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Toughening of epoxy-based hybrid nanocomposites by Carolan, D., Ivankovic, A., Kinloch, A.J., Sprenger, S., Taylor, A.C.

“…The microstructure and fracture performance of an epoxy resin cured with an anhydride hardener containing silica nanoparticles and/or polysiloxane core-shell…”
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Toughened carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composites with nanoparticle-modified epoxy matrices by Carolan, D., Ivankovic, A., Kinloch, A. J., Sprenger, S., Taylor, A. C.

“…In the current work, the microstructure and fracture performance of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites based upon matrices of an anhydride-cured…”
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Curing rate effects on the toughness of epoxy polymers by Incerti, D., Wang, T., Carolan, D., Fergusson, A.

“…In the current work, the fracture properties of epoxy polymers containing poly-siloxane core shell rubber (CSR) nano-particles were studied. The effect of…”
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The Impact of a Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team on Hospital Admission, Symptom severity and Service User Functioning over Five years by Crowley, S., McDonagh, S., Carolan, D., O’Connor, K.

“…IntroductionCrisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams (CRHTTs) offer short-term specialist psychiatric input to service users experiencing acute mental illness or…”
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Numerical investigation on an array of Helmholtz resonators for the reduction of micro-pressure waves in modern and future high-speed rail tunnel systems by Tebbutt, J.A., Vahdati, M., Carolan, D., Dear, J.P.

“…Previous research has proposed that an array of Helmholtz resonators may be an effective method for suppressing the propagation of pressure and sound waves,…”
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Fracture toughness evaluation of polycrystalline diamond as a function of microstructure by McNamara, D., Alveen, P., Carolan, D., Murphy, N., Ivanković, A.

“…•Fracture toughness of polycrystalline diamond was investigated.•Variation in potential characteristic length scales was examined.•Physical interpretation of…”
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Co-continuous polymer systems: A numerical investigation by Carolan, D., Chong, H.M., Ivankovic, A., Kinloch, A.J., Taylor, A.C.

“…•A finite volume numerical model of the Cahn–Hilliard equation was implemented.•The model captures the essential physics of phase separation of binary polymer…”
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The influence of microstructure on the fracture properties of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride by Alveen, P., McNamara, D., Carolan, D., Murphy, N., Ivanković, A.

“…[Display omitted] •Numerical fracture analysis of PcBN is carried out using a multi-scale FV approach.•Microstructural models are able to predict real material…”
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Effect of notch root radius on fracture toughness of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride by Carolan, D., Alveen, P., Ivanković, A., Murphy, N.

“…The fracture toughness of five grades of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PCBN) has been determined using Single Edge V-Notched Beam specimens. Both coarse…”
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Arbitrary crack propagation in multi-phase materials using the finite volume method by Carolan, D., Tuković, Ž., Murphy, N., Ivanković, A.

“…► An arbitrary crack propagation model using cell-centre finite volume method is presented. ► Crack growth across a perpendicular material interface is…”
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A combined experimental–numerical investigation of fracture of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride by Carolan, D., Ivanković, A., Murphy, N.

“…► Fracture of PCBN is predicted using cohesive zone model. ► Shape of cohesive zone model is found to play a role in the onset of fracture. ► Microstructural…”
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Micromechanical modelling of ceramic based composites with statistically representative synthetic microstructures by Alveen, P., Carolan, D., McNamara, D., Murphy, N., Ivanković, A.

“…•Two-dimensional synthetic microstructures are created using a Voronoi tessellation approach.•Synthetic microstructures are statistically representative of…”
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Analysis of two-phase ceramic composites using micromechanical models by Alveen, P., McNamara, D., Carolan, D., Murphy, N., Ivanković, A.

“…[Display omitted] •Finite volume analysis of 2D synthetic microstructures is carried out.•Strength increases with an increase in volume fraction of hard…”
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The influence of microstructure on the fracture statistics of polycrystalline diamond and polycrystalline cubic boron nitride by McNamara, D., Carolan, D., Alveen, P., Murphy, N., Ivanković, A.

“…Flexural strength data of a number of grades of polycrystalline diamond (PCD), and polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PCBN) were analyzed using Weibull,…”
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Median and ulnar nerve conduction in pregnancy by Eogan, M., O'Brien, C., Carolan, D., Fynes, M., O'Herlihy, C.

“…A prospective, observational study assessed median and ulnar nerve conduction during pregnancy, to identify the optimum test for differentiating physiological…”
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Micromechanical modelling of syntactic foam by Carolan, D., Mayall, A., Dear, J.P., Fergusson, A.D.

“…A combined numerical-experimental method that enables accurate prediction of not only the elastic moduli and tensile failure strengths of syntactic foams, but…”
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Effect of loading rate on the fracture toughness and failure mechanisms of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) by McNamara, D., Carolan, D., Alveen, P., Murphy, N., Ivanković, A.

“…Quasi-static and dynamic fracture toughness tests are performed on four grades of PCD to evaluate the effect of rate and identify dominant failure mechanisms…”
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Thermal shock resistance of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride by Carolan, D., Ivanković, A., Murphy, N.

“…The effect of thermal shock on the flexural strength has been investigated experimentally. It was found that the variation in flexural strength with quench…”
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A combined experimentalanumerical investigation of fracture of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride by Carolan, D, Ivankovic, A, Murphy, N

“…Numerical modelling of a series of experimental Single Edge V-Notched Beam tests was carried out for a number of grades of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride…”
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Numerical analysis of the strength of polycrystalline diamond as a function of microstructure by McNamara, D., Alveen, P., Carolan, D., Murphy, N., Ivanković, A.

“…Developing an understanding of the dominant failure mechanisms, and identifying the underlying structure–property relationship for polycrystalline diamond…”
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