Professor Andrew Crocombe
Head of Department, Professor of Structural Mechanics
Qualifications: BSc, PhD, FIMechE, CEng
Email: a.crocombe@surrey.ac.uk
Phone: Work: 01483 68 9194
Room no: 13 AA 03
Further information
Research Interests
- Adhesive bonding
- Composite Materials
- Biomechanics
- Damage Modelling
Publications
Highlights
- . (2010) 'Predicting fatigue damage in adhesively bonded joints using a cohesive zone model'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J FATIGUE, 32 (7), pp. 1146-1158.
- . (2010) 'A generalised damage model for constant amplitude fatigue loading of adhesively bonded joints'. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 30 (6), pp. 513-521.
- . (2010) 'Fatigue life and backface strain predictions in adhesively bonded joints'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J ADHES ADHES, 30 (1), pp. 36-42.
- . (2008) 'Continuum damage modelling of environmental degradation in joints bonded with EA9321 epoxy adhesive'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J ADHES ADHES, 28 (6), pp. 302-313.
Journal articles
- . (2012) 'Normal and shear forces in the contact patch of a braked racing tyre Part 2: Development of a physical tyre model'. Vehicle System Dynamics: international journal of vehicle mechanics and mobility, 50 (3), pp. 339-356.
- . (2012) 'Normal and shear forces in the contact patch of a braked racing tyre Part 1: Results from a Finite Element model'. Vehicle System Dynamics: international journal of vehicle mechanics and mobility, 50 (2), pp. 323-337.
- . (2012) 'Use of a surface-mounted chirped fibre Bragg grating sensor to monitor delamination growth in a double-cantilever beam test'. Elsevier Composites Science and Technology,
- . (2011) 'Investigating the static response of hybrid fibre-metal laminate doublers loaded in tension'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD COMPOS PART B-ENG, 42 (7), pp. 1867-1884.
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(2011) 'A New Method for Measuring Thermal Contact Conductance-Experimental Technique and Results'. ASME-AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENG J ENG GAS TURB POWER, 133 (7) Article number 071601 doi: 10.1115/1.4001770
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(2011) 'The Static Failure of Adhesively Bonded Metal Laminate Structures: A Cohesive Zone Approach'. BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS J ADHES SCI TECHNOL, 25 (10), pp. 1131-1157.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/29719/
- . (2011) 'A Method of Predicting the Stresses in Adhesive Joints after Cyclic Moisture Conditioning'. TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD J ADHESION, 87 (9), pp. 926-950.
- . (2011) 'Static and fatigue failures of adhesively bonded laminate joints in moist environments'. International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 20 (8), pp. 1217-1226.
- . (2011) 'Investigating the static response of hybrid fibre-metal laminate doublers loaded in tension'. Composites Part B: Engineering,
- . (2011) 'Damage Parameters of Adhesive Joints with General Triaxiality, Part 2: Scarf Joint Analysis'. BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS J ADHES SCI TECHNOL, 25 (9), pp. 925-947.
- . (2011) 'Damage Parameters of Adhesive Joints with General Triaxiality Part I: Finite Element Analysis'. BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS J ADHES SCI TECHNOL, 25 (9), pp. 903-923.
- . (2011) 'Fatigue damage modelling of adhesively bonded joints under variable amplitude loading using a cohesive zone model'. ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS, 78, pp. 3212-3225.
- . (2011) 'Strength prediction of adhesive joints after cyclic moisture conditioning using a cohesive zone model'. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD ENG FRACT MECH, 78 (16), pp. 2746-2760.
- . (2010) 'Thermal residual stress analysis of epoxy bi-material laminates and bonded joints'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J ADHES ADHES, 30 (7), pp. 523-538.
- . (2010) 'Unified methodology for the prediction of the fatigue behaviour of adhesively bonded joints'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J FATIGUE, 32 (8), pp. 1278-1288.
- . (2010) 'Predicting fatigue damage in adhesively bonded joints using a cohesive zone model'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J FATIGUE, 32 (7), pp. 1146-1158.
- . (2010) 'Fracture mechanics and damage mechanics based fatigue lifetime prediction of adhesively bonded joints subjected to variable amplitude fatigue'. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD ENG FRACT MECH, 77 (7), pp. 1073-1090.
- . (2010) 'Initial stability of type-2 tibial defect treatments'. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PUBLISHING LTD P I MECH ENG H, 224 (H1), pp. 77-85.
- . (2010) 'A generalised damage model for constant amplitude fatigue loading of adhesively bonded joints'. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 30 (6), pp. 513-521.
- . (2010) 'Mixed-mode fracture of adhesively bonded metallic joints under quasi-static loading'. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 77 (17), pp. 3434-3445.
- . (2010) 'Load Ratio Effect on the Fatigue Behaviour of Adhesively Bonded Joints: An Enhanced Damage Model'. TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD J ADHESION, 86 (3), pp. 257-272.
- . (2010) 'Characterisation of moisture-dependent cohesive zone properties for adhesively bonded joints'. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 77 (16), pp. 3105-3119.
- . (2010) 'Fatigue life and backface strain predictions in adhesively bonded joints'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J ADHES ADHES, 30 (1), pp. 36-42.
- . (2010) 'Evaluation of Fatigue Damage in Adhesive Bonding: Part 2: Single Lap Joint'. BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS J ADHES SCI TECHNOL, 24 (2), pp. 325-345.
- . (2010) 'Determination of optimal screw positioning in flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer for chronic tendoachilles rupture'. Foot and Ankle Surgery, 17 (2), pp. 74-78.
- . (2010) 'Evaluation of Fatigue Damage in Adhesive Bonding: Part 1: Bulk Adhesive'. BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS J ADHES SCI TECHNOL, 24 (2), pp. 305-324.
- . (2010) 'A comparison of the prediction of fatigue damage and crack growth in adhesively bonded joints using fracture mechanics and damage mechanics progressive damage methods'. Journal of Adhesion, 86 (12), pp. 1203-1230.
- . (2009) 'Modelling and experimental characterisation of a residual stress field in a ferritic compact tension specimen'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J PRES VES PIP, 86 (12), pp. 830-837.
- . (2009) 'Moisture absorption-desorption effects in adhesive joints'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J ADHES ADHES, 29 (8), pp. 751-760.
- . (2009) 'Characterising moisture ingress in adhesively bonded joints using nuclear reaction analysis'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J ADHES ADHES, 29 (4), pp. 356-360.
- . (2009) 'An investigation into the crack initiation and propagation behaviour of bonded single-lap joints using backface strain'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J ADHES ADHES, 29 (4), pp. 361-371.
- . (2009) 'Strength wearout of adhesively bonded joints under constant amplitude fatigue'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J FATIGUE, 31 (5), pp. 820-830.
- . (2009) 'Modelling Cyclic Moisture Uptake in an Epoxy Adhesive'. TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD J ADHESION, 85 (10), pp. 711-735.
- . (2008) 'Friction and camber influences on the static stiffness properties of a racing tyre'. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PUBLISHING LTD P I MECH ENG D-J AUT, 222 (D11), pp. 1965-1976.
- . (2008) 'Continuum damage modelling of environmental degradation in joints bonded with EA9321 epoxy adhesive'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J ADHES ADHES, 28 (6), pp. 302-313.
- . (2008) 'Disbond growth detection in composite-composite single-lap joints using chirped FBG sensors'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD COMPOS SCI TECHNOL, 68 (12), pp. 2410-2417.
- . (2008) 'Energy dissipation in spacecraft structures incorporating bolted joints with viscoelastic layers'. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PUBLISHING LTD P I MECH ENG G-J AER, 222 (G2), pp. 201-211.
- . (2008) 'Incorporating environmental degradation in closed form adhesive joint stress analyses'. TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD J ADHESION, 84 (3), pp. 212-230.
- . (2008) 'Energy dissipation in spacecraft structures incorporating bolted joints operating in macroslip'. ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS J AEROSPACE ENG, 21 (1), pp. 19-26.
- . (2007) 'Cutting characteristics of beard hair'. SPRINGER J MATER SCI, 42 (20), pp. 8725-8737.
- . (2007) 'Changes in the reflected spectra of embedded chirped fibre Bragg gratings used to monitor disbonding in bonded composite joints'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD COMPOS SCI TECHNOL, 67 (13), pp. 2847-2853.
- . (2007) 'Fatigue initiation in adhesively-bonded single-lap joints'. BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS J ADHES SCI TECHNOL, 21 (14), pp. 1343-1357.
- . (2007) 'Modelling the environmental degradation of adhesively bonded aluminium and composite joints using a CZM approach'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J ADHES ADHES, 27 (6), pp. 505-518.
- . (2007) 'Natural frequency analysis of osseointegration for trans-femoral implant'. SPRINGER ANN BIOMED ENG, 35 (5), pp. 817-824.
- . (2007) 'Continuum damage modelling of environmental degradation in joints bonded with E32 epoxy adhesive'. BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS J ADHES SCI TECHNOL, 21 (2), pp. 179-195.
- . (2007) 'Reflected spectra predictions for chirped fibre bragg gratings used for disbond detection in composite/composite joints'. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials,
- . (2006) 'Modelling the environmental degradation of the interface in adhesively bonded joints using a cohesive zone approach'. TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD J ADHESION, 82 (11), pp. 1061-1089.
- . (2006) 'Damage modelling of adhesively bonded joints'. SPRINGER INT J FRACTURE, 141 (1-2), pp. 147-161.
- . (2006) 'Predicting the residual strength for environmentally degraded adhesive lap joints'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INT J ADHES ADHES, 26 (5), pp. 325-336.
- . (2006) 'Three-dimensional finite element stress and strain analysis of a transfemoral osseointegration implant'. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PUBLISHING LTD P I MECH ENG H, 220 (H6), pp. 661-670.
- . (2006) 'Structural characteristics and mechanical behaviour of beard hair'. SPRINGER J MATER SCI, 41 (4), pp. 1109-1121.
- . (2006) 'Modelling environmental degradation in EA9321-bonded joints using a progressive damage failure model'. TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD J ADHESION, 82 (2), pp. 135-160.
- . (2006) 'Estimating the energy dissipated in a bolted spacecraft at resonance'. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD COMPUT STRUCT, 84 (5-6), pp. 340-350.
- . (2005) 'Structural health monitoring of bonded composite joints using embedded chirped fibre Bragg gratings'. ADCOTEC LTD ADV COMPOS LETT, 14 (6), pp. 185-192.
Conference papers
- . (2012) 'On the use of a CFBG sensor to monitor scarf repairs of composite panels'. CRC Press Emerging Technologies in Non-Destructive Testing V, Ioannina, Greece: Fifth Conference on Emerging Technologies in Non-Destructive Testing, pp. 187-192.
- . (2012) 'The use of chirped fibre Bragg grating sensors to monitor delaminations in composite materials and structures'. CRC Press Emerging Technologies in Non-Destructive Testing V, Ioannina, Greece: Fifth Conference on Emerging Technologies in Non-Destructive Testing, pp. 163-168.
- . (2011) 'A finite element analysis and experimental study of human edentulous mandible'. Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference of the Biomedical Science and Engineering Center, Knoxville, USA: 3rd BSEC 2011
- . (2010) 'Stability of augmented total knee replacement'. Davos: European Orthopaedics Research 18th European Conference on Orthopaedics
- . (2010) 'Monitoring delaminations in enf specimens using chirped fibre bragg grating sensors, 56.1 – 56.9'. Hungary: 14th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM14)
- . (2010) 'Stability of conical augments in the treatment of contained proximal tibial defects'. Davos: European Orthopaedics Research 18th European Conference on Orthopaedics
- . (2009) 'Long-term stability analysis of augmented knee arthroplasty using bone remodelling algorithms'. Bertinoro (Forlì), Italy: 4th Int Conf on Computational Bioengineering
- . (2009) 'An evaluation of strength wearout models for the lifetime prediction of adhesive joints subjected to variable amplitude fatigue'. ELSEVIER SCI LTD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADHESION AND ADHESIVES, Barcelona, SPAIN: 2nd International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting 29 (6), pp. 639-649.
- . (2009) 'The Development of an experimental technique to characterise mixed-mode fracture in adhesively bonded joints'. Islamabad, Pakistan: First International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE-2009)
- . (2009) 'The use of chirped fibre Bragg grating sensors to monitor disbond growth'. Honolulu, Hawaii: ICCE-17
- . (2009) 'Detection of defects in as manufactured GFRP-GFRP and CFRP-CFRP composite bonded joints using chirped fibre Bragg grating sensors'. MANEY PUBLISHING PLASTICS RUBBER AND COMPOSITES, KTH Campus, Stockholm, SWEDEN: 13th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM-13) 38 (2-4), pp. 138-145.
- . (2009) 'Stability of Tibial Implants in Augmented Knee Arthroplasty'. IMechE, London: Knee Arthroplasty 2009
- . (2009) 'Strength Recovery in Epoxy Adhesive Joints under Cyclic Moisture Conditioning Environment'. Rome: ACE-X 2009
- . (2009) 'Damage modelling of adhesively bonded joints subjected to fatigue loading at different load ratios'. Rome: ACE-X 2009
- . (2009) 'Environmental-Fatigue Damage Model for Adhesively Bonded Laminated Joints'. Rome: ACE-X 2009
- . (2008) 'Fatigue behaviour in adhesively-bonded single lap joints'. Oxford: EURADH 2008
- . (2008) 'Application of Bone Remodelling Algorithms to Knee Arthroplasty'. Prague: Human Biomechanics 2008
- . (2008) 'Fatigue damage study of adhesively bonded joints on thick laminated substrates'. Oxford: EURADH 2008
- . (2008) 'Effect of corrosion on the reliability of a bridge based on Response Surface Method'. Seoul Korea: IABMAS 08 (4th Intl Conf on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management)
- . (2008) 'A NEW METHOD FOR MEASURING THERMAL CONTACT CONDUCTANCE EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE AND RESULTS'. AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME TURBO EXPO 2008, VOL 4, PTS A AND B, Berlin, GERMANY: 53rd ASME Turbo Expo 2008, pp. 627-634.
- . (2008) 'A Finite Element Analysis of Scarf Joint for controlling the Triaxiality function in Adhesive Bonding.'. TRANS TECH PUBLICATIONS LTD ADVANCES IN FRACTURE AND DAMAGE MECHANICS VII, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA: 7th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics 385-387, pp. 17-20.
- . (2007) 'Modelling Environmental Ageing in Bonded Joints'. Portugal: International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting 2007
- . (2007) 'The Initiation and Propagation of Damage in Adhesively Bonded Joints Subjected to Constant and Variable Amplitude Fatigue'. Portugal: International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting 2007
- . (2007) 'Disbond detection in composite-composite bonded joints using embedded chirped fibre bragg gratings'. Kyoto: 16th Int Conf on Comp Matls
- . (2007) 'The use of thermal mismatch stresses to detect disbond initiation and propagation in metal/composite bonded joints using a CFBG fibre optic sensor'. Kyoto: 16th Int Conf on Comp Matls
- . (2007) 'A Study of Strain Related Bone Remodelling of the Osseointegrated Patient'. Davos Switzerland: 8th European Cells and Materials Meeting
- . (2007) 'The use of an embedded chirped fibre Bragg grating sensor to monitor disbond initiation and growth in adhesively bonded composite/metal single lap joints'. IOP PUBLISHING LTD JOURNAL OF OPTICS A-PURE AND APPLIED OPTICS, Univ Manchester, Manchester, ENGLAND: Photon 2006 Conference 9 (6), pp. S40-S44.
- . (2007) 'An optical method, based on chirped fibre Bragg gratings, for the non-destructive evaluation of disbonding in bonded composite joints'. ICSAM 2007: Int Conf on Struct Analysis of Advanced Materials
- . (2007) 'Damage assessment of adhesively bonded FRP Beams using modal parameters'. TRANS TECH PUBLICATIONS LTD Damage Assessment of Structures VII, Turin, ITALY: 7th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures (DAMAS 2007) 347, pp. 525-530.
- . (2007) 'Effect of triaxiality on damage parameters in adhesive'. TRANS TECH PUBLICATIONS LTD Advances in Fracture and Damage Mechanics VI, Madeira, PORTUGAL: 6th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics 348-349, pp. 37-40.
- . (2006) 'Disbond growth detection in bonded composite joints using a fibre bragg grating'. Biarritz: 12th European Conference on Composite Materials
- . (2006) 'Controlled impact testing of shape memory alloy composites'. Biarritz: 12th European conference on Composite Materials
- . (2006) 'Using a scanning microbeam and a CdZnTe array for nuclear reaction measurements of water diffusion into an adhesive resin'. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS, Seville, SPAIN: 17th International Conference on Ion Beam Analysis 249, pp. 406-408.
- . (2006) 'Measuring of damage parameters in adhesive bonding'. TRANS TECH PUBLICATIONS LTD Fracture and Damage Mechanics V, Pts 1 and 2, Harbin, PEOPLES R CHINA: 5th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics 324-325, pp. 275-278.
Book chapters
- . (2008) 'Environmental Degredation'. in Silva LFMD, Öchsner A (eds.) Modeling of Adhesively Bonded Joints Springer Verlag Article number 8 , pp. 225-241.
- . (2008) 'Modelling Fatigue in Adhesively Bonded Joints'. in Silva LFMD, Öchsner A (eds.) Modeling of Adhesively Bonded Joints Springer Verlag Article number 7 , pp. 183-223.
- . (2008) 'Simple Lap Joint Geometry'. in Silva LFMD, Öchsner A (eds.) Modeling of Adhesively Bonded Joints Springer Verlag Article number 1 , pp. 3-23.
Research Overview
The focus of this research is damage (assessment and modelling). In adhesive bonding this relates to fatigue damage and environmental degradation, in biomechanics this relates to bone remodelling around craniofacial and femoral implants whilst in composites this relates to fatigue and impact damage. In adhesive bonding my driving mission over recent years has been to extend the predictive modelling techniques developed for quasi-statically loaded structures to embrace loading conditions such as static and dynamic fatigue and environmental degradation that are more typical of actual service load conditions. Research funding to support these activities over the time at the University of Surrey is in excess £2M and has resulted in over 200 published journal and conference papers. A selection of recent papers are shown below.

