Biography
Professor Noel O'Dowd is Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Limerick. Noel received his degree in Mechanical Engineering from NUI Galway and went onto compete a PhD in Solid Mechanics from Brown University, USA. After completing his PhD, he took up a research fellowship with the Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories at the California Institute of Technology. Professor O'Dowd then joined the academic staff at Imperial College London for thirteen years before joining the University of Limerick in 2006. He was Vice-Chair of the American Society of Pressure Vessels committee on Materials and Fabrication for four years and is a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London. Professor O'Dowd's research is in the area of computational mechanics and fracture mechanics of engineering materials. He has published over a hundred and thirty research articles in these and related areas.
Research Interests
Computational Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Materials Behaviour, Structural Integrity
Publications
Conference Publication
LOW CYCLE FATIGUE OF SUBSEA MECHANICALLY LINED PIPELINE WITH LINER IMPERFECTIONS
Pepin, A,Tkaczyk, T,O'Dowd, N,Nikbin, K,
Proceedings Of The Asme 36th International Conference On Ocean, Offshore And Arctic Engineering, 2017, Vol 4
DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS OF A HIGH CHROMIUM, POWER PLANT STEEL AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES
Golden, BJ,Li, DF,Tiernan, P,Scully, S,O'Dowd, NP,Kerr, M,Rudland, D
Asme Pressure Vessels And Piping Conference - 2015, Vol 6b
LIMIT LOAD SOLUTION AND CRACK DRIVING FORCE ESTIMATION SCHEME FOR EMBEDDED FLAWS IN PIPELINE GIRTH WELDS
Pepin, A,Tkaczyk, T,O'Dowd, N,Nikbin, K,Zhao, MX
Asme Pressure Vessels And Piping Conference - 2015, Vol 3
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING CONFERENCE - 2013, VOL 6B: MATERIALS AND FABRICATION
Li, DF,Golden, B,O'Dowd, NP,Shim, DJ,Rudland, D
Proceedings Of The Asme Pressure Vessels And Piping Conference - 2013, Vol 6b: Materials And Fabrication
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING CONFERENCE - 2013, VOL 6A: MATERIALS AND FABRICATION
Farragher, TP,Scully, S,O'Dowd, NP,Leen, SB,Shim, DJ,Rudland, D
Proceedings Of The Asme Pressure Vessels And Piping Conference - 2013, Vol 6a: Materials And Fabrication
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING CONFERENCE - 2013, VOL 5
Golden, B,Li, DF,O'Dowd, N,Stang, DL,Hallman, RT,Springer, W,Kwon, Y,Hafner, RS
Proceedings Of The Asme Pressure Vessels And Piping Conference - 2013, Vol 5
EFFECTS OF WELD STRENGTH HETEROGENEITY ON CRACK DRIVING FORCE IN STRESS AND STRAIN BASED DESIGN SCENARIOS
Hertele, S,O'Dowd, N,Verstraete, M,Van Minnebruggen, K,De Waele, W,
Proceedings Of The 10th International Pipeline Conference - 2014, Vol 4
Fracture mechanics analysis of heterogeneous welds: validation of a weld homogenisation approach
Hertele, S,O'Dowd, N,Van Minnebruggen, K,Verstraete, M,De Waele, W,Zhang, Z,Skallerud, B,Thaulow, C,Ostby, E,He, J
5th International Biennial Conference On Ultrafine Grained And Nanostructured Materials, Ufgnsm15
DOI: 10.1016/j.mspro.2014.06.214
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING CONFERENCE - 2013, VOL 6B: MATERIALS AND FABRICATION
Parise, LFS,Ruggieri, C,O'Dowd, NP,Shim, DJ,Rudland, D
Proceedings Of The Asme Pressure Vessels And Piping Conference - 2013, Vol 6b: Materials And Fabrication
Proceedings of 2012 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference
Li D.F., O'Dowd N.P.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING CONFERENCE, PVP 2011, VOL 6, A AND B
Nezhad, HY,O'Dowd, NP,Davies, CM,Nikbin, KM,Wimpory, RC,Duncan, AJ
Proceedings Of The Asme Pressure Vessels And Piping Conference, Pvp 2011, Vol 6, A And B
Investigation of strain hardening effects under in-plane shear of unidirectional composite materials
O'Dwyer, DJ,O'Dowd, NP,McCarthy, CT
Computational Materials Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.03.014
The influence of void morphology and loading conditions on deformation and failure of porous polymers: A combined finite-element and analysis of variance study
Spaggiari, A,O'Dowd, N
Computational Materials Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2011.12.022
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING CONFERENCE, PVP 2012, VOL 6, PTS A AND B
Nezhad, HY,O'Dowd, NP,Davies, CM,Mehmanparast, AN,Nikbin, KM,
Proceedings Of The Asme Pressure Vessels And Piping Conference, Pvp 2012, Vol 6, Pts A And B
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING CONFERENCE, PVP 2012, VOL 6, PTS A AND B
Li, DF,O'Dowd, NP,
Proceedings Of The Asme Pressure Vessels And Piping Conference, Pvp 2012, Vol 6, Pts A And B
Time-of-flight neutron imaging at a continuous source: Proof of principle using a scintillator CCD imaging detector
Strobl, M,Hilger, A,Boin, M,Kardjilov, N,Wimpory, R,Clemens, D,Muhlbauer, M,Schillinger, B,Wilpert, T,Schulz, C,Rolfs, K,Davies, CM,O'Dowd, N,Tiernan, P,Manke, I
Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors And Associated Equipment
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.12.121
Predicting the effect of compressive and tensile residual stresses in fracture mechanics specimens
Kamel, S,Wimpory, R,Hofmann, M,Nikbin, KM,O'Dowd, NP,Chandra, T,Wanderka, N,Reimers, W,Ionescu, M
Advances In Materials And Processing Technologies Ii, Pts 1 And 2
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.89-91.275
Advanced Materials Research
Kamel S., Wimpory R., Hofmann M., Nikbin K.M., O'Dowd N.P.
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.89-91.275
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING CONFERENCE 2010, VOL 6, PTS A AND B
Li, DF; ODowd, NP; Davies, CM; Zhang, SY
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2010-25599
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
Tkaczyk T., O'Dowd N.P., Nikbin K., Howard B.P.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING CONFERENCE 2010, VOL 5
Nezhad, HY; ODowd, NP
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2010-25272
Proceedings of the International offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
Tkaczyk T., O'Dowd N.P., Nikbin K., Howard B.P.
Proceedings of the International offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
Tkaczyk T., O'Dowd N.P., Nikbin K., Howard B.P.
The Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology,
Keane, A., McCarthy, C.T., O'Dowd, N.,
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
Tkaczyk T., O'Dowd N.P., Nikbin K.
2007 Proceedings of the ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference - 8th International Conference on Creep and Fatigue at Elevated Temperatures - CREEP8
Turski M., Wimpory R.C., O'Dowd N.P., Withers P.J., Nikbin K.M.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
Davies C.M., Lightfoot M.P., O'Dowd N.P., Wimpory R.C., Dye D., Bruce G.J., Beres M., Oliver E., Nikbin K.M.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
Kamel S., O'Dowd N.P., Nikbin K.M.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
Kamel S., O'Dowd N.P., Nikbin K.M.
17th 2007 International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2007
Tkaczyk, T.; O'Dowd, N.P.; Howard, B.P.
Comparison of crack driving force estimation schemes for weld defects in reeled pipelines
Tkaczyk, T,O'Dowd, NP,Howard, BP,
Proceedings Of The Seventeenth (2007) International Offshore And Polar Engineering Conference, Vol 1- 4, Proceedings
Proceedings of CREEP8, Eighth International Conference on Creep and Fatigue at Elevated Temperatures (joint with PVP07)
Turski, M., Wimpory, R.C., O'Dowd, N.P., Withers, P.J., Nikbin, K.M.
ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference, 2007
Davies, C.M., Wimpory, R.C., B¿re¿, M., Lightfoot, M.P., Dye, D., Nikbin, K.M., O¿Dowd, N.P.
Proceedings of the International offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
Tkaczyk T., O'Dowd N.P., Howard B.P.
ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference, 2007
Kamel, S., O'Dowd, N.P. and Nikbin, K.M.
Other Publication
Preface to topical special issue of computational materials science on "Recent advances in computational mechanics of materials"
O'Dowd, NP,Schmauder, S
Computational Materials Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2013.05.019
Proceedings of the 21st International Workshop on Computational Mechanics of Materials (IWCMM 21) Preface
O'Dowd, N,O'Mahoney, D,Schmauder, S
Computational Materials Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.07.020
A review of the effect of prior inelastic deformation on high temperature mechanical response of engineering alloys
Li, DF; O'Dowd, NP; Davies, CM; Nikbin, KM
International Journal Of Pressure Vessels And Piping
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2010.07.010
Welding and residual stress
Brust F., Keim E., Mochizuki M., O'Dowd N., Sherry A.
2007 Proceedings of the ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference - 8th International Conference on Creep and Fatigue at Elevated Temperatures - CREEP8: Foreword
Jaske C.E., Hyde T.H., Nitta A., Prager M., Viswanathan R., Nikbin K., Zamrik S.Y., Mcgreevy T.E., Marriott D.L., Carter P., Shannon B.E., Pankiw R., Dogan B., Brust F.W., Abe F., Kimura K., Masuyama F., O'Dowd N., Gandy D.W.
Peer Reviewed Journal
Influence of material inhomogeneity on the mechanical response of a tempered martensite steel
Li, M,Sun, FW,Barrett, RA,Meade, E,Li, DF,O'Donoghue, PE,Leen, SB,O'Dowd, NP
Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers Part L-Journal Of Materials-Design And Applications
DOI: 10.1177/1464420716687785
A multi-scale crystal plasticity model for cyclic plasticity and low-cycle fatigue in a precipitate-strengthened steel at elevated temperature
Li, DF,Barrett, RA,O'Donoghue, PE,O'Dowd, NP,Leen, SB
Journal Of The Mechanics And Physics Of Solids
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2016.12.010
Micromechanical finite element modelling of thermo-mechanical fatigue for P91 steels
Li, DF,Barrett, RA,O'Donoghue, PE,Hyde, CJ,O'Dowd, NP,Leen, SB
International Journal Of Fatigue
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2015.11.025
Microscale deformation of a tempered martensite ferritic steel: Modelling and experimental study of grain and sub-grain interactions
Golden, BJ,Li, DF,Guo, YN,Tiernan, P,Leen, SB,O'Dowd, NP
Journal Of The Mechanics And Physics Of Solids
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2015.09.015
Qualification of Reeled Mechanically Lined Pipes for Fatigue Service
Pepin, A,Tkaczyk, T,O'Dowd, N,Nikbin, K
International Journal Of Offshore And Polar Engineering
DOI: 10.17736/ijope.2016.bn09
Fully-Plastic Strain-Based J Estimation Scheme for Circumferential Surface Cracks in Pipes Subjected to Reeling
Parise, LFS,Ruggieri, C,O'Dowd, NP
Journal Of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.4028111
Creep relaxation in the presence of residual stress
Nezhad, HY,O'Dowd, NP
Engineering Fracture Mechanics
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2015.03.037
Fracture mechanics analysis of heterogeneous welds: Numerical case studies involving experimental heterogeneity patterns
Hertele, S,O'Dowd, N,Van Minnebruggen, K,Verstraete, M,De Waele, W
Engineering Failure Analysis
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2015.07.007
Methodology for Assessment of Surface Defects in Undermatched Pipeline Girth Welds
Pepin, A,Tkaczyk, T,O'Dowd, N,Nikbin, K
Journal Of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.4029190
The Role of Plasticity in the Transverse Lattice Strain Evolution of a Martensitic Steel
Li, DF,Golden, BJ,Zhang, SY,Davydov, V,Tiernan, P,O'Dowd, NP
Metallurgical And Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy And Materials Science
DOI: 10.1007/s11661-014-2562-0
Cyclic Viscoplasticity Testing and Modeling of a Service-Aged P91 Steel
Hyde, CJ,Sun, W,Hyde, TH,Rouse, JP,Farragher, T,O'Dowd, NP,Leen, SB
Journal Of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.4026865
Numerical micromechanical investigation of interfacial strength parameters in a carbon fibre composite material
O'Dwyer, DJ,O'Dowd, NP,McCarthy, CT
Journal Of Composite Materials
DOI: 10.1177/0021998313477172
Multiscale modelling of mechanical response in a martensitic steel: A micromechanical and length-scale-dependent framework for precipitate hardening
Li, DF,Golden, BJ,O'Dowd, NP
Acta Materialia
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2014.08.012
Effects of pipe steel heterogeneity on the tensile strain capacity of a flawed pipeline girth weld
Hertele, S,O'Dowd, N,Van Minnebruggen, K,Denys, R,De Waele, W
Engineering Fracture Mechanics
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2013.11.003
A Unified Viscoplastic Model for High Temperature Low Cycle Fatigue of Service-Aged P91 Steel
Barrett, RA,Farragher, TP,Hyde, CJ,O'Dowd, NP,O'Donoghue, PE,Leen, SB
Journal Of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.4025618
In-situ SEM mechanical testing of miniature bonded joints
O'Dwyer, DJ,O'Dowd, NP,McCarthy, CT
International Journal Of Adhesion And Adhesives
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2013.12.027
Microstructural Modeling of P91 Martensitic Steel Under Uniaxial Loading Conditions
Golden, BJ,Li, DF,O'Dowd, NP,Tiernan, P
Journal Of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.4026028
High Temperature, Low Cycle Fatigue Characterization of P91 Weld and Heat Affected Zone Material
Farragher, TP,Scully, S,O'Dowd, NP,Hyde, CJ,Leen, SB
Journal Of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.4025943
J-integral analysis of heterogeneous mismatched girth welds in clamped single-edge notched tension specimens
Hertele, S,De Waele, W,Verstraete, M,Denys, R,O'Dowd, N
International Journal Of Pressure Vessels And Piping
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2014.03.006
Multiaxial cyclic viscoplasticity model for high temperature fatigue of P91 steel
Barrett, RA,Farragher, TP,O'Dowd, NP,O'Donoghue, PE,Leen, SB
Materials Science And Technology
DOI: 10.1179/1743284713Y.0000000382
Micromechanical investigation of damage processes at composite-adhesive interfaces
O'Dwyer, DJ,O'Dowd, NP,McCarthy, CT
Composites Science And Technology
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.06.013
Development of life assessment procedures for power plant headers operated under flexible loading scenarios
Farragher, TP,Scully, S,O'Dowd, NP,Leen, SB
International Journal Of Fatigue
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2012.12.007
The effect of prior deformation on subsequent microplasticity and damage evolution in an austenitic stainless steel at elevated temperature
Li, DF,Davies, CM,Zhang, SY,Dickinson, C,O'Dowd, NP
Acta Materialia
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2013.02.038
Taguchi analysis of bonded composite single-lap joints using a combined interface-adhesive damage model
O'Mahoney, DC,Katnam, KB,O'Dowd, NP,McCarthy, CT,Young, TM
International Journal Of Adhesion And Adhesives
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2012.06.001
A combined computational and experimental methodology to determine the adhesion properties of stent polymer coatings
Hopkins, C,McHugh, PE,O'Dowd, NP,Rochev, Y,McGarry, JP
Computational Materials Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2013.03.029
Thermomechanical Analysis of a Pressurized Pipe Under Plant Conditions
Farragher, TP,Scully, S,O'Dowd, NP,Leen, SB
Journal Of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.4007287
Study of creep relaxation under combined mechanical and residual stresses
Nezhad, HY,O'Dowd, NP
Engineering Fracture Mechanics
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.06.013
Constraint-based fracture mechanics in predicting the failure of welded joints
O'Dowd, N,Macdonald, KA
Innovation In Aeronautics
Microscale prediction of deformation in an austenitic stainless steel under uniaxial loading
Li D.-F., O'Dowd N.P., Davies C.M., Zhang S.-Y.
European Journal Of Mechanics, A/Solids
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2011.02.002
Microscale prediction of deformation in an austenitic stainless steel under uniaxial loading
Li, DF; O'Dowd, NP; Davies, CM; Zhang, SY
European Journal Of Mechanics A-Solids
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2011.02.002
Time-of-flight neutron imaging at a continuous source-Part 1: Using a scintillator CCD imaging detector
Strobl M., Hilger A., Boin M., Kardjilov N., Wimpory R., Clemens D., Muhlbauer M., Schillinger B., Wilpert T., Schulz C., Rolfs K., Davies C.M., O'Dowd N., Tiernan P., Manke I.
Nuclear Instruments And Methods In Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors And Associated Equipment
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.12.121
The Effect of Prestrain on Ductile Fracture Toughness of Reeled Pipeline Steels
Tkaczyk, T; O'Dowd, NP; Nikbin, K
Journal Of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002280
Multiscale modelling of porous polymers using a combined finite element and D-optimal design of experiment approach
Spaggiari, A; O'Dowd, N; Dragoni, E
Computational Materials Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2011.04.017
On the evolution of lattice deformation in austenitic stainless steels-The role of work hardening at finite strains
Li, DF; O'Dowd, NP
Journal Of The Mechanics And Physics Of Solids
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2011.09.008
A review for the effect of the prior deformation on subsequent high temperature mechanical behaviour of metallic alloys.
Li D.F., O'Dowd N.P., Davies C.M., Nikibin K.M.
International Journal Of Pressure Vessels And Piping
Thermo-mechanical modelling of a single-bead-on-plate weld using the finite element method
Shan, X; Davies, CM; Wangsdan, T; O'Dowd, NR; Nikbin, KM
International Journal Of Pressure Vessels And Piping
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2008.11.005
Fracture Assessment Procedures for Steel Pipelines Using a Modified Reference Stress Solution
Tkaczyk, T; O'Dowd, NP; Nikbin, K
Journal Of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.3122769
Evaluation of Two-Parameter Approaches to Describe Crack-Tip Fields in Engineering Structures
Kamel, S; O'Dowd, NP; Nikbin, KM
Journal Of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.3120266
Computational and Experimental Studies of High Temperature Crack Initiation in the Presence of Residual Stress
O'Dowd, NP; Nikbin, KM; Wimpory, RC; Biglari, FR; O'Donnell, MP
Journal Of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions Of The Asme
DOI: 10.1115/1.2967831
Computational modelling of crack initiation in a single crystal superalloy under fatigue-oxidation conditions
Zhao, LG; Busso, EP; O'Dowd, NP
Materials Science And Technology
DOI: 10.1179/174328407X243942
An analytical and computational study of crack initiation under transient creep conditions
Davies, CM; O'Dowd, NP; Nikbin, KM; Webster, GA
International Journal Of Solids And Structures
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2006.08.036
Interpretation of creep crack initiation and growth data for weldments
Davies, CM; Dean, DW; Nikbin, KM; O'Dowd, NP
Engineering Fracture Mechanics
Developing a realistic FE analysis method for the welding of a NET single-bead-on-plate test specimen
Shan, XY; Tan, MJ; O'Dowd, NP
J. Materials Processing Technology
Analysis of creep crack initiation and growth in different geometries for 316H and carbon manganese steels
Davies, CM; Mueller, F; O'Dowd, NP; Webster, GA
Journal Of Astm International