Cranfield University

Dr Gareth James Appleby-Thomas

Research Fellow
Location: Shrivenham campus
E: g.applebythomas@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1793 784192
Department of Engineering and Applied Science,

Current activities

Research Fellow within the Dynamic Response Group (DEAS)

Plate impact and ballistic studies into the dynamic response of different materials.

Aiding in postgraduate MSci and PhD projects investigating the dynamic response of materials.

Background

1999 – 2003: MSci in Physics and Astronomy, Durham University.

2003 – 2007: D.Phil in Materials Science, Department of Materials, University of Oxford.  Thesis title:  Advanced Materials for Plasma Facing Components in Fusion Devices.  Graduated 7th of November 2009. Thesis available at: http://tinyurl.com/3x9976g and http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.504624

2007 – present: Research Fellow, Dynamic Response Group, Cranfield University.

Married on 22nd March 2008; new surname of Appleby-Thomas (previously Thomas) adopted

Selected publications

Journal Contributions

G.J. Appleby-Thomas, P.J. Hazell, R. Cleave. (2011).  Penetration mechanisms in glass laminate/resin structures , J. Mater. Design, doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2011.05.006 (In-press).

Appleby-Thomas, G.J., Hazell, P.J., Dahini, G. (2011).  On the response of two commercially-important CFRP structures to multiple ice impacts, Compos. Struct.,93(10), 2619.

Wood, D.C., Hazell, P.J., Appleby-Thomas, G.J., Barnes, N.R. (2011).  Shock behaviour of a phenolic resin, J. Mater. Sci., doi:10.1007/s10853-011-5560-2 (In-press).

Appleby-Thomas, G.J., Hazell, P.J., Wilgeroth, J.M., Shepherd, C. J., Wood, D. C., Roberts, A. (2011).  On the dynamic behavior of three readily available soft tissue simulants, J. Appl. Phys., 109(8), 084701.

Wilgeroth J. M., Hazell P. J., Appleby-Thomas G. J. (2010).  The shock response of a rendered porcine fat, J. Appl. Phys., 108(9), 093527.

Hazell P. J., Appleby-Thomas G. J., Herlaar K., Painter J. (2010).  Inelastic deformation and failure of tungsten carbide under ballistic-loading conditions, Mater. Sci. Engng. A, 527(29-30), 7638-7645.

Millett J. C. F., Bourne N. K., Chu M. Q., Jones I. P., Gray III, G.T., Appleby-Thomas, G. (2010).  The role of aging on the mechanical and microstructural response of aluminum 6061 to one-dimensional shock loading, J. Appl. Phys., 108(7), 073502.

Hazell P. J., Appleby-Thomas G. J., Kister G. (2010).  Impact, penetration, and perforation of a bonded carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic composite panel by a high-velocity steel sphere: An experimental study, J. Strain Analysis for Engng. Des. 45(6), 439-450.

Appleby-Thomas G. J., Hazell P. J., Wilgeroth J. M., Wood D. C. (2010).  On the interpretation of lateral manganin gauge stress measurements in polymers, J. Appl. Phys., 108(3), 033524.

Appleby-Thomas G. J., Hazell P. J.  (2010).  A study on the strength of an armour-grade aluminum under high strain-rate loading, J. Appl. Phys., 107(12), 123508.

Hazell P. J., Beveridge C., Groves K., Appleby-Thomas G. (2010).  The shock compression of microorganism-loaded broths and emulsions: Experiments and simulations, Int. J. Impact Engng., 37(4), 433-440.

Hazell P.J., Appleby-Thomas G. (2009).  A study on the energy dissipation of several different CFRP-based targets completely penetrated by a high velocity projectile, Compos. Struct., 91(1), 103-109 2009

Appleby-Thomas G. J., Hazell P. J., Stennett C. (2009).  The variation in lateral and longitudinal stress gauge response within an RTM 6 epoxy resin under one-dimensional shock loading, J. Mater. Sci., 44(22), 6187-6198.

Appleby-Thomas G., Hazell P. J., Stennett C., Cooper G., Herlaar K. and Diederen A. M. (2009).  Shock propagation in a cemented tungsten carbide, J. Appl. Phys., 105(6), 064916.

Thomas G., Vincent R., Matthews G., Dance B. and Grant P. S. (2008).  Interface topography and residual stress distributions in W coatings for fusion armour applications, Mater. Sci. and Engng. A, 477, 35-42.

Conference Contributions

Appleby-Thomas G.J., Hazell P. J., Stennett C., Cooper G., Cleave R. (2009).  The dynamic behaviour of a modified polyurethane resin, Proc. of the 9th Int. Conf. on the Mechanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading (DYMAT), Brussels, Belgium, 1081-1087.

Appleby-Thomas G. J., Hazell P. J., Millett J., Bourne N. K. (2009).  Deviatoric response of an armour-grade aluminium alloy, AIP Conference Proceedings 1195, 533-536.

Chu M., Millett J. C. F., Bourne N. K., Jones I. P., Appleby-Thomas G. J., Hazell P. J., Gray III G. T. (2009).  Shock loading response of 5083 aluminium, Society for Experimental Mechanics - SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 504-505.

Shepherd C. J., Appleby-Thomas G. J., Hazell P. J., Allsop D. F. (2009).  The dynamic behaviour of ballistic gelatin, AIP Conference Proceedings 1195, 1399-1402.

Stennett C., Cooper G. A., Hazell P. J., Appleby-Thomas G. (2009).  Initiation of secondary explosives measured using embedded electromagnetic gauges, AIP Conference Proceedings 1195, 267-270.

Jun T.S., Zhang S.Y., Appleby-Thomas G.J., Grant P. S., Korsunsky A. M. (2009).  A study of residual stresses in vacuum plasma sprayed tungsten coatings, Proc. 8th Int. Conf. on Residual Stresses, Denver, Colorado, USA, 519-528.

Herlaar K., Diederen A. M., Appleby-Thomas G. and Hazell P. J. (2008).  The shock response of a cemented tungsten carbide, Proc. 24th Int. Symp. on Ballistics, New Orleans, USA.

Herlaar K., Diederen, A. M., Appleby-Thomas, G. and Hazell, P. J.  (2008).  Ballistic impact experiments of tungsten carbide projectiles onto tungsten carbide targets, Proc. 24th Int. Symp. on Ballistics, New Orleans, USA.

Thomas G., Vincent R., Matthews G., Dance B. and Grant P. S. (2006).  The use of interfacial 3D geometry to control stress distributions in W coatings for fusion armour applications, Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. Spray Deposition and Melt Atomisation, University of Bremen, Germany, (published on CD).

Thomas G., Castro R. G., Matthews G., Coad P. and Grant P. S. (2006).  Vacuum plasma spraying of thick W coatings onto surface sculptures for fusion armour applications, Proc. Int. Thermal Spray Conference, ASM Int., Ohio, USA, (published on CD).

Selected (Invited) Presentations

Stress Gauges, presented at the short course on ‘Time-Resolved Diagnostics: Measurements of Behaviour at High Strain-Rates’, February 2010, the Institute of Physics, London.  Published on CD

Lateral Gauge Response in Polymers, presented at the First Annual Meeting of the Institute of Shock Physics – 'From Static to Dynamic', February 2010, the Royal Society,London.  Published online/on CD http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/shockphysics/meetings1/ispannualmeetings/ispannualmeeting2010

Development of a Novel Transparent Armour Solution, presented at the Advanced Armour Materials Symposium 2009, The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, Swindon.  Published on CD.