Assoc Prof Jayantha Epaarachchi

Name	Jayantha Epaarachchi
Position	Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering)
Section	School of Engineering
Office	Z317c
Location	Toowoomba Campus
Phone	+61 7 4631 1372
Extension	1372
Email
Qualifications	BScEng Peradeniya , MEngSc UNSW , PhD Newcastle

Research Career

Fields of Research (FoR)

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 )

Research interests
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

Professional memberships
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

USQ Research affiliations

Centre for Future Materials (CFM)

Teaching

Currently teaching courses/programs
MEC3302 - Computational Mechanics in Design
MEC2406 - Introduction to Mechatronics and Automation

Teaching experience(Tertiary)
16 Years

Publications

Research most recent
Madhubhashitha Herath, Jayantha Epaarachchi, Mainul Islam, Cheng Yan, Fenghua Zhang, Jinsong Leng, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2019 [Accepted & In press]
Fang L, Hangning Wang; Zhen Zhang; Jayantha Epaarachchi; Lingyu Li; Xin Hu; Chunhua Lu; Zhongzi Xu, Light-Induced Rare Earth Organic Complex/Shape-Memory Polymer Composites with High Strength and Luminescence Based on Hydrogen Bonding, 2019, Composites Part A
H. M. C. M. Herath, J. A. Epaarachchi, M. M. Islam, W. Al-Azzawi, J. Leng, F. Zhang, Structural performance and photothermal recovery of carbon fibre reinforced shape memory polymer, Composites Science and Technology, 2018, 167, pp. 206-214

Research most notable
Epaarachchi, Jayantha, “Effects of viscoelastic properties on fatigue life of composite”, Creep and fatigue in polymer matrix composites, Dr Rui J.S. Costa de Miranda Guedes (Ed), Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge, UK ,2010 (A Book Chapter)

Epaarachchi Jayantha A., Clausen Philip D., A Model for Fatigue Behavior Prediction of Glass Fibre-Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) Composites for Various Stress Ratios and Test Frequencies- Composite A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 34 (2003): 313-326.

Epaarachchi Jayantha A., Clausen Philip D., On Predicting the Cumulative Fatigue Damage in Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) Composites Under Step/Spectrum Loading- Composite A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 36(9) (2005): 1236-1245.

Epaarachchi Jayantha A., Clausen Philip D, The Development of a Fatigue Loading Spectrum for Small Wind Turbine Blades, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 94, (2006), 207-223

Epaarachchi Jayantha A, Effects of static – fatigue (tension) on the tension-tension fatigue life of a glass fibre reinforced plastic composites, Composite Structures, Volume 74, Issue 4, August 2006, Pages 419-425

Epaarachchi Jayantha A., Clegg Richard, An Experimental investigation of the properties of cross-ply laminate used for manufacturing of small aircraft components, Composite Structures, 75, (2006), 93-99

Publications in ePrints

Herath, Madhubhashitha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6796-0802 and Emmanuel, Chris and Jeewantha, JanithaORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0244-6159 and Epaarachchi, Jayantha and Leng, Jinsong (2022) Distributed sensing based real-time process monitoring of shape memory polymer components. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. pp. 1-11. ISSN 0021-8995

Jeewantha, Lama Hewage Janitha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0244-6159 and Epaarachchi, Jayantha Ananda and Forster, Elizabeth and Islam, Mainul and Leng, Jinsong (2022) Early research of shape memory polymer vascular stents. Express Polymer Letters, 16 (9). pp. 902-923.