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Assoc Prof Jayantha Epaarachchi

Assoc Prof Jayantha Epaarachchi
Name Jayantha Epaarachchi
Position Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering)
Section School of Engineering
Office Z414
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 1372
Extension 1372
Email
Qualifications BScEng Peradeniya , MEngSc UNSW , PhD Newcastle

Research Career


  • Dynamics, Vibration and Vibration Control ( 091304 )
  • Aerospace Structures ( 090103 )
  • Solid Mechanics ( 091308 )
  • Polymers and Plastics ( 091209 )
  • Photodetectors, Optical Sensors and Solar Cells ( 090605 )
  • Composite and Hybrid Materials ( 091202 )
  • Dynamics ( 401702 )
  • Solid Mechanics ( 401707 )
  • Aerospace Structures ( 400102 )
  • Composite And Hybrid Materials ( 401602 )
  • Polymers And Plastics ( 401609 )
  • Photonic And Electro-Optical Devices ( 400909 )
  • Electronics ( 400900 )
  • Mechanical Engineering ( 401700 )
  • Materials Engineering ( 401600 )
  • Aerospace Engineering ( 400100 )

Fibre Composites - Design and Analysis
Smart Materials & Structures
Shape Memory Polymers

Nano Composites/Nano Technology
Fatigue, Fracture, Damage Mechanics
Static & Dynamics Analysis of Structures
Engineering Design - Solid Modelling and Finite Element Analysis
Experimental Stress Analysis
Structural Health Monitoring
Use of FBG sensors (Fibre Optics) for Structural Health Monitoring
Full Scale Model Testing and Fatigue Spectrum Development
Development of Composite Materials for Industrial Applications
Project Leader: USQ-Boeing Research and Technology Australia/ Boeing Aircraft Co. USA


Member, Institution of Engineers, Australia
Member, Materials Australia, Certified Material Practitioner (CMP)
Corporate Member, Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka
Member, Australian Association for Engineering Education


  • Centre for Future Materials (CFM)

Teaching


MEC3302 - Computational Mechanics in Design
MEC2406 - Introduction to Mechatronics and Automation


16 Years

Supervision


  • Dynamics, Vibration and Vibration Control ( 091304 )
  • Aerospace Structures ( 090103 )
  • Solid Mechanics ( 091308 )
  • Polymers and Plastics ( 091209 )
  • Photodetectors, Optical Sensors and Solar Cells ( 090605 )
  • Composite and Hybrid Materials ( 091202 )
  • Dynamics ( 401702 )
  • Solid Mechanics ( 401707 )
  • Aerospace Structures ( 400102 )
  • Composite And Hybrid Materials ( 401602 )
  • Polymers And Plastics ( 401609 )
  • Photonic And Electro-Optical Devices ( 400909 )
  • Electronics ( 400900 )
  • Mechanical Engineering ( 401700 )
  • Materials Engineering ( 401600 )
  • Aerospace Engineering ( 400100 )