Dr Andrei Kotousov

Research Interests

Fracture Mechanics, Composites, Biomechanics, Structural Health Monitoring, FEA and Impact Mechanics

Completed PhD thesis

Composites, Biomechanics and Fracture Mechanics

1. Dr Bill Kahler, An investigation of dentine fracture toughness and restorative choice for cracked teeth, (Doctor of Clinical Dentistry) 2006
2. Dr Hideaki Tsukamoto, Theoretical study on toughening and design against fracture of functionally graded thermal barrier coatings, 2007
3. Dr John Codrington, Non-linear individual and interaction phenomena associated with fatigue crack growth, 2008 (by publications)

Current PhD research projects

Principal Supervision for

1. Structural Health Monitoring: Mr Stuart Wildy, Development of a new passive damage detection technique based on principle of strain compatibility
2. Fracture Mechanics and FEA: Mr Steven Harding, Investigation of stress singularities in re-entrant corners and multi-material junctions
3. Composites: Mr Phuc Nguyen, Development of a new technique for manufacturing thermal barrier coating for aerospace applications
4. Impact Dynamics and FEA: Mrs Roslina Mohammad, Deformation and penetration of pressurized pipes due to a low velocity impact

Joint Supervision for

1. Biomechanics: Mrs Melissa Ryan (Flinders University), Development and validation of a finit element model for orthopaedic screw insertion into trabecular bone

Current Masters projects

1. Structural Dynamics: Mr Alireza Moazen Ahmadi, Operating characteristics of large water lubricated bearings for the Collins Class Submarines
2. Fracture Mechanics and Composites: Mr Mohammad Olfati, Experimental investigation of stress singularities in re-entrant corners and multi-material junctions

Proposed Masters and PhD research projects

A number of projects leading to a PhD degree available in Fracture Mechanics, Composites, Biomechanics, Structural Health Monitoring, FEA and Impact Mechanics: - please contact Dr Andrei Kotousov (andrei.kotousov@adelaide.edu.au)

Publications

Journal papers

Codrington, J., Nguyen, P., Ho, S.Y. and Kotousov, A. 2009, Induction heating apparatus for high temperature testing of thermo-mechanical properties, Applied Thermal Engineering, in press, doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2009.01.013.

Codrington, J. and Kotousov, A. 2009, Crack growth retardation following the application of an overload cycle using a strip-yield model, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, accepted (23/02/09).

Codrington, J. and Kotousov, A., 2009. A unified model of fatigue crack growth in plates of finite thickness under small-scale plasticity conditions, Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 41 (2), pp. 165-173.

Codrington J. and Kotousov A., 2008. Investigation of plasticity-induced fatigue crack closure, Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, (invited paper), Vol. 2(6), Special issue on ACAM 2007, pp. 87-94. 

Wildy S., Kotousov A. and Codrington J 2008. New passive defect detection technique, Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, (invited paper) Vol. 2(6), Special issue on ACAM 2007, pp. 101-106. 

Wildy, S., Kotousov, A. and Codrington, J., 2008. A new passive defect detection technique based on the principle of strain compatibility, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 17 (4), art. no. 045004

Kahler, B., Kotousov, A. and Swain, M.V., 2008. On design of dental resin-based composites: a micromechanical approach, Acta Biomaterialia, Vol. 4 (1), pp. 165-172.

Codrington, J, Kotousov, A. and Ho, S.Y., 2008. Out-of-plane stress and displacement for through-the-thickness cracks in plates of finite thickness, Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Vol. 3, pp. 261-275.  

Kotousov, A. and Harding, S., 2007. Buckling failure of interface cracks loaded in shear, International Journal of Fracture. Letters in Fracture and Micromechanics, Vol. 148, pp. 443-448.

Codrington, J. and Kotousov, A. 2007, Application of the distributed dislocation technique for calculating crack closure, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 30 (12), pp. 1182-1193.

Kotousov, A. 2007, Fracture in plates of finite thickness, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 44, pp. 8259-8273.

Codrington, J. and Kotousov, A., 2007. A distributed dislocation model for plasticity-induced fatigue crack closure in plates of finite thickness, International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 144, pp. 285-295.

Tsukamoto, H. and Kotousov, A., 2007. Micromechanical approach to transformation toughening in zirconia-enriched multi-phase composites, Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Vol. 2 (5), pp. 937-950.

Kotousov, A., Dumansky, A. and Tugai, Yu., 2007. Fracture mechanics of plates and shells, Russian Journal of Heavy Machinery, October 2007, pp. 23-27.

Kotousov, A., 2007. Effect of a thin plastic adhesive layer on the stress singularities in a bi-material wedge, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, Vol. 27, pp. 647-652.

Tsukamoto, H. and Kotousov, A., 2007. Micromechanical study on high-temperature behaviour of ZrO2 particle-dispersed Ni composites, Key Engineering Materials, Vols. 340-341, pp. 95-100.

Borkowski, K., Kotousov, A. and Kahler, B., 2007. Effect of material properties of composite restoration on the strength of the restoration-dentine interface due to polymerization shrinkage, thermal and occlusal loading, Medical Engineering & Physics, Vol. 29, Issue 6, pp. 671-676.

Kotousov, A. and Lew, Y.T., 2006. Stress singularities resulting from various boundary conditions in angular corners of plates of arbitrary thickness in extension, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 43 (17), pp. 5100-5109.

Tsukamoto, H. and Kotousov, A., 2006. Transformation toughening in zirconia-enriched composites: Micromechanical approach, International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 139, pp. 161-168.

Kahler, B., Kotousov, A. and Borkowski, K., 2006. Effect of material properties on strength of restoration-dentine interface of composite restorations during polymerization, Dental Materials, Vol. 22, Issue 10, pp. 942-947.

Wornle, F., Kotousov, A. and Grainger, S., 2006. Methodology for determining the efficiency of energy harvesting by PZ elements, Transactions of TSTU, Vol. 12, pp. 46-55.

Kahler, B, Kotousov, A. and Melkoumian, N., 2006. On material choice and fracture susceptibility of restored teeth: An asymptotic stress analysis approach, Dental Materials, Vol. 22, Issue 12, pp. 1109-1114.

Kotousov, A. and Jaffar, M.F.M., 2006. Collapse load for a crack in a plate with a mismatched welded joint, Engineering Failure Analysis, V. 13, pp. 1065 – 1075.

Kotousov, A., 2005. Comments on the paper by Yang and Guo "On using the Kane –Mindlin theory in the analysis of crack problems", International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 135, pp. L15 – L17.

Kotousov, A., 2005. Strip-yield model for a crack in a plate of arbitrary thickness, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 293, pp.253-261.

Kotousov, A., 2005. On stress singularities at angular corners of plates of arbitrary thickness under tension, International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 132 (3), pp. L29 - L36.

Kahler, B., Kotousov, A. and Borkowski, K., 2005. Fracture of restored teeth, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 293, pp.245-253.

Blazewicz, A, Kotousov, A. and Wornle, F., 2005. Detection of cracks using piezoelectric wafer active sensors, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 293, pp.201-207.

Kotousov, A. and Tan P.J., 2004. Effect of the plate thickness on the out-of-plane displacement field of a cracked elastic plate loaded in mode I, International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 127 (1), L97-L103.

Kahler, B. and Kotousov A., 2004. Fracture in hydrated and dehydrated dentine, International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 127 (2), L115-159.

Kotousov, A., 2004. An application of the Kane and Mindlin theory to crack problems in plates of arbitrary thickness, Meccanica, Vol. 39, pp. 495-509.

Kotousov, A., 2003. CTOD for the through-the-thickness crack in a plate of arbitrary thickness, International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 119, L99-L104.

Kotousov, A. and Wang, C.H., 2003, A generalized plane-strain theory for transversally isotropic plates, Acta Mechanica, Vol.161 (1-2), pp.53-65.

Kotousov, A. and Wang, C.H., 2002, Fundamental solutions for the generalized plane strain theory, International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 40 (15) pp. 1775-1790.

Kotousov, A. and Wang, C.H., 2002, Three-dimensional stress constraint in an elastic plate with a notch, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 39 (16), pp. 4311-4326.

Jones, R., Kotousov, A. and Marshall I., 2002, Adhesively bonded joints under cyclic load spectra, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 25, pp. 173-186.

Kerezsi, B.B, Price J.W.H and Kotousov, A.G., 2002, Features of fatigue crack growth due to repeated thermal shock, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 25, pp. 215-222.

Kotousov, A. and Wang, C.H., 2002, Three-dimensional solutions for transversally isotropic composite plates with a notch, Composite Structures, Vol. 57 (1-4) pp. 443-450.

Kotousov, A. and Jones, R., 2002, Stress intensity factor for small-to-medium cracks: Application to shape optimisation problems, International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 115, pp. L43-L48.

Kotousov, A., 2002, On a Thermo-mechanical effect and criterion of crack propagation, International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 114, pp. 349-358.

Kotousov, A. and Wang, C.H., 2001, Effect of plate thickness on crack-tip plasticity, International Journal of Fracture, Vol.111, N 3, pp. L53-L58.

Kotousov, A., 2001, A method for obtaining approximate solutions for highly dynamic problems, International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol.39, pp 477-489.

Kerezsi, B., Kotousov, A., Price, J.W.H., 2000, Experimental apparatus for thermal shock fatigue investigations, International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Vol. 77, pp. 425-434.

Kotousov, A., 2000, Thermal stresses and fracture of thin plates during cutting and welding operations, International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 103, No 4, pp. 361-372.

Kotousov, A., 1999, Method of integral inequalities to impact dynamics problems, International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 37, No 13, pp. 1737-1746.

Lu, G., Kotousov, A. and Siores, E., 1999, Elementary mathematical theory of thermal stresses and fracture during welding and cutting, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 89-90, pp.298-303.

Ibrahim, R. and Kotousov, A., 1999, Eccentricity correction for the evaluation of fracture toughness from CNT small specimens, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 64, pp. 49-58.

Kotousov, A. and Price, J.W.H., 1999, Elastic analysis of semi-elliptical axial cracks in cylinders under thermal shock using the BS 7910 framework, International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Vol. 76, pp. 831-837.

Reviewed Conference proceedings

Kotousov, A. and Codrington, J. 2007, Crack under shear loading in a plate of finite thickness, 5th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, (ACAM 2007), December 10-12, 2007, Brisbane.

Codrington, J. and Kotousov, A. 2007, Investigations of non-linear crack tip phenomena, 5th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, (ACAM 2007), December 10-12, 2007, Brisbane, Australia.

Wildy, S., Kotousov, A. and Codrington, J., 2007, A new passive defect detection technique, 5th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, (ACAM 2007), December 10-12, 2007, Brisbane, Australia.

Kotousov, A. and Dumansky, A., 2006. Fracture in plates of finite thickness, The First International Conference on Deformation & Fracture of Materials, (DFM2006), November 13-16, 2006, Moscow, Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Material Science RAS, Vol 2, pp. 830-833.

Tsukamoto H. and Kotousov A., 2006. Micromechanical modeling of transformation toughening mechanism in zirconia-enriched multi-phase composites, The First International Conference on Deformation & Fracture of Materials, (DFM2006), November 13-16, 2006, Moscow, Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Material Science RAS, Vol. 2, pp. 722-725.

Codrington, J., Nguyen, P., Ho S.-Y., Kotousov A. and Tsukamoto H., 2006. Experimental apparatus for high temperature testing of thermo-mechanical properties, International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure (SIF2006), Sydney, published in CD.

Blazewicz, A., Kotousov, A. and Tsukamoto, H., 2006. Generalization of the distributed dislocation technique on problems with semi-infinite cracks, International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure (SIF2006), Sydney, published in CD.

Tsukamoto, H., Kotousov, A. and Codrington, J., 2006. Transformation toughening in zirconia-enriched multi-phase composites, International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure (SIF2006), Sydney, published in CD.

Tsukamoto, H., Kotousov, A., Ho, S.-Y. and Codrington, J., 2006. Analysis and design of functionally graded thermal coating, International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure (SIF2006), Sydney, published in CD.

Kotousov, A., 2005. Use of Web based information in engineering education: potential benefits and major concerns, The 4th ASEE/AaeE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, Melbourne 2005.

Kotousov, A., 2003. Refined theory for extension of elastic plates, XXXI Summer School -Conference "Advanced Problems in Mechanics", June 22 - July 2, St. Petersburg (Repino), Russia, pp.58-59.

Kotousov, A., 2003. The determination of location and extent of structural damage using advanced piezoelectric active sensors, XXXI Summer School -Conference "Advanced Problems in Mechanics", June 22 - July 2, St. Petersburg (Repino), Russia, pp.59

Kotousov, A, Rose L.R.F. and Wang C.H., 2002, Dugdale-type model for a crack in a plate of arbitrary thickness, International Conference on Structural Integrity and Fracture, Perth 2002, Australia, in press.

Kotousov, A. and Jones, R., 2002, Stress intensity factor for small-to-medium cracks, The 14th European Conference on Fracture (ECF14), 8-13 September 2002, Krakow, Poland, pp.209-216.

Kotousov, A. and Wang, C.H., 2002, Strip yield model for a crack in a plate of arbitrary thickness, The 14th European Conference on Fracture (ECF14), 8-13 September 2002, Krakow, Poland, pp. 217-224.

Kotousov, A., 2002, Thermo-mechanical effect and criterion of crack propagation, The 14th European Conference on Fracture (ECF14), 8-13 September 2002, Krakow, Poland, pp. 201-208.

Kotousov, A. and Jones, R., 2002, Calculation of the stress intensity factor for small-to-medium cracks with applications to shape optimisation problems, ACAM 2002, Sydney, 20-22 February, 2002, pp.117-122.

Kotousov, A. and Wang, C.H., 2002, Three-dimensional solutions for stress concentrators in transversally isotropic plates, ACAM 2002, Sydney, 20-22 February, 2002, pp. 111-116.

Wang, C.H. and Kotousov, A., Plastic deformation at a notch in a finite thickness plate, ACAM 2002, Sydney, 20-22 February, 2002, pp. 497-502.

Kerezsi, B., Kotousov, A. and Price, J.W.H., 2000, Features of fatigue crack growth due to repeated thermal shock; in Proc. Structural Integrity and Fracture 2000, 29th - 30th June, 2000, University of Technology, Sydney, pp. 203-212.

Kotousov, A., Kerezsi, B. and Price, J.W.H., 2000, Stresses in a corner under thermal shock; in Proc. Structural Integrity and Fracture 2000, 29th - 30th June, 2000, University of Technology, Sydney, pp. 223-231.

Kerezsi, B., Kotousov, A., Price, J.W.H., 2000, Investigation of Crack Initiation and Growth due to Repeated Thermal Shock, ASME PVP 2000 Conference in Seattle USA, Vol. 404, pp. 3-10

Kotousov, A., Kerezsi, B., Price, J.W.H., 2000, Thermal Shock at Corners, ASME PVP 2000 Conference in Seattle USA, Vol. 399, pp. 17-23.

Kotousov, A. and Kerezsi, B., 2000, An Applications of Contour Independent Integrals for Constructions Loaded by Pressure; ASME PVP 2000 Conference in Seattle USA, Vol. 399, pp. 3- 8

Ibrahim, R.N. and Kotousov, A., 2000, CNT Small Specimen Testing Procedure to Evaluate Fracture Toughness, 9th International Conference on Pressure Vessel Technology, Sydney Australia 9-14 April 2000, Australia

Kotousov, A. and Price, J.W.H., 2000, The Crack Growth Analysis for Pressure Vessels under Repeated Thermal Shock Loading, 9th International Conference on Pressure Vessel Technology, Sydney Australia 9-14 April 2000, Vol. 1, pp. 561-569.

Kotousov, A., 1999, A Thermo-Mechanical Effects Associated with Crack Propagation, International Workshop on Fracture Mechanics and Advanced Engineering Materials, December 8-10, Sydney University, Australia, pp. 43 â?? 51.

Kotousov, A. and Price, J.W.H., 1999, Small Crack Growth: A Surface Layer Effect Model, International Workshop on Fracture Mechanics and Advanced Engineering Materials, December 8-10, Sydney University, Australia, pp. 52 â?? 59.

Kotousov, A.G., 1999, A Method for Obtaining Approximate Solutions for Highly Dynamic Problems in Mechanics, in Proc. of The Second Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, 10-12 February 1999, Canberra, Australia, pp. 1-6.

Price, J.W.H., Kotousov, A. and Kerezsi, B., 1999, Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Pressure Vessels Constructions Containing In-Build Annular Cracks, ASME PVP Conference, Vol. 388, pp. 137-143, Boston 1999, USA.

Ibrahim, R.N. and Kotousov, A., 1999, An Analytical Approach For Calculating KIC From Eccentrically Cracked Cylindrical Specimens, ASME PVP Conference, Vol. 388, pp. 155-161, Boston 1999, USA.

Price, J.W.H., Kotousov, A. and Kerezsi, B., 1999, Annular In-Built Cracks in Pressure Vessels: Design and Fracture Mechanics Issues, in Proc. Operating Pressure Equipment V Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 19-21 April 1999, pp. 73 â?? 78.

Kotousov, A., Price, J.W.H. and Simon, B., 1999, Surface Layer Effect Model of Fatigue Growth of Small Cracks, chosen by DSTO to be included in A Review of Australian and New Zealand Investigations on Aeronautical Fatigue During the Period April 1997 to March 1999, DSTO-TN-0206, p. 8-33.

Latest Reports

Ho, S-Y., Kotousov, A., Phuc, N., Harding, S., Codrington, J. and Tsukamoto, H., 2008. FGM (Functionally Graded Material) Thermal Barrier Coatings for Hypersonic Structures-Design and Thermal Structural Analysis, Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports, Vol. 46 (2), NASA, Langley Research Center, pp.56.

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 26 May 2009