Publications (Solids)

Low, I. M., Somers, J., Kho, H. S., DAVIES, I. J., and Latella, B. A. 2008. Fabrication and properties of recycled cellulose fibre-reinforced epoxy composites, Composite Interfaces, in press.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Mashima, A., Itatani, K., Umeda, T., DAVIES, I. J., and Koda, S. 2008. Tensile characteristics of octacalcium-phosphate composite fabricated with alginate, J. Soc. Inorg. Mater. Jpn., 15(334) pp. 155-163.     Abstract

Sommers, J., Kho, H. S., Al-Ghamedi, R., Low, I. M., DAVIES, I. J. and Latella, B. A. 2008. Mechanical and physical properties of recycled cellulose fibre-reinforced epoxy eco-composites, Adv. Maters. Res., 41-42 pp. 317-322.     Abstract

SUDARISMAN and DAVIES, I. J. 2008. Influence of compressive pressure, vacuum pressure, and holding temperature applied during autoclave curing on the microstructure of unidirectional CFRP composites, Adv. Maters. Res., 41-42 pp. 323-328.     Abstract

SUDARISMAN and DAVIES, I. J. 2008. Flexural failure of unidirectional hybrid fibre–reinforced polymer (FRP) composites containing different grades of glass fibre, Adv. Maters. Res., 41-42 pp. 357-362.     Abstract

SUDARISMAN and DAVIES, I. J. 2008. The effect of processing parameters on the flexural properties of unidirectional carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites, Maters. Sci. Eng. A, in press.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

MAZHAR, M. I., S. Kara and H. Kaebernick. 2007. Remaining life estimation of used components in consumer products: Life cycle data analysis by Weibull and artificial neural networks, Journal of Operations Management, 25(6) pp. 1184-1193.

Sudarisman, DAVIES, I.J., and Hamada, H. 2007. Compressive failure of unidirectional hybrid fibre-reinforced epoxy composites containing carbon and silicon carbide fibres, Composites: Part A, 38(3) pp. 1070-1074.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Itatani, K., Umeda, T., Musha, Y., and DAVIES, I. J. 2006. Microstructure of spherical calcium-phosphate agglomerates prepared by spray-pyrolysis and freeze-drying techniques, Phosphorous Research Bulletin, 20 pp. 47-60.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J., Sieng, S., Ogasawara, T., and Ishikawa, T. 2006. Influence of oxidation on the micro-mechanical properties of a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite tested in air at 1100 ^oC, Ceramic Transactions, 192 pp. 175-186.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J. and ENTWISTLE, R.D. 2006. Influence of geometrical irregularities on the creep behaviour of ceramic fibres, Ceramic Transactions, 192 pp. 163-174.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Sato, M., Itatani, K., Tanaka, T., DAVIES, I.J., and Koda, S. 2006. Effect of chopped Si-Al-C fiber addition on the mechanical properties of silicon carbide composite, Journal of Materials Science, 41(22) pp. 7466-7473.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Itatani, K., Naitou, A., DAVIES, I.J., Sano, S. and Koda, S. 2006. Formation process of magnesium aluminate due to solid-state reaction of highly-dispersed and nanometer-sized particles, Journal of the Society of Inorganic Materials Japan, 13 pp. 336-344.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Tezuka, N., Low, I.M., DAVIES, I.J., Prior, M. and Studer, A. 2006. In situ neutron diffraction investigation on the phase transformation sequence of kaolinite and halloysite to mullite, Physica B, 385-386 pp. 555-557 (2006).     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Low, I.M., Duraman, N. and DAVIES, I.J. 2006. Microstructure–property relationships in human adult and baby canine teeth, Key Engineering Materials, 309-311, pp. 23-26.     Abstract

Low, I.M., Pang, W.K. and DAVIES, I.J. 2006. Mapping the microstructure–property relationships in cortical bone, Key Engineering Materials, 309-311, pp. 523-526.     Abstract

Umeda, T., Itatani, K., Mochizuki, H., DAVIES, I.J., Musha, Y. and Koda, S. 2006. Properties of calcium phosphate powder prepared from phosphoryl oligosaccharides of calcium, Key Engineering Materials, 309-311, pp. 515-518.     Abstract

Itatani, K., Itokazu, H., Umeda, T., DAVIES, I.J., Musha, Y., Mizutani, K. and Koda, S. 2006. Preparation of hollow and spherical β-calcium orthophosphate agglomerates: Effect of organic compound addition to the spraying solution, Key Engineering Materials, 309-311, pp. 129-132.     Abstract

Itatani, K., Tanaka, T. and DAVIES, I.J. 2006. Thermal properties of silicon carbide composites fabricated with chopped Tyranno^® Si-Al-C fibres, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 26, pp. 703-710.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Shen, Y.G., Liu, Z.J., Lu, Y.H., LU, C., and Mai, Y.-W. 2006. Monte Carlo simulation of microstructure and grain growth in nc-Ti(N, B)/a-(TiB 2, BN) nanocomposite films, Key Engineering Materials, 312, pp. 357-362.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Shen, Y.G. 2006. Indentation size effect on hardness of nanostructured thin films, Key Engineering Materials, 312, pp. 363-368.

LU, C. and Mai, Y.-W. 2006. Breaking up the whole into parts: the microstructure and barrier properties of polymer-clay nanocomposites, Physics, 35, pp. 550-552.

Zheng, Y.G., LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., Gu, Y.X., Zhang, H.W., and Chen, Z. 2006. Monte Carlo simulation of grain growth in two-phase nanocrystalline materials, Applied Physics Letters, 88, 144103.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Shen, Y.G. 2006. Recent advances on understanding the genesis of superhardness in nanocomposite coatings: a critical review, Journal of Materials Science, 41, pp. 937-950.

Zheng, Y.G., LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., Zhang, H.W., and Chen, Z. 2006. Grain growth as a stochastic and curvature-driven process, Philosophical Magazine Letters , in press.

Zheng, Y.G., LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., Zhang, H.W., and Chen, Z. 2006. Model-based simulation of normal grain growth in a two-phase nanostructured system, Science and Technology in Advanced Materials, in press.

Kara, S., MAZHAR, M.I., and Kaebernick, H. 2005. Determining the Reuse Potential of Used Components Based on Life Cycle Data, CIRP Annals, 54(1).

Jia, S. and HOWARD, I. 2005. Comparison of localised spalling and crack damage from Dynamic Modelling of spur gear vibrations, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, in press (accepted February 2005).

Wang, J., HOWARD, I. and MORGAN, L. 2005. Error Analysis on Finite Element Modelling of Involute Spur Gears, Transactions of the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, in press (accepted May 2005).

Wang, J. and HOWARD, I. 2005. Finite element analysis of high contact ratio spur gears in mesh, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Tribology 127, pp. 469-483.

DAVIES, I.J. 2005. Effect of variable radius on the initial creep rate of ceramic fibres, Journal of Materials Science, 40(23), pp. 6187-6193.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Duraman, N., Low, I.M., Fulton, J., Tezuka, N. and DAVIES, I.J. 2005. A comparative study of the microstructure-property relationship in human adult and baby teeth, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings 26(6), pp. 145-152.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Itatani, K., Tanaka, T., Suemasu, H., Nozue, A. and DAVIES, I.J. 2005. Fabrication and fracture behaviour of silicon carbide composites containing chopped Tyranno^® Si-Al-C fibre, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society 41(1), pp. 1-7.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2005. Distribution of fiber pullout length and interface shear strength within a single fiber bundle for an orthogonal 3-D woven Si-Ti-C-O fiber/Si-Ti-C-O matrix composite tested at 1100 ^oC in air, Journal of the European Ceramic Society 25, pp. 599-604.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

LU, C. 2005. The degree of predictability of earthquakes in several regions of China: statistical analysis of historical data, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 25, pp. 379-385.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Xie, H. 2005. A sudden drop of fractal dimension: A likely precursor of catastrophic failure in disordered media, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 85, pp. 33-40.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Bai, Y. 2005. Fractals and scaling in fracture induced by microcrack coalescence, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 85, pp. 67-75.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Shen, Y.G. 2005. Optimum information in crackling noise, Physical Review E, 72, 027101.

LU, C. and Mai, Y.-W. 2005. Influence of aspect ratio on barrier properties of polymer-clay nanocomposites, Physical Review Letters, 95, 088303.

Kara, S., MAZHAR, M.I., and Kaebernick, H. 2004. Lifetime prediction of components for reuse: an overview, International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 4(4), pp. 323-348.

MAZHAR, M. I., Kara, S. and Kaebernick, H. 2004. Reuse Potential of Used Parts in Consumer Products: Assessment with Weibull Analysis, International Journal of Production Engineering and Computers, 6(7), pp. 113 -118.

Wang, J. and HOWARD, I. 2004. The torsional stiffness of involute spur gears. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 218(1), pp. 131-142.

DAVIES, I.J. 2004. Best estimate of Weibull modulus obtained using linear least squares analysis: An improved empirical correction factor, Journal of Materials Science 39, pp. 1441-1444.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Itatani, K., Abe, M., Umeda, T., DAVIES, I.J. and Koda, S. 2004. Morphological and microstructural changes during the heating of spherical calcium orthophosphate agglomerates prepared by spray pyrolysis, China Particuology 2(5), pp. 200-206.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

LU, C., Danzer, R., and Fischer, F.D. 2004. Scaling of fracture strength in ZnO: Effects of pore/grain-size interaction and porosity, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 24, pp. 3643-3651.

Jia, S., HOWARD, I. and Wang, J. 2003. The dynamic modelling of multiple pairs of spur gears in mesh including friction and geometrical errors. International Journal of Rotating Machinery 9(6), pp 437-442.

Itatani, K. and DAVIES, I.J. 2002. Mechanical properties of silicon carbide composites fabricated with short inorganic fibers, Recent Research Developments in Materials Science 3, pp. 427-439.     Abstract     

DAVIES, I.J., Pezzotti, G., Bellosi, A., Sciti, D. and Guicciardi, S. 2002. Mechanical behaviour of nickel aluminide reinforced alumina (Al₂O₃ - NiAl) composites, Advanced Composites Letters 11(6), pp. 265-273.     Abstract     

Itatani, K., Takahashi, F., Aizawa, M., Okada, I., DAVIES, I.J., Suemasu, H. and Nozue, A. 2002. Densification and microstructural developments during the sintering of aluminium silicon carbide, Journal of Materials Science 37(2), pp. 335-342.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Tanaka, S., Itatani, K., Uchida, H., Aizawa, M., Okada, I., DAVIES, I.J., Suemasu, H. and Nozue, A. 2002. The effect of rare-earth oxide addition on the hot-pressing of magnesium silicon nitride, Journal of the European Ceramic Society 22(5), pp. 777-783.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Itatani, K., DAVIES, I.J., Kuwano, H. and Aizawa, M. 2002. Sinterability of magnesium silicon nitride powder with yttrium oxide addition coated using the homogeneous precipitation method, Journal of Materials Science 37(4), pp. 737-744.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2002. Estimation of the ‘mirror constant’ for Tyranno^® Si-Ti-C-O fibres in situ a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite, Journal of the American Ceramic Society 85(3), pp. 691-693.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2002. Comparison between predicted and experimental stress/strain behaviour for a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite tested between room temperature and 1300 ^oC, Journal of Materials Science Letters 21(6), pp. 461-463.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

LU, C., Danzer, R., and Fischer, F.D. 2002. Influence of threshold stress on the estimation of the Weibull statistics, Journal of the American Ceramic Society,85, pp. 1640-1642.

LU, C., Danzer, R., and Fischer, F.D. 2002. Fracture statistics of brittle materials: Weibull or normal distribution, Physical Review E, 65, 067102.

HOWARD, I.H., Jia, S. and Wang, J. 2001. The Dynamic modelling of a spur gear in mesh including friction and a crack. Journal of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 15, pp. 831-853.

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T., Ishikawa, T. and Suzuki, N. 2001. Case study of failure in a glass-sealed SiC/SiC-based composite (NUSK-CMC) creep tested at 1100 ^oC in air, Materials Letters 48(3-4), pp. 205-209.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Comparison of fibre/matrix interface strength for a 3D woven SiC/SiC composite, Composite Interfaces 7(5-6), pp. 479-485.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Stress/strain behavior of a 3-D woven composite based on the SiC/SiC system, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan 109(7), pp. 643-646.     Abstract     

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Bundle to bundle variation of mean fibre radius for Tyranno^® LoxM Si-Ti-C-O fibres, Journal of Materials Science Letters 20(6), pp. 505-507.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Estimation of the fracture toughness of Tyranno^® Si-Ti-C-O fibres from flaw size and "fracture mirror"data measured in situ a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite, International Journal of Materials Production and Technology 16(1-3), pp. 189-196.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Itatani, K., Tanaka, T., DAVIES, I.J., Aizawa, M., Okada, I., Suemasu, H. and Nozue, A. 2001. Some properties of silicon carbide composites fabricated with chopped Si-Al-C fibers, International Journal of Materials Production and Technology 16(1-3), pp. 239-247.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J. 2001. Empirical correction factor for the best estimate of Weibull modulus obtained using linear least squares analysis, Journal of Materials Science Letters 20(11), pp. 997-999.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Ogasawara, T., Ishikawa, T., Ito, H., Watanabe, N. and DAVIES, I.J. 2001. Multiple cracking and tensile behavior for an orthogonal 3-D woven Si-Ti-C-O fiber/Si-Ti-C-O matrix composite, Journal of the American Ceramic Society  84(7), pp. 1565-1574.     Abstract

Itatani, K., Hattori, K., Harima, D., Aizawa, M., Okada, I., DAVIES, I.J., Suemasu, H. and Nozue, A. 2001. Mechanical and thermal properties of silicon-carbide composites fabricated with short Tyranno^® Si-Zr-C-O fibre, Journal of Materials Science 36(15), pp. 3679-3686.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J. 2001. Effect of radius variation on the mean strength of brittle fibres, Journal of Materials Science Letters 20(12), pp. 1103-1105.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J. and Hamada, H. 2001. Flexural properties of a hybrid polymer matrix composite containing carbon and silicon carbide fibres, Advanced Composite Materials 10(1), pp. 77-96.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Sbaizero, O., Maschio, S., Pezzotti, G. and DAVIES, I.J. 2001. Microprobe fluorescence spectroscopy evaluation of stress fields developed along a propagating crack in an Al₂O₃/CaO.6Al₂O₃ ceramic composite, Journal of Materials Research 16(10), pp. 2798-2804.     Abstract     

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Fibre/matrix interface shear strength estimated from fibre pullout length data for Tyranno^® Si-Zr-C-O fibre composites with different SiC-based matrices and interfaces, Journal of Materials Science Letters 20(23), pp. 2127-2130.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Scanning electron microscopy study of failure in glass-sealed SiC/SiC-based composite (NUSK-CMC) creep tested at 1100 and 1200 ^oC in air, Advanced Composite Materials 10(4), pp. 357-367.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J. 2001. The United Kingdom education system, Bulletin of the Ceramic Society of Japan 36(11), pp. 880-881 (in Japanese).

LU, C. and Vere-Jones, D. 2001. Statistical analysis of synthetic earthquake catalogues generated by models with various levels of fault zone disorder, Journal of Geophysical Research, 106, pp. 11115-11125.

DAVIES, I.J., Abe, S., Pezzotti, S., Kleebe, H. -J. and Nishida, T. 2000. Effect of sintering conditions on mechanical and physical properties of MgO ceramic reinforced with chopped Si-C-O fibre, Materials Letters 43(4), pp. 203-207.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J., Minemura, T., Mizutani, N., Aizawa, M. and Itatani, K. 2001. Sinterability of β-SiAlON powder prepared by carbothermal reduction and simultaneous nitridation of ultrafine powder in the Al₂O₃-SiO₂ system, Journal of Materials Science 36(1), pp. 165-172.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Ogasawara, T., Ishikawa, T., Suzuki, N., DAVIES, I.J., Suzuki, M., Gotoh, J. and Hirokawa, T. 2000. Tensile creep behavior of 3-D woven Si-Ti-C-O fiber/SiC-based matrix composite with glass sealant, Journal of Materials Science 35(4), pp. 785-793.     Abstract     

LU, C. and Vere-Jones, D. 2000. Application of linked stress release model to historical earthquake data: Comparison between two kinds of tectonic seismicity, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 157, pp. 2351-2364.

DAVIES, I.J. and Rawlings, R.D. 1999. Mechanical properties in compression of CVI-densified porous carbon-carbon composites, Composites Science and Technology 59(1), pp. 97-104.     Abstract      Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M. and Hirokawa, T. 1999. Optical microscopy of 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composites, Composites Science and Technology 59(3), pp. 429-437.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1999. Fibre and interfacial properties measured in situ for a 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composite with glass sealant, Composites: Part A 30(4), pp. 587-591.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)     

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M. and Hirokawa, T. 1999. Fibre strength parameters measured in situ for ceramic matrix composites tested at elevated temperature in vacuum and air, Composites Science and Technology 59(6), pp. 801-811.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J., Uchida, H., Aizawa, M. and Itatani, K. 1999. Physical and mechanical properties of magnesium silicon nitride compacts with yttrium oxide addition, Inorganic Materials 6, pp. 40-47.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Shimazaki, T., Aizawa, M., Itatani, K., Suemasu, H. and Nozue, A. 1999. Physical properties of hot-pressed magnesium silicon nitride compacts with yttrium oxide addition, Inorganic Materials 6, pp. 276-284.     Abstract

LU, C., Vere-Jones, D., and Takayasu, H. 1999. Avalanche behaviour and statistical properties in a microcrack coalescence process, Physical Review Letters, 82, pp. 347-350.

LU, C., Harte, D., and Bebbington, M. 1999. A linked stress release model for historical Japanese earthquakes: Coupling among major seismic regions, Earth, Planets and Space, 51, pp. 907-916.

LU, C., Vere-Jones, D., Takayasu, H., Tretyakov, A., and Takayasu, M. 1999. Spatio-temporal seismicity in an elastic block lattice model, Fractals, 7, pp. 301-311.

DAVIES, I.J., Nozue, A., Nakabayashi, S. and Okubo, T. 1998. Fracture behaviour of boride-dispersed composites fabricated by hot-pressing amorphous Ni₆₀Mo₃₀B₁₀ powder, Journal of Materials Science 33(19), pp. 4727-4732.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1998. In Situ properties of 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composite, Key Engineering Materials 164/165, pp. 201-204.     Abstract

Ishikawa, T., Suzuki, N., DAVIES, I.J., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1998. Creep behavior and modeling of SiC-based PC ceramic matrix composites with glass sealant in high temperature air, Key Engineering Materials 164/165, pp. 197-200.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Suzuki, N., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1998. Tensile and in situ fibre properties of 3- SiC/SiC-based composite tested at elevated temperature in vacuum and air with and without an oxidation protection system, Ceramic Engineering Science Proceedings 19(3), pp. 275-280.     Abstract

LU, C., Takayasu, H., Tretyakov, A., Takayasu, M., and Yumoto, S. 1998. Self-organised criticality in a block lattice model of the brittle crust, Physics Letters A, 242, pp. 349-354.

HOWARD, I.M. 1997. Higher Order Spectral Techniques for Machine Condition Monitoring. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 211, pp 211-219.

Das, R.T. and HOWARD, I.M. 1997. Effectiveness of Bell-less Distribution in Iron Blast Furnaces and a search for Improvements. International Journal of Powder Handling & Processing, 9, pp. 21 - 26.

DAVIES, I.J., Djuricic, B., Pickering, S. and De Hosson, J.Th.M. 1997. HRTEM investigation of silicon nitride powder coated with yttrium oxide-precursor, Journal of Surface Analysis 3(2), pp. 394-400.     Abstract

Conference papers

DAVIES, I.J. 2007. Influence of radius variation on the dry bundle strength of brittle fibres. Paper ThGA1-02 in Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-16) (edited by K. Kageyama, T. Ishikawa, N. Takeda, M. Hojo, S. Sugimoto and T. Ogasawara), July 8-13 2007, Kyoto, Japan, Japan Society for Composite Materials, Tokyo (ISBN 978-4-931136-05-2).

Itatani, K., Yoshiyama, S., Suemasu, H., DAVIES, I.J. and Koda, S. 2007. Enhancement of mechanical properties for self-reinforced hot-pressed silicon carbide. Paper ThGA1-03 in Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-16) (edited by K. Kageyama, T. Ishikawa, N. Takeda, M. Hojo, S. Sugimoto and T. Ogasawara), July 8-13 2007, Kyoto, Japan, Japan Society for Composite Materials, Tokyo (ISBN 978-4-931136-05-2).

MAZHAR, M. I. (2006). An Eco-Design and Manufacturing Program for Energy Using Products, The International Green Purchasing Congress, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.

Shen, Y.G., Liu, Z.J., Lu, Y.H., LU, C., and Mai, Y.-W. 2006. Monte Carlo simulation of microstructure and grain growth in nc-Ti(N, B)/a-(TiB 2, BN) nanocomposite films, International Workshop on “Fracture of Materials: Moving Forwards”, Sydney.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Shen, Y.G. 2006. Indentation size effect on hardness of nanostructured thin films, International Workshop on “Fracture of Materials: Moving Forwards”, Sydney.

MAZHAR, M. I., Kara, S. and Kaebernick, H. 2005. Reusability Assessment of Components in Consumer Products - A Statistical and Condition Monitoring Data Analysis Strategy. Fourth Australian Life Cycle Assessment Conference - Sustainability Measures For Decision Support, Sydney, Australia.

Shum, W.S. and ENTWISTLE, R.D. 2005. On Axial Frequencies of Whirling Rods. Advances in Applied Mechanics - Proceedings of the Fourth Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics. Ed. Xie, M et al. Melbourne, 16-18 February. pp. 219-224.

DAVIES, I.J., Sieng, S., Ogasawara, T., and Ishikawa, T. 2005. Influence of oxidation on the micro-mechanical properties of a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite tested in air at 1100 ^oC. Paper 128-CD in Proceedings of the 6th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (PacRim6), September 11-16 2005, Maui, U.S.A., The American Ceramic Society, Westerville, U.S.A.

DAVIES, I.J. and ENTWISTLE, R.D. 2005. Influence of geometrical irregularities on the creep behaviour of ceramic fibres. Paper 126-CD in Proceedings of the 6th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (PacRim6), September 11-16 2005, Maui, U.S.A., The American Ceramic Society, Westerville, U.S.A.

Tezuka, N., Low, I.M. and DAVIES, I.J. 2005. Effect of heat treatment and chemical composition on phase transformations in kaolin at elevated temperature. Proceedings of the 14th Australian Conference on Nuclear and Complementary Techniques of Analysis & 8th Vacuum Society of Australia Congress (NTA/VSA 2005), November 20-22 2005, Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 50-53, Australian Instiute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE), Sydney, Australia.

Tezuka, N., Low, I.M. and DAVIES, I.J. 2005. Diffraction studies of phase transformations in kaolin at elevated temperature. Paper S5-19 in Proceedings of the 9th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-9) (edited by K. Kageyama and J. Takahashi), November 29-December 2 2005, Tokyo, Japan, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

Itatani, K., Sato, M., DAVIES, I.J., Suemasu, H. and Koda, S. 2005. Mechanical properties of silicon carbide composite with Si-Al-C fiber and vapor grown carbon nanofiber addition. Paper S5-09 in Proceedings of the 9th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-9) (edited by K. Kageyama and J. Takahashi), November 29-December 2 2005, Tokyo, Japan, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

Low, I.M., Che, Z.Y., DAVIES, I.J., and Tezuka, N. 2005. Structure–property relationships in bamboo. Paper S3-17 in Proceedings of the 9th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-9) (edited by K. Kageyama and J. Takahashi), November 29-December 2 2005, Tokyo, Japan, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

Connell, J. and DAVIES, I.J. 2005. Modelling the influence of oxidation on the strength of ceramic fibres. Paper S5-08 in Proceedings of the 9th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-9) (edited by K. Kageyama and J. Takahashi), November 29-December 2 2005, Tokyo, Japan, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

Ling, M.S.C. and DAVIES, I.J. 2005. Fracture behaviour of brittle materials containing inclined flaws. Paper S5-21 in Proceedings of the 9th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-9) (edited by K. Kageyama and J. Takahashi), November 29-December 2 2005, Tokyo, Japan, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Shen, Y.G. 2005. The origin of superhardness of nanocomposite coatings: analysis of nanoindentation and scratch tests, in IUTAM Symposium on Mechanical Behaviour and Micro-mechanics of Nanostructured Materials (edited by Y.L. Bai), Springer, Dordrecht.

MAZHAR, M. I., Kara, S. and Kaebernick, H. 2004. A Multi-Stage Approach to Estimating the Useful Remaining Life of Used Components in Consumer Products. The Eigth International Conference on Manufacturing Management, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

MAZHAR, M. I., Kara, S. and Kaebernick, H. 2004. Reuse Potential of Used Parts in Consumer Products: Assessment with Weibull Analysis. The 11th International CIRP Life Cycle Engineering Seminar on Product Life Cycle - Quality Management, Belgrade, Serbia.

Fut, E.L.H., DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2004. Fibre strength measured in situ a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite creep tested in air at 1100 ^oC. New Frontiers of Process Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials (PSEA'04) - Part 2 (edited by M. Naka and T. Yamane), November 24-26 2004, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 167-172, High Temperature Society of Japan, Osaka, Japan.

Mai, Y.-W., Wong, J. S.S., Li, R.K. Y., and LU, C. 2004. On the tearing toughness and permeability modelling of polymer nanocomposites, in ANTEC 2004 – Annual Technical Conference Proceedings, pp. 1785-1789, Chicago, USA.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Bai, Y. 2004. Fractal and scaling phenomena on fracture at micro-scales, in IUTAM Symposium on Size Effects on Material and Structural Behaviour at Micro- and Nano-scales (edited by Q.P. Sun and P. Dong), Springer, Dordrecht.

Machalski, M. and DAVIES, I.J. 2003. Ceramic fibre creep rates: The effect of variable fibre radius. Proceedings of the 8th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-8) (eds. N. Takeda, H. Hamada, S. Ogihara, and A. Nakai), November 18-21 2003, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 877-880, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

Stark, H. and DAVIES, I.J. 2003. Maximum fibre bundle packing density of variable radius fibres. Proceedings of the 8th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-8) (eds. N. Takeda, H. Hamada, S. Ogihara, and A. Nakai), November 18-21 2003, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 1161-1164, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

LU, C., Danzer, R., and Fischer, F.D. 2003. Effects of pore/grain-size interaction and porosity on the fracture of electroceramics, in Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics : Active Materials, Nanoscale Materials, Composites, Glass, and Fundamentals (edited by K.W. White, R.C. Bradt, M. Sakai, and D. Munz ), Vol. 14, pp. 411-420 , Springer , Dordrecht .

Jia, S., HOWARD, I. and Wang, J. 2002. The Dynamic Modelling of Multiple Pairs of Spur gears in Mesh Including Friction and Geometrical Errors. In: Proc. of the 6th IFToMM Int. Conf. on Rotor Dynamics, Vol. 2, September 30th - October 4th, Sydney, Australia, pp. 698-705.

Wang, J., Howard, I. and Jia, S. 2002. Condition Monitoring of Gear Systems Using High Order Strain Measurement. In: Proc. of the 15th Int. Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management (COMADEM 2002), September 2nd - 4th, Birmingham, UK, pp. 367-376.

LU, C., Danzer, R., and Fischer, F.D. 2002. Fracture statistics of brittle materials: How to choose a better distribution function, in Fracture Mechanics Beyond 2000, The 14th European Conference on Fracture (edited by A. Neimitz et al.), Vol. II, pp. 395-400, EMAS Publications, Cracow, Poland.

Ohtani, A., DAVIES, I.J., Inoue, T., Nakai, A. and Hamada, H. 2001. Effect of processing conditions on the mechanical properties of a 2-D braided SiC/SiC composite. Proceedings of the 7th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-7) (eds. T. Ishikawa & S. Sugimoto), November 13-16 2001, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 737-740, Japan Chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Distribution of fibre/matrix interface shear strength within a single fibre bundle for a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite tested at 1100 ^oC in air. Proceedings of the 7th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-7) (edited by Ishikawa, T. and S. Sugimoto), November 13-16 2001, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 577-580, Japan Chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Fibre/matrix interface shear strength measured in situ for SiC/SiC composites with different matrices and interfaces. Proceedings of the 7th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-7) (eds. T. Ishikawa & S. Sugimoto), November 13-16 2001, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 565-568, Japan Chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

HOWARD, I.H., Jia, S. and Wang, J., 2001. The Dynamic Modelling of Multiple Pairs of Spur Gears in Mesh Including Friction. Proceedings of the 14^th International COMADEM Congress, Manchester, UK, 3 - 8th September, 2001, pp 841-848.

Wang, J., Jia, S. and. HOWARD, I. 2000. FEA analysis of spur gears in mesh using a torsional stiffness approach. Proceedings of the 13th International COMADEM Congress, Houston, Texas, 3 - 8th December, 2000, pp 991-1000.

Jia, S., Wang, J. and HOWARD, I. 2000. The modelling of the vibration response of spur gears with localised teeth cracks. Proceedings of the 13th International COMADEM Congress, Houston, Texas, 3 - 8th December, 2000, pp 809-818.

DAVIES, I.J., Hamada, H. and Shibuya, M. 2000. Flexural and compressive properties of polymer matrix composites containing a mixture of carbon and silicon carbide fibres: Part 2 - Compression. Proceedings of the 9th United States-Japan conference on composite materials (eds. H. Fukuda, T. Ishikawa & Y. Kogo), July 3rd-4th 2000, Mishima, Japan, pp. 373-374, Japan Society for Composite Materials, Tokyo, Japan

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T., Ishikawa, T. and Suzuki, N. 2000. Failure in a glass-sealed SiC/SiC-based composite (NUSK-CMC) creep tested at 1100 ^oC in air. Proceedings of the 9th United States-Japan conference on composite materials (eds. H. Fukuda, T. Ishikawa & Y. Kogo), July 3rd-4th 2000, Mishima, Japan, pp. 227-234, Japan Society for Composite Materials, Tokyo, Japan

Itatani, K., Tanaka, T., DAVIES, I.J., Aizawa, M., Okada, I., Suemasu, H. and Nozue, A. 2000. Some properties of SiC composites fabricated with chopped Si-Al-C fibers. Proceedings of the 10th Iketani conference on materials research toward the 21st century (eds. T. Okubo, T. Kishi & T. Saito), June 26-30 2000, Karuizawa, Japan, pp. 379-380, Iketani Science and Technology Foundation, Tokyo, Japan

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2000. Estimation of the "mirror constant" in Tyranno^® Si-Ti-C-O fibres from fibre strength data measured in situ a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite. Design and manufacturing of composites: Proceedings of the 3rd Canada-Japan workshop on composites (eds. S. V. Hoa, H. Hamada, J. Lo & A. Yokoyama), March 6-10 2000, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 154-157, Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., Lancaster, PA, USA

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2000. Estimation of the fracture toughness of Tyranno^® Si-Ti-C-O fibres from flaw size and fracture mirror data measured in situ a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite. Proceedings of the 10th Iketani conference on materials research toward the 21st century (eds. T. Okubo, T. Kishi & T. Saito), June 26-30 2000, Karuizawa, Japan, pp. 399-400, Iketani Science and Technology Foundation, Tokyo, Japan

ENTWISTLE, R.D. 1999. Improved Modelling Of Rotating Systems With Disk-Like Elements. Proceedings of the International Conference on Applications of Modal Analysis 99 - Recent Advances in Modal Analysis Practice, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, December 15-17, 1999.

Pruksachat, Y., HOWARD, I. and Bates, G. 1999. Exposure to whole body vibration in THAI quarry workers. Proceedings of the Asia pacific vibration Conference, Singapore, December, pp 712 - 717.

Omerovich, A., HOWARD, I. and MORGAN, L. 1999. The Modelling and Detection of White Metal Surface Damage in Journal Bearings. Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, July, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp 3017 - 3024.

Ogasawara, T., Ishikawa, T., Suzuki, N., DAVIES, I.J., Suzuki, M., Gotoh, J. and Hirokawa, T. 1999. Creep rupture of 3-D woven Si-Ti-C-O fiber/SiC matrix composite with glass sealant. Proceedings of the 12th international conference on composite materials (ICCM-12) (eds. T. Massard & A. Vautrin), July 5-9 1999, Paris, France, Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Cambridge, U.K.

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1999. Comparison between predicted and experimental stress/strain behaviour for a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite between room temperature and 1300 ^oC. Proceedings of the 5th Asian textile conference (ATC-5) - volume 1, September 30-October 2 1999, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 440-443

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1999. Scanning electron microscopy investigation of failure in glass-sealed SiC/SiC-based composite creep tested at 1100 and 1200 ^oC in air. Proceedings of the 6th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-6) - volume 2 (eds. T. Tanimoto & T. Morii), October 26-29 1999, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 1171-1174, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan

DAVIES, I.J., Hamada, H. and Shibuya, M. 1999. Compressive and flexural strength of polymer matrix composites containing a mixture of carbon and silicon carbide fibres: Part 1 - Flexural properties. Proceedings of the 6th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-6) - volume 1 (eds. T. Tanimoto & T. Morii), October 26-29 1999, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 105-108, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan

Itatani, K., DAVIES, I.J., Kuwano, H. and Aizawa, M. 1999. Some properties of dense magnesium silicon nitride ceramics. Proceedings of the 6th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-6) - volume 1 (eds. T. Tanimoto & T. Morii), October 26-29 1999, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 215-218, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan

DAVIES, I.J. and Suemasu, H. 1999. Analysis of non-Weibull strength distributions for brittle materials with multiple flaw distributions. Proceedings of the 6th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-6) - volume 1 (eds. T. Tanimoto & T. Morii), October 26-29 1999, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 571-574, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan

LU, C. and Vere-Jones, D. 1999. Linked stress release model for spatio-temporal seismicity, in Proceedings of the First Workshop of the APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation (edited by P. Mora), pp. 289-295, Brisbane, Australia.

HOWARD, I. M., Sirichai, S. and MORGAN, L. 1998. A Simplified Model Of The Effect Of A Crack In A Spur Gear On The Resultant Gear Vibration. Submitted for Consideration to the 11th International Congress and Exhibition on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 8 - 11th December, 1998.

Sirichai, S., HOWARD, I. M., MORGAN, L. and K.K. TEH. 1998. The Static Transmission Error of Cracked Spur Gear Teeth Using FEA. Accepted for presentation at the ASME 18th Computers in Engineering Conference, September 13th - 16th, CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Sirichai, S., HOWARD, I. M., MORGAN, L. and TEH, K.K. 1998. A Finite Element Model of Spur Gears in Mesh With A Single Tooth crack. Accepted for presentation at the International Symposium on Advanced and Aerospace Science and Technology in Indonesia, ISASTI 98, Jakarta, Indonesia, 31st August - 3rd September, 1998.

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Suzuki, N., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1998. Comparison of in situ fibre and interface properties between sealed and unsealed 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composite after tensile testing up to 1380 ^oC in air and vacuum. Proceedings of the 3rd Pacific rim international conference on advanced materials and processing (PRICM-3) - volume 1 (eds. M. A. Imam, R. DeNale, S. Hanada, Z. Zhong & D.N. Lee), July 12-16 1998, Honolulu, U.S.A., pp. 379-384, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J., 1998. Effect of glass sealant on the in situ fibre and interfacial properties of a 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composite. Proceedings of the 21st international symposium on space technology and science (21st ISTS), May 24-31 1998, Sonic City, Omiya, Japan, Paper 98-b-33

Ishikawa, T., DAVIES, I.J., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1998. Creep behavior of SiC-based PC ceramic matrix composites with glass sealant in high temperature air. Proceedings of the 21st international symposium on space technology and science (21st ISTS), May 24-31 1998, Sonic City, Omiya, Japan, Paper 98-b-34

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1998. Fibre/matrix interface properties of a 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composite as a function of test condition. Proceedings of the 4th international symposium for textile composites (TEXCOMP-4), October 12-14 1998, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan, Paper O-35

ENTWISTLE, R.D. 1997. Torsional Compliance and Chatter in Grinding. PhD Thesis, The University of Western Australia.

ENTWISTLE, R.D. and Stone, B.J. 1997. The Effect of Workpiece Torsional Flexibility on Chatter Performance in Cylindrical Grinding. Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, University of Adelaide, South Australia, December 15-18, 1997.

HOWARD, I.M., Omerovich, A. and MORGAN, L. 1997. Frequency Analysis for Turbomachinery Diagnostics. Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Adelaide, South Australia, December 15 - 18, Vol II, pp 1001- 1009.

Sirichai, S., HOWARD, I.M,. MORGAN, L. and TEH, K.K. 1997. Finite Element Analysis of Gears in Mesh. Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Adelaide, South Australia, December 15 - 18, Vol II, pp 869 - 876.

Sirichai, S., HOWARD, I.M., MORGAN, L. and TEH, K.K. 1997. A Synthetic Verification of 2-D Contact Stiffness. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the Application of Numerical Methods in Engineering (2nd NUMETe), Selangor, Malaysia, June 23rd - 25th, 1997, pp 261 - 271.

Wheeler, T. and HOWARD, I.H. 1997. Neural network classification of rolling element bearing vibration". Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the Application of Numerical Methods in Engineering (2nd NUMETe), Selangor, Malaysia, June 23rd - 25th, 1997, pp 563 - 574.

DAVIES, I.J., Djuricic, B., Pickering, S. and De Hosson, J. Th. M. 1997. HRTEM investigation of silicon nitride powder coated with yttrium oxide-precursor. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Advanced Physical Fields (APF-2) (eds. K. Yoshihara, K. Furuya, S. Horiuchi, M. Suzuki & S. Tanuma), February 19-21 1997, Tsukuba, Japan, pp. 394-400, Science and technology agency, Tokyo, Japan

DAVIES, I.J. and Rawlings, R.D. 1997. Mechanical properties of porous carbon-carbon composite. Proceedings of the 5th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-5) (eds. Y. Miyano & M. Yamabe), October 28-31 1997, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 1585-1590, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M. and Hirokawa, T. 1997. Microstructural characterisation of 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composites after tensile testing at room and elevated temperature in different atmospheres. Proceedings of the 11th international conference on composite materials (ICCM-11) - volume 2, (ed. M. L. Scott), July 14-18 1997, Gold Coast, Australia, pp. 646-657, Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Cambridge, U.K.

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Suzuki, N., Shibuya, M. and Hirokawa, T. 1997. Mechanical and microstructural investigation of 3-D SiC/SiC-based composite. Proceedings of the 5th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-5) (eds. Y. Miyano & M. Yamabe), October 28-31 1997, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 1627-1632, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan

Ishikawa, T., DAVIES, I.J., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1997. Static tensile and creep behavior of Si-Ti-C-O/PC CMC with glass sealant in high temperature air. Proceedings of international workshop on advanced materials for functional manifestation of frontier and environmental consciousness (eds. I. Kimpara & K. Kemmochi), September 17-18 1997, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 27-32, Japan international science and technology exchange center, Tokyo, Japan

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