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Dr Jayantha Epaarachchi

Name :	Dr Jayantha Epaarachchi
Position :	Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering)
Section :	Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Office :	Z317c
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 1372
Extension :	1372
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BScEng Peradeniya MEngSc UNSW PhD Newcastle

Professional Memberships

Member, Institution of Engineers, Australia
Member, Materials Australia, Certified Material Practitioner (CMP)
Corporate Member, Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka
Member, Australian Association for Engineering Education

Research Interests

Fibre Composites - Design and Analysis
Fatigue, Fracture, Damage Mechanics
Static & Dynamics Analysis of Structures
Engineering Design - Solid Modelling and Finite Element Analysis
Experimental Stress Analysis
Structural Health Monitoring
Use of FBG sensors (Fibre Optics) for Structural Health Monitoring
Full Scale Model Testing and Fatigue Spectrum Development
Development of Composite Materials for Industrial Applications
Project Leader: USQ-Boeing Research and Technology Australia/ Boeing Aircraft Co. USA

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Gayan C Kahandawa, Jayantha Epaarachchi, Hao Wang and K.T. Lau,Use of FBG Sensors for SHM in Aerospace Structures, Photonic Sensors, 2 (3), September 2012.

Epaarachchi J, Ku H, Gohel K, A simplified empirical model for prediction of mechanical properties of random short fibre/ vinylester composites, Journal of Composite,44(6), (2010), 779-788

Epaarachchi Jayantha, Canning John, Stevenson Michael, The response of embedded NIR (830nm) Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors in Glass Fibre Composites under Fatigue Loading, Journal of Composite, 44 (7), (2010), 809-819

Most notable :

Epaarachchi, Jayantha, “Effects of viscoelastic properties on fatigue life of composite”, Creep and fatigue in polymer matrix composites, Dr Rui J.S. Costa de Miranda Guedes (Ed), Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge, UK ,2010 (A Book Chapter)

Epaarachchi Jayantha A., Clausen Philip D., A Model for Fatigue Behavior Prediction of Glass Fibre-Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) Composites for Various Stress Ratios and Test Frequencies- Composite A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 34 (2003): 313-326.

Epaarachchi Jayantha A., Clausen Philip D., On Predicting the Cumulative Fatigue Damage in Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) Composites Under Step/Spectrum Loading- Composite A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 36(9) (2005): 1236-1245.

Epaarachchi Jayantha A., Clausen Philip D, The Development of a Fatigue Loading Spectrum for Small Wind Turbine Blades, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 94, (2006), 207-223

Epaarachchi Jayantha A, Effects of static – fatigue (tension) on the tension-tension fatigue life of a glass fibre reinforced plastic composites, Composite Structures, Volume 74, Issue 4, August 2006, Pages 419-425

Epaarachchi Jayantha A., Clegg Richard, An Experimental investigation of the properties of cross-ply laminate used for manufacturing of small aircraft components, Composite Structures, 75, (2006), 93-99

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

MEC2401 - Dynamics 1
MEC3302 - Computational Mechanics in Design
MEC2301 - Design of Machine Elements

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 09 years
Other : 15 years