Dr Jose L Curiel-Sosa
IngInd, MRes, PhD, CEng, MIMechE, EurIng, SFHEA
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Lecturer
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School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
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- Profile
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Dr Curiel-Sosa has been an academic staff since 2013 at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ. He has a six-years engineering diploma from Escuela Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, University of Seville and, a PhD in engineering modelling and simulation from Swansea University.
He has previously worked for both industry (composites engineer in manufacturing and design) and academia (aerostructures postdoc - University of Oxford).
His research is polymathic spanning from computational analysis to fundamental research; being applied in a range of industrial sectors, from aerospace (interaction aerostructures-aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, aviation safety) to manufacturing and machining (composite structures).
He is a member of the European engineers association FEANI (EurIng), a chartered engineer (CEng), a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Composites Communications, 51, 102089-102089.
- . Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials.
- . Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures.
- . Thin-Walled Structures, 191.
- . Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures.
- . Defence Technology.
- . Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures.
- . International Journal of Technology, 13(4), 803-815.
- . Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 131, 174-193.
- . Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11(11).
- . Composite Structures, 268.
- . Composites Part C: Open Access, 2.
- . Procedia CIRP, 87, 366-371.
- . Composite Structures, 240.
- . Advances in Aerodynamics, 2(1).
- . International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 29(7), 1011-1034.
- . Journal of Industrial Textiles.
- . Procedia CIRP, 85, 299-304.
- . Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines.
- . Composite Structures, 229.
- . Composites Part B: Engineering, 174.
- . International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 15(3), 647-669.
- . Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 60(2), 757-778.
- . Composite Structures, 219, 97-110.
- . Composite Structures, 214, 439-450.
- . Composite Structures, 214, 73-82.
- . Composite Structures, 220, 168-178.
- . Procedia CIRP, 82, 332-337.
- . Journal of Aircraft, 56(2), 583-590.
- . International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 28(6), 943-969.
- . Applied Composite Materials, 26(1), 139-157.
- . Composite Structures, 201, 62-71.
- . Applied Composite Materials, 25(4), 823-841.
- . Composite Structures, 202, 1000-1020.
- . Composite Structures, 189, 641-647.
- . Composite Structures, 202, 151-161.
- . International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 14(4), 647-667.
- . Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences, 11(1), 2503-2510.
- . Composite Structures, 173, 78-85.
- . Journal of Materials Science, 52(8), 4658-4674.
- . Advances in Engineering Software, 108, 68-82.
- . Composite Structures, 163, 32-43.
- . Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 313, 375-405.
- . Composite Structures, 159, 667-676.
- . Composite Structures, 153, 193-203.
- . Applied Composite Materials, 23(2), 139-154.
- . International Journal of Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 17(1), 46-58.
- . Materials and Design, 88, 588-597.
- . Composite Structures, 133, 1093-1100.
- On the calculation of energy release rate in composites by Finite Elements, Boundary Elements and Analytical Methods. Composites: Mechanics, Computations, Applications, 6(3), 219-237.
- . Composites: Mechanics, Computations, Applications, 6(3), 219-237.
- . Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 94(C), 64-80.
- . Composite Structures, 119, 264-271.
- Homotopy analysis of magnetohydrodynamic convection flow in manufacture of a viscoelastic fabric for space applications. International Journal for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 10, 9-49.
- . Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 17(4), 433-442.
- . International Journal of Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 14(5), 452-464.
- . International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 22(3), 356-374.
- . Revista Internacional de Metodos Numericos para Calculo y Diseno en Ingenieria, 29(2), 92-103.
- . Composites Science and Technology, 72(7), 788-791.
- . International Journal of Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 11(3), 157-161.
- . Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 45(8-9), 583-591.
- . Mechanics Research Communications, 35(4), 219-221.
- . Journal De Physique. IV : JP, 134, 147-155.
- . Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, 22(1), 63-75.
- . European Journal of Computational Mechanics, 227-254.
- . Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials.
- . Applied Composite Materials.
- Homotoy analysis of magnetohydrodynamic convection flow in manufacture of a viscoelastic fabric for space applications. International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics.
Chapters
- , Sustainable Aviation (pp. 13-28). Springer Nature Switzerland
- , Structural Integrity and Durability of Advanced Composites (pp. 199-219). Elsevier
- In Attaf B (Ed.), Advances in Composite Materials - Ecodesign and Analysis
Book reviews
- Book Review of 'Introduction to Aeronautics: a Design Perspective'-Third Edition. Aeronautical Journal, 1463-1464.
Conference proceedings papers
- . Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 1106(1)
- . Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 1106(1)
- Structural Integrity Assessment on Cracked Composite Plate under Aeroelastic Loading by means of XFEM. Proceedings IRF2018: 6th International Conference Integrity-Reliability-Failure. Lisbon, Portugal
- Prediction of Unsteady Transonic Buffeting using the SU2 Open-Source Code. Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD 7). Glasgow, 11 June 2018 - 15 June 2018.
- AEROFRACTURELASTIC ON WING BOX OF MULTI-PURPOSE COMMUTER AIRCRAFT UNDER GUST LOAD BY MEANS OF XFEM. IRF2018: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTEGRITY-RELIABILITY-FAILURE (pp 153-158)
- Implementation of Multiphase Piezoelectric Composites on Aircraft Wingbox Structure for Energy Harvesting Purpose. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Composite Structures. Paris, France, 4 September 2017 - 7 September 2017.
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- Flutter assessment on composite plate with crack by means of fully coupled Finite Element and Doublet Lattice Method. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites. Bologna, 4 July 2017 - 7 July 2017.
- Development of modified-Rousselier model for creep damage problems in eXtended finite element method (XFEM) approach. CFRAC 2017. Nantes, France, 14 June 2017 - 16 June 2017.
- HYBRID MATHEMATICAL/ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTER COMPOSITE UNDER DYNAMIC BENDING. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MECHANICS AND MATERIALS IN DESIGN (M2D2017) (pp 53-62)
- MODELLING TECHNIQUES FOR DELAMINATION AND FRACTURE OF COMPOSITES. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MECHANICS AND MATERIALS IN DESIGN (M2D2017) (pp 1181-1182)
- A numerical investigation on Circulation Controlled Lift Augmentation for STOL Aircraft. The 2016 Applied Aerodynamics Conference: Evolution & Innovation Continues- The Next 150 Years of Co. Bristol, 21 July 2016.
- Aerodynamics Modelling of a New Smart Light Aircraft. Applied Aerodynamics Conference. London, 19 July 2016 - 21 July 2016.
- Extended Finite Element Method: Strategies for Delamination and Fracture in Composites. Proceedings of II MechComp conference. Porto, Portugal, 11 July 2016 - 14 July 2016.
- Energy release rates in composite laminates by finite element, boundary element, and analytical methods. 23rd UK Conference of the Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering.. Swansea, 8 April 2015 - 10 April 2015.
- Damage and Failure in Composites. 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI). Barcelona, Spain, 20 July 2014 - 25 July 2014.
- Initiation and evolution of cracks in a chopped glass-reinforced composite under biaxial testing by means of XFEM. 16th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 2014
- 3D crack analysis of a chopped glass-reinforced polyester cruciform specimen under biaxial loading using two different numerical techniques for modelling cracks: XFEM and a progressive damage model. 18th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS18). Lisbon, Portugal, 15 June 2015 - 19 June 2015.
- Simulation of damage on laminates. ECCOMAS 2012 - European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, e-Book Full Papers (pp 1940-1946)
- A novel directional damage model for composites. Civil-Comp Proceedings, Vol. 88
- On competing volumetric and deviatoric damage mechanisms in simulation of ductile fracture in Ti64 alloy at high rates of strains. 10th European Mechanics of Materials Conference (EMMC10), Multi-phases and multi-components material. Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, 11 June 2007 - 14 June 2007.
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- In-time implicit-explicit algorithm for nonlinear finite element analysis. 3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics (pp 1090-1094)
- . Proceedings of the 2024 UK Association for Computational Mechanics Conference
- A Fast Fracture Plane Angle Search Algorithm on 3D Puck Failure Criterion. UKACM 2023 Conference Proceedings. The University of Warwick, Coventry
- . 9th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on the Mechanical Response of Composites
Theses / Dissertations
- Computational Modelling of Critical Points and Structural Discontinuities. Swansea University.
Datasets
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- . Composites Communications, 51, 102089-102089.
- Teaching activities
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Jose’s learning and teaching approach is best described as project-based and research-led. Project-based learning is recognised as very effective for the development of professional skills in engineering students, aligning effectively learning outcomes to those skills.
In his Aircraft Design module, students work cooperatively to design an aircraft concept, encouraging the incorporation of recent innovations from the aeronautical sector.
Short period activities are embedded within his lectures to promote student interaction, critical thinking and problem-solving, making use of learning technology –e.g. audience response systems- to communicate and receive feedback from students in real time.
Strategies to improve inclusivity of all students independently of their background or origin is an area he is keen on finding new teaching methods to enhance it. Thus, he created the Aircraft Design Café in which informal discussions on this and any matters of interest for students can be raised.
He has consistently received high scores for his learning and teaching strategy, which has led to several award nominations for teaching and doctoral supervision.
Jose is recognised as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He acts as assessor for the Learning and Teaching Professional Recognition Scheme ( LTPRS ) at TUOS. LTPRS follows the UK Professional Standards Framework to acknowledge success in Higher Education.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Full Member, EPSRC College of Reviewers.
- Assessor, Learning and Teaching Professional Recognition Scheme.
- Career Learning Assessor, Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
- Nominated by PhD students to the Best Postgraduate Supervisor Academic Award in 2018 and shortlisted in 2019.
- Nominated by University of ºù«Ӱҵ students to the Outstanding Teaching Academic Award, 2017 & 2018.
- Nominated to the TUOS Senate Award for Sustained Excellence 2017.
- Inspirational Teaching Award nomination-by-students, 2011.
- PhD external examiner: University of Manchester, University of Oviedo, UCLM (Spain), Putra Malaysia, University of Warwick, University of Greenwich.
- Invited seminars: Imperial College, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Swansea University, University of Warwick.
- Consulting
* Mechanical Designs
- Structural Integrity and optimisation.
* Composite structures assessment.
* Industrial Engineering
- Complex systems.
- Manufacturing systems simulation and management.
* Engineering modelling and simulation
- assessment of mechanical components and structures.
- tailored-made simulation tools: damage constitutive models, novel finite elements,...
- fatigue analysis and concept lifetime prediction.
- stress analysis.