International Journal of Composite Materials

The International Journal of Composite Materials is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. The journal covers all scientific and technological aspects of composite materials and their structures, including physical, chemical, artificial, mechanical, and other properties of Composite Materials as well as microscopic to macroscopic behavior studied both experimentally and theoretically.

Ratnam Paskaramoorthy

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Composite Materials

Associate Professor, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Research Areas

Natural Fibre Composites, Nano Composites, Stress Concentration in Composites, Finite Elements, Elastic Wave Propagation

Education

1990Ph.DUniversity of Manitoba, Canada
1985M.EngAsian Institute of Technology, Thailand
1981B.ScEngineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Experience

2002-PresentAssociate Professor, School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand
1995-2002 Senior Lecturer, School of Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Universityof the Witwatersrand
1994-1995 Lecturer, School of Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand
1993-1994Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
1992Lecturer and Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, USA
1991Lecturer and Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Studies, University of Colorado, USA
1990-1991Lecturer and Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada
1989-1990 Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada
1982-1983Resident Project Engineer, Water Supply and Drainage Board, Sri Lanka
1981-1982Instructor, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Publications: Journals

[1]  Muthu J and Paskaramoorthy R. Mechanical characterization of polypropylene natural fiber composites, Advanced Materials Research Journal (ISSN: 1022-6680) 2011.
[2]  Bugarin S, Paskaramoorthy R and Reid RG. Influence of the geometry and material properties on the dynamic stress field in the matrix containing a spheroidal particle reinforcement, Accepted for publication in the international journal of Composites: Part B, 2011, doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.06.005
[3]  Paskaramoorthy R, Bugarin S and Reid RG. Analysis of stress concentration around a spheroidal cavity under asymmetric dynamic loading, International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol. 48, 2255-2263, 2011.
[4]  Reid RG and Paskaramoorthy R, An extension to classical lamination theory for use with functionally graded plates, Composite Structures, vol. 93, 639-648, 2011.
[5]  Rassmann S, Paskaramoorthy R and Reid RG, Effect of resin system on the mechanical properties and water absorption of kenaf fibre reinforced laminates, Materials & Design, Vol. 32, Issue 3, 1399-1406, 2011.
[6]  Rassmann S, Reid RG, and Paskaramoorthy R, Effects of processing conditions on the mechanical and water absorption properties of resin transfer moulded kenaf fibre reinforced polyester composite laminates, Composites: Part A, vol. 41, 1612-1619, 2010.
[7]  Sozhamannan GG, Balasivanandha Prabu S, Paskaramoorthy R, Failures analysis of particle-reinforced metal-matrix composites by microstructure based models, Materials & Design, vol. 31, 3785-3790, 2010
[8]  Paskaramoorthy R, Bugarin S and Reid R, Effect of an interphase layer on the dynamic stress concentration in a Mg matrix surrounding a SiC particle, Composite Structures., Composite Structures, vol. 91, no. 4, 451-460, 2009.
[9]  Ngoy EK, Campbell I, Reid RG and Paskaramoorthy R. Modelling and Prediction of the Chemical and Physical Degradation of Fibre Reinforced Plastics, Journal of Materials Science, Springer US, vol. 44, no. 9, pp. 2393-2407, 2009
[10]  Reid RG and Paskaramoorthy R. A novel method to measure residual stresses in unidirectional GFRP, Composite Structures, Vol. 88, 388-393, 2009.
[11]  Reid RG, I'Ons IA and Paskaramoorthy R. (2004) The mechanical properties of oxyfluorinated hybrids of glass fibre and polypropylene fibre, Composite Structures, Vol. 66, 611-616, 2004.
[12]  Paskaramoorthy R, Kienhofer F and Chandler HD. (2002) The response of particulate-reinforced composites to asymmetric dynamic loads, Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 62, 223-232, 2002.
[13]  Paskaramoorthy R, Kienhofer F and Meguid SA. (2002) The dynamic stress field in the matrix surrounding a spheroidal particle, Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 36, 1803-1824, 2002.
[14]  Meguid SA, Shagal G and Paskaramoorthy R. (2002) On the local elastic-plastic behaviour of the interface in titanium/silicon carbide composites, Composites-Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing; 1629-1640.
[15]  Paskaramoorthy R and Meguid SA. (2000) On the dynamic behaviour of porous materials, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 37, 2341-2358.
[16]  Paskaramoorthy R and Meguid SA. (1999): Large internal stresses in particulate-reinforced composites subjected to dynamic loads, Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 59, 1361-1367.
[17]  Paskaramoorthy R, Shah AH and Datta SK. (1989): Scattering of flexural waves by a crack in a plate, Journal of Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 33, 589-598.
[18]  Paskaramoorthy R, Karunasena W, Shah AH and Datta SK. (1989): On the performance of plate bending elements for wave propagation problems, Journal of Computers and Structures, Vol. 33, 1003-1010.
[19]  Paskaramoorthy R, Shah AH and Datta SK. (1989): Scattering of flexural waves by cavities in plates, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 25, 1177-1191
[20]  Paskaramoorthy R, Datta SK and Shah AH. (1988): Effect of interface layers on scattering of elastic waves, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 55, 871-878.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Reid RG, Asumani O, Paskaramoorthy R. The effect on the mechanical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced polypropylene resulting from alkali-silane surface treatment, 16th International Conference on Composite Structures in Porto, Portugal, June 2011.
[2]  Paskaramoorthy R, Bugarin S, Reid RG. A hybrid finite element method for stress concentration in a single fibre composite, ASME 2011 Applied Mechanics and Materials Conference in Chicago, Illinois, USA, June 2011.
[3]  Paskaramoorthy R, Reid RG. Static analysis of functionally graded plates subjected to mechanical and thermal loads, 22nd Advanced Aerospace Materials and Processes (AeroMat) Conference and Exposition, Long Beach, California, USA, May 2011.
[4]  Paskaramoorthy R, Rassmann R, Reid RG. The influence of production conditions and resin systems on the mechanical properties of kenaf fiber reinforced thermoset composites, 35th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, January 2011.
[5]  Invited Paper Paskaramoorthy R, Asumani O, Reid RG, Balasivanandha Prabu S, Mechanical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites, First International Conference on Composites and Nanocomposites, Kottayam, India, January 2011.
[6]  Balasivanandha Prabu S, Devasenapathi V, Paskaramoorthy R. Influence of addition of nanoclay on creep behavior of polymer nanocomposites, First International Conference on Composites and Nanocomposites, Kottayam, India, January 2011.
[7]  Reid RG, Paskaramoorthy R, Analysis of functionally graded plates, the Fall Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, Salt Lake City, October 2010.
[8]  Paskaramoorthy R, Rassmann R, Reid RG, The influence of production conditions and resin systems on the water absorption and mechanical properties of kenaf fiber reinforced thermoset composites made by resin transfer moulding, 25th Technical Conference of the American Composites Society, Dayton, USA, September 2010.
[9]  Paskaramoorthy R, Bugarin S, Reid RG, A hybrid finite element method for stress concentration in a single fibre composite, 16th US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, USA, June 2010.
[10]  Bugarin S, Paskaramoorthy R, Reid RG, A hybrid finite element method for stress analysis around an inhomogeneity under dynamic loads, SACAM2010, University of Pretoria.
[11]  Reid RG, Schwarck A, Paskaramoorthy R, A formulation for the improved analysis of thin functionally graded plates, SACAM 2010, University of Pretoria.
[12]  Ngoy E, Reid RG and Paskaramoorthy R, A model for the prediction of environmental degradation of fibre reinforced plastics, 15th international conference on composite structures, Porto, Portugal, June 15-17, 2009.
[13]  Ngoy E, Reid RG, Paskaramoorthy R, An analytical model for the chemical and physical degradation of fibre reinforced plastics, 24th technical conference of the American Society for Composites, Delaware, USA, September 15-17, 2009.
[14]  Ngoy EK, Paskaramoorthy R, and Campbell I. On the modelling of the effects of UV rays in epoxy and vinyl ester composites, accepted for presentation at the Fibre Reinforced Composites Conference, Port Elizabeth 2007.
[15]  Sozhamannan GG, Balasivanandha Prabu S, and Paskaramoorthy R. Micromechanical modeling and failure analysis of particle reinforced metal matrix composite from SEM images, accepted for presentation at the Fibre Reinforced Composites Conference, Port Elizabeth 2007.
[16]  Paskaramoorthy R, Bugarin S, Reid RG, On the reduction of dynamic stress concentrations in a SiC/Mg composite using interphase layers, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, Durban, January 2007. (ISBN: 1-86840-642-3)
[17]  Reid RG and Paskaramoorthy R, Measurement of Residual Stresses in Unidirectional GFRP, Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Composite Materials, Kyoto, Japan, July 2007. (ISBN: 978-4-931136-05-2)
[18]  Ngoy EK, Campbell I, Paskaramoorthy R, Evaluating Long Term Uv Rays Effects on FRP--A kinetic model and its application to composites, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, Durban, January 2007. (ISBN: 1-86840-642-3)
[19]  Paskaramoorthy R and Reid RG, A hybrid finite element method for stress concentrations in composites under dynamic loading, presented at the Finite Element Methods in Engineering and Science Conference, El Paso, USA, December 2006.
[20]  Ngoy EK, Campbell I and Paskaramoorthy R, Environmental degradation of composites, Composites Africa 2006, Durban, July 2006.
[21]  Mansfield BA, Reid RG, Paskaramoorthy R and Chandler HD, Composite Tube Post-Cure Shrinkage including Shear Effects, Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Composite Materials, Durban, July 2005.
[22]  Paskaramoorthy R and Reid R, Stress concentrations at the fibre-matrix interface in single fibre composites under a dynamic load, presented at the 16th Advanced aerospace materials and processes conference, Orlando, USA , June 2005.
[23]  Campbell IMR, Reid RG, and Paskaramoorthy R. Design considerations to account for residual stresses in composite corrosion-resistant pipes and vessels, Proceedings of the Fourth South African Conference on Applied Mechanics (ISBN: 1-86838-336-9), Johannesburg, South Africa, 2004.
[24]  Whitfield GS, Reid RG, and Paskaramoorthy R. Spring-back in GFRP pipe flanges, Proceedings of the 2nd Africa-MRS conference (ISBN: 0-620-31513-X), Johannesburg, South Africa, 89-90, December 2003.
[25]  Paskaramoorthy R and Reid R. Dynamic stress concentrations in single fibre composites, Fourth International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, 223-228, Durban, 2003.
[26]  I'Ons TA, Reid R, Chandler HD. and Paskaramoorthy, R. Mechanical properties of plastics reinforced with hybrids of glass and polypropylene fibres, Fourth International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, 142-148, Durban 2003.
[27]  Paskaramoorthy R and Meguid SA, Dynamic stress concentrations in particulate reinforced composites, First Asian-Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics, Sydney, Australia , 20-23, 2001.
[28]  Meguid SA, Shagal G, and Paskaramoorthy R. (2001) Optimum design of the interface of an inhomogeneity surrounded by a compliant interphase layer, presented at the Sixth US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Michigan, USA.
[29]  Kienhofer F and Paskaramoorthy R, Stress concentrations in short-fibre composites under a dynamic loading, SACAM 2000: International Conference on Applied Mechanics, 503-508, Durban, 2000.
[30]  Iwankiewicz R and Paskaramoorthy R. Response of linear dynamical systems to random trains of nonoverlapping pulses, SACAM 2000: International Conference on Applied Mechanics, 323-328, 2000.
[31]  Paskaramoorthy R, Alkema P, and Meguid SA. Internal stresses in particle-reinforced composites with interface layers, Third International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, 105-110, 2000.
[32]  Invited Paper Paskaramoorthy R and Meguid SA. (1998) Effect of interface layers on the dynamic response of particulate composites, presented at the 13th US National Congress of Applied Mechanics, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
[33]  Paskaramoorthy R and Shah AH. (1998) A hybrid method for elastodynamic scattering problems, Proc. of the Second South African Conference on Applied Mechanics, Rondebosch, South Africa.
[34]  Paskaramoorthy R. (1998) Internal stresses in metal matrix composites reinforced by particles, Proc. of the 2nd International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, 187-193, Durban, June 1998.
[35]  Paskaramoorthy R and Meguid SA. (1998) Dynamic Response of particulate composites, Proc. of the Second South African Conference on Applied Mechanics, 187-193, Rondebosch, South Africa.
[36]  Paskaramoorthy R (1997): Dynamic stress concentration due to an oblate spheroidal inhomogeneity, Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Fracture, Vol. 6, 2869-2876, Sydney, Australia.
[37]  Paskaramoorthy R (1996): Stress concentration for a spheroidal cavity under dynamic loads, Proc. of the first South African Conference on Applied Mechanics, 198-206, Midrand, South Africa.
[38]  Paskaramoorthy R (1995): Numerical methods applied to elastic wave propagation in solids, Workshop on Dynamics of Solids, University of the Witwatersrand.
[39]  Paskaramoorthy R: (1995) Ultrasonic determination of composite material properties, 8th Wits Composites Conference, University of the Witwatersrand.
[40]  Paskaramoorthy R and Datta SK. (1993): Three dimensional response of a cross-ply composite plate with imperfect interfaces, Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 12, 1429-1436, San Diego, California, USA.
[41]  Paskaramoorthy R, Shah AH, and Datta SK. (1992) Analysis of laminated composite plates containing three dimensional defects, presented at the International Conference on Computational Methods in Engineering, Singapore.
[42]  Paskaramoorthy R, Shah AH, and Datta SK. (1991): Interaction of elastic waves with axisymmetric cavities in a half space: A combined finite element-boundary integral approach, Proc. ASCE Conference on Mechanics: Computing in 1990's and Beyond, 105-109.
[43]  Paskaramoorthy R, Shah AH, and Datta SK. (1989): Dynamic stress intensity factors for a crack in a plate, Proc. Twelfth Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Ottawa, Canada, 498-499.
[44]  Paskaramoorthy R, Shah AH, and Datta SK. (1988): Scattering of flexural waves by a crack in a plate, Proc. ASME Symposium on Advances in Dynamic Analysis of Plates and Shells, PVP-149, Pittsburgh, USA, 13-18.