Professor David Kennedy MA, PhD, CEng, MBCS, CITP, FRAeS

2023

• Wang, X., Zhu, H., Song, B., Chen, X., Kennedy, D. and Chi, Y. 2023. Nonlinear elastic behaviors and deformation mechanisms of nano-structured crosslinked biopolymer networks. Extreme Mechanics Letters 61, article number: 102017. (10.1016/j.eml.2023.102017)
• Liu, X., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2023. A novel parallel method for layup optimization of composite structures with ply drop-offs. Composite Structures 312, article number: 116853. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.116853)
• Zhao, K., Kennedy, D., Miravete, A., Tsai, S. W., Featherston, C. A. and Liu, X. 2023. Defining the design space for double-double laminates by considering homogenization criterion. AIAA Journal (10.2514/1.J062639)
• Luo, Y., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2023. A hybrid model for modelling arbitrary cracks in isotropic plate structures. Thin-Walled Structures 183, article number: 110345. (10.1016/j.tws.2022.110345)
• Liu, X., Qin, J., Zhao, K., Featherston, C. A., Kennedy, D., Jing, Y. and Yang, G. 2023. Design optimization of laminated composite structures using deep artificial neural network and genetic algorithm. Composite Structures 305, article number: 116500. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116500)

2022

• Banerjee, J., Kennedy, D. and Elishakoff, I. 2022. Further insights into the Timoshenko-Ehrenfest beam theory. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics 144(6), article number: 61011. (10.1115/1.4055974)
• Wang, Y., Hu, J., Kennedy, D., Wang, J. and Wu, J. 2022. Adaptive mesh refinement for finite element analysis of the free vibration disturbance of cylindrical shells due to circumferential micro-crack damage. Engineering Computations 39(9), pp. 3271-3295. (10.1108/EC-09-2021-0555)
• Wang, Z., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2022. Equivalent linearization method improved by higher order statistics in modal space for geometrically nonlinear vibrations. Computers and Structures 265, article number: 106788. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2022.106788)
• Prato, A., Al-Saymaree, M. S. M., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2022. Buckling and post-buckling of thin-walled stiffened panels: modelling imperfections and joints. Thin-Walled Structures 172, article number: 108938. (10.1016/j.tws.2022.108938)

2021

• Deng, L., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2021. Dynamics of 3D sliding beams undergoing large overall motions. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation 98, article number: 105778. (10.1016/j.cnsns.2021.105778)

2020

• Wang, X., Zhu, H., Lu, Y., Wang, Z. and Kennedy, D. 2020. The elastic properties and deformation mechanisms of actin filament networks crosslinked by filamins. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 112, article number: 104075. (10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104075)
• Orlowski, K. and Kennedy, D. 2020. Design curves for stiffened engineered timber wall systems: a verified analytical approach. Structures 27, pp. 1670-1681. (10.1016/j.istruc.2020.07.072)
• Liu, X., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2020. Buckling optimization of blended composite structures using lamination parameters. Thin-Walled Structures 154, article number: 106861. (10.1016/j.tws.2020.106861)
• Gao, R., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2020. Application of the dynamic condensation approach to the hybrid FE-SEA model of mid-frequency vibration in complex built-up systems. Computers and Structures 228, article number: 106156. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2019.106156)
• Gao, R., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2020. Optimization of mid-frequency vibration for complex built-up systems using hybrid finite element–statistical energy analysis method. Engineering Optimization 52(12), pp. 2125-2145. (10.1080/0305215X.2019.1691546)

2019

• Zheng, X. Y., Zheng, H. D., Lei, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2019. Offshore steel fish farming facility integrated with multi vertical-axis wind turbines: A conceptual design and hydrodynamic analysis. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering 8(7C2), pp. 133-139.
• Bai, Y., Zhang, Y., Liu, T., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. 2019. Numerical predictions of wind induced buffeting vibration for structures by a developed pseudo excitation method. Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control 38(2), pp. 510-526. (10.1177/1461348419828248)
• Wang, X., Zhu, H. and Kennedy, D. 2019. Viscoelastic properties of crosslinked actin filament networks. Presented at: 12th EBSA Biophysics Congress, 10th ICBP-IUPAP Biophysics Congress, Madrid, Spain, 20-24 July 2019.
• Gao, R., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2019. Topology optimization of sound absorbing layer for the mid-frequency vibration of vibro-acoustic systems. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 59(5), pp. 1733-1746. (10.1007/s00158-018-2156-3)
• Zhao, K., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. 2019. Exact strip postbuckling analysis of composite plates under compression and shear. Aeronautical Journal 123(1263), pp. 658-677. (10.1017/aer.2019.27)
• Gao, R., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2019. Reduction of hybrid FE-SEA model for the mid-frequency vibration of vibro-acoustic systems using dynamic condensation approach. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics 141(4), article number: 41007. (10.1115/1.4042930)
• Suliman, B., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2019. A hybrid method for modelling damage in composites and its effect on natural frequency. Computers and Structures 213, pp. 40-50. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2018.12.003)
• Yahui, Z., Yuyin, L. and Kennedy, D. 2019. An uncertain computational model for random vibration analysis of subsea pipelines subjected to spatially varying ground motions. Engineering Structures 183, pp. 550-561. (10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.01.031)
• Sun, X., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2019. On stochastic dynamic analysis and assessment of bistable structures. Nonlinear Dynamics 95(4), pp. 3205-3218. (10.1007/s11071-018-04750-4)
• Liu, X., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2019. Two-level layup optimization of composite laminate using lamination parameters. Composite Structures 211, pp. 337-350. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.12.054)

2018

• Gao, R., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2018. A hybrid boundary element-statistical energy analysis for the mid-frequency vibration of vibro-acoustic systems. Computers and Structures 203, pp. 34-42. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2018.05.007)
• Zhao, Y., Li, Y., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2018. Nonstationary seismic response analysis of long-span structures by frequency domain method considering wave passage effect. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 109, pp. 1-9. (10.1016/j.soildyn.2018.02.029)
• Li, Y., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2018. Reliability analysis of subsea pipelines under spatially varying ground motions by using subset simulation. Reliability Engineering & System Safety 172, pp. 74-83. (10.1016/j.ress.2017.12.006)
• Damghani, M., Harrison, C. and Kennedy, D. 2018. The effects of composite laminate stiffness and loading on stress resultant concentration factor around a hole. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 232(6), pp. 1033-1049. (10.1177/0954406218755187)
• Wang, X., Zhu, H. and Kennedy, D. 2018. Effects of crosslink geometry on the elastic properties of nano-structured biopolymer networks. Presented at: 6th European Conferences on Computational Mechanics, Glasgow, UK, 10-15 June 2018.

2017

• Yuyin, L., Yahui, Z. and Kennedy, D. 2017. Random vibration analysis of axially compressed cylindrical shells under turbulent boundary layer in a symplectic system. Journal of Sound and Vibration 406, pp. 161-180. (10.1016/j.jsv.2017.06.018)
• Lei, S., Zheng, X. Y. and Kennedy, D. 2017. Dynamic response of a deepwater riser subjected to combined axial and transverse excitation by the nonlinear coupled model. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 97, pp. 68-77. (10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2017.09.001)
• Suliman, B., Featherston, C. and Kennedy, D. 2017. Reduced order techniques for modelling the effects of damage in composite plates. Presented at: ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials, Xi'an, China, 20-25 Aug 2017.
• Yuan, S., Ye, K., Wang, Y., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2017. Adaptive finite element method for eigensolutions of regular second and fourth order Sturm-Liouville problems via the element energy projection technique. Engineering Computations 34(8), pp. 2862-2876. (10.1108/EC-03-2017-0090)
• Yusuke, M., Sinniah, I. and Kennedy, D. 2017. Attaching negative structures to model cut-outs in the vibration analysis of structures. Computers and Structures 184, pp. 14-24.

2016

• Ma, Y., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2016. Energy flow analysis of mid-frequency vibration of coupled plate structures with a hybrid analytical wave and finite element model. Computers and Structures 175, pp. 1-14. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2016.06.007)
• Kennedy, D., Cheng, R. K. H., Wei, S. and Alcazar Arevalo, F. J. 2016. Equivalent layered models for functionally graded plates. Computers & Structures 174, pp. 113-121. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2015.09.009)
• Kennedy, D., Rios, J. and Ilanko, S. 2016. Decoupling severity and location from cracked beams. Presented at: 23rd International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Athens, Greece, 10-14 July, 201623rd International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2016 (ICSV 23): From Ancient to Modern Acoustics. Auburn, AL: International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration pp. 3200-3207.
• You, J. F., Zhang, H. C., Zhu, H. and Kennedy, D. 2016. The high strain compression of micro- and nano-sized random irregular honeycombs. Materials Research Express 3(9), article number: 95023. (10.1088/2053-1591/3/9/095023)
• Xu, W., Chen, Y., Xiang, P., Zhang, J. and Kennedy, D. 2016. Vertical random vibration analysis of adjacent building induced by highway traffic load. Advances in Mechanical Engineering 8(8), pp. 1-9. (10.1177/1687814016659181)
• Si, L. T., Zhao, Y., Zhang, Y. H. and Kennedy, D. 2016. A hybrid approach to analyse a beam-soil structure under a moving random load. Journal of Sound and Vibration 382, pp. 179-192. (10.1016/j.jsv.2016.07.012)
• Xiang, P., Zhao, Y., Lin, J., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2016. Random vibration analysis for coupled vehicle-track systems with uncertain parameters. Engineering Computations 33(2), pp. 443-464. (10.1108/EC-01-2015-0009)
• Kennedy, D. 2016. Decoupling severity and location. Presented at: 23rd International Congress on Sound and Vision, Athens, Greece, 10-14 July 2016.

2015

• Ma, Y., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2015. A hybrid wave propagation and statistical energy analysis on the mid-frequency vibration of built-up plate systems. Journal of Sound and Vibration 352, pp. 63-79. (10.1016/j.jsv.2015.05.001)
• Labib, A., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2015. Crack localisation in frames using natural frequency degradations. Computers & Structures 157, pp. 51-59. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2015.05.001)
• Bai, Y., Zhao, Y., Xia, G., Zhang, Y., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. 2015. Numerical analysis of thermoacoustic characteristics of components inside a complex aircraft related to the coupling effect of high temperature and random vibration. Journal of Low Frequency Noise Vibration and Active Control 34(2), pp. 119-135. (10.1260/0263-0923.34.2.119)
• Banerjee, J. R., Papkov, S. O., Liu, X. and Kennedy, D. 2015. Dynamic stiffness matrix of a rectangular plate for the general case. Journal of Sound and Vibration 342, pp. 177-199. (10.1016/j.jsv.2014.12.031)
• Zhang, Z., Li, G., Chu, G., Zu, H. and Kennedy, D. 2015. Compressed stability analysis of the coupler and buffer system of heavy-haul locomotives. Vehicle System Dynamics, International Journal of Vehicle Mechanics and Mobility 53(6), pp. 833-855. (10.1080/00423114.2015.1023318)
• Ma, Y., Zhang, Y. and Kennedy, D. 2015. A symplectic analytical wave based method for the wave propagation and steady state forced vibration of rectangular thin plates. Journal of Sound and Vibration 339, pp. 196-214. (10.1016/j.jsv.2014.11.029)
• Camotim, D. et al. 2015. Special issue editorial. Computers and Structures 147, pp. 1-3. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2014.11.005)
• Cheng, X., Xiao, G., Kennedy, D. and Cheng, P. 2015. Localization of delamination in plate structures using natural frequency measurement. Journal of Vibration, Measurement and Diagnosis(3), pp. 535-540.
• De Los Rios, J. and Kennedy, D. 2015. Identification of cracks and temperature in restrained beams using dynamic stiffness matrix. Presented at: 10th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Estes Park, CO, 26-31 July 2015.

2014

• Banerjee, J. R. and Kennedy, D. 2014. Dynamic stiffness method for inplane free vibration of rotating beams including Coriolis effects. Journal of Sound and Vibration 333(26), pp. 7299-7312. (10.1016/j.jsv.2014.08.019)
• Labib, A., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2014. Free vibration analysis of beams and frames with multiple cracks for damage detection. Journal of Sound and Vibration 333(20), pp. 4991-5003. (10.1016/j.jsv.2014.05.015)
• Zhu, H. X., Zhang, H. C., You, J. F., Kennedy, D., Wang, Z. B., Fan, T. X. and Zhang, D. 2014. The elastic and geometrical properties of micro- and nano-structured hierarchical random irregular honeycombs. Journal of Materials Science 49(16), pp. 5690-5702. (10.1007/s10853-014-8288-y)
• Yuan, S., Ye, K., Xiao, C., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2014. Solution of regular second- and fourth-order Sturm-Liouville problems by exact dynamic stiffness method analogy. Journal of Engineering Mathematics 86(1), pp. 157-173. (10.1007/s10665-013-9646-5)
• Damghani, M., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. 2014. Global buckling of composite plates containing rectangular delaminations using exact stiffness analysis and smearing method. Computers and Structures 134, pp. 32-47. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2013.12.005)
• Zhu, D., Zhang, Y., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. 2014. Stochastic vibration of the vehicle-bridge system subject to non-uniform ground motions. Vehicle System Dynamics 52(3), pp. 410-428. (10.1080/00423114.2014.886707)
• Lei, S., Zhang, W., Lin, J., Yue, Q., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2014. Frequency domain response of a parametrically excited riser under random wave forces. Journal of Sound and Vibration 333(2), pp. 485-498. (10.1016/j.jsv.2013.09.025)
• Zhang, H., You, J. F., Zhu, H. and Kennedy, D. 2014. Modeling the high strain compression of nano-sized random irregular Voronoi honeycombs. Presented at: 8th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting, Paris, France, June 30-3 July 2014.
• Kennedy, D., Wei, S. and Alcazar Arevalo, F. 2014. Two layer model of functionally graded plate with varying Poisson's ratio. Presented at: CST2014: The Twelfth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Naples, Italy, 2-5 September 2014 Presented at Topping, B. H. V. and Ivanyi, P. eds.CCP: 106 Proceedings Of The Twelfth International Conference On Computational Structures Technology, Vol. 106. pp. 34., (10.4203/ccp.106.34)

2013

• Ma, C., Zhang, Y., Tan, P., Kennedy, D., Williams, F. W. and Zhou, F. 2013. Non-stationary seismic response analysis of base-isolated buildings with many hysteretic devices. Computers & Structures 123, pp. 39-47. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2013.04.003)
• Zhang, J., Zhao, Y., Zhang, Y., Jin, X., Zhong, W., Williams, F. W. and Kennedy, D. 2013. Non-stationary random vibration of a coupled vehicle-slab track system using a parallel algorithm based on the pseudo excitation method. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit 227(3), pp. 203-216. (10.1177/0954409712458403)
• Zhang, H., Zhu, H., You, J. and Kennedy, D. 2013. Effects of cell irregularity on the elastic properties of nano-sized honeycombs. Presented at: 13th International Conference on Computational Mechanics CM13, Durham, UK, 25-27 March 2013.
• Bai, Y., Yang, K., Sun, D., Zhang, Y., Kennedy, D., Williams, F. and Gao, X. 2013. Numerical aerodynamic analysis of bluff bodies at a high Reynolds number with three-dimensional CFD modeling. Science China Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy 56(2), pp. 277-289. (10.1007/s11433-012-4982-4)
• Ilanko, S., Mochida, Y., Hagedorn, P., Wagner, A. and Kennedy, D. 2013. Modelling voids using embedded negative structures - the story of the spurious modes. Presented at: International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Courmayeur, Italy, 22 - 26 July 2013Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems. pp. 34-36.
• Kennedy, D., Ilanko, S. and Mochida, Y. 2013. Understanding spurious modes of structures with voids using dynamic stiffness method. Presented at: 9th International symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Courmayeur, Italy, 21 - 26 July 2013Proceedings of the 9th International symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems. pp. 37-39.
• Labib, A., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2013. Natural frequencies of beams and frames with concentrated open cracks. Presented at: 9th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Courmayeur, Italy, 21-26 July 2013Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems. pp. 43-45.

2012

• El-Kaabazi, N. and Kennedy, D. 2012. Calculation of natural frequencies and vibration modes of variable thickness cylindrical shells using the Wittrick-Williams algorithm. Computers & Structures 104-5, pp. 4-12. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2012.03.011)
• Ilanko, S., Kennedy, D. and Topping, B. 2012. Special Issue: Eigenvalues of continuous systems. Computers & Structures 104-10, pp. Pages 3. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2012.05.006)
• Qu, S., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2012. A multilevel framework for optimization of an aircraft wing incorporating postbuckling effects. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering 226(7), pp. 830-845. (10.1177/0954410011415158)
• Wood, O., Featherston, C. A., Kennedy, D., Eaton, M. J. and Pullin, R. 2012. Optimised Vibration Energy Harvesting for Aerospace Applications. Key Engineering Materials 518, pp. 246-260. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.518.246)
• Fischer, M., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2012. Multilevel framework for optimization of lightweight structures. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering 226(4), pp. 380-394. (10.1177/0954410011411637)
• York, C. and Kennedy, D. 2012. Application of quasi-homogeneous anisotropic laminates in grid-stiffened panel design. Presented at: 53rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Honolulu, USA, 23 -26 April 2012.
• Bai, Y., Sun, D., Lin, J., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2012. Numerical aerodynamic simulations of a NACA airfoil using CFD with block-iterative coupling and turbulence modelling. International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics 26(2), pp. 119-132. (10.1080/10618562.2011.646997)
• Kennedy, D. 2012. Dynamic stiffness analysis of graphene sheets and carbon nanotubes. Presented at: Eleventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 4-7 September 2012Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology. Stirling: Civil-Comp Press pp. Paper 99., (10.4203/ccp.99.99)
• Kennedy, D. and Cheng, R. K. H. 2012. An equivalent isotropic model for functionally graded plates. Presented at: Eleventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 4-7 September 2012Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Vol. 99. Stirling: Civil-Comp Press pp. Paper 94., (10.4203/ccp.99.94)
• Song, G., Lin, J. H., Zhang, Y. H., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2012. An efficient stochastic optimal control algorithm for vehicle suspensions. Presented at: 2012 IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Automation Engineering (CSAE), Zhangjiajie, China, 25-27 May 2012Computer Science and Automation Engineering (CSAE), 2012 IEEE International Conference on. IEEE pp. 614-620., (10.1109/CSAE.2012.6272846)
• Che, B., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2012. Improved exact strip postbuckling analysis for anisotropic plates. Presented at: 2nd RAeS/CEAS Aircraft Structural Design Conference, London, UK, 26 - 28 October 2010Proceedings of 2nd RAeS/CEAS Aircraft Structural Design Conference. pp. 1-14.

2011

• Damghani, M., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2011. Critical buckling of delaminated composite plates using exact stiffness analysis. Computers & Structures 89(13-14), pp. 1286-1294. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2011.04.003)
• Kennedy, D. and Rabbi, R. E. 2011. Vibration of damaged structures using a hybrid continuous and finite element model. Presented at: 8th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Whistler, BC, Canada, 18-22 July 2011Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Whistler, Canada. pp. 28-30.
• Xu, W. T., Zhang, Y. H., Lin, J. H., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2011. Sensitivity analysis and optimization of vehicle-bridge systems based on combined PEM-PIM strategy. Computers and Structures 89(3-4), pp. 339-345. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2010.11.011)
• Zhang, Y. W., Lin, J. H. and Kennedy, D. 2011. FEM-based symplectic random vibration analysis of coupled vehicle-track systems. Presented at: 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, Leuven, Belgium, 4-6 July 2011 Presented at De Roeck, G. et al. eds.Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2011. European Association of Structural Dynamics (EASD) pp. 2727-2734.

2010

• Sun, W., Xu, W. T., Lin, J. H., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2010. Ride-comfort-oriented suspension optimization using the pseudo-excitation method. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering 224(11), pp. 1357-1367. (10.1243/09544070JAUTO1417)
• Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2010. Exact strip analysis and optimum design of aerospace structures. Aeronautical Journal 114(1158), pp. 505-512. (10.1017/S0001924000003997)
• Williams, F. W. and Kennedy, D. 2010. Historic, Recent and Ongoing Applications of the Wittrick-Williams Algorithm. Computational Technology Reviews 2, pp. 223-246. (10.4203/ctr.2.10)
• El-Kaabazi, N. H. and Kennedy, D. 2010. Natural frequencies of tapered cylindrical shells by Wittrick-Williams algorithm [Paper 189]. Presented at: 10th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Valencia, Spain, 14-17 September 2010 Presented at Topping, B. H. V. et al. eds.Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology. Civil-Comp Proceedings Vol. 93. Stirlingshire, UK: Civil-Comp Press, (10.4203/ccp.93.189)
• Qu, S., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2010. Multilevel postbuckling design of aircraft wing using VICONOPT MLO. Presented at: Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Modelling, Simulation and Optimization, Beijing, China. pp. 111-114.
• Kennedy, D., Park, B. and Unsworth, M. D. 2010. Towards global layup optimization of composite panels with initial buckling constraints. Presented at: 8th ASMO UK Conference on Engineering Design Optimization, London, 8-9 July 2010 Presented at Duddeck, F. et al. eds.Proceedings of the 8th ASMO UK / ISSMO conference on Engineering Design Optimization. University of Leeds: ASMO-UK pp. 221-231.
• Che, B., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2010. Improved exact strip postbuckling analysis for anisotropic plates with fixed, free and straight edges. Presented at: 28th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences, Brisbane, Australia, 23 - 28 September 2010Proceedings of 28th Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences. pp. 1-15.

2009

• Lu, F., Lin, J. H., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2009. An algorithm to study non-stationary random vibrations of vehicle-bridge systems. Computers & Structures 87(3-4), pp. 177-185. (10.1016/j.compstruc.2008.10.004)
• Xu, W. T., Lin, J. H., Zhang, Y. H., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2009. 2D moving element method for random vibration analysis of vehicles on Kirchhoff plate with Kelvin foundation. Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures 6(2), pp. 169-183.
• Xu, W. T., Lin, J. H., Zhang, Y. H., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2009. Pseudo-excitation-method-based sensitivity analysis and optimization for vehicle ride comfort. Engineering Optimization 41(7), pp. 699-711. (10.1080/03052150902752066)
• Yu, X., Tan, S. J., Lin, J. H., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2009. Discrete time-delay optimal control of structures under seismic excitations using the balanced reduction scheme. Journal of Vibration and Control 15(3), pp. 465-478. (10.1177/1077546307078248)
• Lu, F., Kennedy, D., Williams, F. W. and Lin, J. H. 2009. Non-stationary random vibration of FE structures subjected to moving loads. Shock and Vibration 16(3), pp. 291-305. (10.3233/SAV-2009-0469)
• Damghani, M., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2009. Global buckling behaviour of composite plates containing embedded rectangular delaminations using exact stiffness analysis. Presented at: Proceedings of CEAS European Air and Space Conference, Manchester, UK. pp. 1-15.
• Qu, S., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2009. Multilevel optimisation of an aircraft wing incorporating postbuckling effects. Presented at: Proceedings of CEAS European Air and Space Conference, Manchester, UK.
• Watson, A., Fenner, P. E., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2009. Postbuckled stability of panels with torsional buckling mode. Presented at: 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA, USA, 4 - 7 May 2009Proceedings of the 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (Palm Springs, USA). American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) pp. 1-10., (10.2514/6.2009-2510)
• Yuan, S., Ye, K., Xiao, C., Williams, F. W. and Kennedy, D. 2009. Implementation and evaluation of exact dynamic stiffness method for free vibration of non-uniform beams. Presented at: Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Zakopane, Poland. pp. 33-35.

2008

• Lu, F., Kennedy, D., Williams, F. W. and Lin, J. H. 2008. Symplectic analysis of vertical random vibration of coupled vehicle-track systems. Journal of Sound and Vibration 317(1-2), pp. 236-249. (10.1016/j.jsv.2008.03.004)
• Kim, H., Kennedy, D. and Gürdal, Z. 2008. Special Issue on Optimization of Aerospace Structures. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 36(1), pp. 1-2. (10.1007/s00158-008-0256-1)
• Damghani, M., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2008. Critical buckling of delaminated composite plates using exact stiffness analysis. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Athens, Greece, 2-5 September 2008 Presented at Topping, B. and Papadrakakis, M. eds.Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology (Athens, Greece), Vol. CST.30. Kippen: Civil-Comp Press pp. 1-14.
• Featherston, C. A., Kennedy, D. and Qu, S. 2008. Multi-level postbuckling optimum design of aerospace structures. Presented at: Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Buckling and Postbuckling Behaviour of Composite Laminated Shell Structures, Braunschweig, German.
• Qu, S., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2008. Multilevel postbuckling design of aerospace structures. Presented at: Proceedings of 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Venice, Italy. Vol. A1472. pp. 2.
• Anderson, M. S. and Kennedy, D. 2008. Postbuckling of composite stiffened panels using exact strip analysis with Newton iteration. Presented at: Proceedings 49th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Schaumburg, USA. Vol. AIAA-2.
• Kennedy, D., Featherston, C. A., Qu, S. and Fischer, M. 2008. Postbuckling optimum design of aerospace structures: a multi-level approach. Presented at: Proceedings of the 7th International ASMO-UK/ISSMO International Conference on Engineering Design Optimization, Bath, UK. Vol. 87. pp. 88.
• LIn, J. H., Li, F., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2008. An accurate and efficient algorithm for the response of bridges subjected to moving loads by the precise integration method. In: Lin, J. H. and Zhong, W. X. eds. Simplectic mathematics, precise integration, random vibration and applications: selected papers for frontier problems in modern science and technology. Hefei, China: University of Science and Technology of China Press
• Song, G., Lin, J. H., Zhang, Y. H., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2008. An efficient stochastic optimal control algorithm for vehicle suspensions. In: Lin, J. H. and Zhong, W. X. eds. Simpletic mathematics, precise integration, random vibration and applications: selected papers for frontier problems in modern science and technology. Hefei, China: University of Science and Technology of China Press, pp. 357-372.
• Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2008. Exact strip analysis and optimum design of aerospace structures. Presented at: RAeS/CEAS Aircraft Structural Design Conference, Liverpool, UK, 14 - 16 October 2008Proceedings of RAeS/CEAS Aircraft Structural Design Conference. pp. 1-12.

2007

• Kennedy, D., Fischer, M. and Featherston, C. A. 2007. Recent developments in exact strip analysis and optimum design of aerospace structures. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 221(4), pp. 399-413. (10.1243/0954406JMES432)
• Yuan, S., Ye, K., Xiao, C., Williams, F. W. and Kennedy, D. 2007. Exact dynamic stiffness method for frames with non-uniform Timoshenko beam vibrations and Bernoulli-Euler column buckling. Journal of Sound and Vibration 303, pp. 526-537. (10.1016/j.jsv.2007.01.036)
• Watson, A., Featherston, C. A. and Kennedy, D. 2007. Optimization of postbuckled stiffened panels with multiple stiffener sizes. Presented at: 48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Honolulu, USA. Vol. AIAA-2. pp. 1-8.

2006

• Qi, Z., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2006. A highly stable and accurate computational method for eigensolutions in structural dynamics. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 195(33-36), pp. 4050-4059. (10.1016/j.cma.2005.08.007)
• Kennedy, D. 2006. Experiments in optimization using VICONOPT and other software tools. Presented at: Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Los Angeles, USA. Vol. 1556.
• Kennedy, D., Patel, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2006. Buckling of wing spars under combined loading. Presented at: Proceedings of 25th International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences ICAS Congress, Hamburg, Germany, Vol. 10. Vol. 1. pp. 8.
• Williams, F. W., Kennedy, D., Djoudi, M. S. and Yuan, S. 2006. Towards a deeper understanding of the Wittrick-Williams algorithm for solving eigenproblems. Presented at: Proceedings of EPMESC X: Computational Methods in Engineering and Science, Sanya, China. Tsinghua University Press & Springer pp. 137-139.

2005

• Djoudi, M. S., Kennedy, D., Williams, F. W., Yuan, S. and Ye, K. 2005. Exact substructuring in recursive Newton's method for solving transcendental eigenproblems. Journal of Sound and Vibration 280(3-5), pp. 883-902. (10.1016/j.jsv.2003.12.050)
• Kennedy, D., O'Leary, O. J. and Williams, F. W. 2005. Optimum design of prismatic plate assemblies with spectral gap constraints. Presented at: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Berchtesgaden, Germany. pp. 36-38.
• Williams, F. W., Kennedy, D., Djoudi, M. S. and Yuan, S. 2005. A new relationship between linear and transcendental eigenproblems. Presented at: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Berchtesgaden, Germany. pp. 87-89.

2004

• Williams, F. W., Kennedy, D. and Djoudi, M. S. 2004. Exact determinant for infinite order FEM representation of a Timoshenko beam-column via improved transcendental member stiffness matrices. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 59(10), pp. 1355-1371. (10.1002/nme.919)
• Featherston, C. A., Kennedy, D., Weston, D. J. and Koffi, K. 2004. Design rules for panel buckling under combined shear, compression and bending. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, Loughborough, UK, 22-24 June 2004 Presented at Loughlan, J. ed.Thin-Walled Structures: Advances in Research, Design and Manufacturing Technology. Institute of Physics Publishing pp. 153-160.
• Qi, Z., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2004. An accurate method for transcendental eigenproblems with a new criterion for eigenfrequencies. International Journal of Solids and Structures 41(11-12), pp. 3225-3242. (10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2004.01.022)
• Kennedy, D., Ioannidis, G. and Featherston, C. A. 2004. Discrete optimum design of composite plates including longitudinal voids. Presented at: Proceedings of 6th World Congress on Computational Mechanics in conjunction with 2nd Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics,, Beijing, China. Vol. M636. pp. 10.
• Watson, A. and Kennedy, D. 2004. Mode jumping in post-buckled stiffened panels. Presented at: Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Thin Walled Structures (ICTWS 04), Loughborough, UK.
• Williams, F. W., Djoudi, M. S., Howson, W. P., Kennedy, D., Watson, A., Yuan, S. and Zhong, W. X. 2004. Recent transcendental eigensolution advances in structural engineering and other disciplines. Presented at: Proceedings of 6th World Congress on Computational Mechanics in conjunction with the 2nd Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics, Beijing, China. pp. 734-739.
• York, C. B. and Kennedy, D. 2004. Minimum mass design of composite wing box structures incorporating syntactic core fiber replacement. Presented at: Proceedings of 6th World Congress on Computational Mechanics in Conjunction with 2nd Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics, Beijing, China. Vol. M639. pp. 10.

2003

• Williams, F. W., Kennedy, D. and Djoudi, M. S. 2003. The member stiffness determinant and its uses for the transcendental eigenproblems of structural engineering and other disciplines. Proceedings of The Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 459(2032), pp. 1001-1019. (10.1098/rspa.2002.1074)
• Watson, A., Kennedy, D., Williams, F. W. and Featherston, C. A. 2003. Buckling and vibration of stiffened panels or single plates with clamped ends. Advances in Structural Engineering 6(2), pp. 135-144. (10.1260/136943303769013228)
• Williams, F. W. and Kennedy, D. 2003. Derivation of new transcendental member stiffness determinant for vibrating frames. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 3(2), pp. 299-305.
• Yuan, S., Ye, K., Williams, F. W. and Kennedy, D. 2003. Recursive second order convergence method for natural frequencies and modes when using dynamic stiffness matrices. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 56, pp. 1795-1814. (10.1002/nme.640)
• Kennedy, D., Williams, F. W. and Yuan, S. 2003. Analogies between transcendental and linear eigenproblems.. Presented at: Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Recent Advances in Structural Dynamics, Southampton, UK, Vol. 37. pp. 12.
• Williams, F. W., Howson, W. P., Kennedy, D. and Watson, A. 2003. A summary of recent and current work on development of transcendental eigensolvers and their applications. Presented at: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computational and Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Corfu, Greece. pp. 6.
• Williams, F. W. and Kennedy, D. 2003. Analogous behaviour of transcendental and linear eigensolutions for free vibration of structures. Presented at: Proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Keswick, UK. pp. 57-59.
• Williams, F. W., Watson, A., Howson, W. P. and Kennedy, D. 2003. Recent discoveries related to the use of the Wittrick-Williams algorithm to solve transcendental eigenproblems. Presented at: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computational Methods in Engineering and Science:, Macao, China. pp. 139-149.
• Zare, A., Howson, W. P. and Kennedy, D. 2003. An overview of member stiffness determinants for prismatic plate assemblies. Presented at: Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Computational and Experimental Engineering and Sciences :Advances in Computational and Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Corfu, Greece, Vol. 340. pp. 6.
• Lillico, M., Butler, R., Hunt, G. W., Watson, A. and Kennedy, D. 2003. Postbuckling of stiffened panels using strut, strip, and finite element methods. AIAA Journal 41(6), pp. 1172-1179. (10.2514/2.2061)

2002

• Fischer, M., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2002. Multilevel optimization of a composite aircraft wing using Viconopt MLO. Presented at: 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 4-6 September 20029th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization. AIAA, (10.2514/6.2002-5511)
• Williams, F. W., Yuan, S., Ye, K., Kennedy, D. and Djoudi, M. S. 2002. Towards deep and simple understanding of the transcendental eigenproblem of structural vibrations. Journal of Sound and Vibration 256(4), pp. 681-693. (10.1006/jsvi.2002.5016)
• Lillico, M., Butler, R., Hunt, G. ., Watson, A., Kennedy, D. and Williams, F. W. 2002. Analysis and testing of a postbuckled stiffened panel. AIAA Journal 40(5), pp. 996-1000.
• Williams, F. W. and Kennedy, D. 2002. An overview of application of the recently discovered member stiffness determinant when solving the transcendental eigenproblems of structural engineering. Presented at: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Structural Stability and Dynamics, Singapore. pp. 243-248.
• Fischer, M., Kennedy, D. and Featherston, C. A. 2002. Multilevel optimization of aerospace and lightweight structures. Presented at: 23rd International Congress of Aeronautical Sciences, Toronto, Canada, 8 - 13 September 2002ICAS 2002: 23rd International Congress of Aeronautical Sciences. International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences(ICAS) pp. 344.1-344.9.

2001

• O'Leary, O. J., Williams, F. W. and Kennedy, D. 2001. Optimum stiffened panel design with fundamental frequency constraint. Thin-Walled Structures 39(7), pp. 555-569. (10.1016/S0263-8231(01)00022-2)
• Kennedy, D., Williams, F. W., Djoudi, M. S. and Yuan, S. 2001. Equivalences between transcendental and linear eigenvalue problems of free structural vibration. Presented at: Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Jackson Lake, Wyoming, USA. pp. 36-38.
• Lillico, M., Butler, R., W., H. G., Watson, A. and Kennedy, D. 2001. Post-buckling of single and multi-bay panels using strut, strip and FE methods. Presented at: 42nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference, Seattle, USA, 2001Proceedings 42nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference, Seattle, USA.

1997

• Williams, F. W. and Kennedy, D. 1997. VICONOPT: Analysis and design code for prismatic assemblies of laminated plates. In: Final report of the GARTEUR Action Group on Structural Optimisation SM(AG13): A compendium of European Software Facilities for Stiffened Panel Design and Multi-Level Optimisation., Vol. 2. Farnborough: Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA)
• Williams, F. W., York, C. B., Kennedy, D. and Butler, R. 1997. Parametric study of stiffened wing panels of dornier benchmark problem. In: Final report of the GARTEUR Action Group on Structural Optimisation SM(AG13): Assessment of Benchmark Problems on Stiffened Panel Design and Multi-level Optimization., Vol. 3. Farnborough: Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA)
• Williams, F. W., Kennedy, D. and Williams, P. W. L. 1997. Current experience of the use of the stiffened panel design software VICONOPT in optimum design of aircraft. Engineering Optimization 29(1-4), pp. 39-48. (10.1080/03052159708940985)

1994

• Kennedy, D., Williams, F. W. and Anderson, M. S. 1994. Buckling and vibration analysis of laminated panels using VICONOPT. Journal of Aerospace Engineering 7(3), pp. 245-262. (10.1061/(ASCE)0893-1321(1994)7:3(245))

1993

• Anderson, M. S. and Kennedy, D. 1993. Transverse shear deformation in exact buckling and vibration of composite plate assemblies. AIAA Journal 31(10), pp. 1963-1965. (10.2514/3.11877)
• York, C. B., Williams, F. W., Kennedy, D. and Butler, R. 1993. A parametric study of optimum designs for benchmark stiffened wing panels. Composites Engineering 3(7-8), pp. 619-632. (10.1016/0961-9526(93)90086-Y)