Professor Stephen Hallett
B.Sc.(Cape Town), D.Phil.(Oxon.)
Current positions
Professor in Composite Structures
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
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Biography
Prof. Hallett is Professor in Composite Structures at the University of Bristol where he is co-Director of the Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) and Director of the Rolls-Royce supported Composites University Technology Centre (UTC).
Research interests
Prof. Hallett is Co-Director of the Bristol Composites Institute and Director of the Rolls-Royce supported Composites University Technology Centre (UTC). His principal research interests are:
- Composite failure mechansims
- Computational models for composites mechanical performance
- 3D Reinforced Composites
- Impact damage and high rate effects
- Fatigue of Composites
- Composites manufacturing process simulation
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Composites: Made Faster
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/12/2021 to 30/11/2024
Composites: Made Faster
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringDates
01/12/2021 to 30/11/2024
Composites: Made Faster
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/10/2021 to 30/09/2024
Core Project - Fibre-Steered Forming Technology
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Hub (CIMCOMP) Core Project - Fibre-steered Forming TechnologyManaging organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/12/2019 to 31/08/2022
8034 - Virtual un-manufacturing of fibre-steered preforms for complex geometry composites - EPSRC via Notts EP/P006701/1
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/04/2019 to 30/09/2019
Thesis supervisions
Fatigue of composite truss structures
Supervisors
A numerical study of a nacre-inspired ballistic armour system
Supervisors
Extending the application range of Z-pins in composites
Supervisors
Autonomous and objective characterisation of composite precursors in manufacturing
Supervisors
NDT-based Performance Prediction for Wrinkled Composites under Compressive Load
Supervisors
Fatigue behaviour of carbon fibre composites subjected to load reversals and variable mode ratios
Supervisors
Experimental and Numerical Characterisation of Fatigue Damage in Z-pinned Composite Structures
Supervisors
Investigating geometrical and manufacturing effects on the impact performance of UHMWPE composites
Supervisors
Physical, mechanical and rheological behaviour of prepreg tapes for part quality and deposition rate improvement in composites automated manufacture
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
01/01/2024Adaptive and variable model order reduction method for fracture modelling using explicit time integration
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
A deep learning approach for predicting the architecture of 3D textile fabrics
Materials and Design
An accurate forming model for capturing the nonlinear material behaviour of multilayered binder-stabilised fabrics and predicting fibre wrinkling
Composites Part B: Engineering
But how can I optimise my high-dimensional problem with only very little data?
International Journal of Solids and Structures
Cyclic behaviour of 3D-woven composites in tension
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing