Experimental and numerical analysis of toughness anisotropy in AA2139 Al-alloy sheet (2009)
Morgeneyer, T.F., Besson, J., Proudhon, H., Starink, M.J., Sinclair, I.
Toughness anisotropy of AA2139 (Al–Cu–Mg) in T351 and T8 conditions has been studied via mechanical testing of smooth and notched specimens of different geometries, loaded in the rolling...
Reed, P.A.S., Starink, M.J., Gunn, S.R., Sinclair, I.
Many adaptive numerical modelling (ANM) techniques such as artificial neural networks, (including multi-layer perceptrons) support vector machines and Gaussian processes have now been applied to a...
Khan, I.N., Starink, M.J., Sinclair, I., Wang, S.C.
The present work applies a model for microstructural evolution in the solid state and Al-Cu-Mg alloys and expands it in a computationally efficient way to include solid-liquid reactions in fusion...
Ultra high resolution computed tomography of damage in notched carbon fiber-epoxy composites (2008)
Wright, Peter, Fu, X., Sinclair, I., Spearing, S.M.
This article presents the first use of synchrotron radiation computed tomography (SRCT) to achieve sub-micron resolution of damage in aerospace grade carbon fiber–epoxy composites. The structure...
Morgeneyer, T.F., Starink, M.J., Wang, S.C., Sinclair, I.
An analysis of toughness in 6156 Al–Mg–Si–Cu sheet was performed using enhanced Kahn tear tests on samples quenched at different rates. Crack initiation energies were hardly affected by...
Seven Axis Haptic Device With Application To Surgical Training (2008)
V. Hayward, P. Gregorio, O. Astley, S. Greenish, M. Doyon, L. Lessard, ...
Abstract: A seven axis haptic device, called the Freedom-7, is described in relation to its application to surgical training. The generality of its concept makes it also relevant to most other haptic...
Morgeneyer, T.F., Starink, M.J., Sinclair, I.
The anisotropy of fracture toughness in AA2139 (Al-Cu-Mg) alloy sheet has been investigated via synchrotron radiation computed tomography of arrested cracks in Kahn tear test pieces for different...
Morgeneyer, T.F., Starink, M.J., Wang, S.C., Sinclair, I.
Analysis of toughness in 6156 Al-Mg-Si-Cu sheet has been performed using enhanced Kahn tear tests on samples quenched at different rates. Crack initiation energies were hardly affected by changing...
Khan, I.N., Starink, M.J., Sinclair, I., Wang, S.C.
The present work applies a model for microstructural evolution in the solid state and Al-Cu-Mg alloys and expands it in a computationally efficient way to include solid-liquid reactions in fusion...
Morgeneyer, T.F., Sinclair, I., Besson, J., Starink, M.J.
The failure initiation and crack progression in tear toughness tests on 2 sheet alloys have been analysed through synchrotron radiation computed tomography (SRCT), supported by TEM, SEM and DSC...
VALLORANI, NICOLETTA, N. Vallorani, I. Sinclair, N. Vallorani
Terre di frontiera / N. Vallorani. - (La cultura ; 633). - In: London orbital : a piedi attorno alla metropoli / I. Sinclair ; [a cura di] N. Vallorani. - Milano : Il Saggiatore, 2008. - ISBN...
London orbital : a piedi attorno alla metropoli (2008)
VALLORANI, NICOLETTA, I. Sinclair, N. Vallorani
London orbital : a piedi attorno alla metropoli / I. Sinclair ; [a cura di] N. Vallorani. - Milano : Il Saggiatore, 2008. - (La cultura ; 633). - ISBN 9788842813392.
Moffat, A.J., Mellor, B.G., Sinclair, I., Reed, P.A.S.
Pistons are commonly made from multicomponent Al–Si casting alloys, which have complex, interconnecting three-dimensional (3D) networks of secondary phase particles. They are non-serviceable parts...
DATA DRIVEN KNOWLEDGE EXTRACTION OF MATERIALS PROPERTIES (2007)
J. S. Kandola, S. R. Gunn, I. Sinclair
In this paper the problem of modelling a large commercial materials dataset using advanced adaptive numeric methods is described. The various approaches are briefly outlined, with an emphasis on...
Analysis of local microstructure and hardness of 13mm gauge 2024-T351 AA friction stir welds (2007)
Booth, D.P.P., Starink, M.J., Sinclair, I.
The friction stir welding process has been used to join 13mm gauge 2024-T351 aluminium alloy plates together. A detailed microstructural study of the resulting weld was carried out using Differential...
Application of uniform design in optimisation of three stage ageing of Al-Cu-Mg alloys (2007)
Gao, N., Starink, M.J., Kamp, N., Sinclair, I.
The hardness variations and precipitation behaviour during the three stage ageing of three Al-Cu-Mg alloys were investigated using micro-hardness testing and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)....
Steuwer, A., Edwards, L., Pratihar, S., Ganguly, S., Peel, M., Fitzpatrick, M. E., ...
The structural integrity and performance of many components and structures are dominated by cracks and hence the study of cracked bodies study is of major economical and social importance. Despite...
Edwards, L., Fitzpatrick, M. E., Irving, Phil E., Sinclair, I., Zhang, X., Yapp, David
Although residual stress in welded structures and components has long been known to have an effect on their fatigue performance, access to reliable, spatially accurate residual stress field data has...
Starink, M.J., Gao, N., Kamp, N., Wang, S.C., Pitcher, P.D., Sinclair, I.
Age forming of Al based alloys for damage tolerant applications requires an alloy with good age formability and good post-forming mechanical properties. To investigate optimisation of this balance,...
Experimental analysis of toughness in 6156 Al-alloy sheet for aerospace application (2006)
Morgeneyer, T.F., Starink, M.J., Sinclair, I.
Analysis of toughness in 6156 Al-Mg-Si-Cu sheet has been performed using enhanced Kahn tear tests on samples quenched at different rates, whilst microstructures of the samples have been assessed...
Fatigue behaviour in fine grained aluminium alloys (2006)
Venning, L.J., Sinclair, I., Reed, P.A.S.
The effects of alloy production method on microstructure and hence fatigue crack growth rate and fracture mechanism have been examined for a variety of fine-grained/high dispersoid Al-Li-Mg-Zr and...
Steuwer, A., Edwards, L., Pratihar, S., Ganguly, S., Peel, M., Fitzpatrick, M.E., ...
The structural integrity and performance of many components and structures are dominated by cracks and hence the study of cracked bodies study is of major economical and social importance. Despite...
Edwards, L, Fitzpatrick, M. E., Irving, P. E., Sinclair, I, Zhang, X, Yapp, D
Although residual stress in welded structures and components has long been known to have an effect on their fatigue performance, access to reliable, spatially accurate residual stress field data has...
Analytical and finite element modelling of roughness induced crack closure (2004)
Kamp, N., Parry, M.R., Singh, K.D., Sinclair, I.
Crack closure is an established component of fatigue understanding, however, significant confusion remains in both experimental determination and micromechanical modelling. Analytical and finite...
Development of Al-Cu-Mg-Li (Mn,Zr,Sc) alloys for age-forming (2004)
Kamp, N., Starink, M.J., Sinclair, I., Gao, N., Gregson, P.J., Pitcher, P.D., ...
Age forming of lower wing skin structures for civil airframes requires an alloy with good age formability and mechanical properties (yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, fatigue resistance,...
Fatigue crack growth in a particulate TiB2 reinforced powder metallurgy iron-based composite (2003)
Fatigue crack growth behavior has been examined in a particulate titanium diboride (TiB2)–reinforced iron-based composite that had been produced via a mechanical alloying process. Comparison with...
Toughness-strength relations in the overaged 7449 Al-Based alloy (2002)
Kamp, N., Sinclair, I., Starink, M.J.
This article examines the relationship between plane strain fracture toughness, KIc, the tensile properties, and the microstructure of the overaged 7449 aluminum-plate alloy, and compares them to the...
Fatigue of friction stir welded 2024-T351 aluminium alloy (2002)
Fatigue failure characteristics of friction stir welds in 13mm gauge 2024-T351 plate have been assessed. Failure occurred from either the weld region (nugget/flow arm) or from the material...
Adaptive Numerical Modelling of Commercial Aluminium Plate Performance (2000)
Christensen, S.W., Kandola, J.S., Femminella, O.P., Gunn, S.R., Reed, P.A.S., Sinclair, I.
Adaptive numerical methods, such as neural networks, have received considerable attention in recent years in relation to the modelling of complex physical systems. In this work a variety of such...
Adaptive Numerical Modelling of Commercial Aluminium Plate Performance (2000)
Christensen, S.W., Kandola, J.S., Femminella, O.P., Gunn, S.R., Reed, P.A.S., Sinclair, I.
Adaptive numerical methods, such as neural networks, have received considerable attention in recent years in relation to the modelling of complex physical systems. In this work a variety of such...
Adaptive Numerical Modelling of Commercial Aluminium Plate Performance (2000)
Christensen, S.W., Kandola, J.S., Femminella, O.P., Gunn, S.R., Reed, P.A.S., Sinclair, I.
Adaptive numerical methods, such as neural networks, have received considerable attention in recent years in relation to the modelling of complex physical systems. In this work a variety of such...
Clinch, M.R., Christensen, S. W., Reed, P.A.S., Sinclair, I., Hepples, W., Holroyd, N.J.H.
The development of grain size during commercial thermomechanical processing of 6000 series aluminium alloy components has been investigated by combining physical experiments and modelling techniques....
The trouble with foster care: the impact of stressful 'events' on foster carers (2000)
Wilson, K, Sinclair, I, Gibbs, I
The article draws on the first stages of a large-scale longitudinal study into foster care with 'looked after' children. It uses data supplied by 950 foster carers in response to a postal...
Femminella, O.P., Starink, M.J., Brown, M., Sinclair, I., Harris, C.J., Reed, P.A.S.
The paper deals with the application of multiple linear regression and neurofuzzy modelling approaches to 7xxx series based aluminium alloys. 36 compositional and ageing time variants and subsequent...
Femminella, O.P., Starink, M.J., Brown, M., Sinclair, I., Harris, C.J., Reed, P.A.S.
The paper deals with the application of multiple linear regression and neurofuzzy modelling approaches to 7xxx series based aluminium alloys. 36 compositional and ageing time variants and subsequent...
Femminella, O.P., Starink, M.J., Brown, M., Sinclair, I., Harris, C.J., Reed, P.A.S.
The paper deals with the application of multiple linear regression and neurofuzzy modelling approaches to 7xxx series based aluminium alloys. 36 compositional and ageing time variants and subsequent...
Data Driven Knowledge Extraction of Materials Properties (1999)
Kandola, J.S., Gunn, S.R., Sinclair, I., Reed, P.A.S.
In this paper the problem of modelling a large commercial materials dataset using advanced adaptive numeric methods is described. The various approaches are briefly outlined, with an emphasis on...
Data Driven Knowledge Extraction of Materials Properties (1999)
Kandola, J.S., Gunn, S.R., Sinclair, I., Reed, P.A.S.
In this paper the problem of modelling a large commercial materials dataset using advanced adaptive numeric methods is described. The various approaches are briefly outlined, with an emphasis on...
Data Driven Knowledge Extraction of Materials Properties (1999)
Kandola, J.S., Gunn, S.R., Sinclair, I., Reed, P.A.S.
In this paper the problem of modelling a large commercial materials dataset using advanced adaptive numeric methods is described. The various approaches are briefly outlined, with an emphasis on...
Femminella, O.P., Starink, M.J., Brown, M., Sinclair, I., Harris, C.J., Reed, P.A.S.
The paper deals with the application of multiple linear regression and neurofuzzy modelling approaches to 7xxx series based aluminium alloys. 36 compositional and ageing time variants and subsequent...
Starink, M.J., Wang, P., Sinclair, I., Gregson, P.J.
A complete and detailed analysis of the microstructural development during ageing in an 8090 (Al–2.3Li–1.2Cu–1Mg–0.1Zr) alloy, an 8090/20 wt% SiCp MMC, an Al–1.5Li–Cu–Mg MMC and an...
Freedom-7: A High Fidelity Seven Axis Haptic Device With Application To Surgical Training (1997)
Hayward Gregorio Astley, V. Hayward, P. Gregorio, O. Astley, S. Greenish, M. Doyon, ...
: A seven axis haptic device, called the Freedom-7, is described in relation to its application to surgical training. The generality of its concept makes it also relevant to most other haptic...
Freedom-7: A High Fidelity Seven Axis Haptic Device With Application To Surgical Training (1997)
V. Hayward, P. Gregorio, O. Astley, S. Greenish, M. Doyon, L. Lessard, ...
: A seven axis haptic device, called the Freedom-7, is described in relation to its application to surgical training. The generality of its concept makes it also relevant to most other haptic...
Dakin, J.P., Cruz, J.L., Reed, P.A.S., Sinclair, I.
A new fibre optic stress/strain sensor, for monitoring hot materials is reported. The fibre collects grey body emission from a heated material sample. When the sample is subjected to transient...
Complexes of group III metals containing metal-metal bonds. (1980)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Lancaster, 1980.
Fischman, A J, Alpert, N M, Livni, E, Ray, S, Sinclair, I, Callahan, R J, ...
The distribution of fluconazole in tissue of human volunteers was determined by positron emission tomographic scanning over a 2-h period following the infusion of a tracer dose of 18F-fluconazole (5...