| Assoc Prof Chai Gin Boay
Associate Professor
Division of Aerospace Engineering
School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering
Email: MGBCHAI@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)6790 5756
Office: N3-02c-88 |
| Education |
- PhD University of Strathclyde 1988
- BSc(Hons) University of Strathclyde 1982
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| Biography |
Associate Professor, Engineering Mechanics Division, School of MAE
Deputy Director of Protective Technology Research Centre |
| Research Interests |
Composite Materials & Structures, Buckling and Failure of Structures,
Practical Application of Finite Element softwares (ANSYS, ABAQUS, MARC/MENTAT). |
| Research Grant |
- A*STAR Science and Engineering Research Council (2011-)
- A*STAR Science and Engineering Research Council (2011-) [by A*STAR Science & Engineering Research Council (SERC)]
- Defence Science Organisation National Laboratories (2012-) [by MINDEF - DSO National Laboratories]
- MINDEF-NTU Joint Applied R&D Co-operation Programme (JPP) (2009-) [by Ministry of Defense (MINDEF)]
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| Current Projects |
- Crack growth analysis of aircraft lugs
- Design and manufacturability of thermoplastic flexible risers
- Development of coiled flexible sub-sea thermoplastic composite risers
- Development of multifunctionally hierarchical fibre-metal laminates (FMLs) for impact protection
- Durability, long-term behavior and performance of composite riser materials and interfaces
- Fatigue Life Prediction of Composite Structures in Elevated Temperature Environments
- Fatigue life of adhesively bonded composite joints
- Material Characterization of Plastic and Film Test Specimens
| Selected Publications | - Satrio Wicaksono and Chai, Gin Boay. (2012). A review of advances in fatigue and life prediction of fiber-reinforced composites. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, , 1-17.
- Zhu, Shengqing and Chai, Gin Boay. (2012). Low-velocity impact response of fibre–metal laminates – Experimental and Finite Element Analysis. Composites Science and Technology, 72(15), 1793–1802.
- Chai G.B. and Zhu Shengqing. (2011). A Review of Low-velocity Impact on Sandwich Structures. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 22(4), 207-230.
- Zhu, Shengqing and Chai, Gin Boay. (2011). Effect of adhesive in sandwich panels subjected to low-velocity impact. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 225(Part L), 171-181.
- Foo CC, Seah LK and Chai GB. (2011). A Modified Energy-Balance Model to Predict Low-Velocity Impact Response for Sandwich Composite. Composite Structures, vol 93, 1385-1393.
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