
Professor Andrei Kotooussov
Professor
School of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
- My Research
- Career
- Publications
- Grants and Funding
- Teaching
- Supervision
- Professional Activities
- Contact
Research:
Fatigue and Fracture, Solid Mechanics, Composites, Biomechanics, Structural Health Monitoring, Guided Waves, Geo-mechanics, Fracture Stimulation Technologies, Finite Element Analysis and Impact Mechanics
Consultancy:
(a) Structural integrity, durability and lifetime of engineering structures and machine components, asset management, defect evaluation, mechanical and structural testing, failure analysis of assets and equipment;
(b) Compliance with industrial codes, international and Australian standards;
(c) Experimental and theoretical stress analysis;
(d) Expert advice on litigation issues.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2016 Consultant Charles Taylor Adjusting (Australia) Pty Ltd for and on behalf its principal, Munich Reinsurance Com 2015 Consultant Siemens Limited and its insurer HDI (Gerling Industrial Insurance Company) 2006 Lecturer (Level B), Senior Lecturer (Level C), Associate Professor (Level D), Professor (Level E) University of Adelaide, Adelaide 2002 - 2005 Lecturer (Level B) – fixed contract University of Adelaide, Adelaide 2001 - 2002 Senior Research Fellow (Level C) Monash University, Melbourne 1998 - 2001 Research Fellow (Level B) Monash University, Melbourne -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 1988 - 1992 Mechnical Engineering Research Institute. Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Federation PhD Mechanical Engineering (Fracture Mechanics) 1982 - 1988 Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow Russian Federation Bachelor of Engineering Degree (First Class Honours Aerospace Engineering)
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Journals
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Books
Year Citation 2016 Kotooussov, A. G., & Ma, J. (Eds.) (2016). Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure (SIF-2016): Advances in Materials and Structures. Adelaide: School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide. 2014 Ye, L., Kotooussov, A., & Chang, L. (Eds.) (2014). Recent advances in structural integrity analysis : proceedings of the international congress (APCF/SIF-2014). Woodhead Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2020 Le, L., Nguyen, G., Bui, H., Sheikh, A., & Kotousov, A. (2020). Localisation and Lode-Angle Dependence of Geomaterial Behaviour. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (Vol. 37, pp. 581-590).
2013 Doonechaly, N., Rahman, S., & Kotooussov, A. (2013). A New Approach to Hydraulic Stimulation of Geothermal Reservoirs by Roughness Induced Fracture Opening. In A. Bunger, J. McLennan, & R. Jeffrey (Eds.), Effective and Sustainable Hydraulic Fracturing (1 ed., pp. 571-587). Croatia: InTech.
Scopus12010 Kotooussov, A., & Codrington, J. (2010). Application of refined plate theory to fracture and fatigue. In Sook Ying Ho (Ed.), Structural Analysis and Prediction Methods for Aerospace Vehicles and Structures (pp. 96-132). Online: Bentham Science Publishers.
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Conference Papers
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Conference Items
ARC/NHMRC Grants
Project ID |
Investigator Role |
CI/PI Names | Amount Funded | Years | Project Title |
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ARC LIEF 170100079 | First named CI | Kotousov, Nguyen, Dyskin, Pasternak, Dight, Pan, Bui, Duan, Wang, Marzocca, Veidt, Fernando, Dao, MacNish & Wildy | $487k | 2017 | Bridging time/size scales in strain measurements with advanced DIC facility |
ARC DP 160102233 | First named CI | Kotousov, Cazzolato, Ng & Rose | $330k | 2016 - 2018 | Stress evaluation with non-linear guided waves |
ARC LIEF 150100094 | Co-CI | Cazzolato, Sammut, Thewlis, Wilson, Thomas, Griffith, Kotousov, Hansen, Ng, Taylor, Costi, Tang, Gad, Ranmuthugala, Ojeda, Rabanal & Wildy | $410k | 2016 | Large scale 6 degree-of-freedom test facility |
ARC LP 110200799 | Co-CI | Bedrikovetsky, Roberts, Kotousov, Biggs, Cinar, Tingay, Pendleton, Codrington, Rodrigues & Rahman | $360k | 2011 - 2014 | Novel technology for enhanced coal bed gas production based on an advanced theory of suspension flows in deformable fractured media |
ARC DP 110200799 | Co-CI | Bedrikovetsky, Cinar & Kotousov | $305k | 2010 - 2012 | Modelling the capillary entrapment phenomena and integrity of geological reservoirs |
NHMRC 595933 | Co-CI | Reynolds, Costi, Fazzalari, Kotousov & Bottema | $410k | 2010 - 2012 | Development and validation of a finite element model for orthopaedic screw insertion into trabecular bone |
ARC LP 100100613 | Co-CI | Bedrikovetsky, Roberts, Kotousov & Pendleton | $530k | 2010 - 2013 | Development of innovative technologies for oil production based on the advanced theory of suspension flows in porous media |
ARC DP DP0557124 | First named CI | Kotousov & Wang | $178k | 2005 - 2007 | Development of advanced fracture mechanics models and novel technical tools for integrity, durability and safety assessment |
Consultancy
Funding Source | Adelaide RB ID | Amount Funded | Years | Project Title |
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Charles Taylor Adjusting Pty Ltd & Munich Reinsurance Company, UK Branch | A160425 | $8.5k | 2016 | Investigate and report on cause of escape of water from a Condenser Cooling Line at nRAH |
Office of the State Coroner of South Australia | A160546 | $2.5k | 2016 | Audrey Rose MacAdam (Deceased) Walking Frame Report |
Tindall Gask Bentley | A157537 | $0.9k | 2015 | Expert witnessing service - Ryobi malfunction |
Carter Newell and Siemens Ltd, Germany | A157257 | $41k | 2015 - Cont. | Expert Witness - Siemens - BHP SAG Mill failure |
Australian Rail Track Corporation | A134952 | $2k | 2014 | Development of a new system for measurement of Free Temperature in rails |
Maurice Blackburn Pty Ltd | A134440 | $37k | 2013 | Provision of expert witnessing services to Maurice Blackburn |
Johnson Winter & Slattery Pty Ltd | A123940 | $8.45k | 2012 - 2013 | Provision of Expert Witnessing - Fractured pipework and installation |
Lawson Smith Lawyers Pty Ltd | A123562 | $1.25k | 2012 - 2013 | Expert Witnessing - Sewa Pty Ltd and Gracie Olga Trelease (RPM bike bolt failure) |
Fox Tucker Lawyers Pty Ltd | A123558 | $0.62k | 2012 | Expert Witness - claim by Barrod against Viterra (exhaust and fumigation system fan failure) |
Fox Tucker Lawyers Pty Ltd | A123353 | $2.35k | 2012 - 2014 | Expert Report (Aquaknect Flexibles) |
Parsons Brinckerhoff Ltd | A112263 | ~$40k | 2011 - 2012 | North-South Interconnection System - Analysis of piping welds |
West End Brewery Ltd | MT0711 | 12k | 2010 |
Fracture Assessment of Structural Defects in Two Dogs Glass Bottle |
York Transport Equipment Pty Ltd |
MT0791 | 8k | 2005 |
Structural Analysis of York FB3 Bush |
Other Grants
Funding Source & Project ID |
Investigator Role |
CI/PI Names | Amount Funded | Years | Project Title |
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UofA, Equipment Round 2016 | Co-CI | Jaksa, Karakus, Nguyen, Taheri, Scott, Kuo, Grimshaw, Kelso, Kotousov, Grainger, Lu & Robertson | $145k | 2016 | Tekscan Pressure Mapping System |
UofA, ECMS Equipment/Infrastructure Funding, 2016 | Co-CI | Ng, Cazzolato, Kotousov, Zander, Howard, Ghayesh | $66.2k | 2016 | High frequency upgrade for the University’s 3D Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometer |
UofA, ECMS Equipment/Infrastructure Funding, 2015 | Co-CI | Nguyen, Kotousov, Bennett, Jaksa, Visintin, Sheikh, Deng, Taheri, Ali, Scott, Gamboa, & Ghomashchi | $29.1k | 2015 | Establishment of a cross-disciplinary facility for experimental analysis of engineering materials and structures with 3D Digital Image Correlation Technique |
UofA, Research Equipment/ Infrastructure Round 2015 | First named CI | Kotousov, Cazzolato, Xie, Gamboa, Arjomandi, Sheikh, Ng, Karakus, Nguyen, Sircar & Roberts | $49k | 2015 | Stress photonics technology for advanced multidisciplinary research |
Catalyst Research Grant Program, Government of South Australia | Co-CI | Ng & Kotousov | $22.5k | 2014 - 2016 | Cost effective monitoring techniques for rail tracks using guided waves |
CRC EP | First named CI |
Kotousov, Ghomashchi & Borkowski |
$228k | 2012 - 2014 | PR1-02C: Simplified models and criteria for weld-metal hydrogen assisted cold cracking |
Defence Science and Technology Organisation | Sole CI | Kotousov | $15k | 2008 | Support of DSTO's Hypersonics program, |
Australian Submarine Corporation | Sole CI | Kotousov | $112k | 2008 | Operating characteristics of large water lubricated bearing for the Collins Class Submarines |
US Airforce, AOARD-06-4043 | Co-CI | Ho, Kotousov, Codrington and Nguyen | $96k | 2007 - 2009 | FGM thermal barrier coatings for hypersonic structures - Design and thermal structure analysis |
SANTOS Ltd./APIA | Sole CI | Kotousov | $40k | 2007 | Safety of aboveground pipelines, |
School of Dentistry, the University of Adelaide | Co-CI | Kahler & Kotousov | $2k | 2006 | Experimental investigation of interfacial failure in teeth restored with resin-based composites |
DSTO: Weapons Division | Sole CI | Kotousov | 45k | 2005 |
Provision of high temperature study, experiments and report of TZM and Copper alloy |
CRC in Welded Structures | Co-CI | Linton, Kotousov and Brown | $250k | 2003 | Hydrogen cracking in girth welds |
Small Research Grant Scheme, the University of Adelaide | First named CI | Kotousov & Hansen | $10k | 2003 | The Determination of Location and Extent of Structural Damage Using Advanced Piezoelectric Active Sensors |
CRC for Welded Structures | Sole CI | Kotousov | $12k | 2003 | Wide Plate Testing for Failure Assessment of Pipelines, CRC for Welded Structures |
Monash University Engineering Faculty Grant Scheme | First named CI | Kotousov & Kerezsi | $12k | 2003 | Rig for Peel Tests of Thin Polymetric Films Deposited on a Substrate, |
Consultancy BHP-Monash MTI | Co-CI | Kotousov | $24k | 2002 | Investigation of Coil Tube Failure at HBI Facilities in Port Hedland, WA |
Monash University Research Fund Scholarship | Sole CI | Kotousov | $100k | 2001 - 2002 | Advanced Engineering Analysis Technologies for Integrity, Safety and Durability Assessment |
I am currently responsible for teaching and coordinating Stress Analysis and Design (Level II), Solid Mechanics (Level III), Fracture Mechanics (Level IV and Masters by Coursework) and Stresses in Plates and Shells (Level IV and Masters by Coursework)
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2019 Co-Supervisor Ultrasonic Machining Dental Composite Materials: Experimental and Finite Element Approaches Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Afifah Zakiyyah Juri 2018 Principal Supervisor Stress Monitoring Using Nonlinear Guided Waves Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr James Martin Hughes 2018 Principal Supervisor Early Damage Evaluation with Nonlinear Guided Waves Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr James David Vidler 2018 Co-Supervisor Damage Detection of Submerged Structures Using Linear and Nonlinear Guided Waves Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Xianwen Hu 2018 Co-Supervisor Nondestructive Testing of Structures Using Nonlinear Guided Wave Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Tingyuan Yin 2016 Principal Supervisor Numerical Investigation of the Fatigue Life of Structures and Fracture Conditions for more Realistic Shapes of Surface Defects Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Behnam Zakavi 2014 Co-Supervisor Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Materials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Gnana Teja Pudipeddi -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2016 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Development of advanced mathematical models for analysis of hydraulic channel fracturing technique Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Hao Thanh Luong 2015 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Damage Detection Using Second Harmonic Generation of Low-Frequency Guided Waves Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yi Yang 2015 - 2019 Co-Supervisor A Mechanism-based Approach to Constitutive Modelling of Quasi-Brittle Geomaterials with and without Fibre Reinforcement Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Linh Anh Le 2014 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Investigation of Lamb Wave Propagation in Pre-stressed Plates with Applications to Structural Health Monitoring Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Munawwar Ahmad Mohabuth 2014 - 2017 Co-Supervisor On the Relationship between Microstructure Mechanical Properties and Weld Metal Hydrogen Assisted Cold Cracking Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Walter Laszlo Costin 2014 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Experimental Study and Theoretical Modelling of Pipeline Girth Welding Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Krzysztof Borkowski 2013 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Advanced Processes for Titanium Sintering Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Evan John Schumann 2013 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Effect of 3D Stress States at Crack Front on Deformation, Fracture and Fatigue Phenomena Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Zhuang He 2013 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Mechanisms of Inclined Stress Corrosion Cracks Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time James Middleton Griggs 2012 - 2016 Principal Supervisor A New Solution for an Edge Dislocation with Applications to the Stress and Fracture Analysis of Multilayered Media Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Aditya Shankar Khanna 2012 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Thermomechanical Factors Influencing Weld Metal Hydrogen Assisted Cold Cracking Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Rahim Nazmudin Kurji 2012 - 2016 Principal Supervisor A Method for Compensation of Changing Environmental and Operational Conditions for Structural Health Monitoring Using Guided Waves Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Pouria Aryan 2012 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Study of Combined Structure of Geo-Heat Exchangers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sarwo Edhy Sofyan 2010 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Theoretical and Experimental Modelling of Multiple Site Damage in Plate Components Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Donghoon Chang 2010 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Non-Linear Models for Evaluating the Residual Opening of Hydraulically Stimulated Fracture and its Impact on Well Performance Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Luiz Bortolan Neto 2008 - 2011 Principal Supervisor Impact loading and Transient Response of Pipes
Transporting Gas or LiquidDoctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Roslina Mohammad 2007 - 2012 Principal Supervisor Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometry for Strain Measurement and Damage Detection Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Stuart Wildy 2006 - 2010 Principal Supervisor Slurry Sprayed Thermal Barrier Coatings for Aerospace Applications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Phuc Trong Nguyen 2006 - 2008 Principal Supervisor Non-linear individual and interaction phenomena associated with fatigue crack growth Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr John Codrington 2005 - 2008 Principal Supervisor Theoretical Study on Toughening and Design against Fracture of Functionally Graded Thermal Barrier Coatings. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Hideaki Tsukamoto
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2016 - 2016 Co-Chair 10th Structural Integrity and Failure International Conference, SIF 16, The University of Adelaide, Australia — — 2014 - 2014 Co-Chair The 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Fracture and Strength/The 9th Structural Integrity and Failure International Conference, APCFS/SIF-2014, The University of Sydney, Australia — — 2012 - 2012 Chair The 7th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 7, The University of Adelaide, Australia — — -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2016 - ongoing President The Australian Fracture Group Australia 2012 - 2015 Vice-President The National Committee on Applied Mechanics, Engineers Australia — -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2017 - ongoing Member Editorial Advisory Board of the book series on Structural Integrity, Springer — — 2017 - ongoing Editor Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures — — 2015 - ongoing Editor Materials and Design — — -
Industry Partnerships
Date Engagement Type Partner Name 2016 - ongoing Consultant Charles Taylor Adjusting (Australia) Pty Ltd for and on behalf its principal, Munich Reinsurance Company, United Kingdom General Branch (UK) 2015 - ongoing Consultant Siemens and HDI-Gerling Insurance Company (Siemens Insurer)
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