Mark Eaton

MEng PhD CEng MIMechE FHEA

2026

• Kong, K. et al., 2026. Examining the effects of simulated low earth orbit on the viscoelasticity and strain behaviour of deployable polybenzoxazine nanocomposites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 200 109362. (10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.109362)
• Jessel, T. et al. 2026. Monitoring the effect of runout on a Diamond-Coated Burrs’ wear progression with Acoustic Emission. Wear 584-58 206420. (10.1016/j.wear.2025.206420)

2024

• Morris, J. J. et al. 2024. Exploring pyroelectricity, thermal and photochemical switching in a hybrid organic-inorganic crystal by in situ X-ray diffraction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 63 (20) e202401552. (10.1002/anie.202401552)
• Eaton, M. et al. 2024. Developing antibacterial nanocomposites. 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.105-108. (10.18573/conf1.y)
• Jessel, T. et al. 2024. Tool condition monitoring of diamond-coated burrs with acoustic emission utilising machine learning methods. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 130 (3-4), pp.1107-1124. (10.1007/s00170-023-12700-7)
• Jessel, T. et al. 2024. The capability of Acoustic Emission features to monitor diamond-coated burr grinding wear and effectiveness. e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing 29 (10)(10.58286/30231)

2023

• Gkaliou, K. et al., 2023. Understanding cure and interphase effects in functionalized graphene‐epoxy nanocomposites. Polymers for Advanced Technologies 34 (9), pp.2925-2935. (10.1002/pat.6114)
• Fisher, B. , Eaton, M. and Pullin, R. 2023. A novel multi-scale modelling approach to predict the reduction of transverse strength due to porosity in composite materials. Composite Structures 312 116861. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.116861)
• Young, T. B. et al. 2023. Chemically recyclable fluorescent polyesters via the ring-opening copolymerization of epoxides and anhydrides. Polymer Chemistry (10.1039/D3PY00209H)
• 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.

2022

• Purcell, F. A. et al. 2022. Lamb wave mode spectroscopy on complex structures with amplitude-based feature detection. NDT and E International: Independent Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation 130 102649. (10.1016/j.ndteint.2022.102649)
• Eaton, M. et al. 2022. Monitoring the drilling process of carbon fibre laminates using acoustic emission. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture (10.1177/09544054221124474)
• Almudaihesh, F. et al. 2022. A comparison study of water diffusion in unidirectional and 2D woven carbon/epoxy composites. Polymer Composites 43 (1), pp.118-129. (10.1002/pc.26361)

2021

• Almudaihesh, F. et al. 2021. An assessment of the effect of progressive water absorption on the interlaminar strength of unidirectional carbon/epoxy composites using acoustic emission. Sensors 21 (13) 4351. (10.3390/s21134351)
• Almudaihesh, F. et al. 2021. Understanding the role of graphene on the moisture absorption in graphene/polymer nanocomposites. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1024 (1) 012006. (10.1088/1757-899X/1024/1/012006)

2020

• Marks, R. et al., 2020. Development of an automated assessment technology for detecting damage in body armour. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 234 , pp.4116-4125. (10.1177/0954406220919454)
• Purcell, F. et al. 2020. Non-destructive evaluation of isotropic plate structures by means of mode filtering in the frequency-wavenumber domain. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 142 106801. (10.1016/j.ymssp.2020.106801)
• Almudaihesh, F. et al. 2020. The influence of water absorption on unidirectional and 2D woven CFRP composites and their mechanical performance. Composites Part B: Engineering 182 107626. (10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107626)

2019

• Dyer, C. et al. 2019. Computer-controlled electromagnetic control and image capture system for alignment of magnetic graphene nanofillers in epoxy composites. International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics 61 (S1), pp.S23-S29. (10.3233/JAE-192083)
• Kundu, A. et al. 2019. A generic framework for application of machine learning in acoustic emission-based damage identification. Presented at: 13th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures Porto, Portugal 9-10 July 2019. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering Springer. , pp.244-262. (10.1007/978-981-13-8331-1_18)
• Almudaihesh, F. et al. 2019. The influence of water absorption on the damage mechanism of unidirectional and 2D woven CFRP. Presented at: 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM22 2019) Melbourne, Australia 11-16 August 2019. Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Composite Materials. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Engineers Australia. , pp.1237-1242.

2018

• Al-Jumaili, S. K. et al. 2018. Characterisation of fatigue damage in composites using an Acoustic Emission Parameter Correction Technique. Composites Part B: Engineering 151 , pp.237-244. (10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.06.020)
• Blaikie, P. et al. 2018. A smart surgical tool for optimal dental implant fixation. Presented at: 96th General Session of the IADR London, UK 25-28 Jul 2018.
• Packianather, M. S. et al. 2018. Optimizing the number of acoustic emission sensors using the bees algorithm for detecting surface fractures. Procedia CIRP 67 , pp.362-367. (10.1016/j.procir.2017.12.227)
• Pechon, P. H. M. et al., 2018. Acoustic emission technology can warn of impending iatrogenic femur fracture during femoral canal preparation for uncemented hip replacement. A cadaveric animal bone study. Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology 48 (2), pp.72-87. (10.1080/03091902.2017.1411986)
• Almudaihesh, F. et al. 2018. The effects of fibre architecture on water absorption induced degradation in CFRP laminates.. Presented at: 18th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM 2018) Athens, Greece 24-28 June 2018. 18th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM-18). Applied Mechanics Laboratory.
• Kundu, A. et al. 2018. Probabilistic method for damage identification in multi-layered composite structures. Presented at: 9th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring Manchester, UK 10-13 July 2018. Proceedings of EWSHM 2018. Curran Associates. , pp.2324-2338.

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)
• Kundu, A. et al. 2017. Acoustic emission based damage localization in composites structures using Bayesian identification. Journal of Physics. Conference Series 842 , pp.012081. (10.1088/1742-6596/842/1/012081)
• Pearson, M. R. et al. 2017. Improved acoustic emission source location during fatigue and impact events in metallic and composite structures. Structural Health Monitoring 16 (4), pp.382-399. (10.1177/1475921716672206)
• Liu, S. et al., 2017. Correlation between acoustic emission distribution and stress variation through the depth of RC beam cross sections. Construction and Building Materials 150 , pp.634-645. (10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.06.001)
• Holford, K. M. et al. 2017. A new methodology for automating acoustic emission detection of metallic fatigue fractures in highly demanding aerospace environments: An overview. Progress in Aerospace Sciences 90 , pp.1-11. (10.1016/j.paerosci.2016.11.003)
• Scott, C. E. H. et al., 2017. Metal-backed versus all-polyethylene unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Bone and Joint Research 6 (1), pp.22-30. (10.1302/2046-3758.61.BJR-2016-0142.R1)
• Crivelli, D. et al. 2017. Passive ultrasound patch for monitoring joint crepitus. Presented at: XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics Brisbane, Australia 23-27 July 2017.

2016

• Eaton, M. et al. 2016. Piezo-electric thick films for sensing. Presented at: 8th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, EWSHM 2016 Bilbao, Spain 5-8 July 2016. 8th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, EWSHM 2016. Bad Breisig, Germany: NDT.net
• Al-Jumaili, S. K. et al. 2016. Acoustic emission source location in complex structures using full automatic delta T mapping technique. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 72-73 , pp.513-524. (10.1016/j.ymssp.2015.11.026)
• Crivelli, D. et al. 2016. Acoustic emission for assessment of impact and lightning damage to woven carbon fibre laminates. Presented at: 8th European Workshop On Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM 2016) Bilbao, Spain 5-8 July 2016. 8th European Workshop On Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM 2016).

2015

• Evans, P. R. et al. 2015. Mechanical forces due to lightning strikes to aircraft: a pseudo-stereo DIC technique for measuring full-field displacement. Presented at: 10th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK 1-3 September 2015.
• Al-Jumaili, S. et al. 2015. Parameter Correction Technique (PCT): A novel method for acoustic emission characterisation in large-scale composites. Composites Part B: Engineering 75 , pp.336-344. (10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.01.044)
• Crivelli, D. et al. 2015. Localisation and identification of fatigue matrix cracking and delamination in a carbon fibre panel by acoustic emission. Composites Part B: Engineering 74 , pp.1-12. (10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.12.032)
• Al-Jumaili, S. K. et al. 2015. Classification of acoustic emission data from buckling test of carbon fibre panel using unsupervised clustering techniques. Structural Health Monitoring 14 (3), pp.241-251. (10.1177/1475921714564640)
• Loizidou, E. Z. et al. 2015. Structural characterisation and transdermal delivery studies on sugar microneedles: Experimental and finite element modelling analyses. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 89 , pp.224-231. (10.1016/j.ejpb.2014.11.023)
• McCrory, J. P. et al. 2015. Damage classification in carbon fibre composites using acoustic emission: A comparison of three techniques. Composites Part B: Engineering 68 , pp.424-430. (10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.08.046)
• Eaton, M. J. et al. 2015. Accurate damage location in complex composite structures and industrial environments using acoustic emission. Presented at: 11th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures (DAMAS 2015) Ghent, Belgium 24–26 August 2015. 11th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures (DAMAS 2015). Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 628. , pp.012105.
• Pearson, M. R. et al. 2015. Improved acoustic emission damage source location during fatigue testing of complex structures. In: Proceedings of the 34th Conference and the 28th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity. ICAF. , pp.846-853.

2014

• Al-Jumaili, S. K. et al. 2014. Damage characterisation in composite materials under buckling test using acoustic emission waveform clustering technique. Presented at: The 53rd Annual Conference of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing Manchester, UK 9-11 September 2014.
• Al-Jumaili, S. K. et al. 2014. A Parameter Correction Technique (PCT) for acoustic emission characterisation in large-scale composites. Presented at: 31st European Conference on Acoustic Emission Testing (EWGAE) Dresden, Germany 3-5 September 2014.
• Crivelli, D. et al. 2014. Chebyshev descriptors for SHM with acoustic emission and acousto ultrasonics. International Journal of Structural Integrity 5 (3), pp.202-213. (10.1108/IJSI-04-2014-0013)
• McCrory, J. et al. 2014. Automated corrected MAR calculation for characterisation of AE signals. Presented at: 31st European Conference on Acoustic Emission Testing (EWGAE) Dresden, Germany 3-5 September 2014.
• Pearson, M. R. et al. 2014. Airborne acoustic damage location for structural health monitoring applications. Presented at: ICEM 16 - 16th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics Cambridge, England 7-11 July 2014.

2013

• Crivelli, D. et al. 2013. Classification of acoustic emission data from Buckling Test of carbon fiber panel using neural networks. Presented at: 3rd European Aeronautics Science Network Workshop on Aerostructures Milan, Italy 11 October 2013.
• Featherston, C. et al. 2013. An autonomous structural health monitoring solution. Presented at: Microtechnologies 2013 Grenoble, France 24-26 April 2013. Proc. SPIE 8763, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS VI. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). , pp.876302. (10.1117/12.2018401)
• 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.
• 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)
• Scott, C. E. H. et al., 2013. Proximal tibial strain in medial unicompartmental knee replacements: A biomechanical study of implant design. The Bone & Joint Journal 95-B (10), pp.1339-1347. (10.1302/0301-620X.95B10.31644)

2012

• Eaton, M. J. , Pullin, R. and Holford, K. M. 2012. Acoustic emission source location in composite materials using Delta T Mapping. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 43 (6), pp.856-863. (10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.01.023)
• Eaton, M. J. , Pullin, R. and Holford, K. M. 2012. Towards improved damage location using acoustic emission. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 226 (9), pp.2141-2153. (10.1177/0954406212449582)
• Featherston, C. A. , Eaton, M. J. and Holford, K. M. 2012. Modelling the effects of geometric imperfections on the buckling and initial post-buckling behaviour of flat plates under compression using measured data. Strain 48 (3), pp.208-215. (10.1111/j.1475-1305.2011.00813.x)
• Pearson, M. R. et al. 2012. Energy Harvesting for Aerospace Structural Health Monitoring Systems. Journal of Physics. Conference Series 382 (1) 012025. (10.1088/1742-6596/382/1/012025)
• Pechon, P. et al., 2012. A novel sensor technology may be used to predict impending iatrogenic femur fracture during uncemented hip arthroplasty in real time. Original laboratory research using deer femora [Abstract]. Orthopaedic Proceedings : a supplement of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British) 94-B (SXVIII), pp.52-52.
• 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)
• Pullin, R. et al. 2012. Assessment of bonded patch bridge repairs using acoustic emission and acousto-ultrasonics. Key Engineering Materials 518 , pp.57-65. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.518.57)
• Pullin, R. et al. 2012. On the Development of a Damage Detection System using Macro-fibre Composite Sensors. Journal of Physics. Conference Series 382 (1) 012049. (10.1088/1742-6596/382/1/012049)
• Wood, O. et al. 2012. Optimised Vibration Energy Harvesting for Aerospace Applications. Key Engineering Materials 518 , pp.246-260. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.518.246)

2011

• Eaton, M. J. et al. 2011. Characterisation of Damage in Composite Structures using Acoustic Emission. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 305 (1) 012086. (10.1088/1742-6596/305/1/012086)
• Eaton, M. J. et al. 2011. Acoustic Emission Source Characterisation in Large-Scale Composite Structures. Applied Mechanics and Materials 70 , pp.381-386. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.70.381)
• Pearson, M. R. et al. 2011. Impact Damage Detection and Assessment in Composite Panels using Macro Fibre Composites Transducers. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 305 (1) 012049. (10.1088/1742-6596/305/1/012049)
• Eaton, M. J. et al. 2011. Principal component analysis of acoustic emission signals from landing gear components: an aid to fatigue fracture detection. Strain 47 (Supp.1), pp.e588-e594. (10.1111/j.1475-1305.2009.00661.x)
• Hensman, J. et al., 2011. Spatial scanning for anomaly detection in acoustic emission testing of an aerospace structure. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 25 (7), pp.2462-2474. (10.1016/j.ymssp.2011.02.016)
• Holford, K. M. and Eaton, M. J. 2011. Recent advances in acoustic emission. Presented at: World Conference on Acoustic Emission - 2001 Beijing Beijing, China 24-26 August 2011. Published in: Shan, G. and Wu, Z. eds. Proceedings of World Conference on Acoustic Emission - 2011. Chinese Society for Non-destructive Testing. , pp.58-66.
• May, M. et al., 2011. An advanced model for initiation and propagation of damage under fatigue loading - part II: Matrix cracking validation cases. Composite Structures 93 (9), pp.2350-2357. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.03.023)

2010

• Featherston, C. A. et al. 2010. Development of a methodology to assess mechanical impulse effects resulting from lightning attachment to lightweight aircraft structure. Presented at: 7th BSSM International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics Liverpool, UK 7 - 9 September.
• Featherston, C. A. et al. 2010. Development of a Methodology to Assess Mechanical Impulse Effects Resulting from Lightning Attachment to Lightweight Aircraft Structures. Applied Mechanics and Materials 24-25 , pp.129-134. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.24-25.129)
• Featherston, C. A. et al. 2010. The Dynamic Buckling of Stiffened panels - A Study using High Speed Digital Image Correlation. Applied Mechanics and Materials 24 - 2 (Advanc), pp.331-336. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.24-25.331)
• Hensman, J. et al., 2010. Locating acoustic emission sources in complex structures using Gaussian processes. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 24 (1), pp.211-223. (10.1016/j.ymssp.2009.05.018)
• 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.
• Pullin, R. et al. 2010. Validation of acoustic emission (AE) crack detection in aerospace grade steels using Digital Image Correlation (DIC). Presented at: 7th BSSM International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics Liverpool, UK 7 - 9 September 2010. Published in: Mines, R. A. W. and Dulieu-Barton, J. M. eds. Advances in Experimental Mechanics. Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 24-25. Zurich: Trans Tech Publications. , pp.221-226. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.24-25.221)

2009

• Aljets, D. et al., 2009. Classification of delamination and matrix cracking in carbon fibre composite plates using Acoustic Emission (AE). Presented at: Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference 2009 (DETC2009) San Diego, USAVol. 1., pp.29-36.
• Eaton, M. J. et al. 2009. Use of Macro Fibre Composite Transducers as Acoustic Emmission Sensors. Remote Sensing 1 (2), pp.68-79. (10.3390/rs1020068)
• Hensman, J. et al., 2009. Detecting and Identifying Artificial Acoustic Emission Signals in an Industrial Fatigue Environment. Measurement Science and Technology 20 (4) 045101. (10.1088/0957-0233/20/4/045101)
• Holford, K. M. et al. 2009. Acoustic emission for monitoring aircraft structures. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering 223 (5), pp.525-532. (10.1243/09544100JAERO404)

2008

• Pullin, R. et al. 2008. A principal component analysis of acoustic emission signals from a landing gear component. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics London, UK 9-10 September 2008. Published in: Dulieu-Barton, J. M. , Dennis Lord, J. and Greene, R. J. eds. Advances in experimental mechanics VI : selected peer reviewed papers from 6th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, 9th-11th September 2008, National Physical Laboratory, London, UK. Trans Tech. , pp.41-47. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.13-14.41)
• Eaton, M. J. et al. 2008. AE wave propagation and novel source location in composite plates. Presented at: 28th European Conference on Acoustic Emission Krakow, Poland
• Featherston, C. A. , Eaton, M. J. and Holford, K. M. 2008. Imperfection sensitivity in plates - An assessment using DIC, SEM XI. Presented at: SEM XI International Congress & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics Orlando, FL 2 - 5 June 2008.
• Hensman, J. et al., 2008. Locating acoustic emission sources in complex structures using Gaussian processes. Presented at: 23rd International Conference on Noise & Vibration Engineering Leuven 15 - 17 September 2008.
• Hensman, J. et al., 2008. Detecting and Identifying Artificial Acoustic Emission Signals in an Industrial Fatigue Environment. Applied Mechanics and Materials: Advances in Experimental Mechanics VI 13-14 , pp.251-260. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.13-14.251)
• Pullin, R. et al. 2008. Acoustic emission monitoring of bridge structures in the field and laboratory. Presented at: 28th European Conference on Acoustic Emission Krakow, Poland
• Pullin, R. et al. 2008. Acoustic emission monitoring of bridge structures in the field and laboratory. Journal of Acoustic Emission 26 , pp.172-181.

2007

• Eaton, M. 2007. Acoustic Emission (AE) monitoring of buckling and failure in carbon fibre composite structures.. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
• Eaton, M. J. et al. 2007. An investigation of frequency as an acoustic emission signal discriminator in carbon fibre composite materials. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Acoustic Emission, (ICAE6) Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA, pp.312-217.
• Eaton, M. J. et al. 2007. Damage in carbon fibre composites: the discrimination of acoustic emission signals using frequency. Journal of Acoustic Emission 25 , pp.140-148.
• Pullin, R. et al. 2007. Novel acoustic emission source detection. Journal of Acoustic Emission 25 , pp.215-223.
• Pullin, R. et al. 2007. Novel acoustic emission source detection. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Acoustic Emission Lake Tahoe, USA

2006

• Bradshaw, T. P. et al., 2006. Determination of damage levels of composite plates after low velocity impact using acoustic emission. Presented at: 27th European Conference on Acoustic Emission Testing (EWGAE 2006) Cardiff, UK
• Bradshaw, T. et al., 2006. Determination of damage levels of composite plates after low velocity impacts using acoustic emission. Advanced Materials Research 13-14 , pp.253-258. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.13-14.253)
• Eaton, M. J. et al. 2006. Acoustic emission monitoring of delamination defects inbuckling CFRP composite panels. Advanced Materials Research 13-14 , pp.259-266. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.13-14.259)

2005

• Eaton, M. J. et al. 2005. Buckling and postbuckling of impact damaged composite plates. Presented at: SEM Annual Conference Portland, USA

2004

• Holford, K. M. et al. 2004. Acoustic emission monitoring of buckling behaviour in impact-damaged composite plates. Presented at: 26th European Conference on Acoustic Emission Testing Berlin, Germany, pp.427-434.