
Dr Antonio Melro
Current positions
Research Fellow
Department of Aerospace Engineering
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Research interests
My role aims at developing design tools capable of capturing the structural behaviour of through-thickness pinned composite structures under static and dynamic loading conditions.
I am also interested in the development of micromechanical numerical analysis capable to predict the initiation and propagation of the different failure mechanisms in composite materials. The understading of how such mechanisms evolve can lead to the development of more efficient damage control and/or prevention techniques, allowing for an even more efficient appplication of composites by industry with consequent reduction in weight and costs.
Publications
Recent publications
15/08/2021Mode I and Mode II interfacial fracture energy of SiC/BN/SiC CMCs
Acta Materialia
Micromechanical modelling of interlaminar damage propagation and migration
Multi-Scale Continuum Mechanics Modelling of Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites
Modelling the longitudinal failure of fibre-reinforced composites at microscale
Multi-Scale Continuum Mechanics Modelling of Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites
An energy-equivalent bridging map formulation for modelling delamination in through-thickness reinforced composite laminates
International Journal of Solids and Structures
Micromechanical modelling of the longitudinal compressive and tensile failure of unidirectional composites
International Journal of Solids and Structures