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Associate Professor Mark R Garnich

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Department: Mechanical Engineering

Email: mark.garnich@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3694635

Office: Civil Mechanical Rm E529

Language: English

About
Research / Creative works

Fields of Research

  • Primary interest is in mechanics of heterogeneous materials (composites)
  • Micromechanics of fiber composites and nanocomposites
  • Multiscale analysis of heterogeneous materials
  • Failure analysis and progressive failure analysis of fiber composites
  • Heat transfer and thermal-stress analysis of heterogeneous structures
  • Finite element modelling of structures and micro-structures
  • Development of failure theories for fiber composites
  • Fatigue modelling of fiber reinforced polymers

Researcher Summary

Research interests include:
- Failure analysis of composites
- Finite element modelling of structures
- Fatigue damage modelling
- Microstructure property relationships of composite materials
- Composite laminate thermal and stress analysis

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Engineering and Technology: Applied Mechanics; Computational Mechanics; Materials; Mechanical; Modelling; Structural

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Leonhardt D. and Garnich M. (2022) Combined Experimental/Finite Element Investigation of Transverse Barrel Movement. Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME 144(4) http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4053053.
  • Leonhardt D., Garnich M. and Lucic M. (2022) Analysis of the effect of bore centerline on projectile exit conditions in small arms. Defence Technology 18(12): 2160-2169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2021.09.008.
  • Brooks T., Garnich M. and Jermy M. (2021) Sensitivity of material model parameters on finite element models of infant head impacts. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology 20(5): 1675-1688. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10237-021-01469-x.
  • Court-Patience D. and Garnich M. (2021) Buckling analysis of gusset plates with bolted connections using finite element modeling. Journal of Constructional Steel Research 176 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2020.106420.
  • Court-Patience D. and Garnich M. (2021) Evidence collected for peer review of buckling-restrained braced frames in New Zealand. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 54(3): 197-210. http://dx.doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.54.3.197-210.
  • Court-Patience D. and Garnich M. (2021) FEA Strategy for Realistic Simulation of Buckling-Restrained Braces. Journal of Structural Engineering (United States) 147(11) http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0003033.
  • Brooks T., Choi JE., Garnich M., Hammer N., Waddell JN., Duncan W. and Jermy M. (2018) Finite element models and material data for analysis of infant head impacts. Heliyon 4(12) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e01010.
  • Morrison A., Garnich M. and Fertig RS. (2017) Reliability analysis of a woven composite Pi-joint structure. Journal of Composite Materials 51(29): 4101-4114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998317696343.
  • Akula VMK. and Garnich MR. (2014) Extracting the residual properties of cracked plies utilizing a unit cell model. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 21(9): 737-748. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2012.707302.
  • Garnich MR. and Klymyshyn NA. (2013) Multiscale analysis of stamp forming of a woven composite. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials 26(5): 640-662. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0892705711428654.
  • Schultz JA. and Garnich MR. (2013) Meso-scale and multicontinuum modeling of a triaxial braided textile composite. Journal of Composite Materials 47(3): 303-314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998312440128.
  • Akula VMK. and Garnich MR. (2012) Effective ply and constituent elastic properties for cracked laminates. Composites Part B: Engineering 43(5): 2143-2151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.02.034.
  • Garnich MR., Dalgarno RW. and Kenik DJ. (2011) Effects of moisture on matrix cracking in a cryo-cycled cross-ply laminate. Journal of Composite Materials 45(26): 2783-2795. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998311410468.
  • Dalgarno RW., Garnich MR. and Andrews EW. (2009) Thermal fatigue cracking of an im7/5250-4 cross ply laminate: Experimental and analytical observations. Journal of Composite Materials 43(23): 2699-2715. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998309345315.
  • Garnich MR. and Akula VMK. (2009) Review of degradation models for progressive failure analysis of fiber reinforced polymer composites. Applied Mechanics Reviews 62(1): 1-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.3013822.
  • Andrews EW. and Garnich MR. (2008) Stresses around fiber ends at free and embedded ply edges. Composites Science and Technology 68(15-16): 3352-3357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.09.001.
  • Garnich MR. and Karami G. (2005) Localized fiber waviness and implications for failure in unidirectional composites. Journal of Composite Materials 39(14): 1225-1244. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998305048748.
  • Karami G. and Garnich M. (2005) Effective moduli and failure considerations for composites with periodic fiber waviness. Composite Structures 67(4): 461-475. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.02.005.
  • Karami G. and Garnich M. (2005) Micromechanical study of thermoelastic behavior of composites with periodic fiber waviness. Composites Part B: Engineering 36(3): 241-248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2004.09.005.
  • Fertig RS. and Garnich MR. (2004) Influence of constituent properties and microstructural parameters on the tensile modulus of a polymer/clay nanocomposite. Composites Science and Technology 64(16): 2577-2588. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.06.002.
  • Key CT., Garnich MR. and Hansen AC. (2004) Progressive failure predictions for rib-stiffened panels based on multicontinuum technology. Composite Structures 65(3-4): 357-366. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.11.013.
  • Garnich MR. and Hansen AC. (1997) A multicontinuum approach to structural analysis of linear viscoelastic composite materials. Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME 64(4): 795-803. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2788984.
  • Garnich MR. and Hansen AC. (1997) A multicontinuum theory for thermal-elastic finite element analysis of composite materials. Journal of Composite Materials 31(1): 71-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002199839703100105.
Conference Contributions - Published
  • Leonhardt D. and Garnich M. (2019) A finite element model to predict the influence of asymmetries on barrel dynamics in small arms. In Proceedings - 31st International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2019 1: 1015-1026.
  • Garnich MR., Fertig RS. and Anderson EM. (2013) Random fiber micromechanics of fatigue damage. In 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2013-1656.
  • Garnich MR., Fertig RS., Anderson EM. and Deng S. (2012) Micromechanics of fatigue damage in unidirectional polymer composites. In 53rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference 2012.
  • Key CT. and Garnich MR. (2006) A modified mechanics of materials approach for predicting delamination at free edges. In Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference 11: 7885-7896. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2006-2259.
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