Dr Declan Carolan
PhD

 

All Publications

2023

2022

2021

  • Impact response of composite sandwich structures with toughened matrices
    Materials & Design, Elsevier vol. 203 
    01-05-2021
  • Effect of rapid manufacturing on the performance of carbon fibre epoxy polymers
    Journal of Materials Science, Springer Nature vol. 56 (10), 6188-6203.  
    03-01-2021

2020

  • 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
    Composites Part B Engineering, Elsevier vol. 183 
    01-02-2020

2019

  • 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
    Materials & Design, Elsevier vol. 169 
    01-05-2019

2018

  • Curing rate effects on the toughness of epoxy polymers
    Polymer, Elsevier vol. 159, 116-123.  
    01-12-2018
  • Silane functionalization effects on dispersion of alumina nanoparticles in hybrid carbon fiber composites.
    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

2017

  • 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
    Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Wiley vol. 134 (17) 
    16-01-2017

2016

  • 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
    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
    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
    Journal of Materials Science, Springer Nature vol. 51 (18), 8631-8644.  
    13-06-2016

2015

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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
  • 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

2013

  • Micromechanical modelling of ceramic based composites with statistically representative synthetic microstructures
    Computational Materials Science, Elsevier vol. 79, 960-970.  
    01-11-2013
  • 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

2012

  • 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

2011

  • 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

2007

  • Influence of an atmospheric pressure plasma surface treatment on the interfacial fracture toughness on bonded composite joints
    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
    Sdhm Structural Durability and Health Monitoring vol. 3 (2), 81-85.  
    06-09-2007