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Noel P. O’Dowd

Noel P. O’Dowd

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
39
Citations
8284
World Ranking
2090
National Ranking
10

Overview

Noel P. O'Dowd is affiliated with the University of Limerick in Ireland and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, focusing primarily on mechanical engineering and its related subfields. Their research has explored various aspects of materials behavior, manufacturing processes, and industrial applications.

The scientist's work spans several key areas within engineering, including:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
  • Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Advanced machining processes and optimization
  • Digital Transformation in Industry
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization

They have published in numerous venues, with a particular presence in:

  • Composite Structures
  • Procedia CIRP
  • Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Sensors

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Noel P. O'Dowd include:

  • The Development of a Digital Twin Framework for an Industrial Robotic Drilling Process (2022, Sensors)
  • Using finite element analysis to develop a digital twin of a manufacturing bending operation (2020, Procedia CIRP)
  • Experimental study of hygrothermal ageing effects on failure modes of non-crimp basalt fibre-reinforced epoxy composite (2021, Composite Structures)
  • Quality prediction of ultrasonically welded joints using a hybrid machine learning model (2021, Journal of Manufacturing Processes)
  • Computational micromechanics of the effect of fibre misalignment on the longitudinal compression and shear properties of UD fibre-reinforced plastics (2020, Composite Structures)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Eoin P. Hinchy
  • C.T. McCarthy
  • P. Sampath Rao
  • Patrick G. Mongan
  • Indraneel R. Chowdhury

Within the broader category of engineering, Noel P. O'Dowd's publications cover several subfields, notably:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Best Publications

  • Family of crack-tip fields characterized by a triaxiality parameter—I. Structure of fields

    N.P. O'Dowd;C.F. Shih

  • Family of crack-tip fields characterized by a triaxiality parameter—II. Fracture applications

    N.P. O'Dowd;C.F. Shih

  • Gradient-dependent deformation of two-phase single crystals

    E.P. Busso;F.T. Meissonnier;N.P. O'Dowd

  • Mixed-mode fracture toughness of ceramic materials

    S. Suresh;C. F. Shih;A. Morrone;N. P. O'Dowd

  • Finite element implementation of a generalised non-local rate-dependent crystallographic formulation for finite strains

    F.T. Meissonnier;E.P. Busso;N.P. O'Dowd

  • Fracture mechanics analysis of a crack in a residual stress field

    Y. Lei;N.P. O'Dowd;G.A. Webster

  • Applications of two parameter approaches in elastic-plastic fracture mechanics

    Noel P. O'dowd

  • A Framework for Quantifying Crack Tip Constraint

    CF Shih;NP O'Dowd;MT Kirk

  • Two-parameter fracture mechanics: Theory and applications

    NP O'Dowd;CF Shih

  • Creep crack growth prediction using a damage based approach

    M. Yatomi;K.M. Nikbin;N.P. O'Dowd

  • Test geometries for measuring interfacial fracture toughness

    N.P. O'Dowd;C.F. Shih;M.G. Stout

  • Use of scaling functions to determine mechanical properties of thin coatings from microindentation tests

    Karuna Tunvisut;Noel P. O'Dowd;Esteban P. Busso

  • Theoretical and numerical modelling of creep crack growth in a carbon-manganese steel

    M. Yatomi;N.P. O’Dowd;K.M. Nikbin;G.A. Webster

  • Constraint in the failure assessment diagram approach for fracture assessment

    R. A. Ainsworth;N. P. O'dowd

  • Fracture toughness of alumina-niobium interfaces : experiments and analyses

    N. P. O'dowd;M. G. Stout;C. F. Shih

  • A multi-scale crystal plasticity model for cyclic plasticity and low-cycle fatigue in a precipitate-strengthened steel at elevated temperature

    Dong-Feng Li;Dong-Feng Li;Richard A. Barrett;Padraic E. O'Donoghue;Noel P. O'Dowd

  • Thermo-mechanical modelling of a single-bead-on-plate weld using the finite element method

    X. Shan;C.M. Davies;T. Wangsdan;N.P. O'Dowd

  • Multiscale modelling of mechanical response in a martensitic steel: A micromechanical and length-scale-dependent framework for precipitate hardening

    Dong-Feng Li;Brian J. Golden;Noel P. O’Dowd

  • Development of life assessment procedures for power plant headers operated under flexible loading scenarios

    T.P. Farragher;S. Scully;N.P. O’Dowd;S.B. Leen

  • On the evolution of lattice deformation in austenitic stainless steels—The role of work hardening at finite strains

    Dong-Feng Li;Noel P. O'Dowd

  • Numerical study of sliding wear caused by a loaded pin on a rotating disc

    Wenyi Yan;Noel P. O'Dowd;Esteban P. Busso

Frequent Co-Authors

Kamran Nikbin
Kamran Nikbin Imperial College London
Esteban P. Busso
Esteban P. Busso Harbin Institute of Technology
Sean B. Leen
Sean B. Leen University of Galway
Conor T. McCarthy
Conor T. McCarthy University of Limerick
Peter E. McHugh
Peter E. McHugh University of Galway
Wenyi Yan
Wenyi Yan Monash University
Wei Sun
Wei Sun University of Nottingham
T H Hyde
T H Hyde University of Nottingham
Pingsha Dong
Pingsha Dong University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ingo Manke
Ingo Manke Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

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