Simon Mark Spearing

The scaling of strength in the design of high-power MEMS structures (2008)

Noonan, Erin E, Peles, Yoav, Protz, Christopher S., Spearing, Simon Mark

The prediction of the strength of complicated structures based on material test data is important for high-power density microelectromechanical systems. Probalistic analysis is used to predict the...

Micromechanisms of damage in 0° splits in a [90/0]s composite material using synchrotron radiation computed tomography (2008)

Moffatt, Andrew J., Wright, Peter, Buffière, Jean-Yves, Sinclair, Ian, Spearing, Simon Mark

In situ synchrotron radiation computed tomography has been used to investigate 0 degrees ply splits in a [90/0](s) carbon fibre-epoxy laminate. This technique allows for direct three-dimensional...

Fatigue damage mechanics of composite materials. I: Experimental measurement of damage and post-fatigue properties (1992)

Spearing, Simon Mark, Beaumont, Peter W.R.

A new approach for modelling the post-fatigue strength and stiffness of notched fibre composite laminates has been developed. It is based on the observation of notch tip damage which can be...