Dr Alastair Clarke

2025

• Hunt-Pain, G. et al. 2025. Rate of change of torque for gear tooth damage detection. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 224 112164. (10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.112164)

2024

• Britton, W. , Clarke, A. and Evans, H. 2024. An experimental investigation replicating the surface behavior of ground steel gears in mixed lubrication using twin-disk testing Part 1: running-in. Tribology Transactions (10.1080/10402004.2024.2387779)
• Britton, W. , Clarke, A. and Evans, H. 2024. An experimental investigation replicating the surface behavior of ground steel gears in mixed lubrication using twin-disk testing part 2: Micropitting. Tribology Transactions 67 (6), pp.1084-1101. (10.1080/10402004.2024.2378811)
• Condrea, A. et al. 2024. Altering the tribological properties of Laser Powder Bed Fusion materials through various methods: a review. Presented at: Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023 Cardiff, UK 12-14 July 2023. Published in: Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds. Proceedings of the Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press. , pp.118-122. (10.18573/conf1.ab)
• Hutt, S. , Clarke, A. and Evans, H. 2024. A novel non-contact method for monitoring the Acoustic Emission from mixed EHL contacts. Journal of Tribology 146 (9) 094101. (10.1115/1.4064775)

2023

• Clarke, A. et al. 2023. An experimental investigation of surface behaviour of ground steel gear surfaces in mixed lubrication conditions. Presented at: Leeds Lyon Symposium on Tribology: Tribology for a sustainable future Leeds, UK 7-10 September 2023.
• Hutt, S. , Clarke, A. and Eaton, M. 2023. The moisture sealing performance of slowly reciprocating O-ring seals. Presented at: Leeds Lyon Symposium on Tribology: Tribology for a sustainable future Leeds 7-10 September 2023.

2021

• Britton, W. M. , Clarke, A. and Evans, H. 2021. A novel method for automatic detection of incipient micropitting in ground surfaces. Tribology International 159 106959. (10.1016/j.triboint.2021.106959)
• Revill, P. et al. 2021. Acoustic emission monitoring of wear in aerospace self-lubricating bearing liner materials. Wear 486-48 204102. (10.1016/j.wear.2021.204102)

2019

• Borodich, F. et al. 2019. Roughness of deposited carbon-based coatings and its statistical characteristics at nano and microscales. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering 5 (4) 24. (10.3389/fmech.2019.00024)
• Crivelli, D. et al. 2019. Condition monitoring of rotating machinery with acoustic emission: a British-Australian collaboration. In: Mathew, J. et al., Asset Intelligence through Integration and Interoperability and Contemporary Vibration Engineering Technologies. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering Cham: Springer. , pp.119-128. (10.1007/978-3-319-95711-1_12)
• Hutt, S. et al. 2019. The acoustic emission from asperity interactions in mixed lubrication. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 475 (2227) 20180900. (10.1098/rspa.2018.0900)
• Hutt, S. M. et al. 2019. Characterising the acoustic emission from a simulated gear contact in mixed lubrication conditions. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Condition Monitoring of Machinery in Non-Stationary Operations Santander, Spain 20 - 22 June 2018. Published in: Fernandez Del Rincon, A. et al., Advances in Condition Monitoring of Machinery in Non-Stationary Operations: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Condition Monitoring of Machinery in Non-Stationary Operations, CMMNO’2018, 20-22 June 2018, Santander, Spain. Vol. 15.Applied Condition Monitoring Cham: Springer. , pp.400-408. (10.1007/978-3-030-11220-2_41)
• Sshrama, K. et al., 2019. On the use of acoustic emission and digital image correlation for welded joints damage characterization. Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics 5 (2), pp.381-389. (10.22055/JACM.2018.25941.1301)
• Wyatt, H. et al. 2019. Nonlinear scaling effects in the stiffness of soft cellular structures. Royal Society Open Science 6 (1) 181361.

2018

• AL-Mayali, M. F. et al., 2018. Experimental and numerical study of micropitting initiation in real rough surfaces in a micro-elastohydrodynamic lubrication regime. Tribology Letters 66 (4) 150. (10.1007/s11249-018-1110-2)
• Clarke, A. et al. 2018. Damage detection in high performance gears using a magnetoelastic sensor to measure rate of change of torque. Presented at: Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology Leeds 4-7 September 2018.
• Clarke, A. et al. 2018. On the use of Acoustic Emission as an aid to understanding of lubricated contacts in tribological systems. Presented at: 21st International Colloquium Tribology Esslingen 9th-11th January 2018.
• Clarke, A. , Hutt, S. and Evans, H. 2018. On the use of Acoustic Emission as a laboratory tool for investigating mixed-elastohydrodynamic contacts. Presented at: STLE Annual Meeting 2018 Minneapolis 20-24 May 2018.
• Crivelli, D. et al. 2018. Gear tooth root fatigue test monitoring with continuous acoustic emission: advanced signal processing techniques for detection of incipient failure. Structural Health Monitoring 17 (3), pp.423-433. (10.1177/1475921717700567)
• Hutt, S. , Clarke, A. and Evans, H. P. 2018. Generation of acoustic emission from the running-in and subsequent micropitting of a mixed-elastohydrodynamic contact. Tribology International 119 , pp.270-280. (10.1016/j.triboint.2017.11.011)

2017

• Clarke, A. et al. 2017. Effects of profile errors on lubrication performance of helical gears. Tribology International 111 , pp.184-191. (10.1016/j.triboint.2017.02.034)
• Crivelli, D. et al. 2017. Condition monitoring of rotating machinery with Acoustic Emission: a British-Australian collaboration. Presented at: 12th World Congress On Engineering Asset Management & 13th International Conference On Vibration Engineering And Technology Of Machinery Brisbane 2017.
• Griffiths, D. et al. 2017. Investigating the mechanical properties of case carburised steels. Presented at: BSS 12th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics Sheffield, UK 29 - 31 August 2017.
• Gurung, S. et al. 2017. Modelling the wear process in composite liner bearings. Presented at: 44th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology Lyon 4-6 September 2017.
• Hutt, S. , Clarke, A. and Evans, H. 2017. Generation of acoustic emission from the running-in and subsequent wear of a mixed-elastohydrodynamic contact. Presented at: 44th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology Lyon 4-6 September 2017.
• Hutt, S. et al. 2017. Use of acoustic emission to determine the lubrication conditions in simulated gear contacts. Presented at: BSSM 12th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics Sheffield, UK 29 - 31 August 2017.
• Karras, K. et al. 2017. Damage detection of a composite bearing liner using Acoustic Emission.. Presented at: BSSM 12th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics Sheffield, UK 21 - 31 August 2017.
• Khaustov, S. , Clarke, A. and Evans, H. 2017. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication and surface fatigue modelling of spur gears over the meshing cycle. Presented at: 44th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology Lyon 4-6 September 2017.
• Marks, R. et al. 2017. Optimization of acousto-ultrasonic sensor networks using genetic algorithms based on experimental and numerical datasets. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks 13 (11)(10.1177/1550147717743702)
• Marks, R. et al. 2017. Damage detection in a composite wind turbine blade using 3D scanning laser vibrometry. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 231 (16), pp.3024-3041. (10.1177/0954406216679612)
• Wyatt, H. L. et al. 2017. Optical strain measurement techniques for soft cellular structures. Presented at: BSSM 12th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics Sheffield, UK 29 - 31 August 2017.
• Zhang, B. et al., 2017. An integrated numerical model for investigating guided waves in impact-damaged composite laminates. Composite Structures 176 , pp.945-960. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.06.034)

2016

• Clarke, A. et al. 2016. An investigation into mixed lubrication conditions using electrical contact resistance techniques. Tribology International 93 (Part B), pp.709-716. (10.1016/j.triboint.2014.10.010)
• Clarke, A. et al. 2016. Running-in and micropitting behaviour of steel surfaces under mixed lubrication conditions. Tribology International 101 , pp.59-68. (10.1016/j.triboint.2016.03.007)
• Clarke, A. 2016. Running in and mixed lubrication conditions in heavily loaded rolling/sliding elastohydrodynamic contacts. Presented at: Surface Texture and Roughness in Tribology Institute of Physics, London, UK 17 June 2016.
• Clarke, A. , Evans, H. P. and Snidle, R. 2016. Understanding micropitting in gears. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (10.1177/0954406215606934)
• Clarke, A. , Evans, H. P. and Snidle, R. W. 2016. Mixed lubrication, friction and running-in of ground surfaces under gear contact conditions. In: Qin, D. and Shao, Y. eds. Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Transmissions 2016 (ICPT 2016), Chongqing, P.R. China, 27–30 October 2016. CRC Press. , pp.975-980.
• Clarke, A. et al. 2016. Effects of profile errors on lubrication performance of helical gears. Presented at: 43rd Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology "Tribology - The Jost Report - 50 years on" University of Leeds, UK 6-9 September 2016.
• Clarke, A. et al. 2016. Effects of micro-geometry features and profile error on elastohydrodynamic lubrication of helical gears. Presented at: STLE 71st Annual Meeting and Exhibition Las Vegas, NV, USA 21-25 May 2016.
• Clarke, A. et al. 2016. Running-in and micropitting behaviour of steel surfaces under mixed lubrication conditions. Presented at: 20th International Colloquium Tribology Esslingen, Germany 12 - 14 January, 2016. Tribology - Industrial and Automotive Lubrication. Esslingen, Ostfildern: Techniscke Akademie Esslingen. , pp.117-117.
• Cockerill, A. et al. 2016. Determination of rolling element bearing condition via acoustic emission. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology 230 (11), pp.1377-1388. (10.1177/1350650116638612)
• Crivelli, D. et al. 2016. Data reduction for Structural Health Monitoring based on Chebyshev moments and wavelet transforms. Presented at: 11th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics Exeter, United Kingdom 5- 7 September 2016.
• Karras, K. et al. 2016. Damage detection of a PTFE liner matrix composite through the use of acoustic emission. Presented at: British Society for Strain Measurement 11th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics Exeter, UK 5th - 7th September 2016.
• Marks, R. et al. 2016. Lamb wave interaction with adhesively bonded stiffeners and disbonds using 3D vibrometry. Applied Sciences 6 (1) 12. (10.3390/app6010012)
• Marks, R. et al. 2016. Virtual delta-t mapping technique using a local interaction simulation approach for location of Acoustic Emission damage events for aerospace applications. Presented at: British Society for Strain Measurement 11th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics Exeter, UK 5-7 September 2016.
• Marks, R. et al. 2016. Optimising an acoustic emission sensor network on a panel of complex geometry using a Local Interaction Simulation Approach. Presented at: British Society for Strain Measurement 11th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics University of Exeter, UK 5-7 September 2016.
• Wyatt, H. , Clarke, A. and Moriarty, C. 2016. Friction and wear behaviour of ceramic materials under unidirectional sliding with saline lubrication. Presented at: 43rd Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology "Tribology - The Jost Report - 50 Years on" University of Leeds, UK 5-9 September 2016.
• Wyatt, H. et al. 2016. The effect of engineered surface topography on the tribology of CFR-PEEK for novel hip implant materials. Biotribology 7 , pp.22-30. (10.1016/j.biotri.2016.08.001)

2015

• Al-Hamood, A. , Clarke, A. and Evans, H. P. 2015. Experimental determination of heat partition in elastohydrodynamic contacts. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology 229 (8), pp.940-949. (10.1177/1350650115587036)
• Clarke, A. et al. 2015. A simultaneous testing facility for aerospace self-lubricated bearing liner materials. Presented at: STLE 70th Annual Meeting and Exhibition Dallas, Texas, USA 17-21 May 2015. , pp.206-224.
• Clarke, A. et al. 2015. Wear testing of aerospace self-lubricating bearing liner materials [Abstract]. Presented at: 42nd Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology Lyon, France 7-9 September 2015. Proceedings of the 42nd Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology. Lyon: , pp.1.
• Clarke, A. et al. 2015. An investigation into mixed lubrication conditions in heavily loaded rolling/sliding elastohydrodynamic contacts. Presented at: STLE 70th Annual Meeting and Exhibition Dallas, Texas, USA 17-21 May 2015.
• Cockerill, A. et al. 2015. Acoustic emission as an aid to understanding raceway damage in rolling element bearings [Abstract]. Presented at: 42nd Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology Lyon, France 7-9 September 2015. Proceedings of the 42nd Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology. Lyon: , pp.1.
• Cockerill, A. et al. 2015. Use of high frequency analysis of acoustic emission signals to determine rolling element bearing condition. Journal of Physics. Conference Series 628 012074. (10.1088/1742-6596/628/1/012074)
• Marks, R. et al. 2015. Sensor location studies for damage detection in aerospace structures using 3D scanning laser vibrometry. Presented at: 34th Conference and 28th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity Helsinki, Finland 1-5 June 2015. ICAF 2015 Structural Integrity: Embracing the Future - respecting the past; supporting aging fleets with new technologies - Proc. 34th Conf. & 28th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue & Structural Integrity.. Espoo, Finland: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. , pp.808-818.
• Marks, R. et al. 2015. Using genetic algorithms to optimize an active sensor network on a stiffened aerospace panel with 3D scanning laser vibrometry data. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 628 012116. (10.1088/1742-6596/628/1/012116)
• Marks, R. et al. 2015. Barely visible impact damage detection in a composite turbine blade using 3D Scanning Laser Vibrometery. Presented at: British Society for Strain Measurement Conference 2015 Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK 1-3 September 2015.
• Shrama, K. et al. 2015. Fatigue crack monitoring in mild steel specimens using acoustic emission and digital image correlation. Insight - Non Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring 57 (6), pp.346-354. (10.1784/insi.2015.57.6.346)

2014

• Al-Hamood, A. , Clarke, A. and Evans, H. P. 2014. Experimental determination of heat partition in elastohydrodynamic contacts. Presented at: 41st Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology - Integrated Tribology Leeds, England 2-5 September 2014.
• Clarke, A. et al. 2014. The influence of macro and micro geometry on the generation of adverse contact conditions associated with micropitting in gear tooth contacts. Presented at: Gears 2014 technical awareness seminar Newcastle, England 20 November 2014.
• Clarke, A. et al. 2014. An investigation into mixed lubrication conditions using electrical contact resistance techniques. Presented at: 41st Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology - Integrated Tribology Leeds, UK 2 - 5 September 2014.
• Cockerill, A. et al. 2014. Damage assessment of rolling element bearings using acoustic emission. Presented at: 16th International Workshop on Experimental Mechanics Cambridge, UK 7 - 11 July 2014.
• Gay, R. et al. 2014. Modelling the wear behaviour of a self-lubricating composite bearing. Presented at: 69th STLE Annual Meeting and Exhibition Florida, USA 18-22 May 2014.
• Marks, R. et al. 2014. Optimisation of acoustic emission sensor positioning on aerospace structures using 3D scanning laser vibrometry. Presented at: 16th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics Cambridge, UK 7 - 11 July 2014.
• Shrama, K. et al. 2014. Detection of cracking in mild steel fatigue specimens using acoustic emission and digital image correlation. Presented at: 32st Conference of the European Working Group on Acoustic Emission Dresden, Germany 3 -5 September 2014. Proceedings of 31st Conference of the European Working Group on Acoustic Emission (EWGAE).

2013

• Davies, H. C. and Clarke, A. 2013. Design and manufacture of components for motorsport using computer aided design and rapid casting technology. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 227 (12), pp.2751-2761. (10.1177/0954406213479079)
• Davies, H. C. and Clarke, A. 2013. Design and manufacture of components for motor sport using computer-aided design and rapid casting technology. Proc IMechE Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 227 (12), pp.2751-2761. (10.1177/0954406213479079)
• Holford, K. M. et al. 2013. Approaches to acoustic emission monitoring with applicability to key components in wind turbines. Presented at: 9th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring Stanford, CA, USA 10-12 September 2013.
• Pearson, M. R. et al. 2013. Damage detection in composite materials using airborne acoustics. Key Engineering Materials 569-57 , pp.72-79. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.569-570.72)
• Pullin, R. et al. 2013. Automated damage detection in composite components using acoustic emission. Key Engineering Materials 569-57 , pp.80-87. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.569-570.80)

2012

• Clarke, A. and Miles, J. C. 2012. Strategic fire and rescue service decision making using evolutionary algorithms. Advances in Engineering Software 50 , pp.29-36. (10.1016/j.advengsoft.2012.04.002)
• Pullin, R. et al. 2012. Identification of the onset of cracking in gear teeth Using acoustic emission. Journal of Physics. Conference Series 382 (1) 012050. (10.1088/1742-6596/382/1/012050)

2011

• Clarke, A. 2011. Long term strategic decision making for the fire and rescue service – a case study. Presented at: 2nd Integrated Risk Management Planning Conference Glasgow, UK 5 May 2011.

2010

• Clarke, A. 2010. Applications of evolutionary algorithms to the design and set-up of racing cars. Presented at: Seventh International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology Valencia, Spain 14-17 September 2010. Published in: Topping, B. H. V. et al., Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology. Civil-Comp Proceedings Vol. 94. Civil-Comp Press. (10.4203/ccp.94.104)
• Clarke, A. , Miles, J. C. and Rezgui, Y. 2010. Multi-objective decision making for the fire and rescue services – a scoping study. Presented at: 1st Fire Risk Management Conference Loughborough, UK 14 April 2010.
• Clarke, A. , Miles, J. C. and Rezgui, Y. 2010. Strategic fire and rescue service decision making using evolutionary algorithms. Presented at: Seventh International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology Valencia, Spain 14-17 September 2010. Published in: Topping, B. et al., Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology. Civil-Comp Proceedings Vol. 94. Civil-Comp Press. (10.4203/ccp.94.102)
• Evans, H. P. et al. 2010. The role of heat partition in elastohydrodynamic lubrication. Tribology Transactions 53 (2), pp.179-188. (10.1080/10402000903097452)
• Evans, H. P. et al. 2010. The Role of Heat Partition in Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication. Presented at: 5th China International Symposium on Tribology (CIST2008) and 1st International Tribology Symposium of IFToMM (ITS-IFToMM2008) Beijing, China 24-27 September 2008. Published in: Luo, J. et al., Advanced Tribology: Proceedings of CIST2008 & ITS-IFToMM2008. Berlin: Springer. , pp.48-49. (10.1007/978-3-642-03653-8_19)
• Pullin, R. et al. 2010. Detection of cracking in gear teeth using Acoustic Emission. Applied Mechanics and Materials 24-25 , pp.45-50. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.24-25.45)
• Pullin, R. et al. 2010. Detection of cracking in gear teeth using acoustic emission. Presented at: 7th BSSM International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics Liverpool, UK 7-9 September 2010.

2009

• Clarke, A. 2009. Heat partition in elastohydrodynamic sliding contacts under full film lubrication conditions. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
• Clarke, A. , Miles, J. C. and Rezgui, Y. 2009. Evolutionary Algorithms for Fire and Rescue Decision Making. Presented at: Presented at the FIRESEAT Fire Safety Engineering Conference, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK
• Clarke, A. et al. 2009. Heat partition in elastohydrodynamic lubrication. Presented at: Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC 2009) Cardiff, UK 15 - 17 April 2009.

2008

• Evans, H. P. et al. 2008. The role of heat partition in elastohydrodynamic lubrication. Presented at: Proceedings of CIST2008 and ITS-IFToMM2008 Beijing, China

2007

• Clarke, A. et al. 2007. Elastohydrodynamic modelling of heat partition in rolling-sliding point contacts. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology 221 , pp.223-235. (10.1243/13506501JET219)

2006

• Clarke, A. et al. 2006. Elastohydrodynamic modelling of heat partition in rolling-sliding point contacts. Presented at: 34th Leeds-Lyon Tribology Symposium Leeds, UK 4-7 September 2006.
• Clarke, A. et al. 2006. Heat partition in rolling/sliding elastohydrodynamic contacts. Transactions of the ASME Journal of Tribology 128 (1), pp.67-78. (10.1243/13506501JET219)

2004

• Clarke, A. et al. 2004. Heat partition in rolling/sliding elastohydrodynamic contacts. Presented at: ASME/STLE International Joint Tribology Conference Long Beach, CA, USA 24 - 27 October 2004. Proceedings of the ASME/STLE International Joint Tribology Conference, 2004 : presented at 2004 ASME/STLE International Joint Tribology Conference, October 24-27, 2004, Long Beach, California, USA. ASME. , pp.479-493.