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Professor Norman A Fleck

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Books

  1. Metal Foams: A Design Guide, by M F Ashby, A G Evans, N A Fleck, L J Gibson, J W Hutchinson and H N G Wadley, June 2000, Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0 7506 7219 6.

Editing of Books

  1. IUTAM Symposium on Mechanics of Granular Flow and Powder Compaction, 15-17 July 1996, Cambridge, England, eds. N. A. Fleck and A. C. F. Cocks, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Amsterdam.
  2. Metfoam '99, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Advanced Materials, Bremen, 14-16 June 1999, ed. by J. Banhart, M. F. Ashby and N. A. Fleck. Verlag MIT Publishing.
  3. Engineering Materials - a forward look, special issue of Progress in Materials Science, February 2001.
  4. Metfoam 2001, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Advanced Materials, Bremen, 18-20 June 2001, ed. by J. Banhart, M. F. Ashby and N. A. Fleck. Verlag MIT Publishing.

Refereed Journals and Contributions to Books

  1. Fleck, N A and Smith, R A. Effect of density on tensile strength, fracture toughness, and fatigue crack propagation behaviour of sintered steel. Powder Metallurgy,3, pp 121-125, 1981. (download paper)
  2. Fleck, N A and Smith, R A. Use of simple models to estimate the effect of density on fracture behaviour of sintered steel. Powder Metallurgy,3, pp 126-130, 1981. (download paper)
  3. Fleck, N A and Smith, R A. Crack closure - is it just a surface phenomenon? International Journal of Fatigue, pp 157-160, July 1982. Correction in Int. J. Fatigue, p 243, 1982. (download paper)
  4. Briggs, G A D, Fleck, N A and Smith, R A. K control for fatigue crack growth. Advances in Crack Length Measurement, pp395-409, EMAS Publication Worley, West Midlands, England, 1982. (download paper)
  5. Fleck, N A. Some aspects of flip gauge design. Strain,p 17, 1983. (download paper)
  6. Fleck, N A, Smith, I R C and Smith, R A. Closure behaviour of surface cracks. Fatigue of Engineering Materials and Structures,6(3), p 225, 1983. (download paper)
  7. Fleck, N A and Smith, R A. Fatigue life prediction of a structural steel under service loading. Int. J. Fatigue,6(4), pp 203-210, 1984. (download paper)
  8. Fleck, N A, Shin, C S and Smith, R A. Fatigue crack growth under compressive loading. Engineering Fracture Mechanics,21(1), p 173, 1985. (download paper)
  9. Fleck, N A. Fatigue crack growth due to periodic underloads and overloads. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia,33(7), pp 1339-1354, 1985. (download paper)
  10. Fleck, N A. Finite element analysis of plasticity-induced crack closure under plane strain conditions. Engineering Fracture Mechanics,25(4), pp 441-449, 1986. (download paper)
  11. Fleck, N A and Hutchinson, J W. Void growth in shear. Proc. Roy. Soc. London,A407, pp 435-458, 1986. (download paper)
  12. Fleck, N A and Johnson, K L. Towards a new theory of cold rolling thin foil. Int. J. Mech. Sci.,29(7), pp507-524, 1987. (download paper)
  13. Shin, C S and Fleck, N A. Overload retardation in a structural steel. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures,9(5), pp 379-393, 1987. (download paper)
  14. Fleck, N A, Hutchinson J W and Tvergaard, V. Softening by void nucleation and growth in tension and shear. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,37(4), pp 515-540, 1989. (download paper)
  15. Fleck, N A and Durban, D. Asymptotic fields at tip of conical notches and inclusions in a power hardening solid. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,37(2), pp 233-263, 1989. (download paper)
  16. Shin, C S and Fleck, N A. Fatigue and fracture of a zinc die casting alloy. Int. J. Fatigue,11(5), pp 341-346, 1989. (download paper)
  17. Anderson, P M, Fleck, N A and Johnson, K L. Localisation of plastic deformation in shear due to microcracks. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,38(5), pp 681-699, 1990. (download paper)
  18. Fleck, N A, Stronge, W J and Liu, J H. High strain rate shear response of polycarbonate and polymethyl methacrylate. Proc. Roy. Soc.,A429, pp 549-479, 1990. (download paper)
  19. Soutis, C and Fleck, N A. Static compression failure of carbon fibre T800/924C composite plate with single hole. J. Composite Materials,24, pp 536-558, 1990. (download paper)
  20. Shercliff, H R and Fleck, N A. Effect of specimen geometry on fatigue crack growth in plane strain: I. constant amplitude response. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 13(3), pp 287-296, 1990. (download paper)
  21. Shercliff, H R and Fleck, N A. Effect of specimen geometry on fatigue crack growth in plane strain: II. Overload response. Fatigue and Fracture of Engieering Materials and Structures,13(3), pp 287-296, 1990. (download paper)
  22. Fleck, N A and Budiansky, B. Compressive failure of fibre composites due to microbuckling, in Inelastic Deformation of Composite Materials, 1990, ed. G. J. Dvorak, Springer-Verlag, pp 235-274, 1991. (download paper)
  23. Soutis, C, Fleck, N A and Smith, P A. Failure prediction technique for compression loaded carbon fibre-epoxy laminate with open holes. J. Composite Materials,25(11), pp 1476-1498, 1991. (download paper)
  24. Soutis, C, Fleck, N A and Smith, P A. Compression fatigue behaviour of notched carbon fibre-epoxy laminates. Int. J. Fatigue,13(4), pp 303-312, 1991. (download paper)
  25. Soutis, C, Fleck, N A and Curtis, P T. Hole-hole interaction in carbon fibre-epoxy laminates under uniaxial compression. Composites,22(1), pp 31-38, 1991. (download paper)
  26. Fleck, N A. Brittle fracture due to an array of microcracks. Proc. Roy. Soc.,A432, pp 55-76, 1991. (download paper)
  27. Fleck, N A, Hutchinson, J and Suo Z. Crack path selection in a brittle adhesive layer. Int. J. Solids and Structures,27(13), pp 1683-1703, 1991. (download paper)
  28. Fleck, N A and Durban, D. Steady penetration of a rigid cone with a rough wall into a power-law viscous solid. J. Applied Mechanics,58(4), pp 872-880, 1991.
  29. Durban, D and Fleck, N A. Singular plastic fields in steady penetration of a rigid cone. J. Applied Mechanics,59, pp 706-710, 1992. (download paper)
  30. Akisanya, A R and Fleck, N A. Analysis of a wavy crack in sandwich specimens. Int. J. Fracture,55, pp 29-45, 1992. (download paper)
  31. Fleck, N A, Kuhn, L T and McMeeking, R M. Yielding of metal powder bonded by isolated contacts. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,40(5), pp 1139-1162, 1992. (download paper)
  32. Fleck, N A. "Compliance Methods", in Fatigue Crack Measurement: techniques and applications, eds. K. J. Marsh, R. A. Smith and R. Ritchie, EMAS Publications Ltd., Warley, England. (download paper)
  33. Fleck, N A, Otoyo, H, and Needleman, A. Indentation of porous solids. Int. J. Solids and Structures,26(13), pp 1613-1636, 1992. (download paper)
  34. Fleck, N A, Johnson, K L, Mear, M E and Zhang, L C. Cold rolling of foil. Proc. Inst. Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture,206, pp 119-131, 1991. (download paper)
  35. Akisanya, A R and Fleck, N A. Brittle fracture of adhesive joints. Int. J. Fracture,58, pp 93-114, 1992. (download paper)
  36. Wright, S C, Huang, Y and Fleck, N A. Deep penetration of polycarbonate by a cylindrical indenter. Mechanics of Materials,13(4), pp 277-284, 1991. (download paper)
  37. Soutis, C, Curtis, P T and Fleck, N A. Compressive failure of notched carbon fibre composites. Proc. Roy. Soc.,440, pp 241-256, 1993. (download paper)
  38. Budiansky, B and Fleck, N A. Compressive failure of fibre composites. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,41(1), pp 183-211, 1993. (download paper)
  39. Jelf, P M and Fleck, N A. Compression failure mechanisms in unidirectional composites. J. Composite Materials,26(18), pp 2706-2726, 1992. (download paper)
  40. Sutcliffe, M P F and Fleck, N A. Effect of geometry upon compressive failure of notched composites. Int. J. Fracture,59, pp 115-132, 1993. (download paper)
  41. Slaughter, W S and Fleck, N A. Viscoelastic microbuckling of fibre composites. J. Applied Mechanics,60(4), pp 802-806, 1994. (download paper)
  42. Wright, S C, Fleck, N A and Stronge, W J. Ballistic impact of polycarbonate - an experimental investigation. J. Impact Engineering,13(1), pp 1-20, 1993. (download paper)
  43. Bower, A F, Fleck, N A, Needleman, A and Ogbonna, N. Indentation of a power law creeping solid. Proc. Roy. Soc.,441, pp 97-124, 1993. (download paper)
  44. Akisanya, A R and Fleck, N A. Fatigue and creep of a constrained metal wire. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia,41(1), pp 121-131, 1993. (download paper)
  45. Slaughter, W S, Fleck, N A and Budiansky, B. Microbuckling of fibre composites: the roles of multi-axial loading and creep. J. Eng. Mats. and Technology,115(3), pp 308-313, 1992. (download paper)
  46. Fleck, N A, Deng, L and Budiansky, B. Prediction of kink width in compressed fibre composites. J. Applied Mechanics,62(2), pp 329-337, 1995.
  47. Fleck, N A, Muller, G M, Ashby, M F and Hutchinson, J W. Strain gradient plasticity: theory and experiment. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia,42(2), pp 475-487, 1994. (download paper)
  48. Fleck, N A and Hutchinson, J W. A phenomenological theory for strain gradient plasticity. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,41(12), pp 1825-1857, 1993. (download paper)
  49. Durban, D and Fleck, N A. Spherical cavity expansion in a Druker-Prager Solid. J. Applied Mechanics,64, pp 743-750, 1997. (download paper)
  50. Slaughter, W S and Fleck, N A. Compressive fatigue of fibre composites. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,41(8), pp 1265-1284, 1993.(download paper)
  51. Jelf, P M and Fleck, N A. The failure of composite tubes due to combined compression and torsion. J. Materials Science,29, pp 3080-3084, 1994.(download paper)
  52. Sharp, S J, Ashby, M F and Fleck, N A. Material response under static and solid indentation loads. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia,41(3), pp 685-692, 1993. (download paper)
  53. Akisanya, A R and Fleck, N A. The edge cracking and decohesion of thin films. Int. J. Solids and Structures,31(23), pp 3175-3199, 1994. (download paper)
  54. Fleck, N A, Kang, K J and Ashby, M F. Overview No. 112: the cyclic properties of engineering materials. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia,42(2), pp 365-581, 1994. (download paper)
  55. Akisanya, A R, Cocks, A C F and Fleck, N A. Hydrostatic compaction of cylindrical particles. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,42(7), pp 1067-1085, 1994. (download paper)
  56. Ogbonna, N, Fleck, N A and Cocks, A C F. Transient creep analysis of ball indentation. Int. J. Mech. Sci.,37(11), pp 1179-1202, 1995. (download paper)
  57. Sutcliffe, M P F and Fleck, N A. Microbuckle propagation in carbon fibre - epoxy composites. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia,42(7), pp 2219-2231, 1994. (download paper)
  58. Bower, A F and Fleck, N A. Brittle fracture under a sliding line contact. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,42(9), pp 1375-1396, 1994. (download paper)
  59. Slaughter, W S and Fleck, N A. Microbuckling of fibre composites with random initial fibre waviness. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,42(11), pp 1743-1766, 1994. (download paper)
  60. Budiansky, B and Fleck, N A. Compressive kinking of fibre composites: a topical review. Applied Mechanics Reviews,47(6), Part 2, pp S246-S250, 1994. (download paper)
  61. Cox, B N, Carter, W C and Fleck, N A. A binary model of textile composites. I Formulation. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia,42(10), pp 3463-3479, 1994. (download paper)
  62. Smyshlyaev, V P and Fleck, N A. Bounds and estimates for linear composites with strain gradient effects. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,42(12), pp 1851-1882, 1994. (download paper)
  63. Fleck, N A, Jelf, M and Curtis, P T. Compressive failure of laminated and woven composites. J. Composites: Technology and Research,17(3), pp 212-220, 1995. (download paper)
  64. Ogbonna, N and Fleck, N A. Compaction of an array of spherical particles. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia,43(2), pp 603-620, 1995. (download paper)
  65. Fleck, N A. On cold compaction of powders. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,43(9), pp 1409-1431, 1995. (download paper)
  66. Fleck, N A, Kang, K J and Williams, J A. The machining of sintered bronze. Int. J. Mech. Sci.,38(2), pp 141-155, 1996. (download paper)
  67. Fleck, N A and Jelf, P M. Deformation and failure of a carbon fibre composite under combined shear and transverse loading. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia,43(8), pp 3001-3007, 1995. (download paper)
  68. Poole, W J, Ashby, M F and Fleck, N A. Micro-hardness tests on annealed and work-hardened copper polycrystals. Scripta Met. et Mat.,34(4), pp 559-564, 1996. (download paper)
  69. Fleck, N A. A crystal plasticity view of powder compaction. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia,43(8), pp 3177-3184, 1995. (download paper)
  70. Smyshlyaev, V P and Fleck, N A. Bounds and estimates for the overall plastic behaviour of composites with strain gradient effects. Proc. Roy. Soc.,A451, pp 759-810, 1994. (download paper)
  71. Fleck, N A and Shu, J Y. Microbuckle initiation in fibre composites: a finite element study. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,43(12), pp 1887-1918, 1995. (download paper)
  72. Sutcliffe, M P F, Fleck, N A and Xin, X J. Prediction of compressive toughness for fibre composites. Proc. Roy. Soc. London,A452, pp 2443-2465, 1996. (download paper)
  73. Shaw, M C, Clyne, T W, Cocks, A C F, Fleck, N A and Peteras, S K. Cracking patterns in metal/ceramic laminates: effects of plasticity. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,44, pp 801-814, 1996. (download paper)
  74. Akisanya, A R and Fleck, N A. Interfacial cracking from the free-edge of a bi-material strip. Int. J. Solids and Structures,34(13), pp 1645-1665, 1997. (download paper)
  75. Fleck, N A, Sutcliffe, M P F, Sivashanker, S and Xin, X J. Compressive R-curve of a carbon fibre - epoxy matrix composite. Composites,27B, pp 531-541, 1996. (download paper)
  76. Sivashanker, S, Fleck, N A and Sutcliffe, M P F. Microbuckle propagation in a unidirectional carbon fibre - epoxy matrix composite. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia,44(7), pp 2581-2590, 1996. (download paper)
  77. Slaughter, W S, Fan, J and Fleck, N A. Dynamic compressive failure of fibre composites. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,44(11), pp 1867-1890, 1996. (download paper)
  78. Smyshlyaev, V P and Fleck, N A. The role of strain gradients in the grain size effect for polycrystals. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,44(4), pp 465-495, 1996. (download paper)
  79. Clarke, A R, Archenhold, G, Davidson, N, Slaughter, W S and Fleck, N A Determining the power spectral density of the waviness of unidirectional glass fibres in polymer composites. Applied Composite Materials,2, pp 233-243, 1995. (download paper)
  80. Fleck, N A. Compressive failure of fibre composites. Advances in Applied Mechanics,33, pp 43-119, Academic Press, 1997. (download paper)
  81. Fleck, N A and Hutchinson, J W. Strain gradient plasticity. Advances in Applied Mechanics,33, pp 295-361, Academic Press, 1997. (download paper)
  82. Sutcliffe, M P F and Fleck, N A. Microbuckle propagation in fibre composites. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia,45(3), pp 921-932, 1997. (download paper)
  83. Shu, J Y and Fleck, N A. Microbuckle initiation in fibre composites under multiaxial loading. Proc. Roy. Society,A453, pp 2063-2083, 1997. (download paper)
  84. Akisanya, A R, Cocks, A C F and Fleck, N A. The yield behaviour of metal powders. Int. J. Mech. Sci.,39(12), pp 1315-1324, 1997. (download paper)
  85. Huber, J E, Fleck, N A and Ashby, M F. The selection of mechanical actuators based on performance indices. Proc. Roy. Soc.,A453, pp 2185-2205, 1997. (download paper)
  86. Shu, J Y and Fleck, N A. The prediction of a size effect in micro-indentation. Int. J. Solids and Structures,35(13), pp 1363-1383, 1998. (download paper)
  87. Kang, K J and Fleck, N A. Analysis of the machining process of sintered bronze. KSME Journal,10(10), pp 314-320, 1996. (download paper)
  88. Sridhar, I, Johnson, K L and Fleck, N A. Adhesion mechanics of the surface force apparatus. J. Applied Physics,30, pp 1710-1719, 1997. (download paper)
  89. Siegmund, T, Fleck, N A and Needleman, A. Dynamic crack growth across an interface. Int. J. Fracture,85, pp 381-402, 1997. (download paper)
  90. Fleck, N A, Sivashanker, S and Sutcliffe, M P F. Compressive failure of composites due to microbuckle growth. Eur. J. Mech., A/Solids,16, pp 65-82, 1997. (download paper)
  91. Redanz, P, Fleck, N A and McMeeking, R M. Failure of a porous solid from a deep notch. Int. J. Fracture,88, pp 187-203, 1997. (download paper)
  92. Hwang, S C, Huber, J E, McMeeking, R M and Fleck, N A. The simulation of switching in polycrystalline ferroelectric ceramics. J. Applied Physics D.,84, pp 1530-1540, 1998. (download paper)
  93. Budiansky, B, Fleck, N A and Amazigo, J C. On compressive kink-band propagation. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,46(9), pp 1637-1653, 1998. (download paper)
  94. Storakers, B, Fleck, N A and McMeeking, R M. The viscoplastic compaction of composite powders. J. Mech. Phys. Solids., 47(4), pp. 785-815, 1999. (download paper)
  95. Shu, J Y, King, W E and Fleck, N A. Finite elements for materials with strain gradient effects. Int. J. Numerical Methods in Engineering, 44, 373-391, 1999. (download paper)
  96. Lu, T J and Fleck, N A. The thermal shock resistance of solids. Acta Materialia, 46(13), pp 4755-4768, 1998. (download paper)
  97. Shu, J Y and Fleck, N A. Strain gradient crystal plasticity: size - dependent deformation of bicrystals. J. Mech. Phys. Solids,, 47(2), 297-324, 1999. (download paper)
  98. Mesarovic, S Dj. and Fleck, N A. Spherical indentation of elastic-plastic solids revisited. Proc. Roy. Soc., Series A., 455, 2707-2728, 1999. (download paper)
  99. Fleck, N A, Liu, D and Shu, J Y. (2000). Microbuckle initiation from a hole and from a free surface in a fibre composite. Int. J. Solids and Structures,, 37, 2757-2775. (download paper)
  100. Huber, J E, Fleck, N A, Landis, C and McMeeking, R M. A constitutive model for ferroelectrics. J. Mech. Phys. Solids., 47(8), 1663-1697, 1999. (download paper)
  101. Huber, J E, Fleck, N A and McMeeking, R M. A crystal plasticity model for ferroelectrics. Ferroelectrics, 228, 39-52 ,1999. (download paper)
  102. Mesarovic, S Dj. and Fleck, N A. Frictionless indentation of dissimilar elastic-plastic spheres. Int. J. Solids and Structures, 37, pp. 7071-7091, 2000. (download paper)
  103. McCullough, K Y G, Fleck, N A and Ashby, M F. (1999). Uniaxial stress-strain behaviour of aluminium alloy foams. Acta Materialia, 47(8), pp. 2323-2330. (download paper)
  104. Liu, D and Fleck, N A. Interfacial cracking of scarf joints. Int. J. Fracture, 95, 67-88, 1999. (download paper)
  105. Chen, C, Lu, T J and Fleck, N A. Effect of imperfections on the yielding of two-dimensional foams. J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 47(11), 2235-2272, 1999. (download paper)
  106. Deshpande, V S and Fleck, N A. Isotropic constitutive models for metallic foams. J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 48(6-7), pp 1253-1283, 1999. (download paper)
  107. Deshpande, V S and Fleck, N A. High strain rate compressive behaviour of aluminium alloy foams. Int. J. Impact Eng., 24(3), pp.277-298, 2000. (download paper)
  108. Harte, A-M, Fleck, N A and Ashby, M F. (1999). Fatigue failure of an open cell and a closed cell aluminium alloy foam. Acta Materialia, 47(8), pp.2511-2524. (download paper)
  109. McCullough, K Y G, Fleck, N A and Ashby, M F. (1999). Toughness of aluminium alloy foams. Acta Mat., 47(8), pp.2331-2343. (download paper)
  110. Zhao, L G, Lu, T J and Fleck N A . Crack channelling and spalling in a plate due to thermal shock loading. J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 48(5), pp867-897, 2000. (download paper)
  111. Chen, C., Lu, T.J. and Fleck, N.A. Effect of inclusions and holes on the elastic stiffness and strength of two dimensional cellular solids, Int. J. Mech. Sci., 43(2), pp.487-504, 2001. (download paper)
  112. Sugimura, Y., Rabiei, A., Evans, A.G., Harte, A.M. and Fleck, N. A. Compression fatigue of cellular Al alloys, J. Mat. Sci. Eng. A, A269(1-2), pp38-48, 1999. (download paper)
  113. Choi, S. H., Song, B.G., Kang, K.J. and Fleck, N.A. Fracture of a ductile layer constrained by stiff substrates, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 23, 1-13, 2001. (download paper)
  114. Olurin, O.B., Fleck, N. A. and Ashby, M.F. Joining of aluminium foams with fasteners and adhesives, J. Mat. Sci., 35, pp1079-1085, 2000. (download paper)
  115. Sridhar I., Fleck, N.A. and Akisanya, A. R. (2001). Cold compaction of an array of cylindrical powder particles. Int. J. Mech. Sci., 43(3), pp. 715-742. (download paper)
  116. Harte, A-M, Fleck, N.A. and Ashby, M.F. Energy absorption of foam-filled circular tubes with braided composite walls, European Journal of Mechanics, 19, pp.31-50, 2000.(download paper)
  117. Harte, A-M and Fleck, N.A. Deformation and failure mechanisms of braided composites in compression and torsion, Acta Materialia, 48(6), pp1259-1271, 2000. (download paper)
  118. Harte, A-M and Fleck, N.A. On the Mechanics of Braided Composites in Tension, European Journal of Mechanics, 19(2), pp259-276, 1999.(download paper)
  119. McCullough, K.Y.G., Fleck, N.A. and Ashby, M.F. The stress-life behaviour of aluminium alloy foams, Fatigue and Fracture of Engng. Mats. and Structures, 23, pp199-208, 2000. (download paper)
  120. Fleck, N.A. and Zhao, L.G. Microbuckle Tunnelling in Fibre Composites, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 48(9), pp1865-1891, 2000. (download paper)
  121. Chen, C., Fleck, N.A. and Lu, T.J. (2001). The mode I crack growth resistance of metallic foams, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 49, pp.239-259. (download paper)
  122. Olurin, O.B., Fleck, N. A. and Ashby, M.F. Deformation and Fracture of Aluminium Foams, Materials Science and Engineering A, A291(1-2), pp136-146, 2000. (download paper)
  123. Sridhar I. and Fleck, N.A. Yield behaviour of cold compacted composite powders, Acta Materialia, 48, pp3341-3352, 2000. (download paper)
  124. Fleck, N.A. Adiabatic shear instability: theory. Chapter 4 in Mechanical Properties and Testing of Polymers, ed. G. M. Swallowe, Kluwer Academic Publ., pp15-19, 1999. (download paper)
  125. Fleck, N.A. and Liu, D. Microbuckle initiation from a patch of fibre waviness in a fibre composite under compression and bending. Eur. J. Mechanics/A Solids, 20(1), pp. 23-38, 2000.(download paper)
  126. Huber, J. E. and Fleck, N.A. (2001). Multi-axial electrical switching of a ferroelectric: theory versus experiment, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 49, pp.785-811. (download paper)
  127. Shu, J.Y., Fleck, N.A., Van der Giessen, E. and Needleman, A. Boundary Layers in Constrained Plastic Flow: Comparison of Nonlocal and Discrete Dislocation Plasticity, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 49, pp. 1361-1395, 2001. (download paper)
  128. Harte, A-M, Fleck, N.A. and Ashby, M.F. Sandwich panel design using aluminium alloy foam, Adv. Engineering Materials, 2(4), pp1-4, 2000. (download paper)
  129. Chen, C., Harte, A-M and Fleck, N.A. The plastic collapse of sandwich beams with a metallic foam core, Int. J. Mech. Sciences, 43(6), pp. 1483-1506, 2001. (download paper)
  130. Olurin, O.B., Fleck, N. A. and Ashby, M.F. Indentation resistance of an aluminium foam, Scripta Materialia, 43(11), pp983-989, 2000. (download paper)
  131. Harte, A.-M., Fleck, N.A. and Ashby, M.F. The fatigue strength of sandwich beams with an aluminium alloy foam core Int. J. Fatigue, 23(6), pp. 499-507, 2001. (download paper)
  132. Fleck, N.A., Olurin, O.B., Chen, C. and Ashby, M.F. The effect of hole size upon the strength of metallic and polymeric foams, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 49, pp2015-2030, 2001. (download paper)
  133. Evans, A.G., Hutchinson, J.W., Fleck, N.A., Ashby, M.F. and Wadley, H.N.G. The topological design of multifunctional cellular metals, Progress in Materials Science, 46, pp. 309-327, 2001. (download paper)
  134. Shieh, J., Huber, J.E., Fleck, N.A. and Ashby, M.F. The selection of sensors, Progress in Materials Science, 46(3-4), pp. 461-504, 2001. Also in Cambridge University Engineering Department Technical Report, CUED/C-Micromech/TR36. (download paper)
  135. Deshpande, V.S. and Fleck, N.A. Multi-axial yield behaviour of polymer foams, Acta Materialia, 49(10), pp. 1859-1866, 2001. (download paper)
  136. Deshpande, V.S., Fleck, N.A. and Ashby, M.F. Effective properties of the octet-truss lattice material, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 49, pp. 1747-1769, 2001. (download paper)
  137. Olurin, O.B., McCullough, K.M.C., Fleck, N. A. and Ashby, M.F. Fatigue crack propagation in aluminium alloy foams. Int. J. Fatigue, 23(5), pp.375-382, 2001. (download paper)
  138. Deshpande, V.S. and Fleck, N.A. Collapse of truss-core sandwich beams in 3-point bending, Int. J. Solids and Structures, 38(36-37), pp. 6275-6305. (download paper)
  139. Deshpande, V.S., Ashby, M.F. and Fleck, N.A. Foam topology: bending versus stretching dominated architectures. Acta Materialia, 49(6), pp.1035-1040, 2001. (download paper)
  140. Olurin, O.B., Fleck, N. A. and Ashby, M.F. Joining of metal foams with fasteners, Adv. Engineering Mats., 2(8), pp521-525, 2000. (download paper)
  141. Fleck, N.A. and Sridhar, I. End compression of sandwich beams. Composites A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 33(3), pp.353-359, 2002. (download paper)
  142. Schmidt, I. and Fleck, N.A. Ductile fracture of two-dimensional foams. Int. J. Fracture, 111(4), 327-342 2001. (download paper)
  143. Fleck, N.A. and Hutchinson, J. W. (2001). An assessment of a class of strain gradient plasticity theories. J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 49(10), 2245-2272.(download paper)
  144. Peerlings, R.H.J. and Fleck, N.A. (2001). Numerical analysis of strain gradient effects in periodic media. Journal de Physique IV, 11, Pr5, 154-160. (download paper)
  145. Bart-Smith, H., Hutchsinson, J.W., Fleck, N.A. and Evans, A.G.. Influence of imperfections on the performance of metal foam core sandwich panels. Int. J. Solids & Structures, 39(19), pp.4999-5012, 2002. (download paper)
  146. Fleck, N.A. (2001). Multi-axial strength of metallic foams and lattice materials. Journal of the JSMS, Materials Science for the 21st century, Vol. A, May 2001, 336-340. (download paper)
  147. Redanz, P. and Fleck, N.A. (2001). The compaction of a random distribution of metallic cylinders by the discrete element method. Acta Materialia, 49(20), pp./4325-4335. (download paper)
  148. Chen, C. and Fleck, N.A. (2002). Size effects in the constrained deformation of metallic foams. JMPS 50(5), pp.955-977 (download paper)
  149. Fleck, N.A., Ashby, M.F. and Hutchinson, J.W. (2003). The role of geometrically necessary dislocations in giving material strengthening. Scripta Mat., 48(2), pp.179-183. (download paper)
  150. Deshpande, V.S. and Fleck, N.A. (2003). Energy absorption of an egg-box material. JMPS, 51(1), pp.187-208. (download paper)
  151. Zupan, M., Ashby, M.F. and Fleck, N.A. (2002). Actuator classification and selection - the development of a database. Journal of Advanced Engineering Materials, 4(12), 933-940.
  152. Davy, C.A., Fleck, N.A. and Bolton, M.D. (2004). The collapse behaviour of a sugar aggregate. Acta Materialia., 52, pp. 3587–3601. (download paper)
  153. Suiker, A.S.J. and Fleck, N.A. (2004). Frictional collapse of granular assemblies. J. Applied Mechanics, 71, 350-358.(download paper)
  154. Hutchinson, R.G., Wicks, N., Evans, A.G., Fleck, N.A. and Hutchinson, J. W. (2003). Kagome Plate Structures for Actuation. Int. J. Solids and Structures, 40 pp. 6969–6980. (download paper)
  155. Zupan, M., Chen, C. and Fleck, N.A. (2003). The plastic collapse and energy absorption of egg-box panels. Int. J. Mechanical Sciences, 45, pp. 851–871. (download paper)
  156. Chen, C., Fleck, N. A. and Ashby, M.F. (2003). Creep response of sandwich beams with a metallic foam core. Advanced Engineering Materials, 4, pp. 777-780.
  157. Steeves, C. and Fleck, N.A. (2004). Collapse mechanisms of sandwich beams with composite face sheets and a foam core, loaded in three-point bending. Part I: analytical models and minimum weight design. Int. J. Mech. Sci., 46 561–583. (download paper)
  158. Liu, D., Fleck, N.A. and Sutcliffe, M.P.F. (2004). Compressive strength of composites with random fibre waviness. J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 52, pp. 1481 – 1505. (download paper)
  159. Suiker, A.S.J. and Fleck, N.A. (2004). Crack tunnelling and plane-strain delamination in layered solids. Int. J. Fracture, 125, 1-32. (download paper)
  160. Steeves, C. and Fleck, N.A. (2004). Collapse mechanisms of sandwich beams with composite face sheets and a foam core, loaded in three-point bending. Part II: experimental investigation and numerical modelling. Int. J. Mechanical Sciences, 46(4), 585-608. (download paper)
  161. Cartie D D and N A Fleck (2003). The effect of pin reinforcement upon the through-thickness compressive strength of foam-cored sandwich panels, Composites Science and Technology, 63 2401–2409. (download paper)
  162. Chen, X, He, M Y, Spitsberg, I, Fleck, N A, Hutchinson J W and Evans, A W (2004). Mechanisms governing the high temperature erosion of thermal barrier coatings. Wear, 256, 735–746. (download paper)
  163. Wadley, H N G, Fleck, N A and Evans, A G (2003). Fabrication and structural performance of periodic metal sandwich structures, Composites Science and Technology, 63 2331–2343. (download paper)
  164. Fleck, N A and Deshpande, V S (2004). The resistance of clamped sandwich beams to shock loading, ASME J. Applied Mechanics, 71, 386-401. (download paper)
  165. Fleck, N.A. and Willis, J.R. (2003). Bounds and estimates for the effect of strain gradients upon the effective plastic properties of an isotropic two phase composite. J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 52, 1855-1888. (download paper)
  166. Qiu, X., Deshpande, V.S. and Fleck, N.A. (2003). Finite element analysis of the dynamic response of clamped sandwich beams. Eur. J. Mechanics-A/Solids, 22 pp. 801–814. (Download paper)
  167. Tagarielli, V.L., Fleck, N.A. and Deshpande, V.S. (2004). Collapse of clamped and simply supported composite sandwich beams in three-point bending, Composites B: Engineering, 35 523–534. (download paper)
  168. Shieh, J., Huber, J.E. and Fleck, N.A. (2003). An evaluation of switching criteria for ferroelectrics under stress and electric field. Acta Materialia, 51, pp. 6123–6137. (Download paper)
  169. Huber, J.E. and Fleck, N.A. (2004). Ferroelectric switching - a micromechanics model versus measure behaviour. Eur. J. Mechanics-A/Solids, 23, pp. 203–217. (Download paper)
  170. Côte, F., Deshpande, V.S., Fleck, N.A. and Evans, A.G. (2004). The out-of-plane compressive behavior of metallic honeycombs, J. Mat. Sci. and Engineering A, 380 272–280. (download paper)
  171. Quinn, D.J., Spearing, S.M., Ashby, M.F. and Fleck, N.A. (2003). A Systematic Approach to Process Selection in MEMS, submitted to J. Mems.. (download paper)
  172. Sridhar, I. and Fleck, N A . (2003). The multiaxial yield behaviour of an aluminium alloy foam. Submitted to J. Mat. Sci.. (download paper)
  173. Zupan, M., Deshpande, V. S. and Fleck, N. A. (2004). The out-of-plane compressive behaviour of woven-core sandwich plates. Eur. J. Mechanics-A/Solids, 23, pp. 411–421. (Download paper)
  174. Qiu, X., Deshpande, V.S. and Fleck, N.A. (2004). Dynamic reponse of a clamped circular plate subject to shock loading. J. Applied Mechanics, 71(5), 637-645. (download paper)
  175. Steeves, C. and Fleck, N.A. (2004). Material selection in hybrid sandwich beams. Scripta Materialia, 50(10), 1335-1339. (download paper)
  176. Bell, D J, Lu, T J, Fleck N A and Spearing, S M. (2005). The Selection of MEMS Actuators and Sensors, J. Micromech. Microeng., 15, S153–S164. (download paper)
  177. Radford, D D, Deshpande, V S and Fleck, N A. (2004). The use of metal foam projectiles to simulate impulse loading on a structure. J. Impact Engineering, 31, 1152-1171. (download paper)
  178. Cartie, D D R, Cox, B N and Fleck, N A (2004). Mechanisms of crack bridging by composite and metallic rods. Composites, A35, 1325-1336.
  179. Akisanya A R, and Fleck, N A (2004). Plastic collapse of thin-walled frusta and egg-box material under shear loading. Submitted to Int. J. Mech. Sci. (download paper)
  180. Shergold, O A and Fleck, N A (2004). Mechanisms of deep penetration of soft solids, with application to the injection and wounding of skin Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A 460, 3037–3058. (download paper)
  181. Zhu, H.X., Fleck, N.A., Cocks, A.C.F and Evans, A. G. (2005). Numerical Simulations of Crack Formation from Pegs in Thermal Barrier Systems with NiCoCrAlY bond coats. To appear in Materials Science and Engineering, Part A. (download paper)
  182. Radford, D D, Deshpande, V S and Fleck, N A. (2004). The response of clamped sandwich beams subjected to shock loading. Submitted to J. Impact Engineering. (download paper)
  183. Luo, J. K, Pritschow, M., Flewitt, A.J., Spearing, S.M., Fleck, N.A. and Milne, W.I. (2004). Effects of plating process on properties of electroplasted Ni-thin films for microsystem applications. Submitted to J Microelectromechanical Systems.
  184. Symons, D.D, Hutchinson J.W. and Fleck, N. A. (2005). Actuation of the Kagome Double-Layer Grid. Part 1: Prediction of performance of the perfect structure J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 53, 1855–1874. (download paper)
  185. Peerlings, R.H.J and Fleck, N.A. (2005). Computational evaluation of strain gradient constants. International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, 2(4), pp.599-619. (download paper)
  186. Engelen, R.A.B, Fleck, N.A., Peerlings, R.H.J and Geers, M.G.D. (2004). An evaluation of higher-order plasticity theories for predicting size effects and localisation. Submitted to Int. J. Solids Structures. (download paper)
  187. Steeves, C.A and Fleck, N.A. (2005). Compressive behaviour of composite laminates with terminated internal plies. Composites Part A: applied science and manufacturing, 36, pp.798-805. (download paper)
  188. Tagarielli, V.L. and N.A. Fleck, N.A. (2005). A comparison of the structural response of clamped and simply supported sandwich beams with aluminium faces and a metal foam core. J. Applied Mechanics, 72(3), 408-417. (download paper)
  189. A. G. Evans, N. A. Fleck, S. Faulhaber, N. Vermaaka M. Maloney, R. Darolia (2004). Scaling laws governing the erosion and impact resistance of thermal barrier coatings. Submitted to Acta Materialia. (download paper)
  190. Shergold, O A and Fleck, N A (2005). Experimental investigation into the deep penetration of soft solids by sharp and blunt punches, with application to the piercing of skin. To appear in J. Biomechanical Engineering (download paper).
  191. Shergold, O. A., Fleck, N.A. and Radford, D. (2005). The uniaxial stress versus strain response of pig skin and silicone rubber at low and high strain rates. To appear in Int. J. Impact Engng. (download paper)
  192. Shieh, J., Huber, J.E. and Fleck, N. A. (2004). Fatigue crack growth in ferroelectrics under electrical loading. To appear in J. European Ceramic Soc.. (download paper)
  193. Hutchinson, R.G. and Fleck, N. A. (2005). Microarchitectures cellular solids - the hunt for statically determinate periodic trusses. To appear in ZAMM.
  194. Luo, J. K, Flewitt, A.J., Spearing, S.M., Fleck, N.A. and Milne, W.I. (2004). Young's modulus of electroplated Ni thin films for MEMS application. Materials Letters, 58, 2306-2309. (download paper)
  195. Rathbun, H.J, Radford, D.D, Xue, Z., He, M.Y., Yang, J., Deshpande, V.S., Fleck, N.A., Hutchinson, J.W., Zok, F.W. and Evans, A.G. (2004). A dynamic probe for validating simulations of shock loaded metallic sandwich panels. Submitted to Int. J. Solids and Structures. (download paper)
  196. Luo, J.K., Flewitt, A.J., Spearing, S.M., Fleck, N.A. and Milne, W.I. (2004). Novel normally-off microgrippers using highly stressed DLC and Ni bimorph structure. To appear in Appl. Phys. Lett.
  197. Luo, J.K., Flewitt, A.J., Spearing, S.M., Fleck, N.A. and Milne, W.I. (2004). Uniformity control of Ni thin film microstructure deposited by through-mask plating. Accepted for publication in J. Electrochem. Society.
  198. Luo, J.K., He, J.H., Flewitt, A.J., Moore, D.F., Fleck, N.A. and Milne, W.I. (2004). Development of All Metal Electro-Thermal Actuator and its Applications. To appear in J. Microlithography, Microfabrication and Microsystem.
  199. Deshpande, V.S. and Fleck, N. A. (2004). One-dimensional shock response of sandwich plates. Submitted to J. Mech. Phys. Solids. (download paper)
  200. Pedersen, C.B.W., Deshpande, V.S. and Fleck, N. A. (2004). Compressive behaviour of the Y-shaped sandwich core. To appear in European J. Mechanics, A.
  201. Tagarielli, V.L., V.S. Deshpande, N.A. Fleck and C. Chen (2005). A constitutive model for transversely isotropic foams: application to the indentation of balsa wood. Int. J. Mech. Sci., 47, pp. 666-686. (download paper)
  202. Symons, D.D, Shieh, J. and Fleck, N. A. (2005). Actuation of the Kagome double layer grid. Part 2: Effect of imperfections on measured and predicted actuation stiffness. J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 53, 1875-1891. (download paper)
  203. Tagarielli, V L, Fleck, N A and V.S. Deshpande, V S (2004). The collapse response of sandwich beams with aluminium face sheets and a metal foam core. Adv. Eng. Mater., 6, 440-443.
  204. Steeves, C. A. and Fleck, N.A. (2005). In-plane Properties of composite laminates with through-thickness pin reinforcement. To appear in Int. J. Solids and Structures. (download paper)
  205. Radford, D D, McShane, G. J., Deshpande, V S and Fleck, N A. (2005). The dynamic response of clamped circular sandwich plates with metallic foam cores. To appear in Int. J. Solids and Structures.(download paper)
  206. Pedersen, C.B.W., Fleck, N.A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K. (2005). Design of a compliant mechanism to convert an actuator characteristic to a constant output force. Submitted to the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. (download paper)
  207. Suiker, S.J. and Fleck, N.A. (2005). Modelling of fatigue crack tunnelling and delamination in layered composites. To appear in Composites Part A: applied science and manufacturing. (download paper)
  208. Shergold, O.A., Fleck, N.A. and King, T. (2005). The penetration of a soft solid by a liquid jet, with application to the administration of a needle-free injection. Submitted to the J. Biomechanics. (download paper)
  209. Qiu, X., Deshpande, V.S. and Fleck, N. A. (2005). Impulsive loading of clamped monolithic and sandwich beams over a central patch. J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 53, 1015-1046.(download paper)
  210. Hutchinson, R.G., Fleck, N.A. and Cocks, A.C.F. (2005). A sintering model for thermal barrier coatings. To be submitted to Acta Materialia.
  211. McShane, G. J., Radford, D D, Deshpande, V S and Fleck, N A. (2005). The response of clamped sandwich plates with lattice cores subjected to shock loading. Submitted to Eur. J. Mechanics, A/Solids.(download paper)
  212. Borg, U., Niordson, C.F., Fleck, N.A. and Tvergaard, V. (2005). A viscoplastic strain gradient analysis of materials with voids or inclusions. Submitted to Int. J. Solids and Structures.
  213. Hutchinson, R.G. and Fleck, N.A. (2005). The structural performance of the Kagome lattice. To be submitted to Int. J. Solids and Structures.(download paper)
  214. Luo, J. K, Flewitt, A.J., Spearing, S.M., Fleck, N.A. and Milne, W.I. (2004). Three types of planar structure microspring electro-thermal actuators with insulating beam constraints. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 15, 1527-1535.(download paper)
  215. Côté, F., Deshpande, V.S., Fleck, N.A. and Evans, A.G. (2005). The compressive and shear responses of corrugated and diamond lattice materials. To appear in Int. J. Solids Structures.(download paper)
  216. Deshpande, V.S., Heaver, A. and Fleck, N.A. (2005). An underwater shock simulator. Submitted to Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond A.(download paper)
  217. Luo, J. K, Flewitt, A.J., Spearing, S.M., Fleck, N.A. and Milne, W.I. (2005). Comparison of microtweezers based on three lateral thermal actuator configurations. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 15, 1294-1302.(download paper)
  218. Luo, J. K., He, J.H., Fu, Y.Q., Flewitt, A.J., Spearing, S.M., Fleck, N.A. and Milne, W.I. (2005). Fabrication and characterization of diamond-like carbon/Ni bimorph normally closed microcages. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 15, 1406-1413.(download paper)
  219. Not yet available, ?, xxxx-xxxx.(download paper)
  220. V.L. Tagarielli, V.S. Deshpande, N.A. Fleck. (2007). The dynamic response of composite sandwich beams to transverse impact. International Journal of Solids and Structures , 44, 2442-2457.(download paper)
  221. G.J. McShane, V.S. Deshpande, N.A. Fleck. (2007). The Underwater Blast Resistance of Metallic Sandwich Beams with Prismatic Lattice Cores. Transactions of the ASME, 74, 352-364.(download paper)
  222. A. Srikantha Phani, J. Woodhouse, and N. A. Fleck. (2006). Wave propagation in two-dimensional periodic lattices. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 119, 1995-2005.(download paper)
  223. D. D. Radford, G. J. McShane, V. S. Deshpande, N. A. Fleck. (2007). Dynamic Compressive Response of Stainless-Steel Square Honeycombs. Transactions of the ASME, 74, 658-667.(download paper)
  224. F. Cote, N.A. Fleck, V.S. Deshpande. (2007). Fatigue performance of sandwich beams with a pyramidal core. International Journal of Fatigue, 29, 1402-1412.(download paper)
  225. Athanasios Zisis, N. A. Fleck. (2007). Mechanisms of elastodynamic erosion of electro-beam thermal barrier coatings. International Journal of Mat Res, 98, 1196-1202.(download paper)
  226. Cote, F., Deshpande, D.S. and Fleck, N.A. (2006). The Shear Response of Metallic Square Honeycombs. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 1, 1281-1299.(download paper)
  227. Fleck, N.A, and Qiu, X. (2007). The damage tolerance of elastic–brittle, two-dimensional isotropic lattices. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 55, 562-588.(download paper)
  228. Not yet available, ?, xxxx-xxxx.(download paper)
  229. Tilbrook, M.T., Deshpande, V.S., and Fleck, N.A. (2006). The impulsive response of sandwich beams: Analytical and numerical investigation of regimes of behaviour. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 54, 2242-2280.(download paper)
  230. Symons, D.D. and Fleck, N.A. (2008). The Imperfection Sensitivity of Isotropic Two-Dimensional Elastic Lattices. Journal of Applied Mechanics, 75.(download paper)
  231. Not yet available, ?, xxxx-xxxx.(download paper)
  232. Quintana Alonso, I., and Fleck, N.A. (2007). Damage tolerance of an elastic-brittle diamond-celled honeycomb. Scripta Materialia, 56, 693-696.(download paper)
  233. Rubino, V., Deshpande, V.S. and Fleck, N.A. (2008). The collapse response of sandwich beams with a Y-frame core subjected to distributed and local loading. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 50, 233-246.(download paper)
  234. Luo, J.K., Huang, R., Hea, J.H., Fu, Y.Q., Flewitt, A.J., Spearing, S.M., Fleck, N.A., Milne, W.I. (2006). Modelling and fabrication of low operation temperature microcages with a polymer/metal/DLC trilayer structure. Sensors and Actuators A, 132, 346-353.(download paper)
  235. Mai, S.P., Fleck, N.A., and Lu, T.J. (2007). Optimal design of box-section sandwich beams in three-point bending. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 44, 4742-4769.(download paper)
  236. Luo, J.K., Lin, M., Fu, Y.Q., Wang, L., Flewitt , A.J., Spearing, S.M., Fleck, N.A. and Milne, W.I. (2006). MEMS based digital variable capacitors with a high-k dielectric insulator. Sensors and Actuators A, 132, 139-146.(download paper)
  237. McMeeking, R.M., Spuskanyuk , A.V., He, M.Y., Deshpande, V.S., Fleck , N.A., Evans, A.G. (2008). An analytic model for the response to water blast of unsupported metallic sandwich panels. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 45, 478-496.(download paper)
  238. Romijn, N.E.R., and Fleck, N.A. (2007). The fracture toughness of planar lattices: Imperfection sensitivity. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 55, 2538-2564.(download paper)
  239. Rubino, v., Deshpande, V.S., and Fleck, N.A. (2008). The dynamic response of end-clamped sandwich beams with a Y-frame or corrugated core. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 35, 829-844.(download paper)
  240. Quintana Alonso, I., and Fleck, N.A. (2009). The Damage Tolerance of a Sandwich Panel Containing a Cracked Honeycomb Core. Journal of Applied Mechanics, 76.(download paper)
  241. Srikantha Phani, A., and Fleck, N.A. (2008). Elastic Boundary Layers in Two-Dimensional Isotropic Lattices. Journal of Applied Mechanics, 75.(download paper)
  242. Pane, I., Fleck, N.A., Huber, J.E., Chu, D.P. (2008). Effect of geometry upon the performance of a thin film ferroelectric capacitor. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 45, 2024-2041.(download paper)
  243. McShane, G.J., Stewart, C., Aronson, M.T., Wadley, H.N.G., Fleck, N.A., Deshpande, V.S. (2008). Dynamic rupture of polymer–metal bilayer plates. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 45, 4407-4426.(download paper)
  244. Cote, F., Russell, B. P., Deshpande, V. S., and Fleck, N.A. (2009). The Through-Thickness Compressive Strength of a Composite Sandwich Panel With a Hierarchical Square Honeycomb Sandwich Core.Journal of Applied Mechanics, 76.(download paper)
  245. Idiart, M.I. and Fleck, N.A. (2008). The effect of interfaces on the plastic behavior of periodic composites. Philosophical Magazine, 88, 3633-3653.(download paper)
  246. Rubino, V., Deshpande, V.S., and Fleck, N.A. (2008). The dynamic response of clamped rectangular Y-frame and corrugated core sandwich plates. European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, 28, 14-24.(download paper)
  247. Pane, I., Fleck, N. A., Chu, D. P., and Huber, J. E. (2008). Predicted Performance of Ferroelectric Memory Capacitors under Mechanical Constraint. Ferroelectrics, 370, 219-225.(download paper)
  248. Mai, S.P., and Fleck, N. A. (2009). Reticulated tubes: effective elastic properties and actuation response.Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 465, 685-708.(download paper)
  249. Fleck, N. A. and Willis, J.R. (2009). A mathematical basis for strain-gradient plasticity theory — Part I: Scalar plastic multiplier. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 57, 161-177.(download paper)
  250. Fleck, N. A. and Willis, J.R. (2009). A multi-scale constitutive model for the sintering of an air-plasma- sprayed thermal barrier coating, and its response under hot isostatic pressing. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 57, 689-705.(download paper)
  251. Not yet available, ?, xxxx-xxxx.(download paper)
  252. Tagarielli, V.L., Deshpande, V.S., Fleck, N. A. (Oct 2008). Prediction of the dynamic response of composite sandwich beams under shock loading. Submitted to International Journal of Impact Engineering.(download paper)
  253. Kazemahvazi, S., Radford, D., Deshpande, V.S., and Fleck, N. A. (2007). Dynamic Failure of Clamped Circular Plates Subjected to an Underwater Shock. Journal of Mechanics and Materials Structures, 2.(download paper)
  254. Fleck, N. A., and Willis, J. R. (2008). A mathematical basis for strain-gradient plasticity theory. Part II: Tensorial plastic multiplier. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 57, 1045-1057.(download paper)
  255. Not yet available, ?, xxxx-xxxx.(download paper)
  256. Liu, Q.D., Fleck, N.A., Huber, J.E., and Chu, D.P. (2009). Birefringence measurements of creep near an electrode tip in transparent PLZT. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 29, 2289-2296.(download paper)
  257. Pane, I., Fleck, N.A., Chu, D.P., and Huber, J.E. (2009). The influence of mechanical constraint upon the switching of a ferroelectric memory capacitor. European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, 28, 195-201.(download paper)
  258. Idiart, M.I., Deshpande, V.S., Fleck, N.A. and Willis, J.R. (2009). Size effects in the bending of thin foils. International Journal of Engineering Science (in press), (download paper)
  259. Comley, K. and Fleck, N.A. (2009). The mechanical response of porcine adipose tissue. Submitted to the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering,(download paper)
  260. Not yet available, ?, xxxx-xxxx.(download paper)
  261. Not yet available, ?, xxxx-xxxx.(download paper)
  262. Idiart, M. I. and Fleck, N.A. . Size effects in the torsion of thin metal wires. Submitted to: Modelling Simulation Mater. Sci. Eng.,(download paper)
  263. Not yet available, ?, xxxx-xxxx.(download paper)
  264. Zhu, H., Chu, D. P., Fleck, N. A., Rowley, S. E., and Saxena, S. S. (2009). Polarization change in ferroelectric thin film capacitors under external stress. Journal of Applied Physics, 105.(download paper)
  265. Quintana Alonso, I, and Fleck, N.A. (2009). Compressive response of a sandwich plate containing a cracked diamond-celled lattice. (In Press) Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.(download paper)
  266. Not yet available, ?, xxxx-xxxx.(download paper)
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  271. Tilbrook, M.T., Radford, D.D., Deshpande, V.S., Fleck, N.A. (2007). Dynamic crushing of sandwich panels with prismatic lattice cores. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 44, 6101-6123.(download paper)
  272. Cote, F., Deshpande, V.S. and Fleck, N.A. (2007). Shear fatigue strength of a prismatic diamond sandwich core. Scripta Materialia, 56, 585-588.(download paper)
  273. Tilbrook, M.T., Deshpande, V.S. and Fleck, N.A. (2006). The impulsive response of sandwich beams: Analytical and numerical investigation of regimes of behaviour, 54, 2242-2280.(download paper)
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  1. Fleck, N A and Smith, R A. Accelerated fatigue crack growth in a low strength steel. Proceedings, Seeco '83 - Digital techniques in fatigue, pp 190-196, London, March 28-30, 1983.
  2. Fleck, N A and Hooley, T. Accelerated fatigue crack growth in a low strength steel. Proceedings, Seeco '83 - Digital techniques in fatigue, pp 309-316, London, March 28-30, 1983.
  3. Fleck, N A and Smith, R A. A discussion of mechanisms of accelerated and retarded fatigue crack growth. Advance in Fracture Research, Seventh International Conference on Fracture, Delhi, December 1984.
  4. Fleck, N A. Fatigue crack growth - the complications. Thirty Years of Fatigue Crack Growth Symposium, Cambridge, England, September 1984, ed. R A Smith, 1986.
  5. Fleck, N A, Wright, S C, Liu, J H and Stronge, W J. Ballistic perforation of polycarbonate sheet and its high strain rate response. J. de Physique Colloque C3,49, pp 145-149, September 1988.
  6. Soutis, C, Smith, P A and Fleck, N A. Investigation of the compressive strength of fibre reinforced plastics. Proceedings of Phase Interactions in Composite Materials, University of Patras, 22-27 August 1988, Patras, Greece. Omega Scientific, Oxford, pp 327-344.
  7. Fleck, N A, Wright, S C, Liu, J H and Stronge, W J (1988). Penetration response of polycarbonate plates. Proc. 7th Int. Conf. on Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers, 11-14 April 1988, Churchill College, Cambridge, UK, pp 24/1-24/4.
  8. Fleck, N A and Newman, J C (1988). Analysis of crack closure under plane strain conditions. Int. Conf. on Mechanics of Fatigue Crack Closure, 1-2 May 1986, Charleston, S Carolina, ed. J C Newman Jr and W Elber, ASTM STP 982.
  9. Fleck, N A (1988). Influence of stress state of crack growth retardation. Basic Questions in Fatigue, Dallas, Texas, October 1984, ASTM STP 924.
  10. Fleck, N A (1989). Creep fracture under remote shear. Proc. Euro. Colloq. 239 on Mechanics of Creep Brittle Materials, 15-17 August 1988, Leicester University, Elsevier Applied Science, ed. A C F Cocks and A R S Ponter, pp 290-309.
  11. Fleck, N A, Wright, S C and Harding, J (1989). Deformation and fracture of polycarbonate at high strain rate. Proc. 4th Int. Conf. on the Mechanical Properties of Materials at High Rates of Strain, Oxford, 19-22 March 1989, ed. J Harding, Inst. of Physics Conf. Series No 102, pp 73-80.
  12. Jelf, M, Soutis, C and Fleck, N A (1990). Notched compression failure of carbon-fibre PEEK Laminates. 3rd Int. Symp. on Composites, Patras, Greece, 20-24 August 1990, Amatec Publications, pp 204-215.
  13. Soutis, C and Fleck, N A (1990). Compressive fatigue damage in T800/924C carbon fibre-epoxy laminates with an open hole. 4th European Conference on Composite Materials. ECCM4, Stuttgart, 25-28 September 1990.
  14. Soutis, C and Fleck, N A (1991). Notch sensitivity of composite laminates loaded in compression. Presented at Applied Solid Mechanics-4, University of Leicester, 3-5 April 1991, ed. A R S Ponter, Elsevier Applied Science Publishers.
  15. Sutcliffe, M P F and Fleck, N A (1992). Compressive failure of notched carbon-fibre epoxy laminates. Presented at the ECCM Composites Testing and Standardisation Conference, Amsterdam, 8-10 September 1992.
  16. Garton, D A, Kang, K J, Fleck, N A and Ashby, M F (1992). Materials selection for minimum weight fatigue design. Technological Concepts and Numerical Analysis of Fatigue, 25-27 May 1992, University of Birmingham, England. Proceedings edited by A F Blom and C J Beevers, EMAS, England.
  17. Fleck, N A, Budiansky, B and Slaughter, W S (1992). Compressive failure mechanisms in composites. US Air Force/Navy Mechanics of Composites Review, 27-28 October 1992, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
  18. Slaughter, W S and Fleck, N A (1993). Microbuckling of fibre composites. Paper presented at SES/ASME/ASCE meeting, Charlottesville, University of Virginia, 6-9 June 1993, ASME AMD-162 on Mechanics of Thick Composites, ed. Y S Rajapakse.
  19. Akisanya, A R, Cocks, A C F and Fleck, N A (1994). The role of contact-contact interactionin the densification of powders. Proceedings 1994 World Congress on Powder Metallurgy, Paris, 6-9 June 1994, ed. D. Bouvard, A Jinka, C Levaillant and J Besson.
  20. Fleck, N A (1994). Development of anisotropy in powder compaction. Proceedings IUTAM Symposium on Microstructure-Property Interactions in Composite Materials, 22-25 August 1994, Aalborg, Denmark, ed. R Pyrz, pp 101-112.
  21. Akisanya, A R and Fleck, N A (1995). Stress singularities at the free edge of a bi-material strip. 2nd Int. Conf. on Composites in Engineering, ICCE/2, 21-24 August 1995, New Orleans, USA.
  22. Fleck, N A, Storakers, B, and McMeeking, R M (1997). The viscoplastic compaction of powders. IUTAM Symposium on Mechanics of Granular Flow and Powder Compaction, 15-17 July 1996, Cambridge, England. Eds. N A Fleck and A C F Cocks, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Amsterdam.
  23. Shu, J Y, Fleck, N A and King, W E (1997). Bicrystals with strain gradient effects. Proceedings of the Materials Research Symposium,458, pp 295-300.
  24. Fleck, N A and Hutchinson, J W (1998). A discussion of strain gradient plasticity theories, and application to shear bands. IUTAM Symposium on Materials Instabilities in Solids, June 1997, Delft. Eds. R de Borst and E van der Giessen, publ. John Wiley & Sons, pp. 507-520.
  25. Fleck, N A and Shu, J Y (1998). Strain gradient plasticity. Proceedings 19th Riso International Symposium on Materials Science: Modelling of Structure and Mechanics of Materials from Microstructure to Product, ed. O E Pederson. 7-11 September 1998, Riso International Lab., Roskilde, Denmark.
  26. Mesarovic, S Dj., Fleck, N A and Twed, J (1998). Micromechanics of powder compaction. Presented at World Congress on Powder Processin, Granada, Spain, October 1998.
  27. Steeves, C.A. and Fleck, N.A. Z-pinned Composite Laminates: Knockdown in Compressive Strength, presented at the 5th International Conference on Deformation and Fracture of Composites, 18-19 March 1999, Institute of Materials, London, ed. J.M. Hodgkinson, IOM Communications Ltd..
  28. Olurin, O.B., Fleck, N. A. and Ashby, M.F. Fatigue of an aluminium alloy foam. Presented at Metfoam '99, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Advanced Materials, Bremen, 14-16 June 1999, ed. by J. Banhart, M. F. Ashby and N. A. Fleck
  29. Harte, A-M., Fleck, N. A. and Ashby, M.F. Sandwich panel design using aluminium alloy foams. Presented at Metfoam '99, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Advanced Materials, Bremen, 14-16 June 1999, ed. by J. Banhart, M. F. Ashby and N. A. Fleck
  30. Deshpande, V.S. and Fleck, N. A. Multi-axial yield of aluminium alloy foams. Presented at Metfoam '99, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Advanced Materials, Bremen, 14-16 June 1999, ed. by J. Banhart, M. F. Ashby and N. A. Fleck.
  31. Schmidt, I. and Fleck, N.A. Fracture toughness of honeycombs. Presented at Metfoam '99, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Advanced Materials, Bremen, 14-16 June 1999, ed. by J. Banhart, M. F. Ashby and N. A. Fleck.
  32. Redanz, P. and Fleck, N.A. IUTAM Symposium on Theoretical and Numerical Methods in Continuum Mechanics of Porous Materials, Stuttgart, September 5-10, 1999
  33. Steeves, C.A. and Fleck, N.A. In-plane properties of CFRP laminates containing through-thickness reinforcing rods (Z-pins), presented at ICCM-12, Paris, 5-9 July 1999, ed. Alain Vautrain. CD Rom published by 3W.
  34. Fleck, N.A. Micromechanisms of compressive failure in composites, Proceedings of the 3rd. Nordic Meeting on Materials and Mechanics, Aalborg, 8-11 May 2000, ed. R. Pyrz.
  35. Huber, J.E. and Fleck, N.A. Multiaxial models and experiments with ferroelectrics. "Smart Structures 2000", 6-9 March 2000, Newport Beach, California USA. Proc. of SPIE Vol. 3992, Ed. Lynch, C.S.
  36. Steeves, C.A. and Fleck, N.A. Failure modes in sandwich beams with composite face-sheets and PVC foam cores, Winter annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 6-10 November 2000.
  37. Schmidt, I. and Fleck, N.A. (2000). Crack growth resistance of metal foams. 10th. Int. Conf. Fracture, 3-7 December 2001 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
  38. Peerlings, R.H.J. and Fleck, N.A. (2001). Enriched effective modelling of elastic periodic composites. ECCM-2001, European Conference on Computational Mechanics, June 26-29, Cracow, Poland.
  39. Fleck, N. A., Chen, C. and Ashby, M.F. (2001). Size effects in the fracture of metallic foams, presented at the 2nd. Int. Conf. On Cellular Metals and Metal Foaming Technology, Metfoam 2001, 18-20 June 2001, organised by J. Banhart, M F Ashby and N A Fleck, Fraunhofer Institute, Bremen, Germany.
  40. Chen, C., Fleck, N. A. and Ashby, M.F. (2001). Numerical predictions of the creep response of sandwich beams with a metallic foam core. Presented at the 2nd. Int. Conf. On Cellular Metals and Metal Foaming Technology, Metfoam 2001, 18-20 June 2001, organised by J. Banhart, M F Ashby and N A Fleck, Fraunhofer Institute, Bremen, Germany.
  41. Zupan, M., Fleck, N. A. and Ashby, M. F. (2002). The collapse and energy absorption of egg-box panels, TMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, February 2002.
  42. Fleck, N. A., Ashby, M.F. and Deshpande, V.S.D. (2002). The topology of cellular structures. C R Calladine Festschrift, Cambridge, September 2002.
  43. Huber, J.E., Shieh, J. and Fleck, N.A. (2002). Multi-axial response of hard and soft ferroelectrics under stress and electric field. In: Smart Structures and Materials 2002 (San Diego, 17-21 March 2002) Active Materials, Behaviour and Mechanics. Ed. Lynch, C.S., Proceedings of SPIE, 4699, pp.133-142.
  44. Shieh, Fleck, N.A. and Huber, J.E. (2002). Observations of fatigue crack growth in ferroelectrics under electrical loading. In: Smart Structures and Materials 2002 (San Diego, 17-21 March 2002) Active Materials, Behaviour and Mechanics. Ed. Lynch, C.S., Proceedings of SPIE, 4699, pp.51-63.
  45. Deshpande V S and Fleck N A (2003). Blast Resistance of Sandwich Beams. Presented at sixth international conference on sandwich structures, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ed. L. A. Carlsson, Y. D.S. Rajapakse and J. R. Vinson.
  46. Tagarielli, V L, Fleck, N A and Deshpande, V S (2003). The collapse response of sandwich beams with aluminium face sheets and a metal foam core in three-point bending. Metfoam 2003, Technical University of Berlin, 23-25 June 2003, ed. by J. Banhart, N. A. Fleck and A. Mortensen. Verlag MIT Publishing.
  47. Shergold, O A and Fleck, N A (2003). A mechanics model of skin penetration. Proc. Of IMECE'03, 2003 ASME Int. Mech. Eng. Congress and Exposition, Washington, DC, Nov. 16-21, 2003. Paper number IMECE2003-42157.
  48. Suiker, A.S.J. and Fleck, N.A. (2005). Failure mechanisms in brittle laminates. Int. Conf. Fracture, Turin, Italy, March 2005.
  49. Luo, J. K., He, JU.H., Flewitt, A., Moore, D. F., Spearing, S.M., Fleck, N.A. and Milne, W.I. (2004). Development of All Metal Electro-Thermal Actuator and its Applications. Proc. SPIE, 5344, 201 (2004) San Jose, CA.
  50. Luo, J. K., Flewitt, Spearing, S.M., Fleck, N.A. and Milne, W.I. (2004). Modelling of Microspring thermal actuator. In Proc. of NSTI-Nanotech 2004, Vol.1, p.355-358, March/2004, Boston.
  51. Fleck, N.A. (2004). An overview of the mechanical properties of foams and periodic lattice materials. Symposium on Cellular Metals and Polymers, Fuerth, 12-14 October, 2004. ed. R F Singer, Neue Materialien, Fuerth, Germany. (download paper)
  52. Fleck, N.A. (2004). The resistance of metallic sandwich beams with lattice cores to under-water shock loading. Proceedings of ACAM2005, the 4th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, published by the Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia Ltd. 2005, ed. by M. Xie, A. Mouritz, A A khatibi, C Gardiner and W K Chiu, Melbourne, Australia, 16-18 February 2005. (download paper)
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Other Publications

  1. Fleck, N A (1982). The use of compliance and electrical resistance techniques to characterise fatigue crack closure. Cambridge University Engineering Department Report, CUED/C-MATS/TR.89.
  2. Fleck, N A (1984). An investigation of fatigue crack closure. PhD Thesis, University of Cambridge. Also, CUED/C/MATS/TR.104.
  3. Soutis, C and Fleck, N A (1990). Investigation of the static and fatigue compressive behaviour of carbon fibre composite laminates. CUED/C-MATS/TR.176, October 1990.
  4. Fleck, N A (1992). Materials Data Book for Part I of course of Cambridge University Engineering Department.
  5. Kang, K J, Garton, D A and Fleck, N A (1992). Compilation of fatigue design data. CUED/C-MATS/TR.199, July 1992.
  6. Akisanya, A R and Fleck, N A (1994). The decohesion of thin films on brittle substrates. CUED/C-MATS/TR.215, January 1994.
  7. Shu, J Y and Fleck, N A (1995). User's manual for finite element code for fibre microbuckling. CUED/C-MATS/TR.224, May 1995.
  8. Xin, X J, Sutcliffe, M P F, Fleck, N A and Curtis, P T (1995). Composite Designer: a users manual. CUED/C-MATS/TR.226, August 1995.
  9. Fleck, N A and Curtis, P T (1995). Development of a design package for compressive failure of polymer composites. DRA/SMC/CR951078 report, DRA, Farnborough.
  10. Ashby, M F, Evans, A G, Hutchinson, J W and Fleck, N A (1998). Metal Foams: A Design Guide. CUED/C-MICROMECH/TR.7, 1997.
  11. Murphy, A M, Ashby, M F and Fleck, N A (1998). Metallography and image analysis of metallic foams. CUED/C-MICROMECH/TR.1, December 1997.
  12. Liu, D. and Fleck, N.A. (1999). User's manual II for finite element code flash for fibre microbuckling, Cambridge University Engineering Dept., CUED/C-MICROMECH/TR.29, November 1999.
  13. Chen, C. and Fleck, N.A. (2000). A creep model for polymeric foams, CUED/C-MICROMECH/TR.32, July 2000.
  14. Davy, C.A., Fleck, N.A. and Bolton, M.D. (2002). The collapse behaviour of a sugar aggregate, CUED/C-MICROMECH/TR.57, July 2002.
  15. Steeves, C. and Fleck, N.A. (2002). Minimum weight design of composite sandwich beams with a foam core. CUED/C-MICROMECH/TR.63, November 2002.
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