Karthik Ramaswamy

Dr. Karthik Ramaswamy

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Academic Career Length

27Years (2000-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 March 2020 in Composites Part B: Engineering
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KRKarthik Ramaswamy
Karthik Ramaswamy
RHRonan M.O. Higgins
Ronan M.O. Higgins
AKAjay Kumar Kadiyala
Ajay Kumar Kadiyala
MMMichael A. McCarthy
Michael A. McCarthy
CMConor T. McCarthy
Conor T. McCarthy

1 December 2020 in Composite Structures
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KRKarthik Ramaswamy
Karthik Ramaswamy
RHRonan M.O. Higgins
Ronan M.O. Higgins
MCMichael C. Corbett
Michael C. Corbett
MMMichael A. McCarthy
Michael A. McCarthy
CMConor T. McCarthy
Conor T. McCarthy

29 July 2023 in Polymers
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VMVedant Modi
Vedant Modi
ABAswani Kumar Bandaru
Aswani Kumar Bandaru
KRKarthik Ramaswamy
Karthik Ramaswamy
CKConor Kelly
Conor Kelly
CMConor McCarthy
Conor McCarthy
RHRonan M.O. Higgins
Ronan M.O. Higgins
The lack of well-developed repair techniques limits the use of thermoplastic composites in commercial aircraft, although trends show increased adoption of composite materials. In this study, high-performance thermoplastic composites, viz., carbon fibre (CF) reinforced Polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) and Polyether ether ketone (PEEK), were subjected to low-velocity impact tests at 20 J. Post-impact, the damaged panels were repaired using an induction welder by applying two different methods: induction welding of a circular patch to the impacted area of the laminate (RT-1); and induction welding of the impacted laminates under the application of heat and pressure (RT-2). The panels were subjected to compression-after-impact and repair (CAI-R), and the results are compared with those from the compression-after-impact (CAI) tests. For CF/PEKK, the RT-1 and RT-2 resulted in a 13% and 7% higher strength, respectively, than the value for CAI. For CF/PEEK, the corresponding values for RT-1 and RT-2 were higher by 13% and 17%, respectively. Further analysis of the damage and repair techniques using ultrasonic C-scans and CAI-R tests indicated that induction welding can be used as a repair technique for industrial applications. The findings of this study are promising for use in aerospace and automotive applications.

1 July 2000 in JACC
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MHMohamed H Hamdan
Mohamed H Hamdan
RPRichard L Page
Richard L Page
CSClifford J Sheehan
Clifford J Sheehan
JZJason D Zagrodzky
Jason D Zagrodzky
SWStephen L Wasmund
Stephen L Wasmund
MSMichael L Smith
Michael L Smith

1 May 2023 in Composite Structures
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SMS.L.J. Millen
S.L.J. Millen
MDM. Dahale
M. Dahale
TFTom Fisher
Tom Fisher
ASA. Samy
A. Samy
KTK. Thompson
K. Thompson
BFBrian G. Falzon
Brian G. Falzon

31 May 2022 in Composites Part B: Engineering
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KRKarthik Ramaswamy
Karthik Ramaswamy
RHRonan M.O. Higgins
Ronan M.O. Higgins
CMConor T. McCarthy
Conor T. McCarthy