Dr Andrei Kotousov

Research Interests

Fracture and Solid Mechanics, Composites, Biomechanics, Structural Health Monitoring, Geothermal Energy and Coal Seam Gas, FEA and Impact Mechanics

Completed PhD thesis

1. Dr Bill Kahler, An investigation of dentine fracture toughness and restorative choice for cracked teeth, (Doctor of Clinical Dentistry) 2006 (co-supervision)

2. Dr Hideaki Tsukamoto, Theoretical study on toughening and design against fracture of functionally graded thermal barrier coatings, 2007 (principal supervision)

3. Dr John Codrington, Non-linear individual and interaction phenomena associated with fatigue crack growth, 2008 (by publications, principal supervision)

4. Dr Phuc Nguyen, Development of a new technique for manufacturing thermal barrier coating for aerospace applications , 2010 (principal supervision)

5. Dr Roslina Mohammad, Impact loading and transient response of pipes transporting gas or liquid, 2011 (principal supervision)

6. Dr Stuart Wildy, Scanning laser Dopler vibrometry for strain measurement and damage detection, 2012, (principal supervision)

 

Current PhD and Masters research projects (principal supervision)

1. Mr Luiz Bortolan, Development of advanced computational models of fluid-driven fractures in porous media with applications to oil and gas industries and environmental technologies (PhD student)

2. Mr Donghoon Chang, Analysis and non-linear modelling of multi-cite damage (PhD student)

3. Mr  Krzysztof Borkowski, Simplified models and criteria for weld-metal hydrogen assisted cold cracking (PhD student)

4. Mr Seung Joon Lee, Distant non-destructive evaluation and classification of defects in pipes  by ultrasonic guided waves techniques and neural network (PhD student)

5. Fabio Pegorin, Coupled fracture modes at sharp notches and cracks loaded in mode II and III (Masters student, University of Padua, Italy)

 

Joint Supervision

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

2. Alireza Keshavarz (ASP, the University of Adelaide), Research in geothermal energy and coal seam gas technologies (PhD student)

3. Xiao Zheng Jiang, Research in shallow geothermal energy technology (Masters student)

 

Proposed Masters and PhD research projects

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

Research Funding

Current Research Funding

1. ARC LP 110200799, $360k for 2011-2014: Novel technology for enhanced coal bed gas production based on an advanced theory of suspension flows in deformable fractured media; P. Bedrikovetsky, A. Roberts, A. Kotousov, M. Biggs, Y., Cinar, M. Tingay, P. Pendleton, J. Codrington, J. Rodrigues, S. Rahman.

2. ARC DP1094299, $305k for 2010-2012: Modelling the capillary entrapment phenomena and integrity of geological reservoirs; P. Bedrikovetsky, Y. Cinar and A. Kotousov.

3. NHMRC project 595933, $450k for 2010-2012: Development and validation of a finite element model for orthopaedic screw insertion into trabecular bone; K. Reynolds, J. Costi, N. Fazzalari, A. Kotousov and M. Bottema.

4. ARC LP100100613, $530k for 2011-2013: Development of innovative technologies for oil production based on the advanced theory of suspension flows in porous media; P. Bedrikovetsky, A. Roberts, A. Kotousov and P. Pendleton.

5. Energy Pipelines CRC, $105k for 2011-2013; Simplified Models and Criteria of WM HACC; A. Kotousov.

 

Publications

 

List of publications over the last five years only

Scholarly Book Chapters:

1. Kotousov, A. and Codrington, J. 2010. Chapter 5: Application of Refined Plate Theory to Fracture and Fatigue. In book: Structural Failure Analysis and Prediction Methods for Aerospace Vehicles and Structures, Editor: Ho, S-Y., Bentham Science Publishers, pp. 90 - 103.

Refereed Journal Articles:

2. Lazzarin, P., Berto, F., Kotousov, A. and Pook, L. (2011) Induced out-of-plane mode at the tip of blunt lateral notches and holes under in-plane shear loading. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, accepted 15/08/2011.
3. Kotousov, A., Kahler, B. and Swain, M. (2011) Analysis of interfacial fracture in dental restorations. Dental Materials, in press, doi:10.1016/j.dental.2011.06.009.
4. Neto, L. B., Kotousov, A. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2011) Elastic properties of porous media in the vicinity of the percolation limit, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, in press, doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2011.06.026.
5. Mohammad, R., Kotousov, A., Codrington, J. and Blazewicz, A. (2011) Effect of flowing medium for a simply supported pipe subjected to impulse loading. Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, in press.
6. Berto, F., Lazzarin, P. and Kotousov, A. (2011) On higher order terms and out-of-plane singular mode, Mechanics of Materials 43 (6), pp. 332-341.
7. Berto, F., Lazzarin, P., Kotousov, A., and Harding, S. (2011) Out-of-plane singular stress fields in V-notched plates and welded lap joints induced by in-plane shear load conditions. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, in press, accepted 10/2010, doi:10.1111/j.1460-2695.2010.01518.x.
8. Berto, F., Lazzarin, P. and Kotousov, A. (2011) On presence of the out-of-plane singular mode induced by plane loading with KII = KI = 0. International Journal of Fracture 167 (1), pp. 119-126.
9. Weisbecker, H., Cazzolato, B., Wildy, S., Marburg, S., Codrington, J. and Kotousov, A. (2011) Surface strain measurements using a 3D scanning laser vibrometer, Experimental Mechanics, accepted 01/2011.
10. Neto, L. B., Kotousov, A. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2011) Application of contact theory to evaluation of elastic properties of low consolidated porous media. International Journal of Fracture, in press, doi: 10.1007/s10704-010-9574-6.
11. Mohammad, R., Kotousov, A. and Codrington, J. (2011) Analytical modeling of pipe with flowing medium subjected impulse load. International Journal of Impact Engineering 38 (2-3), pp. 115-122.
12. Kahler, B., Swain, M. and Kotousov, A. (2010) Comparison of an analytical expression of composite resin curing stresses with in-vitro observations of marginal cracking, American Journal of Dentistry 23 (6), pp. 357 - 364.
13. Kotousov, A. (2010) Effect of plate thickness on stress state at sharp notches and the strength paradox of thick plates. International Journal of Solids and Structures 47, pp. 1916 - 1923.
14. Kotousov, A., Lazzarin, P., Berto, F. and Harding, S. (2010) Effect of the thickness on elastic deformation and quasi-brittle fracture of plate components. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 77, pp. 1665 - 1681: Invited paper published in a Special Issue based on papers presented at CP 2009, Vicenza, Italy.
15. Nguyen, P., Kotousov, A., Ho, S.-Y. and Wildy, S. (2010) Investigation of thermo-mechanical properties of slurry based thermal barrier coatings under repeated thermal shock. Key Engineering Materials 417-418, pp. 197-200.
16. Harding, S., Kotousov A., Lazzarin, P. and Berto, F. (2010) Transverse singular effects in V-shaped notches stressed in mode II. International Journal of Fracture 164, pp. 1-14.
17. Kotousov, A. and Harding, S. (2010) On buckling of long interface cracks. Key Engineering Materials 417-418, pp. 217-220.
18. Harding, S. and Kotousov, A. (2010) Do notched thick plates have strength in shear? Key Engineering Materials 417-418, pp. 61-64.
19. Wildy, S., Cazzolato, B. and Kotousov, A. (2010) Detection of delamination damage in a composite laminate beam utilizing the principle of strain compatibility. Key Engineering Materials 417-418, pp. 269-272.
20. Codrington, J., Kotousov, A., Wildy, S. and Ho, S.Y. (2010) Effect of plate thickness and load history on fatigue crack growth, Key Engineering Materials 417-418, pp. 201-204.
21. Codrington J. and Kotousov A. (2009) Crack growth retardation following the application of an overload cycle using a strip-yield model, Engineering Fracture Mechanics 76 (11), pp. 1667-1682.
22. 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 41 (2), pp. 165-173.
23. Kotousov, A., Harding, S. and Codrington, J. (2009) Deformation and fracture of plates of finite thickness. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 181 012059, 8 pp.
24. Kotousov, A. and Mohammad, R. (2009) Analytical modeling of the transient dynamics of pipe with flowing medium. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 181 012082, 8 pp.
25. Codrington, J., Nguyen, P., Ho, S.Y., Kotousov, A. (2009) Induction heating apparatus for high temperature testing of thermo-mechanical properties. Applied Thermal Engineering 29 (14-15), pp. 2783-2789.
26. Codrington J. and Kotousov A. (2008) Investigation of plasticity-induced fatigue crack closure, Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2(6), Special issue on ACAM 2007, pp. 87-94.
27. Wildy S., Kotousov A. and Codrington J. (2008) New passive defect detection technique, Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2(6), Special issue on ACAM 2007, pp. 101-106.
28. 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 17 (4), art. no. 045004.
29. Kahler, B., Kotousov, A. and Swain, M.V. (2008) On design of dental resin-based composites: a micromechanical approach, Acta Biomaterialia 4 (1), pp. 165-172.
30. 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 3, pp. 261-275.
31. Kotousov, A. and Harding, S. (2007) Buckling failure of interface cracks loaded in shear, International Journal of Fracture 148, pp. 443-448.
32. Codrington, J. and Kotousov, A. (2007) Application of the distributed dislocation technique for calculating crack closure, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures 30 (12), pp. 1182-1193.
33. Kotousov, A. (2007) Fracture in plates of finite thickness, International Journal of Solids and Structures 44, pp. 8259-8273.
34. 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 144, pp. 285-295.
35. Tsukamoto, H. and Kotousov, A. (2007) Micromechanical approach to transformation toughening in zirconia-enriched multi-phase composites, Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures 2 (5), pp. 937-950.
36. Kotousov, A., Dumansky, A. and Tugai, Yu. (2007) Fracture mechanics of plates and shells, Russian Journal of Heavy Machinery, October 2007, pp. 23-27.
37. 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 27, pp. 647-652.
38. Tsukamoto, H. and Kotousov, A. (2007) Micromechanical study on high-temperature behaviour of ZrO2 particle-dispersed Ni composites, Key Engineering Materials 340-341, pp. 95-100.
39. 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 29, Issue 6, pp. 671-676.
40. 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 43 (17), pp. 5100-5109.
41. Tsukamoto, H. and Kotousov, A. (2006) Transformation toughening in zirconia-enriched composites: Micromechanical approach, International Journal of Fracture 139, pp. 161-168.
42. 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 22, Issue 10, pp. 942-947.
43. Wornle, F., Kotousov, A. and Grainger, S. (2006) Methodology for determining the efficiency of energy harvesting by PZ elements, Transactions of TSTU 12, pp. 46-55.
44. Kahler, B, Kotousov, A. and Melkoumian, N. (2006) On material choice and fracture susceptibility of restored teeth: An asymptotic stress analysis approach, Dental Materials 22, Issue 12, pp. 1109-1114.
45. Kotousov, A. and Jaffar, M.F.M. (2006) Collapse load for a crack in a plate with a mismatched welded joint, Engineering Failure Analysis 13, pp. 1065 - 1075.

Refereed Conference Papers:

46. Kotousov, A., Blazewicz, A. and Chang, D. (2010) Scale effect at failure of bi-material joints and structures. 37th Solid Mechanics Conference, Warsaw, Poland, September 6 - 10, 2010.
47. Berto, F., Lazzarin, P. and Kotousov, A. (2010) On three-dimensional stress field and deterministic scale effect in notched plate components. 12th International Congress on Mesomechanics, 21-25 June 2010, Taipei, Taiwan, 10 pp.
48. Wildy, S. J., Kotousov, A.G., Cazzolato, B. and Codrington, J. (2010) New damage detection technique based on governing differential equations of continuum mechanics. Part I: Out-of-Plane Loading. 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, (ACAM 6), December 10-12, 2010, Perth, Australia, published on USB Flash Drive.
49. Wildy, S. J., Cazzolato, B., Kotousov, A.G. and Codrington, J. (2010) New damage detection technique based on governing differential equations of continuum mechanics. Part II: In-Plane Loading. 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, (ACAM 6), December 10-12, 2010, Perth, Australia, published on USB Flash Drive.
50. Cazzolato, B., Wildy, S., Weisbecker, H., Kotousov, A. and Codrington, J. (2010) "New experimental strain measurement technique utilising a 3D scanning laser vibrometer", 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, Perth, Australia, 12-15 December, published on USB Flash Drive.
51. Solomonov, Yu., Kotousov, A. and Brown, I. (2010) Experimental investigation of friction and wear characteristics of water-lubricated bearings. 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, (ACAM 6), December 10-12, 2010, Perth, Australia, published on USB Flash Drive.
52. Kotousov, A. and Harding, S. (2010) Role of three-dimensional singular effects in quasi-brittle fracture of plate components. 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, (ACAM 6), December 10-12, 2010, Perth, Australia, published on USB Flash Drive.
53. Mohammad, R., Kotousov, A. and Codrington, J. (2010) Transient response of pipes transporting gas or liquid subjected to impulse loading. 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, (ACAM 6), December 10-12, 2010, Perth, Australia, published on USB Flash Drive.
54. Codrington, J., Tsangari, H., Blazewicz, A., Fazzalari, N. and Kotousov, A. (2010) Influence of pre-fatigue microdamage on the fracture of human tibial cortical bone, 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, Perth, Australia, 12-15 December, published on USB Flash Drive.
55. Lazzarin, P., Berto F., Kotousov, A. and Harding, S. 2009. Singolarita fuori-piano indotte da effetti trimensionali in prevalente modo 2. AIAS - Associazione Italiana per L'Analisi Delle Sollecitazioni XXXVIII Convegno Nazionale, 9 - 11 Settembre 2009, Politecnico Di Torino, pp. 10 (In Italian).
56. Kotousov, A., Lazzarin, P. and Harding, S., 2009. On plate thickness effect in plane problems of elasticity, Crack Path 2009, Vicenza, Italy, 23 - 25 September, (invited paper), pp. 191 - 202 (published in CD).
57. Wildy, S.J., Kotousov, A.G. and Cazzolato, B., 2009. Detection of damage in beams utilizing the principle of strain compatibility, Crack Path 2009, Vicenza, Italy, 23 - 25 September, pp. 671 - 678 (published in CD).
58. Codrington, J. and Kotousov, A. 2009. Theoretical prediction of the overload cycle effect on fatigue crack growth in plates of finite thickness, Crack Path 2009, Vicenza, Italy, 23 - 25 September, pp. 687 - 695 (published in CD).
59. Nguyen, P., Ho, S-Y. and Kotousov, A. 2009. Mechanical and fracture properties of thermal barrier coatings fabricated using slurry spray technique, Crack Path 2009, Vicenza, Italy, 23 - 25 September, pp. 839 - 846 (published in CD).
60. Cazzolato, B.S., Wildy, S., Codrington, J., Kotousov, A. and Schuessler, M. 2008. Scanning laser vibrometer for non-contact three-dimensional displacement and strain measurements, In Proceedings of the Australian Acoustical Society National Conference, Geelong, November 24-26, 9 pages.
61. 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.
62. 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.
63. 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.
64. 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.
65. 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.
66. 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.
67. 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.
68. 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.
69. 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.

Other:

70. Kotousov, A. Borkowski, K., Ghomashchi, R. and Coniglio, N (2011) Literature review on modelling hydrogen cracking in weld metal, CRC Energy Pipelines, 30p.
71. Codrington, J., Fazzalari, N. and Kotousov, A. (2010) "Effect of fatigue-induced microdamage on the fracture resistance of human cortical bone", Australian & New Zealand Bone & Mineral Society 20th Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia, 5-8 September, presented.
72. Wildy, S., Weisbecker, H., Cazzolato, B.S. and Kotousov, A. 2009. Integration of governing differential equations of continuum mechanics with scanning laser vibrometry technology for monitoring of structural damage, Proceedings of the 5th Workshop: NDT in Progress, International Meeting of NDT Experts Prague, Czech Republic, October 12-14, pp. 329-338.
73. 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.
74. Codrington, J., Kotousov, A. and Blazewicz, A. (2007) "A computational technique for calculating plasticity-induced crack closure in plates of finite thickness", IX International Conference on Computational Plasticity - Fundamentals and Applications, Barcelona, Spain, 5-7 September, pp. 898-901. 

Entry last updated: Monday, 5 Dec 2011