoring of thin ply hybrid composites under repeated quasi-static tensile loading Mohamad Fotouhi, Putu Suwarta, Meisam Jalalvand, Gergely Czél, Michael Wisnom
  
• A meso-scale simulation framework for predicting the mechanical response of triaxial braided composites Tobias Wehrkamp-Richter, Nelson V. De Carvalho, Silvestre T. Pinho
  
• Predicting the non-linear mechanical response of triaxial braided composites Tobias Wehrkamp-Richter, Nelson V. De Carvalho, Silvestre T. Pinho
  
• Reduced notch sensitivity in pseudo-ductile CFRP thin ply angle-ply laminates with central 0° plies Xun Wu, M.L. Longana, J.D. Fuller and M.R. Wisnom
  
• Hierarchical pseudo-ductile hybrid composites combining continuous and highly aligned discontinuous fibres Yu H, Longana M, Jalalvand M, Wisnom M, Potter K
  
• Ductility and pseudo-ductility of thin ply angle-ply CFRP laminates under quasi-static cyclic loading Fuller J, Wisnom M
  
• “Brick-and-Mortar” Nanostructured Interphase for Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites François De Luca, Giorgio Sernicola, Milo S.P. Shaffer, Alexander Bismarck
  
• Pseudo-ductility and reduced notch sensitivity in multi-directional all-carbon/epoxy thin-ply hybrid composites Gergely Czél, Tamas Rev, Meisam Jalalvand, Mohamad Fotouhi, Marco L. Longana, Oliver J.Nixon-Pearson, Michael R. Wisnom
  
• Exploring the pseudo-ductility of aligned hybrid discontinuous composites using controlled fibre-type arrangements James Finley, H.Yu, M.L.Longana, S.Pimenta, M.S.P.Shaffer, K.D.Potter
  
• Virtual testing framework for hybrid aligned discontinuous composites Joel Henry, Soraia Pimenta

2017

• Design and characterisation of high performance, pseudo-ductile all-carbon/epoxy unidirectional hybrid composites Czél G, Jalalvand M, Wisnom M, Czigány T
  
• Aligned discontinuous intermingled reclaimed/virgin carbon fibre composites for high performance and pseudo-ductile behaviour in interlaminated carbon-glass hybrids Longana M, Yu H, Jalavand M, Wisnom M, Potter K
  
• Semi-analytical simulation of aligned discontinuous composites Henry J, Pimenta S
  
• Systematic comparison of single-walled carbon nanotube/poly(vinyl acetate) graft-to reactions Adam J. Clancy, James M. Serginson, Jake L. Greenfield, Milo S.P. Shaffer
  
• Reductive Dissolution of Supergrowth Carbon Nanotubes for Tougher Nanocomposites by Reactive Coagulation Spinning Adam J. Clancy, David B. Anthony, Christopher S. Roberts, Sandra J. Fisher, Milo S.P. Shaffer
  
• Orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile hybrid composite laminates – A new lay-up concept to avoid free-edge delamination Meisam Jalalvand, Mohamad Fotouhi, Michael Wisnom
  
• New Approaches to Quantifying Tensile Strength Variability and Size Effects in Unidirectional Composites Michael Wisnom, M. Asun Cantera, Gergely Czél and Meisam Jalalvand
  
• High performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid composites with pseudo-ductile behaviour in all fibre orientations Mohamad Fotouhi, Meisam Jalalvand, Michael R. Wisnom
  
• A computationally-efficient hierarchical scaling law to predict damage accumulation in composite fibre-bundles Soraia Pimenta

2016

• Design and characterisation of advanced pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites Czél G, Jalalvand M, Wisnom M
  
• Combining fibre rotation and fragmentation to achieve pseudo-ductile CFRP laminates Fuller J, Jalalvand M, Wisnom M
  
• Can tailored non-linearity of hierarchical structures inform future material development? O’Donnell M, Weaver P, Pirrera A
  
• Unidirectional carbon fibre reinforced polyamide-12 composites with enhanced strain to tensile failure by introducing fibre waviness Diao H, Robinson P, Wisnom M, Bismarck A
  
• Multiple closed loop recycling of carbon fibre composites with the HiPerDiF (High Performance Discontinuous Fibre) method Longana M, Ong N, Yu H, Potter K
  
• Property and Shape Modulation of Carbon Fibers Using Lasers Blaker JJ, Anthony DB, Tang G, Shamsuddin SR, Kalinka G, Weinrich M, Abdolvand A, Shaffer MS, Bismarck A
  
• Systematic comparison of conventional and reductive single-walled carbon nanotube purifications Clancy A, White E, Tay H, Yau H, Shaffer M
  
• Hybrid effects in thin ply carbon/glass unidirectional laminates: Accurate experimental determination and prediction Wisnom M, Czél G, Swolfs Y, Jalalvand M, Gorbatikh L, Verpoest I
  
• Energy dissipation during delamination in composite materials – An experimental assessment of the cohesive law and the stress-strain field ahead of a crack tip Jalalvand M, Czél G, Fuller J, Wisnom M, Canal L, González C, LLorca J
  
• Strong and Stiff: High-Performance Cellulose Nanocrystal/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Composite Fibers Lee WJ, Clancy AJ, Kontturi E, Bismarck A, Shaffer MS
  
• Detection of fibre fracture and ply fragmentation in thin-ply UD carbon/glass hybrid laminates using acoustic emission Fotouhi M, Suwarta P, Jalalvand M, Czél G, Wisnom M
  
• Hybrid specimens eliminating stress concentrations in tensile and compressive testing of unidirectional composites Czél G, Jalalvand M, Wisnom M
  
• Mechanisms to create high performance pseudo-ductile composites Wisnom M
  
• Acoustic emission-based study to characterize the initiation of delamination in composite materials Fotouhi M, Najafabadi M
  
• Development of novel composites through fibre and interface/interphase modification Bismarck A, Blaker J, Anthony D, Qian H, Maples H, Robinson P, Shaffer M, Greenhalgh E
  
• Mechanisms to create high performance pseudo-ductile composites Wisnom M

2015

• Pseudo-ductility and damage suppression in thin ply CFRP angle-ply laminates Fuller J, Wisnom M
  
• Damage analysis of pseudo-ductile thin-ply UD hybrid composites – A new analytical method Jalalvand M, Czél G, Wisnom M
  
• Demonstration of pseudo-ductility in unidirectional discontinuous carbon fibre/epoxy prepreg composites Czél G, Pimenta S, Wisnom M, Robinson P
  
• Parametric study of failure mechanisms and optimal configurations of pseudo-ductile thin-ply UD hybrid composites Jalalvand M, Czél G, Wisnom M
  
• Demonstration of pseudo-ductility in unidirectional hybrid composites made of discontinuous carbon/epoxy and continuous glass/epoxy plies Czél G, Jalalvand M, Wisnom M
  
• Novel experimental procedure and determination of full displacement fields of delaminating composite layer interfaces for evaluation of the mode II cohesive law Czél G, Jalalvand M, Wisnom M, Canal L, González C, LLorca J
  
• Nacre-nanomimetics: Strong, Stiff, and Plastic De Luca F, Menzel R, Blaker JJ, Birkbeck J, Bismarck A, Shaffer MS
  
• A one-step route to solubilised, purified or functionalised single-walled carbon nanotubes Clancy AJ, Melbourne J, Shaffer MS
  
• Exploration of the potential for pseudo-ductility in thin ply CFRP angle-ply laminates via an analytical method Fuller J, Wisnom M
  
• Exploring the potential of interleaving to delay catastrophic failure in unidirectional composites under tensile loading Grail G, Pimenta S, Pinho S, Robinson P
  
• Pseudo-ductility in intermingled carbon/glass hybrid composites with highly aligned discontinuous fibres Yu H, Longana M, Jalalvand M, Wisnom M, Potter K

2014

• Wavy-ply sandwich with composite skins and crushable core for ductility and energy absorption Pimenta S, Robinson P
  
• An analytical shear-lag model for composites with ‘brick-and-mortar’ architecture considering non-linear matrix response and failure Pimenta S, Robinson P
  
• A novel manufacturing method for aligned discontinuous fibre composites (High Performance-Discontinuous Fibre method) Yu H, Potter K, Wisnom M
  
• Experimental and numerical study of oblique transverse cracking in cross-ply laminates under tension Jalalvand M, Wisnom M, Hosseini-Toudeshky H, Mohammadi B
  
• Numerical modelling of the damage modes in UD thin carbon/glass hybrid laminates Jalalvand M, Czél G, Wisnom M

2013

• High performance composites with active stiffness control Tridech C, Maples HA, Robinson P, Bismarck A
  
• Demonstration of pseudo-ductility in high performance glass/epoxy composites by hybridisation with thin-ply carbon prepreg Czél G, Wisnom M