Publications

BOOKS AUTHORED

Falzon, B.G., Hitchings, D., "An Introduction to Modelling Buckling and Collapse," NAFEMS Ltd 2006, 2nd ed. 2007, (ISBN 1-874-376-18-2).

BOOKS EDITED

Falzon, B.G., Aliabadi, M.H. (editors), "Buckling and Postbuckling Structures: Experimental, Analytical and Numerical Studies," World Scientific. Publication date: May 2008, (ISBN 978-1-86094-794-0).

Falzon, B.G., Aliabadi, M.H. (editors), "Progress in Fracture and Damage Mechanics," Special Issue of Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 383, Trans Tech Publications, 2008, (ISSN 1013-9826).

BOOK CHAPTERS

Falzon, B.G., "Buckling and Postbuckling of Stiffened Composite Structures," Chapter 9 in 'Stability of Plated Structures', Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2006 (ISBN-13:978-1-85573-967-3).

Falzon, B.G., "Mode-Jumping in Postbuckled Stiffened Composite Panels," Chapter 3 in 'Buckling and Postbuckling Structures: Experimental, Analytical and Numerical Studies,' World Scientific. Publication date: May 2008, (ISBN 978-1-86094-794-0).

Psarras, S., Pinho, S.T., Falzon, B.G., “Damage-tolerant design of stiffener run-outs: A Finite Elememt approach,” in “Finite Element Analysis – New Trends and Developments,” Farzad Ebrahimi (Ed.), Intech Publishing, 2012 (ISBN-978-953-51-0769-9).

REFEREED JOURNALS

Muthu, N., Maiti, S.K., Falzon, B.G., Guiamatsia, I., “Computation of stress intensity factors in functionally graded materials using partition-of-unity meshfee method,” accepted for publication in Aeronaut. J., (2012).

Psarras, S., Pinho, S., Falzon, B.G., “Investigating the use of compliant webs in the damage-tolerant design of stiffener run-outs,” accepted for publication in Compos. B-Eng (2012).

Falzon, B.G., Faggiani, A., "The use of a genetic algorithm to improve the postbuckling strength of stiffened composite panels susceptible to secondary instabilities," Comp Struct 94:4 (2012), 883-895.

Psarras, S., Pinho, S., Falzon, B.G., "Design of composite stiffener run-outs for damage tolerance," Finite Elem Anal Des, 47:8 (2011), 949-954.

Faggiani, A., Falzon, B.G., Brunner, D.,"A numerical optimization routine to delay the onset of secondary instabilities in composite structures," AIAA J.49:4 (2011), 703-711

Falzon, B.G., Apruzzese, P., "Numerical analysis of intralaminar failure mechanisms in composite structures, Part I: FE implementation," Comp Struct 93 (2011), 1039-1046

Falzon, B.G., Apruzzese, P., "Numerical analysis of intralaminar failure mechanisms in composite structures, Part II: Applications," Comp Struct 93 (2011), 1047-1053

Falzon, B.G., "Towards a virtual testing environment for composite aerostructures - a personal view," accepted for publication in Aust J. Mech. Eng. (2011).

Faggiani, A., Falzon, B.G., "Predicting low-velocity impact damage on a stiffened composite panel,"  Compos. A-Appl. S 41 (2010), 737-749.

Yong, M., Iannucci, L., Falzon, B.G., "Efficient modelling and optimisation of hybrid multilayered plates subject to ballistic impact," Int. J. Impact Eng 37 (2010), 605-624.

Guiamatsia, I., Falzon, B.G., Davies, G.A.O., Iannucci, L., "Element-Free Galerkin modelling of composite damage," Comp. Sci. Tech. 69 (2009) 2640-2648.

Falzon, B.G., "Impact damage and repair of composite structures," Aeronaut. J., 113:1145, (2009) 431-445.

Yong, M., Falzon, B.G., Iannucci, L., "On the application of genetic algorithms for optimising composites against impact loading," Int. J. Impact Eng. 35 (2008), 1293-1302.

Tenchev, R.T., Falzon, B.G., "An Experimental and Numerical Study of the Static and Fatigue Performance of a Composite Adhesive Repair," Key Eng. Mater. 383 (2008), 25-34.  

Guiamatsia, I., Falzon, B.G., Davies, G.A.O, "Automatic Insertion of Cohesive Elements for Delamination," Key Eng. Mater. 383 (2008), 53-66.

Donadon, M. V., Iannucci, L., Falzon, B.G., Hodgkinson, J.," A progressive failure model for dynamic impact on composite laminates," Comput  Struct. 86: 11-12 (2008), 1232-1252.

Faggiani, A., Falzon, B.G., "Numerical analysis of stiffener runout sections," Appl. Compos. Mater., 14:2 (2007), 145-158.

Falzon, B.G., Cerini, M., "A study of secondary instabilities in postbuckling composite aerostructures," Aeronaut. J., 111:1125, (2007),715-729.

Faggiani, A., Falzon, B.G., "An optimisation strategy for minimising damage in postbuckled stiffened composite," AIAA J. 45:10 (2007), 2520 - 2528.

Donadon, M. V., Falzon, B.G., Iannucci, L., Hodgkinson, J., "A 3-D micromechanical model for predicting the elastic behaviour of woven laminates, "Comp. Sci. Tech. 67:11-12 (2007), 2467-2477.

Donadon, M. V., Falzon, B.G., Iannucci, L., Hodgkinson, J., "Intralaminar toughness characterisation of unbalanced hybrid plain weave laminates," Compos. A-Appl. S, 38 (2006), 1597-1611.

Tenchev, R, Falzon, B.G., "A Correction to the Analytical Solution to the Mixed-Mode Beam (MMB) Problem," Comp. Sci. Tech., 67:3-4, (2006), 662-668.

Jensen, F.M., Falzon, B.G., Ankersen, J., Stang, H., "Structural Testing and Numerical Simulation of a 34m Composite Wind Turbine Blade," Comp Struct, 76 (2006), 52 - 61.

Tenchev, R., Falzon, B.G., "A Pseudo-Transient Solution Strategy for the Analysis of Delamination using Interface Elements," Finite Elem Anal Des, 42 (2006), 698 - 708.

Falzon, B.G., Cerini, M., "An Automated Hybrid Procedure for Capturing Mode-Jumping in Postbuckling Composite Stiffened Structures," Compos Struct 73 (2006), 186-195.

Olsson, R., Donadon, M.V., Falzon, B.G., "Delamination threshold load for dynamic impact on plates," Int. J. Solids Struct. 43:10, (2006), 3124 - 3141.

Falzon, B.G., Cerini, M., "The use of the Arc-Length Method for Capturing Mode-Jumping in Postbuckling Aerostructures," AIAA. J, 43:3 (2005), 681-689

Falzon, B.G., Brown, C.J., "Web-Assisted First-Year Undergraduate Teaching in Engineering," J. Comput. Appl. Eng. Educ.,13:2 (2005), 125-132.

Meeks, C., Greenhalgh, E., Falzon, B.G., "Stiffener Debonding Mechanisms in Post-Buckled CFRP Aerospace Panels," Compos. A-Appl. S, 36:7 (2005), 934-946.

Koundouros, M., Falzon, B.G., Soutis, C.,  Lord, S.J., ,"Predicting the Ultimate Load of a CFRP Wingbox," Compos. A-Appl. S, 35 (2004), 895 - 903.

Falzon, B.G., Hitchings, D., "Capturing Mode Switching in Postbuckling Composite Panels Using a Modified Explicit Procedure," Compos. Struct. 60, (2003), 447 - 453.

Falzon, B.G., Hitchings, D, "The Behaviour of Compressively Loaded Stiffener Runout Specimens - Part II: Finite Element Analysis," J. Compos. Mater. 37:6, (2003) 481 - 501.

Falzon, B.G., Davies, G. A. O., "The Behaviour of Compressively Loaded Stiffener Runout Specimens - Part I: Experiments," J. Compos. Mater. 37:5, (2003) 381 - 400.

Caro, C., Jeremy, J., Watkins, N.,  Bulnulia, R., Angelini, G., Smith, F.,  Wan, S., Yim, A., Sherwin, S., Piero, J., Papaharilou, Y., Falzon, B.G., Giordana, S., Grffiths, C., "The geometry of unstented and stented pig common carotid artery bypass grafts," Biorheology 39, (2002) 507-512.

Falzon, B.G., Davies, G.A.O., Greenhalgh, E., "Failure of Thick-Skinned Stiffener Runout Sections Loaded in Uniaxial Compression," Compos. Struct. 53, (2001) 223-233.

Falzon, B.G., "The Behaviour of Damage Tolerant Hat-Stiffened Composite Panels Loaded in Uniaxial Compression," Compos. A-Appl. S. 32:9, (2001) 1255-1262.

Falzon, B.G., Stevens, K.A., Davies, G.A.O., "Postbuckling Behaviour of a Blade-Stiffened Composite Panel Loaded in Uniaxial Compression," Compos. A-Appl. S. 31:5 (2000) 459 - 468.

Falzon, B.G., Hitchings, D., Besant, T., "Fracture Mechanics using a 3-D Composite Finite Element," Compos. Struct. 53, (1999) 29-39.

Falzon, B.G., Hitchings, D., Davies, G.A.O., "A Simple Non-Linear Global-Local Finite Element Methodolgy for Composite Structures," Adv. Compos. Lett., 8:1, (1999), 7-12.

Falzon, B.G., Davies, G.A.O., "Initial Failure of Mechanically Fastened Joints with Offset Loading," Adv. Compos. Lett., 6:4, (1997). 91-94.

Falzon, B.G., Steven, G.P., "Multiple Hole Optimization in Composite Panels Using Evolutionary Structural Optimization," Struct. Eng. Mech., 5:5 (1997) 609-624.

Falzon, B.G., Steven, G.P., "Buckling Mode Transition in Hat-Stiffened Composite Panels Loaded in Uniaxial Compression," Compos. Struct., 37:2, (1997) 253-267.

Falzon, B.G., Steven, G.P., "Shape Optimization of Interior Cutouts in Composite Panels," Struct. Optimization,11:1/2,(1996) 43-49.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

6. Soni, G., Singh, R., Mitra, M., Falzon, B.G., “A multi-fibre multi-layer representative volume element (M2RVE) for prediction of matrix and interfacial damage in composite laminates,” Proceedings of ECCM-15, 24-28 June 2012, Venice, Italy.

Psarras, S., Pinho, S.T., Falzon, B.G., “Investigating the damage-tolerant design of stiffener run-outs,” Proceedings of ECCM-15, 24-28 June 2012, Venice, Italy.

Psarras, S., Pinho, S., Falzon, B.G., "Investigation of stiffener run-out failure," Proceedings of the 3rd Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, APISAT 2011, 28 February - 3 March, 2011, Melbourne, Australia.

Falzon, B.G., Faggiani, A.,"Delaying the onset of secondary instabilities in composite structures through numerical optimization," Proceedings of WCCM/APCOM2010, 19-23 July 2010, Sydney, Australia.

Psarras, S., Pinho, S., Falzon, B.G.,"Investigation of stiffener run-out failure," Proceedings of ECCM-14, 7-10 June 2010, Budapest, Hungary. 

Falzon, B.G., Faggiani, A.,"Predicting low-velocity impact damage in stiffened composite panels using high fidelity finite element modelling," Proceedings of ECCM-14, 7-10 June 2010, Budapest, Hungary.

Franceschetti, A., Roberts, R., Liu, X., Falzon. B.G., Nagao, Y., Takeda, N., "Characterisation of in-plane permeability of materials used for vacuum infusion of aircraft structures," Proceedings of the 1st Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, APISAT 2009, 4-6 November, 2009, Gifu, Japan.

Faggiani, A., Falzon, B.G., "Minimizing damage in postbuckling stiffened composite panels: An optimization strategy using High Performance Computing," Proceedings of ICCM-17, 27-31 July, 2009, Edinburgh, UK.

Guiamatsia, I., Falzon, B.G., Davies, G.A.O., Iannucci, L., "Meshless modelling of composite laminates," Proceedings of ICCM-17, 27-31 July, 2009, Edinburgh, UK.

Apruzzese, P., Falzon, B.G., Olsson, R., "Modelling the postbuckling behaviour of impacted composite aerostructures," Proceedings of ICCM-17, 27-31 July, 2009, Edinburgh, UK.

Bloodworth, V.M., Greenhalgh. E.S., Falzon, B.G., Curtis, P.,"Observations on local strain fields in CFRP stiffened element tests using digital image correlation," Proceedings of ICCM-17, 27-31 July, 2009, Edinburgh, UK.

Guiamatsia, I., Falzon, B.G., Davies, G.A.O., Iannucci, L., "Element-Free Galerkin Modelling of Crack Migration in Composite Laminates," 50^th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 4-7 May 2009, Palm Springs, California, USA.

Guiamatsia, I., Falzon, B.G., Davies, G.A.O, " Element-free Galerkin modelling of cohesive crack propagation in composite laminates," International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, ICTAM, 25-29 August 2008, Adelaide, Australia.

Guiamatsia, I., Falzon, B.G., Davies, G.A.O., Robinson, P., "Improving  composite damage modelling through automatic placement of cohesive elements," 49^th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 7-10 April, 2008, Schaumburg, Illinois, USA.

Falzon, B.G., "Impact damage and repair of composite structures," Proceedings of the 1st European Air and Space Conference, 10-13 September, 2007, Berlin, Germany.

Apruzzese, P., Falzon, B.G., "Numerical analysis of complex failure mechanisms in composite structures," Proceedings of ICCM-16, 8-13 July, 2007, Kyoto, Japan.

FaggianI, A., Falzon. B.G., "Optimising postbuckling composite panels for damage resistance," Proceedings of ICCM-16, 8-13 July, 2007, Kyoto, Japan.

Donadon, M., Falzon, B.G., Iannucci, L., Hodgkinson, J.M., "Measurement of fibre fracture toughness using an alternative specimen geometry," Proceedings of ICCM-16, 8-13 July, 2007, Kyoto, Japan.

Tenchev, R., Falzon, B.G., "Experimental and numerical study of debonding in composite adhesive joints," Proceedings of ICCM-16, 8-13 July, 2007, Kyoto, Japan.

Faggiani, A., Falzon, B.G., "An FE based optimisation procedure for postbuckling stiffened panels," 6^th ASMO-UK/ISSMO International Conference on Engineering Design Optimisation, 3-4 JULY 2006, Oxford, UK.

Tenchev, R., Falzon, B.G., "Static and Fatigue Analysis of Delamination in Composites - Part 1: Numerical Issues," 10^th National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 13-16 September 2005, Varna, Bulgaria.

Tenchev, R., Falzon, B.G., "Static and Fatigue Analysis of Delamination in Composites - Part 2: Mixed Mode and Fatigue Loading," 10^th National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 13-16 September 2005, Varna, Bulgaria.

Jensen, F.M., Falzon, B.G., Ankersen, J., Stang, H., "Structural Testing and Numerical Simulation of a 34m Composite Wind Turbine Blade," Proceedings of ICCM-15, 27^th June - 1^st July, 2005, Durban, South Africa.

Falzon, B.G., Donadon, M.V., Hodgkinson, J.M., Iannucci, L., "The Reliability of the Resin Infusion Under Flexible Tooling (RIFT) Process for Manufacturing Composite Aerostructures," SICOMP Conference, 27-28 September 2004, Sarohus, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Donadon, M.V., Hodgkinson, J.,M., Falzon, B.G., Iannucci, L., "A 3-D  Micromechanical Model for Predicting the Elastic Behaviour of Woven Fabrics," International Conference on Composites Testing and Model Identification, 21-23 September 2004, University of Bristol, U.K.

Falzon, B.G., Cerini, M., "Finite Element Modelling of Highly Postbuckled Composite Aerostructures," 11^th US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, 9-11 September, 2004, Yamagata, Japan.

Falzon, B.G., Cerini, M., "Modelling Postbuckling Composite Structures," International Conference on Computational Methods, 26-29 July, 2004,  Madiera, Portugal

Falzon, B.G., "Efficient and Robust Modelling of Postbuckling Stiffened Composite Aerotructures Undergoing Mode-Jumping," International Conference on Buckling and Postbuckling Behavior of Composite Laminated Shell Structures, March 1-2, 2004, Eilat, Israel.

Falzon, B.G., Cerini, M., "An Automated Combined Quasi-Static/Pseudo Dynamic Procedure for Capturing Mode-Switching in Postbuckling Structures," ECCM-11, 31 May - 3  June, 2004, Rhodes, Greece.

Donadon, M.V., Hodgkinson, J., Falzon, B.G., Iannucci, L., "Impact Damage in Composite Structures Manufactured Using the Resin Infusion Under Flexible Tooling (RIFT) Process," ECCM-11, 31 May - 3  June, 2004, Rhodes, Greece.

Cerini, M., Falzon, B.G., "The Reliability of the Arc-Length Method in the Analysis of Mode-Jumping Problems," AIAA/ASME/AHS/ASC 44th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 7-10 April 2003, Norfolk, VA, USA.

Koundouros, M., Falzon, B.G., Soutis, "Failure Analysis of a Composite Wingbox with Impact Damage: A Fracture Mechanics Approach," International Conference on Composites Testing and Model Identification," 28-30 January 2003, ENSAM, Chalons-en-Champagne, France.

Falzon, B.G., Hitchings, D., "Mode-Switching in Postbuckling Composite Aerostructures," Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Structural Stability and Dynamics, 16-18 December, 2002, Singapore.

Falzon, B.G., Davies, G.A.O., "An Experimental and Numerical Investigation into the Failure of Compressively Loaded Stiffener Runout Sections," Proceedings of ICCM-13, 25-29 June, 2001, Beijing, China.

Falzon, B.G., Steven, G.P., "Shape Optimisation of Interior Cutouts in Composite Panels," The Third Asian-Pacific Conference on Computational Mechanics (APCOM 96), September 16‑18, 1996, Seoul, Korea.

Falzon, B.G., Steven, G.P., "A Combined Experimental and Numerical Investigation into the Postbuckling of Hat‑Stiffened Panels Containing Circular Cutouts," APCOM 96, September 16‑18,1996, Seoul, Korea.

Falzon, B.G., Steven, G.P., "Postbuckling Behaviour of Hat‑Stiffened Thin‑Skinned Carbon‑Fibre Composite Panels," AIAA/ASME/AHS/ASC 36th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, April 10‑12, 1995, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Falzon, B.G., Steven, G.P., "An Experimental Investigation into the Effects of Flanged Holes in Hat-Stiffened Panels Loaded in Uniaxial Compression," International Conference on Aerospace Science and Technology, 20‑23 March, 1995, Melbourne, Australia,.

Falzon, B.G., Steven, G.P., "The Effects of Manufacturing Methods on the Buckling and Postbuckling Strength of Thin‑Skinned Carbon‑Fibre Composite Panels," Advanced Composites '93, International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials, February 1993, Wollongong, Australia.