Journal Articles

Ahmedov, A, Watson, A, Ebrahimi, K, Dutta, N (2022) Sensitivity analysis and calibration of vehicle HVAC, International Journal of Powertains, 11(4), pp.365-389, ISSN: 1742-4267. DOI: 10.1504/IJPT.2022.127868.

Petrovich, S, Ebrahimi, K, Mason, B, Watson, A (2022) Modeling transient control of a turbogenerator on a drive cycle, SAE Technical Papers, (2022), 2022-01-0415, ISSN: 0148-7191. DOI: 10.4271/2022-01-0415.

Yuan, R, Fletcher, T, Ahmedov, A, Kalantzis, N, Pezouvanis, A, Dutta, N, Watson, A, Ebrahimi, K (2020) Modelling and co-simulation of hybrid vehicles: A thermal management perspective, Applied Thermal Engineering, 180, 115883, ISSN: 1359-4311. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115883.

Howson, WP and Watson, A (2018) On the provenance of hinged-hinged frequencies in Timoshenko beam theory, Computers and Structures, ISSN: 0045-7949. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2017.11.017.

Howson, WP and Watson, A (2017) Exact eigensolution of a class of multi-level elastically connected members, Engineering Structures, ISSN: 0141-0296. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.03.059.

Chikahiro, Y, Ario, I, Nakazawa, M, Ono, S, Holnicki-Szulc, J, Pawlowski, P, Graczykowski, C, Watson, A (2016) Experimental and numerical study of full-scale scissor type bridge, Automation in Construction, ISSN: 1872-7891. DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2016.05.007.

Fenner, P, Watson, A, Featherston, CA (2016) Modelling infinite length panels using the finite element method, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, ISSN: 1793-6764. DOI: 10.1142/S0219455417500389.

Wang, S, Harvey, C, Wang, B, Watson, A (2015) Post-local buckling-driven delamination in bilayer composite beams, Composite Structures, 133, pp.1058-1066, ISSN: 0263-8223. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.08.012.

James, C, Watson, A, Cunningham, P (2015) Experimental and numerical investigation of the effect of asymmetry on the residual strength of a composite sandwich panel, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, ISSN: 1530-7972. DOI: 10.1177/1099636215577348.

James, C, Watson, A, Cunningham, P (2015) Numerical modelling of the compression-after-impact performance of a composite sandwich panel, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, ISSN: 1530-7972. DOI: 10.1177/1099636215576475.

Harvey, CM, Wood, JD, Wang, S, Watson, A (2014) A novel method for the partition of mixed-mode fractures in 2D elastic laminated unidirectional composite beams, Composite Structures, 116, pp.589-594, DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.05.041.

Fenner, PE and Watson, A (2012) Finite element buckling analysis of stiffened plates with filleted junctions, Thin-Walled Structures, 59, pp.171-180, ISSN: 0263-8231. DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2012.05.011.

Howson, WP and Watson, A (2012) Homogeneous trees of second order Sturm-Liouville equations: A general theory and program, Computers and Structures, 104-105, pp.13-20, ISSN: 0045-7949. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2012.03.001.

Ario, I and Watson, A (2009) Structural stability of multi-folding structures with contact problem, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 324(1-2), pp.263-282.

Featherston, CA and Watson, A (2008) Multilevel Optimization of Composite Panels Under Complex Load and Boundary Conditions, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 36(1), pp.15-27, ISSN: 1615-147X.

Williams, FW, Watson, A, Howson, WP, Jones, AJ (2007) Exact Solutions for Sturm-Liouville Problems on Trees via Novel Substitute Systems and the Wittrick-Williams Algorithm, Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 463(2088), pp.3195-3224, ISSN: 1471-2946. DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2007.1905.

Ario, I and Watson, A (2007) Dynamic folding analysis for multi-folding structures under impact loading, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 308(3-5), pp.591-598, ISSN: 0022-460X. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2007.03.078.

Featherston, CA and Watson, A (2006) Buckling of Optimised Curved Composite Panels under Shear and In-plane Bending, Composites Science & Technology, 66(15), pp.2878-2894, ISSN: 0266-3538. DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.02.028.

Gao, Q, Howson, WP, Watson, A, Lin, JH (2006) Propagation of Non-uniformly Modulated Evolutionary Random Waves in a Stratified Viscoelastic Solid, International Journal of Structural Engineering & Mechanics, 24(2), pp.2878-2894, ISSN: 1225-4568.

Featherston, CA and Watson, A (2005) Buckling of Optimised Flat Composite Plates under Shear and In-plane Bending, Composites Science and Technology, 65(6), pp.839-853, ISSN: 0266-3538. DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.07.007.

Williams, FW, Howson, WP, Watson, A (2004) Application of the Wittrick-Williams Algorithm to the Sturm-Liouville Problem on Homogeneous Trees: A Structural Mechanics Analogy, Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 460(2045), pp.1243-1268, ISSN: 1364-5021. DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2003.1195.

Lillico, M, Butler, R, Hunt, G, Watson, A, Kennedy, D (2003) Post-buckling of Stiffened Panels using Strut, Strip and Finite Element Methods, AIAA Journal, 41(6), pp.1172-1179, ISSN: 0001-1452.

Watson, A, Kennedy, D, Williams, FW, Featherston, CA (2003) Buckling and Vibration of Stiffened Panels or Single Plates with Clamped Ends, Advances in Structural Engineering, 6, pp.135-155, ISSN: 1369-4332.

Lillico, M, Butler, R, Hunt, G, Watson, A, Kennedy, D, Williams, FW (2002) Analysis and Testing of a Postbuckled Stiffened Panel, AIAA Journal, 40(5), pp.996-1000, ISSN: 0001-1452.

Watson, A, Williams, FW, Kennedy, D (1998) Buckling Load Reduction for Stiffened Panels due to Cut-outs in Ribs, AIAA Journal, 36, pp.264-266, ISSN: 0001-1452.

Watson, A, Kennedy, D, Williams, FW (1998) Design of Structures by a Splitting Method, Computers and Structures, 70, pp.377-386, ISSN: 0045-7949.

Conferences

Howson, P and Watson, A (2023) Timoshenko frequencies and the Wittrick-Williams algorithm: some simple exact solutions to complex problems. In 13th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems (ISVCS13); Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Alberta, Canada, pp.71-73.

Petrovich, S, Ebrahimi, K, Watson, A, Mason, B (2023) Turbogenerator transient energy recovery model. In WCX SAE World Congress Experience; SAE Technical Paper Series, Detroit, USA. DOI: 10.4271/2023-01-0208.

Petrovich, S, Watson, A, Mason, B, Ebrahimi, K (2021) Turbogenerator energy recovery model. In 2021 International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Powertrains (ICAVP 2021), Beijing, China.

Howson, WP and Watson, A (2019) A pinned-pinned beam with and without a distributed foundation: A simple exact relationship between their eigenvalues. In 12th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems (ISVCS), Corvara, Italy, pp.107-110.

Wang, S, Harvey, C, Wang, B, Watson, A (2017) The mechanics of interface fracture: (4) room temperature spallation of α-alumina films grown by oxidation. In The 14th International Conference on Fracture, Rhodes, Greece.

Wang, S, Harvey, C, Li, Q, Wang, B, Watson, A (2017) The mechanics of interface fracture in layered composite materials: (4) buckling driven delamination of thin layer materials. In 21st International Conference on Composite Materials, Xi'an, China.

Watson, A and Howson, WP (2017) Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a system of Bernoulli Euler beams connected together in a tree topology. In International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Llanberis, Wales.

Watson, A and Ario, I (2016) Structural optimisation using analytical equations. In 15th International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering, Higashhiroshima,ISBN: 9784906792122.

Watson, A, Wang, B, Wang, S, Harvey, C (Accepted for publication) Couple Instabilities of Stiffened Panels with Multiple Stiffener Sizes. In 3rd Int. Conference on Buckling and Postbuckling Behaviour of Composite Laminated Shell Structures, Braunschweig, Germany.

Wang, S, Harvey, C, Wang, B, Watson, A (2015) Post-local buckling-driven delamination in bilayer composite beams. In International Conference on Composite Structures, Lisbon, Portugal, p.0.

Howson, WP and Watson, A (2015) On the eigensolution of elastically connected columns. In 10th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Colorado.

Wang, SS, Harvey, CM, Wood, J, Watson, A (2014) On 2D elasticity mixed-mode partition theory for layered isotropic DCBs with rigid interfaces. In 1st International Conference on Mechanics of Composites, Stony Brook University, Long Island, USA.

Watson, A and Howson, WP (2013) Exact natural frequencies of multi-level elastically connected taut strings and related problems. In , Courmayeur, Italy 21-26 July 2013, pp.31-33.

Watson, A, howson, WP, rafezy, B (2012) Exact Dynamic Stiffness Matrix for a Class of Elastically Supported Structures. In topping, BHV (ed) Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.4203/ccp.99.95, Dubrovnik, Croatia, pp.1-16, DOI: 10.4203/ccp.99.95.

Watson, A, howson, W, james, C, williams, C (2012) Solving Homogeneous Trees of Sturm-Liouville Equations using an Infinite Order Determinant Method. In topping, B (ed) Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Dubrovnik, Crotia, pp.1-12, DOI: 10.4203/ccp.99.100.

Watson, A and Howson, WP (2011) Computation of Lower Bound Eigenvalues using the Wittrick-Williams Algorithm. In Narita, Y (ed) Eighth International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, pp.54-55.

Fenner, P and Watson, A (2010) Eliminating End Effects for Theoretical Panel Buckling with FEM. In 51st AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Orlando, Florida,ISBN: 978-1-60086-742-2.

Howson, WP and Watson, A (2010) Theory and Compact Program for the Sturm-Liouville Problem on Homogeneous Trees. In Topping, BHV, Adam, JM, Pallares, FJ, Bru, R, Romero, ML (ed) Computational Structures Technology, Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Valencia, pp.1-17, DOI: 10.4203/ccp.93.186.

Watson, A, Howson, WP, Rafezy, B (2010) On the Material Coupled Motion of a Composite Bar. In Topping, BHV, Adam, JM, Pallarés, FJ, Bru, R, Romero, ML (ed) Engineering Computational Technology, Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Valencia, pp.1-18, ISBN: 978-1-905088-36-2. DOI: 10.4203/ccp.93.187.

Watson, A, Fenner, PE, Featherston, CA, Kennedy, D (2009) Postbuckled stability of panels with torsional buckling. In , Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference,ISBN: 9781563479731.

Watson, A, Fenner, PE, Featherston, CA, Kennedy, D (2009) Postbuckled Stability of Panels with Torsional Buckling. In Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Proceedings 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC, Palm Springs, California, pp.AIAA 2009-2510.

Fenner, PE and Watson, A (2008) Approximate Analysis of Filleted Junction Stiffened Plates Using Finite Strip Method. In Mahendran, M (ed) International Conference on Thin-walled Structures, Proceedings of ICTWS 2008, Brisbane, Australia, pp.163-169, ISBN: 9781741072396.

Ario, I and Watson, A (2008) Multi-Bifurcation Analysis for the Multi-folding Structures. In International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Proceedings of XXII ICTAM, Adelaide, Australia, pp.163-169.

Featherston, CA and Watson, A (2008) Multilevel optimization of composite panels under complex load and boundary conditions. In 7th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, STRUCTURAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION, Los Angeles, CA, pp.15-27, DOI: 10.1007/s00158-007-0181-8.

Ario, I, Watson, A, Nakazawa, M, Wang, SS (2008) Bifurcation Analysis using Nonlinear Dynamics for the Multi-Folding Structures. In 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM8), and 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008), Proceedings of WCCM8 and ECCOMAS 2008, Venice, Italy, pp.28-31, ISBN: 978-84-96736-55-9.

Nakazawa, M, Ario, I, Watson, A (2008) Structural analysis for the multi-folding and deployable structures. In 6th International Conference on Computation of Shell & Spatial Structures, Proceedings of IASS-IACM 2008 -6th ICCSSS, Ithaca, NY, USA, pp.28-31.

Ario, I, Nakazawa, M, Watson, A (2008) Bifurcation analysis for the multi-folding structures. In 6th International Conference on Computation of Shell & Spatial Structures, Proceedings of IASS-IACM 2008-6th ICCSSS, Ithaca, NY, USA, pp.28-31.

Ario, I, Watson, A, Nakazawa, M, Wang, SS (2007) Local/Global Structural Instability for the Folding Structure with Multi-Bifurcation. In APCOM 2007 in conjunction with EPMESC XI, Proceedings, Kyoto, Japan, pp.1-8.

Ario, I and Watson, A (2007) Local/Global Structural Instability for the Pantographic Truss Structures. In International Conference on Engineering and Mathematics, Proceedings of ENMA, Bilbao, Spain, pp.23-30, ISBN: 978-84-95809-29-2.

Ario, I and Watson, A (2007) Dynamic Post-Buckling Analysis Of The Fullerene Symmetric Structures Based On Block-Diagonalization Method. In Third International Conference on Steel and Composite Structures 2007, Proceedings of ICSCS 07, Manchester, UK, pp.23-30, ISBN: 978-0-415-45141-3.

Ario, I and Watson, A (2007) Nonlinear Dynamic Snap-through with a Saddle Singular Point on DUFFING's System. In International Conference on Computational Methods, Proceedings, Hiroshima, Japan, pp.23-30.

Watson, A and Ario, I (2007) Reference frequencies for the validation of numerical solutions to the transverse vibrations of tapered Timoshenko beam-columns. In International Conference on Computational Methods, Proceedings, Hiroshima, Japan, pp.23-30.

Watson, A, Featherston, CA, Kennedy, D (2007) Optimization of Postbuckled Stiffened Panels with Multiple Stiffener Sizes. In 48th AIAA SDM Conference, Proceedings, Paper No. AIAA-2007-2207, Hawaii, USA, pp.1-8, ISBN: 1-56347-435-2.

Watson, A, Featherston, CA, Kennedy, D (2007) Optimization of postbuckled stiffened panels with multiple stiffener sizes. In , Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, pp.5942-5949, ISBN: 9781563478925. DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-2207.

Ario, I, Watson, A, Pawlowski, P, Holnicki Szulc, J (2006) Structural Stability of Multi-Folding Structures with Contact Problem. In EUROMECH Colloquim 484, Proceedings, Delft, the Netherlands, pp.3195-3224.

Featherston, CA and Watson, A (2006) Multilevel Optimisation of Ply Lay-up in Composite Plates and Panels under Comples Load and Boundary Conditions. In Proceedings of the WCCM VII, Los Angeles, USA, pp.2628-2633.

Ario, I and Watson, A (2006) Dynamic Folding Analysis for Multi-folding Structures Under Impact. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Vibro-Impact Systems, Loughborough, Leics UK, pp.2628-2633.

Ario, I, Watson, A, Pawlowski, P, Holnicki, J (2006) Searching of the Collapse Modes and Paths for Smart Structures. In Conference on Computational Engineering and Science, Proceedings of JSCES, Japan, pp.735-738.

Watson, A and Hoswon, WP (2005) Vibration of Spring Supported Tapered Columns Allowing for Shear Deformation. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering & Sciences, Chennai, India, pp.2628-2633, ISBN: 0-9717880-0-6.

Watson, A and Kennedy, D (2004) Mode Jumping in Post-buckled Stiffened Panels. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Thin-walled Structures, Loughborough University, UK, pp.573-580, ISBN: 0 7503 1006-5.

Watson, A and Howson, WP (2004) Buckling of Spring Supported Tapered Columns Allowing for Shear Deformation. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering & Sciences, Madeira, Portugal, pp.2105-2110, ISBN: 0-9657001-6-X.

Williams, FW, Djoudi, MS, Howson, WP, Kennedy, D, Watson, A, Yuan, S, Zhong, WX (2004) Recent Trancendental Eigensolution Advances in Structural Engineering and Other Disciplines (Keynote Paper). In Proceedings of the World Congress on Computational Mechanics VI, Beijing, China, pp.734-739, ISBN: 7-302-09343-1.

Gao, Q, Howson, WP, Watson, A, Lin, JH (2004) Propagation of Non-uniformity Modulated Evolutionary Random Waves in Stratified Viscoelastic Solid. In Proceedings of the World Congress on Computational Mechanics IV - Paper No.M-497, Beijing, China, pp.1-11, ISBN: 7-89494-512-9.

Williams, FW, Watson, A, Howson, WP, Kennedy, D (2003) Recent Discoveries Related to the Use of the Wittrick-Williams Algorithm to Solve Transcendental Eigenproblems. In Computational Methods in Engineering and Science, Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Enhancement and Promotion of Computational Methods in Engineering and Science (EPMESC IX), Macao, pp.139-149, ISBN: 90 5809 567 3.

Williams, FW, Watson, A, Howson, WP, Kennedy, D (2003) Use of Wittrick-Williams Algorithm to Solve Transcendental Eigenproblems (Keynote Paper). In Proceedings of EPMESC IX, Macao, pp.139-149, ISBN: 90-5809-567-3.

Williams, FW, Howson, WP, Kennedy, D, Watson, A (2003) A Summary of Recent and Current Work on Development of Transcendental Eigensolvers and their Applications (Keynote Paper). In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering & Sciences - Paper No.116, Corfu, Greece, pp.1-6, ISBN: 0-09657001-6-.

Watson, A, Williams, F, howson, W (2003) EXACT MULTI-LEVEL TRANSCENDENTAL EIGENVALUE SOLUTION METHOD BY ANALOGY WITH THE NATURAL FREQUENCIES OF STRUCTURES. In Nayfeh, A (ed) Fourth International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Keswick, pp.60-62.

Watson, A, williams, F, howson, W (2003) EXACT MULTI-LEVEL TRANSCENDENTAL EIGENVALUE SOLUTION METHOD BY ANALOGY WITH THE NATURAL FREQUENCIES OF STRUCTURES. In Fourth International Symposium onVibrations of Continuous Systems, Keswick, England, pp.60-62.

Williams, FW, Watson, A, Howson, WP (2002) Aspects of Structural Vibration Behaviour Related to Solving by Structural Analogy the Mathematical Eigenvalue Problem for Homogenous Trees of Differential Equations. In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Structural Stability and Dynamics, Singapore, pp.241-253, ISBN: 981-238-254-2.

Lillico, M, Butler, R, Hunt, G, Watson, A, Kennedy, D (2001) Post-buckling of Single and Multi-bay Panels using Strut, Strip and FE Methods. In 42nd AIAA SDM Conference. Paper No. AIAA-2001-1329, Seattle, USA, pp.1-8, ISBN: 1-56347-522-7.

Williams, FW, Howson, WP, Watson, A (2001) A Methodology for Finding Inter-disciplinary Applications of the Wittrick-Williams Algorithm. In Proceedings of EPMESC VIII, Shanghai, China, ? ISBN: 7-5426-1598-X.

Lillico, M, Butler, R, Hunt, GW, Watson, A, Kennedy, D (2001) Post-buckling of single and multi-bay panels using strut, strip and Fe methods. In , Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, pp.1078-1087.

Lillico, M, Butler, R, Hunt, G, Watson, A, Kennedy, D, Williams, FW (2000) Optimum Design and Testing of a Postbuckled Stiffened Panel. In 41st AIAA SDM Conference. Paper No. AIAA-2000-1659, Atlanta, USA, pp.1-8, ISBN: 1-56347-435-2.

CD Objects

Fenner, P and Watson, A (2010) Eliminating End Effects for Theoretical Panel Buckling with FEM,, ISBN: 978-1-60086-742-2.

Williams, FW, Howson, WP, Watson, A (2004) Proceedings of the Royal Society A,.

Gao, Q, Howson, WP, Watson, A, Lin, JH (2004) Propagation of Non-uniformity Modulated Evolutionary Random Waves in Stratified Viscoelastic Solid,, ISBN: 7-89494-512-9.