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Dr. Kali Katnam is a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Structural Engineering (Advanced Composite Materials/Structures) in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
He obtained his BEng degree in Civil Engineering (Andhra University, India) and MTech degree in Structural Engineering (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India). He completed his PhD in Structural Engineering from Ghent University, Belgium. He then joined University of Surrey as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow and conducted research on ‘Fatigue and Fracture of Adhesively Bonded Composite Structures’ (in collaboration with Imperial College London, BAE Systems and Airbus UK). He was with the Irish Centre for Composites Research (IComp, University of Limerick, Ireland) as a Research Fellow and performed industry-oriented research (in collaboration with Henkel Adhesives and Bombardier UK) on ‘Structural Integrity of Composite Structural Assemblies and Repairs’.
His research interests are broadly in the area of polymer composite materials/structures, with an emphasis on experimental characterization and computational modelling of structural bonded joints, composite repairs, mutliscale toughened composite laminates, and nano/micro-toughened structural adhesives.
Research interests
- Adhesive Bonding in Composite Structures
- Structural Integrity and Damage Tolerance of Structural Bonded Joints
- Composite Structural Repairs
- Multi-scale Toughening in Advanced Polymer Ccomposites
- Experimental and Computational Solid Mechanics
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Aerospace Research Institute
- Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Effect of micro-scale fibre uncertainties on the mechanical behaviour of natural/synthetic hybrid fibre composites
Yang, N., Zou, Z., Soutis, C., Potluri, P. & Katnam, K.-B., 1 Jan 2025, In: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 188C, 108570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of Yarn-Level Fibre Hybridisation on Thermomechanical Behaviour of 3D Woven Orthogonal Flax/E-Glass Composite Laminae
Yang, N., Zou, Z., Soutis, C., Potluri, P. & Katnam, K. B., 13 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Composites Science. 9, 3, 135.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Low-velocity impact response of carbon/epoxy laminates with interlaminar hybrid toughening via core–shell-rubber particles and non-woven thermoplastic fibre veils
Akbolat, M. Ç., Wang, S., Katnam, K. B., Potluri, P. & Soutis, C., Aug 2025, In: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 195, 108944.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Monte Carlo Micro-Stress Field Simulations in Flax/E-Glass Composite Laminae with Non-Circular Flax Fibres
Yang, N., Zou, Z., Soutis, C., Potluri, P. & Katnam, K. B., 2 Mar 2025, In: Polymers. 17, 5, 674.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A two-scale numerical analysis of intra-yarn hybridnatural/synthetic woven composites
Yang, N., Zou, Z., Soutis, C., Potluri, P. & Katnam, K.-B., 6 Nov 2024, In: Polymer Composites.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanics Group
Margetts, L. (Researcher), Bourne, N. (Researcher), Smith, M. (Researcher), Jivkov, A. (Researcher), Roy, M. (Researcher), Vasileiou, A. (Researcher), Borodin, E. (Researcher), Bonello, P. (Researcher), Li, Q. (Researcher), Mandal, P. (Researcher), Davey, K. (Researcher), Katnam, K.-B. (Researcher), Oyadiji, S. (Researcher), Tafreshi, A. (Researcher), Zou, Z. (Researcher), Francis, J. (Researcher), Sinha, J. (PI) & Freitas, D. (PI)
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Project: Research
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MaPoS: Mechanics and Physics of Solids
Jivkov, A. (PI), Katnam, K.-B. (CoI), Lazarov, B. (CoI), Margetts, L. (CoI), Boom, P. (CoI), Borodin, E. (CoI), Kosmas, O. (CoI), Baychev, T. (PGR student), Chen, T. (PGR student), Farrokhnia, A. (PGR student), Ford, M. (PGR student), He, L. (PGR student), Hewitt, S. (PGR student), Li, X. (PGR student), Marshall, O. (PGR student), Song, Z. (PGR student), Tsamos, A. (PGR student) & Wang, J. (PGR student)
Project: Research