Diane Wowk, Royal Military College of Canada

Research

composite structure damage allowable dent finite element analysis honeycomb sandwich panel impact damage low-velocity impact residual strength

Latest papers

Surface Profiling and Core Evaluation of Aluminum Honeycomb Sandwich Aircraft Panels Using Multi-Frequency Eddy Current Testing.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Residual strength-based damage limits for aerospace composite sandwich structures
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$162,000
Advanced Magnetic Barkhausen Noise for Residual Stress Measurement in Aircraft Landing Gear
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Surface Profiling and Core Evaluation of Aluminum Honeycomb Sandwich Aircraft Panels Using Multi-Frequency Eddy Current Testing.

Reyno T, Underhill PR, Krause TW, Marsden C, Wowk D

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2017Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/s17092114 PMID: 28906434

Residual strength-based damage limits for aerospace composite sandwich structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wowk, Diane

Keywords: composite structure; honeycomb sandwich panel; low-velocity impact; dent; residual strength; finite element analysis; impact damage; damage allowable

$162,000

Advanced Magnetic Barkhausen Noise for Residual Stress Measurement in Aircraft Landing Gear

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Wowk, Diane

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Catharine Marsden

Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering (MIAE)

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: composite structure Dear Professor Wowk, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Surface Profiling and Core Evaluation of Aluminum Honeycomb Sandwich Aircraft Panels Using Multi-Frequency Eddy Current Testing." (2017), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Residual strength-based damage limits for aerospace composite sandwich structures" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]