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3313
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236

Overview

Ole Thybo Thomsen is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a special focus on mechanics of materials and composite materials research. The primary areas of their scholarly output include mechanical behavior of composites, fiber-reinforced polymer composites, and structural health monitoring techniques.

The research topics covered by Ole Thybo Thomsen encompass:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
  • Optical measurement and interference techniques
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques
  • Graphene research and applications

Thomsen's work has been published frequently in several scientific venues. The most common publication forums include:

  • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • Composite Structures
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Polymer Composites
  • Applied Composite Materials

Several papers highlight Thomsen's recent research contributions, notably:

  • The influence of graphene oxide filler on the electrical and thermal properties of unidirectional carbon fiber/epoxy laminates: Effect of out-of-plane alignment of the graphene oxide nanoparticles (2020, Polymer Composites)
  • Ply thickness and fibre orientation effects in multidirectional composite laminates subjected to combined tension/compression and shear (2020, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing)
  • Recycling end-of-life sails by carbon fibre reclamation and composite remanufacture using the HiPerDiF fibre alignment technology (2023, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing)
  • Modelling damage in multidirectional laminates subjected to multi-axial loading: Ply thickness effects and model assessment (2021, Composite Structures)
  • On the source of the thermoelastic response from orthotropic fibre reinforced composite laminates (2021, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing)

Ole Thybo Thomsen has maintained collaboration with several co-authors, including:

  • J.M. Dulieu-Barton (14 publications)
  • Tobias Laux (4 publications)
  • Igor O. Golosnoy (3 publications)
  • Timothy M. Harrell (3 publications)
  • Marcelle D. Hecker (2 publications)

Their research broadly spans engineering disciplines with a concentration on materials science and structural mechanics, utilizing both experimental and modeling approaches for composite materials analysis. The integration of optics and thermography into the study of composites illustrates a multidisciplinary research methodology.

Best Publications

  • High-order free vibration of sandwich panels with a flexible core

    Y. Frostig;O.T. Thomsen

  • Analysis of adhesive bonded joints: a unified approach

    F. Mortensen;Ole Thybo Thomsen

  • Sandwich Materials for Wind Turbine Blades — Present and Future

    Ole Thybo Thomsen

  • Analysis of Adhesive-Bonded Joints, Square-End, and Spew-Fillet—High-Order Theory Approach

    Y. Frostig;Ole Thybo Thomsen;Fl. Mortensen

  • Structural collapse of a wind turbine blade. Part A: Static test and equivalent single layered models

    Lars C. T. Overgaard;Erik Lund;Ole Thybo Thomsen

  • Theoretical and experimental investigation of local bending effects in sandwich plates

    Ole Thybo Thomsen

  • Sandwich structures 7: advancing with sandwich structures and materials

    O.T. Thomsen;E. Bozhevolnaya;A. Lyckegaard

  • A Novel Image Analysis Procedure for Measuring Fibre Misalignment in Unidirectional Fibre Composites

    Kasper Koops Kratmann;M.P.F. Sutcliffe;L.T. Lilleheden;Ryszard Pyrz

  • Localized bending effects in sandwich panels: photoelastic investigation versus high-order sandwich theory results

    O.T. Thomsen;Y. Frostig

  • Determination of mechanical properties of PVC foam using a modified Arcan fixture

    Siavash Talebi Taher;Ole Thybo Thomsen;Janice M Dulieu-Barton;Shufeng Zhang

  • Enhancement of the electrical and thermal properties of unidirectional carbon fibre/epoxy laminates through the addition of graphene oxide

    Evangelos C. Senis;Igor O. Golosnoy;Janice M. Dulieu-Barton;Ole T. Thomsen

  • Analysis of local bending effects in sandwich plates with orthotropic face layers subjected to localised loads

    Ole Thybo Thomsen

  • Sandwich Plates with "Through-the-Thickness" and "Fully-Potted" inserts: Evaluation of Differences in Structural Performance

    Ole Thybo Thomsen

  • Non-linear thermal response of sandwich panels with a flexible core and temperature dependent mechanical properties

    Yeoshua Frostig;Ole Thybo Thomsen

  • Analysis and design of sandwich plates with inserts : a high-order sandwich plate theory approach

    Ole Thybo Thomsen;W. Rits

  • Investigation of failure mechanisms in GFRP sandwich structures with face sheet wrinkle defects used for wind turbine blades

    Martin Klitgaard Leong;Martin Klitgaard Leong;Lars C. T. Overgaard;Ole Thybo Thomsen;Erik Lund

  • Evaluation of the anisotropic mechanical properties of reinforced polyurethane foams

    Andrew Raymond Hamilton;Ole Thybo Thomsen;Ole Thybo Thomsen;Liliana Andreia Oliveira Madaleno;Lars Rosgaard Jensen

  • Identification of Material Parameters of PVC Foams using Digital Image Correlation and the Virtual Fields Method

    Peng Wang;F. Pierron;F. Pierron;Ole Thybo Thomsen;Ole Thybo Thomsen

  • New Peel Stopper Concept for Sandwich Structures

    Johnny Jakobsen;Elena Bozhevolnaya;Ole Thybo Thomsen

  • Local effects across core junctions in sandwich panels

    Elena Bozhevolnaya;Ole T. Thomsen;Arne Kildegaard;Vitaly Skvortsov

  • A Methodology for Obtaining Material Properties of Polymeric Foam at Elevated Temperatures

    S. Zhang;J.M. Dulieu-Barton;R. Fruehmann;Ole Thybo Thomsen

  • On the free vibration of sandwich panels with a transversely flexible and temperature-dependent core material – Part I: Mathematical formulation

    Yeoshua Frostig;Ole Thybo Thomsen

  • Local effects in the vicinity of inserts in sandwich panels

    Elena Bozhevolnaya;Anders Lyckegaard;Ole Thybo Thomsen;Vitaly Skvortsov

  • Ply drop-off effects in CFRP/honeycomb sandwich panels—theory

    Ole Thybo Thomsen;W. Rits;D. C. G. Eaton;S. Brown

  • Automated counting of off-axis tunnelling cracks using digital image processing

    J.A. Glud;J.M. Dulieu-Barton;J.M. Dulieu-Barton;O.T. Thomsen;O.T. Thomsen;L.C.T. Overgaard

Frequent Co-Authors

Yeoshua Frostig
Yeoshua Frostig Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Fabrice Pierron
Fabrice Pierron University of Southampton
John Dalsgaard Sørensen
John Dalsgaard Sørensen Aalborg University
Abdul Hamid Sheikh
Abdul Hamid Sheikh University of Adelaide
Stefanie Feih
Stefanie Feih Griffith University
Isaac M. Daniel
Isaac M. Daniel Northwestern University
Marino Quaresimin
Marino Quaresimin University of Padua
Paul Lewin
Paul Lewin University of Southampton
Hanne Ingmer
Hanne Ingmer University of Copenhagen
Leif A. Carlsson
Leif A. Carlsson Florida Atlantic University

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