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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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47
Citations
10243
World Ranking
1343
National Ranking
534

Materials Science

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Citations
10183
World Ranking
11342
National Ranking
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  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Leif A. Carlsson is affiliated with Florida Atlantic University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of study, primarily focused on engineering, materials science, and medicine. Within these broad areas, Carlsson has contributed notably to subfields such as mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, polymers and plastics, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and materials chemistry.

Their work covers several main topics, with a particular emphasis on cellular and composite structures, mechanical behavior of composites, and automotive and human injury biomechanics. Other investigative areas include structural analysis of composite materials, surface modification and superhydrophobicity, polymer foaming and composites, and epoxy resin curing processes.

Carlsson has published research extensively in multiple scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Composite Materials
  • Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials
  • Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
  • International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture
  • Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Carlsson illustrate the focus of their research:

  • "In-plane compression modulus and strength of Nomex honeycomb cores," 2021, Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials
  • "Effects of void content on the moisture uptake and mechanical strength of a glass/epoxy composite," 2022, Journal of Composite Materials
  • "Modeling of water wicking along fiber/matrix interface voids in unidirectional carbon/vinyl ester composites," 2020, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
  • "Design analysis of end notch flexure sandwich specimen with honeycomb core," 2020, Journal of Composite Materials
  • "Finite element modeling of face/core interface fracture in homogenized honeycomb core sandwich SCB specimens," 2020, Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials

Throughout their career, Carlsson has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including Mustafa O Ayanoglu, Mohammad Tauhiduzzaman, E. Du, Vishnu Saseendran, and Kalpani N. Udeni Galpayage Dona.

Carlsson was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2003, an award reflecting engagement with the mechanical engineering community.

Best Publications

  • Experimental Characterization of Advanced Composite Materials

    Leif A. Carlsson;Donald F. Adams

  • Experimental Characterization of Advanced Composite Materials, Fourth Edition

    Leif Carlsson;Donald Adams;R Pipes

  • On the Analysis and Design of the End Notched Flexure (ENF) Specimen for Mode II Testing

    L.A. Carlsson;J.W. Gillespie;R.B. Pipes

  • Structural and Failure Mechanics of Sandwich Composites

    L.A. Carlsson;G.A. Kardomateas

  • The effect of weave pattern and crack propagation direction on mode I delamination resistance of woven glass and carbon composites

    Nidal Alif;Leif A. Carlsson;Louis Boogh

  • Analysis of Composite Materials

    Leif A. Carlsson;Donald F. Adams;R. Byron Pipes

  • Beam analysis of angle-ply laminate DCB specimens

    F. Ozdil;L.A. Carlsson

  • Rate-dependent mode I interlaminar crack growth mechanisms in graphite/epoxy and graphite/PEEK

    J.W. Gillespie;L.A. Carlsson;A.J. Smiley

  • Interlaminar shear fracture of interleaved graphite/epoxy composites

    A. Aksoy;L.A. Carlsson

  • Characterization of Face Sheet/Core Shear Fracture of Composite Sandwich Beams

    L. A. Carlsson;L. S. Sendlein;S. L. Merry

  • Mode II interlaminar fracture of graphite/epoxy and graphite/PEEK

    L.A. Carlsson;J.W. Gillespie;B.R. Trethewey

  • Debonding and crack kinking in foam core sandwich beams—II. Experimental investigation

    Srinivas Prasad;Leif A. Carlsson

  • Fatigue crack growth and life prediction of foam core sandwich composites under flexural loading

    Nitin Kulkarni;Hassan Mahfuz;Shaik Jeelani;Leif A. Carlsson

  • Finite element analysis of the end notched flexure specimen for measuring mode II fracture toughness

    J.W. Gillespie;L.A. Carlsson;R.B. Pipes

  • Debonding and crack kinking in foam core sandwich beams—I. Analysis of fracture specimens

    Srinivas Prasad;Leif A. Carlsson

  • Mechanical Properties and Fracture Characterization of Cross-Linked PVC Foams:

    Gilmer M. Viana;Leif A. Carlsson

  • Evaluation of transverse shear stiffness of structural core sandwich plates

    T.M. Nordstrand;L.A. Carlsson

  • The Tilted Sandwich Debond (TSD) Specimen for Face/Core Interface Fracture Characterization:

    Xiaoming Li;Leif A. Carlsson

  • Mechanisms for rate effects on interlaminar fracture toughness of carbon/epoxy and carbon/PEEK composites

    K. Friedrich;R. Walter;L. A. Carlsson;A. J. Smiley

  • Transverse shear stiffness of structural core sandwich

    Tomas Nordstrand;Leif A. Carlsson;Howard G. Allen

  • Mode-II Interlaminar Fracture of Composites

    Leif A. Carlsson;John W. Gillespie

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Gillespie
John W. Gillespie University of Delaware
Anette M. Karlsson
Anette M. Karlsson Cleveland State University
Peter Davies
Peter Davies French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Shaik Jeelani
Shaik Jeelani Tuskegee University
Tom Lindström
Tom Lindström Royal Institute of Technology
George A. Kardomateas
George A. Kardomateas Georgia Institute of Technology
Cornelius O. Horgan
Cornelius O. Horgan University of Virginia
Dan Zenkert
Dan Zenkert Royal Institute of Technology
Lars Berglund
Lars Berglund Royal Institute of Technology
Ole Thybo Thomsen
Ole Thybo Thomsen University of Bristol

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