Department staff
Joseph Loughlan
Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Structures
Tel +44 (0)1509 227 213
Fax +44 (0)1509 227 275
Email j.loughlan@lboro.ac.uk
Background
- BSc, MSc, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 1971-1979.
- Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader, Structural Mechanics and Aerospace Vehicle Design, Cranfield University, 1979-2002.
- Professor of Aerospace Structures, Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, 2002-
Research Group
Lightweight Structures
Research Interests and Activities
- Thin-Walled metal and composite structural systems.
- Lightweight aerospace and automotive structural components.
- Buckling and post-buckling behaviour of structures.
- Elasto-plastic collapse of metallic construction.
- Impact mechanics of metal and composite structures.
- Damage tolerance in composite structures.
- Composite material failure mechanics.
- Delamination and failure propagation.
- Smart sensing-adaptive structures technology.
- Finite element numerical modelling.
- Finite strip numerical modelling.
- The manufacturing and testing of composite structures.
Teaching Activities
- Part B – Aircraft Loading and Structural Airworthiness.
- Part D – Aerospace Structures.
Current responsibilities
- Professor of Aerospace Structures.
- Head of Lightweight Structures Research Group.
- Editor in Chief, International Journal of Thin-Walled Structures, Elsevier Science Ltd, ISSN 0263-8231.
- Regional Editor, International Journal of Science and Technology, Scientia Iranica.
External Activities
Organised Conferences and Workshops
- Organiser and Chairman of the ‘Fourth International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures’, Advances in Research, Design and Manufacturing Technology, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, 22-24 June, 2004.
- Organiser and Chairman of the International Workshop on ‘Recent Advances and Future Trends in Thin-Walled Structures Technology’, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, 25 June, 2004.
- Organiser and Chairman of the IMechE Symposium on ‘Smart Structures Technology’, BAWA, Bristol, 22 September, 2005.
- Organiser and Chairman of the IMechE Symposium on ‘Design for Impact and Crashworthiness in Aerospace and Automotive Vehicle Structures’, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, 14 September, 2006.
Conference Administrative Activity
- Member of the International Scientific Committee of the ‘International Colloquium on Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures’, Lisbon, Portugal, 6-8 September, 2006.
- Member of the International Scientific Committee of the ‘Third International Conference on Steel and Composite Structures’, University of Manchester, 22-24 August, 2007.
- Member of the International Scientific/Technical Advisory Board of the ‘Third International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation’, Cape Town, South Africa, 10-12 September, 2007.
- Member of the International Technical Scientific Committee of the Fifth International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, Brisbane, Australia, 18-20 June, 2008.
- Member of the conference planning panel of the Retiral Conference of Professor James Rhodes on The Behaviour of Thin-Walled Structures, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, 26-27 June 2007.
- Session Chairman at the 6th International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures, ICAS 07, 24-27 July 2007, Oxford, England.
- Chairman of the Editorial Board Meetings of the International Journal of Thin-Walled Structures held in conjunction with the International Conference Series on Thin-Walled Structures.
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the X11-th Symposium on Stability of Structures, Zakopane, Poland, 7-11 September, 2009.
- Member of the International Scientific/Technical Advisory Board of the ‘Fourth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation’, Cape Town, South Africa, 6-8 September, 2010.
- Member of the International Scientific Committee of The Sixth International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, Timisoara, Romania, 5-7 September, 2011.
Invited and Keynote Papers
- Keynote presentation at The Fourth Conference of the Iranian Aerospace Society, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 25-27 January, 2003.
- Invited paper at The Third International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, South Africa, 10-12 September, 2007.
- Keynote presentation at the X11-th Symposium on Stability of Structures, Zakopane, Poland, 7-11 September, 2009.
- Invited paper at The Fourth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, South Africa, 6-8 September, 2010.
- Keynote presentation at The Sixth International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, Timisoara, Romania, 5-7 September, 2011.
Journal Referee
- Composite Structures.
- Thin-Walled Structures.
- The Aeronautical Journal.
- The International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.
- International Journal of Science and Technology, Scientia Iranica.
- Computers and Structures.
Learned Society Engagement
- Member of the Aerospace Materials and Structures Technical Activity Committee, AMSTAC, of the Aerospace Industries Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 2004-2008.
Professional Affiliations
- Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, FRAeS.
- Chartered Engineer.
External Examiner
- BEng programme in aeronautical engineering, Department of mechanical and aeronautical engineering, University of Limerick, 1998-2002.
- Masters programme in aerospace vehicle design, School of Engineering, Cranfield University, 2007-2010.
- BEng and MEng programmes in aerospace engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, 2006-2009.