Masters of Applied Science

My thesis topic was The effect of proximity between barely visible impact damage sites in metallic honeycomb sandwich panels.

The topic examines numerical and experimental compression after-impact (CAI) testing of honeycomb sandwich panels subjected to low-velocity impact damage.  The research combines numerical simulations of CAI testing using LS-DYNA with experimental CAI testing using a compression testing machine fitted with a digital image correlation system, allowing me to compare full-field displacements and strains. 

While I included some images below, also attached is a link to my thesis provided through RMC.

Faesheet deformation in a numerical model