Professor Andrei Kotooussov
Professor
School of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
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.
ARC/NHMRC Grants
|
Project ID |
Investigator Role |
CI/PI Names | Amount Funded | Years | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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