Assoc Prof Jayantha Epaarachchi

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 )
  

Research interests
Fibre Composites - Design and Analysis
Smart Materials & Structures
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)
  

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

Teaching experience(Tertiary)
16 Years

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, H. M. C. M. and Epaarachchi, J. A. and Islam, M. M. and Leng, J. (2019) Carbon fibre reinforced shape memory polymer composites for deployable space habitats. Engineer, LII (1). pp. 1-9.

Salleh, Z. and Islam, M. M. and Epaarachchi, J. A. and Khan, M. T. I. (2019) Thermo-mechanical properties of fused borosilicate syntactic foams. Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences, 13 (2). pp. 4898-4910. ISSN 2289-4659

Islam, Md Mainul and Epaarachchi, Jayantha Ananda (2018) An investigation on the student performance in first year fundamental engineering course, Engineering Statics. Educational Research Applications, 2018 (01). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2575-7032

Salleh, Zulzamri and Islam, Md Mainul and Epaarachchi, Jayantha Ananda and Khan, Md Tawhidul Islam (2018) Effects of water absorption on mechanical properties of glass microballoons/vinyl ester syntactic foams. Research and Reviews in Materials Science and Chemistry, 8 (1). pp. 59-119.

Kakei, Ayad and Epaarachchi, J. A. and Islam, Mainul and Leng, J. (2018) Evaluation of delamination crack tip in woven fibre glass reinforced polymer composite using FBG sensor spectra and thermo-elastic response. Measurement, 122. pp. 178-185. ISSN 0263-2241

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Approved research supervisor in the area of:

• 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 )
  

Research topics

• Development of Syntactic Foams and Foam Core Sandwich Composites