This is the list of publications of the Advanced Composites Group. The links will take you to the Strathprints page, where a pdf version may be available for free download.
Yang, L., Thomason, J.L. The thermal behaviour of glass fibre investigated by thermomechanical analysis. Journal of Materials Science, Springer, ISSN: 0022-2461
Thomason, James (2013) On the application of Weibull Analysis to experimentally determined single fibre strength distributions. Composites Science and Technology. ISSN 0266-3538 (In Press)
Yang, Liu and Thomason, James (2012) Effect of Silane coupling agent on mechanical performance of glass fibre. Journal of Materials Science, 48. pp. 1947-1954. ISSN 0022-2461
Journals:
Thomason, J.L., Carruthers, J. Natural fibre cross sectional area, its variability and effects on the determination of fibre properties. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy, American Scientific Publishers, ISSN: 1556-6579. IF-1.037, HL-3.2. Accepted July 2012.
Yang, L., Thomason, J.L. Development and application of micromechanical techniques for characterising interfacial shear strength in fibre-thermoplastic composites. Polymer Testing, 31, (7), 895-903, Elsevier Science Ltd., October 2012. ISSN: 0142-9418.
Conferences:
Thomason, J.L., Gentles, F., Brennan, A. Natural fibre cross sectional area effects on the determination of fibre mechanical properties. 15th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM15, Paper 213,Venice,Italy, 24-28 June 2012.
Thomason, J.L., Ure, J., Yang, L., Kao, C.C. Mechanical study on surface treated glass fibres after thermal conditioning. 15th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM15, Paper 314, Venice, Italy, 24-28 June 2012.
Yang, L., Thomason, J.L. The role of residual thermal stress in composite interfacial strength by a novel single fibre technique. 15th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM15, Paper 327, Venice, Italy, 24-28 June 2012.
Gentles, F.L., Thomason, J.L. Investigation of interfacial strength between polyethylene terephthalate fibre and maleic anhydride modified polypropylene. 15th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM15, Paper 421, Venice, Italy, 24-28 June 2012.
Reilly, S.P., Faull, K., Thomason J.L. The effect of aging on the mechanical properties of carbon fibre reinforced epoxy. 15th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM15, Paper 1092, Venice, Italy, 24-28 June 2012.
Fernández, J.L.R., Thomason, J.L. Characterisation of the mechanical performance of natural fibres for lightweight automotive applications. 15th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM15, Paper 1231, Venice, Italy, 24-28 June 2012.
Downes, K.A., Thomason, J.L. The absorption of automotive coolant fluids in glass fibre reinforced polyamide 6,6 at elevated temperatures. 15th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM15, Paper 1596, Venice, Italy, 24-28 June 2012.
Jenkins, P., Thomason, J.L. Meier, R. Separation of Mechanical and thermal degradation of thermally conditioned sized glass fibre. 15th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM15, Paper 1257, Venice, Italy, 24-28 June 2012.
Thomason, J.L., Yang, L. Temperature dependence of the interfacial shear strength in glass-fiber polypropylene composite investigated by a novel single fiber technique. ANTEC 2012 Conference, April 2012, Orlando, Florida.
Thomason, J.L., Yang, L., Kao, C.C., Jenkins, P. Regeneration of the performance of glass fibre recycled from End-of-life composites or glass fibre waste. International Glass Fiber Symposia, PowerPoint Presentation, Aachen, Germany, 16-19 October 2012.
Thomason, J.L, Yang, L., Kao, C.C., Jenkins, P. Regeneration of the performance of glass fibre recycled from End-of-life composites or glass fibre waste. International Glass Fiber Symposia, Abstract Paper, Aachen, Germany, 16-19 October 2012.
Thomason, James and Yang, Liu (2011) Temperature dependence of the interfacial shear strength in glass-fibre polypropylene. Composites Science and Technology, 71 (13). pp. 1600-1605. ISSN 0266-3538
Thomason, James and Carruthers, John and Kelly, James and Johnston, Gerard (2011) Fibre cross section determination and variability in sisal and flax and its effects on fibre performance characterisation. Composites Science and Technology, 71 (7). pp. 1008-1015. ISSN 0266-3538
Yang, Liu and Thomason, James and Zhu, W.Z. (2011) The influence of thermo-oxidative degeneration on the measured interface strength of glass fibre-polypropylene. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 42 (10). pp. 1293-1300.ISSN 1359-835X
Gentles, Fiona Lamont and Thomason, James (2011) Determination of the fibre content of natural fibre composites through moisture absorption. In: 11th Deformation and Fracture of Composites Conference (DFC11), 2011-04-12 - 2011-04-12, Cambridge.
Thomason, James and Gentles, Fiona Lamont and Carruthers, John (2011) Natural fibre reinforced epoxy composites : determination of fibre volume fraction, fibre mechanical properties and fibre cross-section variability. In: 11th Deformation and Fracture of Composites Conference (DFC11), 2011-04-12 - 2011-04-12, Cambridge.
Thomason, James and Porteus, G. (2011) Swelling of glass-fibre reinforced Polyamide 66 during conditioning in water, ethylene glycol and antifreeze mixture. Polymer Composites, 32 (4). pp. 639-647. ISSN 1548-0569
Thomason, James and Porteus, G. (2011) An investigation of glass-fibre-reinforced polyamide 66 during conditioning in various automotive fluids. Polymer Composites, 32 (9). pp. 1369-1379. ISSN 0272-8397
Thomason, James and Carruthers, John (2011) Natural fibre cross sectional area, its variablility and effects on the determination of fibre properties. In: ECOCOMP 2011, The 4th International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Polymers and Composites, 2011-07-06 - 2011-07-07, Birmingham.
Thomason, James and Gentles, Fiona and Carruthers, Jamie (2011) The challenges of natural fibres as an engineering composite reinforcement. In: 19th Bio-Environmental Polymer Society (BEPS) Annual Meeting, September 2011, Vienna.
Thomason, J.L. (2010) Dependence of interfacial strength on the anisotropic fiber properties of jute reinforced composites. Polymer Composites, 31 (9). pp. 1525-1534. ISSN 1548-0569
Yang, Liu and Thomason, J.L. (2010) Interface strength in glass fibre-polypropylene measured using the fibre pull-out and microbond methods. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 41 (9). pp. 1077-1083. ISSN 1359-835X
Thomason, J.L. and Ali, J.Z. and Anderson, J. (2010) The thermo-mechanical performance of glass-fibre reinforced Polyamide 66 during glycol-water hydrolysis conditioning. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 41 (7). pp. 820-826. ISSN 1359-835X
Thomason, J.L. (2010) Interfacial strength in fibre reinforced thermoplastics. In: Interfaces and Interphases in Multicomponent Materials (IIMM), 2010-09-01 - 2010-09-03, Sheffield, UK. (In Press)
Gentles, F. and Anderson, J. and Thomason, J.L. (2010) Characterisation of the transverse thermoelastic properties of natural fibres used in composites. In: 14th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM14, 2010-06-07 - 2010-06-10, Budapest, Hungary.
Reilly, S.P. and Thomason, J.L. (2010) Effects of silane coating on the properties of glass fibre and glass fibre reinforced epoxy resin. In: 14th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM14, 2010-06-07 - 2010-06-10, Budapest, Hungary.
Yang, Liu and Thomason, J.L. and Zhu, W.Z. (2010) The influence of oxidative-thermal degradation of polypropylene on measured interface strength of glass fibre-polypropylene. In: 14th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM14, 2010-06-07 - 2010-06-10, Budapest, Hungary.
Thomason, J.L. and Yang, Liu (2010) The influence of thermal stress on the interface strength of a fibre-reinforced thermoplastic investigated by a novel single fibre technique. In: 14th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM14, 2010-06-07 - 2010-06-10, Budapest, Hungary.
Thomason, J.L. and Ali, J.Z. and Anderson, John (2010) Effects of hydrolysis ageing on the performance and dimensional stability of glass-fiber reinforced polyamide 66. In: 68th Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, ANTEC 2010, 2010-06-16 - 2010-06-20, Orlando, Florida.
Thomason, J.L. and Ali, J.Z. (2009) The dimensional stability of glass-fibre reinforced Polyamide 66 during hydrolysis conditioning. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 40 (5). pp. 625-634. ISSN 1359-835X
Thomason, J.L. (2009) The influence of fibre length, diameter and concentration on the impact performance of long glass-fibre reinforced Polyamide 6,6. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 40 (2). pp. 114-124. ISSN 1359-835X
Liu, X.M. and Thomason, J.L. and Jones, F.R. (2009) XPS and AFM study of the structure of hydrolysed aminosilane on e-glass surfaces. In: Silanes and Other Coupling Agents. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 9789004165915
Liu, X.M. and Thomason, J.L. and Jones, F.R. (2009) The concentration of hydroxyl groups on glass surfaces and their effect on the structure of silane deposits. In: Silanes and Other Coupling Agents. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 9789004165915
Yang, Liu and Thomason, James (2009) A comparison of glass fibre-polypropylene interface strength measured using the fibre pull-out and microdebond methods. In: 10th Deformation and Fracture of Composites (DFC 10) Conference, 2009-04-15 - 2009-04-17, Sheffield, UK. (Unpublished)
Novak, J and Pearce, C. J. and Grassl, P. and Yang, L. and Thomason, James (2009) Analysis of the microbond test using nonlinear fracture mechanics. In: 17th International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM17, 2009-07-27 - 2009-07-31, Edinburgh, UK.
Thomason, J.L. (2009) Why are natural fibres failing to deliver on composite performance? In: 17th International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM17, 2009-07-27 - 2009-07-31, Edinburgh, UK.
Wang, C.C. and Thomason, James and Jones, F.R. (2009) The role of the thermal induced residual stresses in a single fibre thermoplastic model composite. In: 17th International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM17, 2009-07-27 - 2009-07-31, Edinburgh, UK.
Thomason, J.L. (2009) A physical approach to interfacial strength in natural fibre reinforced composites. In: 10th Deformation and Fracture of Composites (DFC 10) Conference, 2009-04-15 - 2009-04-17, Sheffield, UK. (Unpublished)
Novak, J. and Pearce, C. J. and Grassl, P. and Yang, L. and Thomason, James (2009) Three-dimensional nonlinear finite element analysis of the microbond test. In: The 17th UK National Conference on Computational Mechanics in Engineering, 2009-04-06 - 2009-04-08, Nottingham, UK.
Yang, L. and Thomason, J.L. (2009) Interface strength in glass fibre-polypropylene measured using the fibre pull-out and microdebond methods. In: 17th International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM17, 2009-07-27 - 2009-07-31, Edinburgh, UK. (In Press)
Thomason, J.L. (2008) The influence of fibre length, diameter and concentration on the modulus of glass fibre reinforced Polyamide 6,6. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 39 (11). pp. 1732-1738. ISSN 1359-835X
Thomason, J.L. (2008) The influence of fibre length, diameter and concentration on the strength and strain to failure of glass-fibre reinforced Polyamide 6,6. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 39 (10). pp. 1618-1624. ISSN 1359-835X
Thomason, J.L. (2008) Natural fibre reinforced polypropylene. In: Research Seminar, National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics, May 2008, Glasgow, Scotland.
Thomason, J.L. (2008) Anisotropy of reinforcement fibres and interface strength in thermoplastic composites. In: Gordon Conference on Composites, 13-18 Jan 2008, Ventura, California.
Thomason, J.L. (2008) Anisotropy of reinforcement fibres and its influence on the apparent interfacial shear strength in thermoplastic composites. In: 13th European Conference on Composite Materials (EECM 13), 2-5 June 2008, Stockholm, Sweden.
Thomason, J.L. (2008) Structure-performance relationships of thermoplastic composites for automotive applications. In: 14th Rolduc Polymer Meeting "From Commodity Plastics to Speciality Polymers ?", 18-21 May 2008, Kerkrade, The Netherlands.
Thomason, J.L. (2008) Understanding the impact performance of injection moulded long fibre reinforced polyamide. In: 13th European Conference on Composite Materials (EECM 13), 2-5 June 2008, Stockholm, Sweden.
Thomason, J.L. (2007) Editorial preface. Composite Interfaces, Special Issue in Honour of Professor Frank R. Jones, 14 (4). pp. 281-284. ISSN 0927-6440
Thomason, J.L. (2007) Structure-property relationships in glass reinforced polyamide, part 2: The effects of average fiber diameter and diameter distribution. Polymer Composites, 28 (3). pp. 331-343. ISSN 1548-0569
Thomason, J.L. (2007) Structure-property relationships in glass-reinforced polyamide, Part 3: Effects of hydrolysis ageing on the dimensional stability and performance of short glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide 66. Polymer Composites, 28 (3). pp. 344-354. ISSN 1548-0569
Thomason, J.L. (2007) The influence of fibre length and concentration on the properties of glass fibre reinforced polypropylene: 7. Interface strength and fibre strain in injection moulded long fibre PP at high fibre content. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 38 (1). pp. 210-216. ISSN 1359-835X
Liu, X.M. and Jones, F.R. and Thomason, J.L. (2007) An XPS study of organosilane and sizing adsorption on e-glass fibre surface. In: Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-16). Japan Society of Composite Materials.
Liu, X.M. and Thomason, J.L. and Jones, F.R. (2007) Differentiation of silane adsorption onto model E-glass surfaces from mixed solutions of amino and glycidyl silanes. In: Silanes and Other Coupling Agents. VSP International Science Publishers, pp. 17-28. ISBN 978-9067-64452-5
Jones, F.R. and Liu, X.M. and Thomason, J.L. (2007) The differential adsorption of silanes from solution onto model E-glass surfaces using high resolution XPS. In: Silanes and Other Coupling Agents. VSP International Science Publishers, pp. 29-37. ISBN 978-9067-64452-5
Liu, X.M. and Thomason, J.L. and Jones, F.R. (2007) The interaction of amino and glycidyl silanes with E-glass surfaces. In: Silanes and other coupling agents. VSP. ISBN 978-9067-64452-5
Thomason, J.L. (2007) Interfaces and interfacial effects in glass reinforced thermoplastics - Keynote Presentation. In: Proceedings of the 28th Risø International Conference on Materials Science. Elsevier Science Ltd.
Thomason, J.L. (2007) Composites and the industry/university interface. In: Composite Materials for Aerospace, Defence and Security Applications, 2007-12-05, Glasgow.
Thomason, J.L. (2006) Structure-property relationships in glass-reinforced polyamide, part 1: The effects of fiber content. Polymer Composites, 27 (5). pp. 552-562. ISSN 1548-0569
Thomason, J.L. (2005) The influence of fibre length and concentration on the properties of glass fibre reinforced polypropylene: 6. The properties of injection moulded long fibre PP at high fibre content. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 36 (7). pp. 995-1003. ISSN 1359-835X
Thomason, J.L. (2002) The influence of fibre length and concentration on the properties of glass fibre reinforced polypropylene: 5. Injection moulded long and short fibre PP. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 33 (12). pp. 1641-1652. ISSN 1359-835X
Thomason, J.L. (2002) Interfacial strength in thermoplastic composites - at last an industry friendly measurement method? Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 33 (10). pp. 1283-1288. ISSN 1359-835X
Thomason, J.L. (2002) Micromechanical parameters from macromechanical measurements on glass reinforced polypropylene. Composites Science and Technology, 62 (10-11). pp. 1455-1468. ISSN 0266-3538
Thomason, J.L. (2002) Micromechanical parameters from macromechanical measurements on glass-reinforced polybutyleneterepthalate. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 33 (3). pp. 331-339. ISSN 1359-835X
Thomason, J.L. and Adzima, L.J. (2002) Sizing up the interphase: An insider's guide to the science of sizing. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 32 (3-4). pp. 313-321. ISSN 1359-835X
Cichocki, F.R. and Thomason, J.L. (2002) Thermoelastic anisotropy of a natural fiber. Composites Science and Technology, 62 (5). pp. 669-678. ISSN 0266-3538
Thomason, J.L. and Kalinka, G. (2001) A technique for the measurement of reinforcement fibre tensile strength at sub-millimetre gauge lengths. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 32 (1). pp. 85-90. ISSN 1359-835X
Thomason, J.L. (2001) Micromechanical parameters from macromechanical measurements on glass-reinforced polyamide. Composites Science and Technology, 61 (14). pp. 2007-2016. ISSN 0266-3538
Thomason, J.L. and Cichocki, F.R. (2002) Thermal anisotropy of a natural fibre. In: Proceedings of the Gordon Conference on Composites. Blackwell.
Thomason, J.L. (2001) Injection mouldable 'long' natural fibre reinforced polypropylene for automotive applications. In: Proceedings of the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress 2001. SAE International.
Thomason, J.L. (2001) Interfacial strength in thermoplastic composites - at last an industry friendly measurement method? In: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Interfacial Phenomena in Composite Materials (IPCM7). Butterworth-Heinemann.
Thomason, J.L. (2006) Making the University-Industry interface work. In: Ceramics and Composites Laboratory Industrial Forum Meeting, 2006-09-07, University of Sheffield. (Unpublished)
Liu, X.M. and Thomason, J.L. and Jones, F.R. (2006) Differentiation of silane adsorption onto model E-glass surfaces from mixed solutions of amino and glycidyl silanes. In: 12th European Conference on Composite Materials, 2006-08-29 - 2006-09-01, Biarritz, France.
Thomason, J.L. (2006) Structure-property relationships in glass reinforced polyamide: The effects of average fibre diameter and diameter distribution. In: 12th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 12, 2006-08-29 - 2006-09-01, Biarritz, France. (Unpublished)
Thomason, J.L. (2006) Structure-property relationships in glass reinforced polyamide - Influence of fibre length, diameter and concentration. In: 9th AVK-TV Conference, 2006-09-19 - 2006-09-20, Essen, Germany.
Thomason, J.L. (2005) Structure-property relationships of thermoplastic composites - The role of fibre reinforcement. In: Thermoplastic Composite Molding, 2005-04-28 - 2005-04-29, Ohio, USA. (Unpublished)
Liu, X.M. and Jones, F.R. and Thomason, J.L. (2005) Selective adsorption of mixed organo silenes with differing reactive groups on E-glass surfaces. In: Interfaces and Interphases in Multicomponent Materials (IIMM), 2005-09-12 - 2005-09-14, Lyon, France.
Thomason, J.L. (2004) Structure-processing-performance relationships of injection moulded thermoplastic composites at high fibre contents. In: 11th European Conference on Composite Materials, 2004-05-31 - 2004-06-03, Rhodes, Greece. (Unpublished)
Thomason, J.L. (2004) Glass fibres for composites reinforcement: a presentation on how glass fibre is manufactured. In: Seminar, University of Sheffield, 1900-01-01, Sheffield, UK.
Thomason, J.L. (2001) Structure-processing-performance relationships of thermoplastic composites for automotive applications. In: SAE World Congress 2001, 2001-03-05 - 2001-03-08, Detroit, USA.