Dr Cristinel Mares
Honorary Reader
Howell Building 111
- Email: cristinel.mares@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266718
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
McLaughlin, L., Mares, C. and Stolarski, T. (2025) 'Controlled, self-sustained rectilinear motion for levitated objects'.The 16th International Conference on Vibration Problems & The 11th international Conference on Wave Mechanics and Vibrations. Lisbon, Portugal. 2 - 5 September.Open Access Link
Mares, C., McLaughlin, L. and Stolarski, T. (2025) '3D DIC Operational Modal Analysis for an Acoustic Levitation System'.The 16th International Conference on Vibration Problems & The 11th international Conference on Wave Mechanics and Vibrations. Lisbon, Portugal. 2 - 5 September.Open Access Link
Mares, C., Stolarski, T. and McLaughlin, L. (2025) 'Contactless Technology for Conveying Light and Fragile Objects'.International Conference 2025 Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection and The 5th IMechE GLR Symposium on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection. Brunel University London. 30 - 31 July.Open Access Link
Eshraghi, K., Wang, M. and Mares, C. (2023) 'Towards Robust and Effective Passive Compliance Design of End-Effectors for Robotic Train Fluid Servicing'. Machines, 11 (11). pp. 1 - 15.Open Access Link
Mares, C., Miyatake, M. and Stolarski, T. (2023) 'On the role of Poisson’s contraction propagation in the creation of squeeze-film assisted levitation'. Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 15 (10). pp. 1 - 18. ISSN: 1687-8132 Open Access Link
Sternharz, G., Kalganova, T., Mares, C. and Meyeringh, M. (2021) 'Comparative performance assessment of methods for operational modal analysis during transient order excitation'. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 169. pp. 1 - 29. ISSN: 0888-3270 Open Access Link
Angulo, Á., Mares, C. and Gan, T-H. (2021) 'Diagnostic feature extraction and filtering criterion for fatigue crack growth using high frequency parametrical analysis'. Sensors, 21 (15). pp. 1 - 20. ISSN: 1424-8220 Open Access Link
Anghel, V. and Mares, C. (2019) 'Integral formulation for stability and vibration analysis of beams on elastic foundation'. Proceedings of the Romanian Academy Series A - Mathematics Physics Technical Sciences Information Science, 20 (3). pp. 285 - 293. ISSN: 1454-9069 Open Access Link
Angulo, Á., Tang, J., Khadimallah, A., Soua, S., Mares, C. and Gan, TH. (2019) 'Acoustic emission monitoring of fatigue crack growth in mooring chains'. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 9 (11). pp. 2187 - 2187. ISSN: 2076-3417 Open Access Link
Almurshedi, A., Atherton, M., Mares, C., Stolarski, T. and Miyatake, M. (2019) 'Influence of design embodiment on the performance of squeeze-film levitation contacts'. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 233 (11). pp. 1639 - 1647. ISSN: 1350-6501 Open Access Link
Almurshedi, A., Atherton, M., Mares, C. and Stolarski, T. (2019) 'Modelling influence of Poisson's contraction on squeeze film levitation of planar objects'. Journal of Applied Physics, 125 (9). pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 0021-8979 Open Access Link
Shamsudin, MF., Mares, C., Johnson, C., Yoann, L., Edwards, G. and Tat-Hean, G. (2018) 'Application of Bayesian Estimation to Structural Health Monitoring of Fatigue Cracks in Welded Steel Pipe'. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 121. pp. 112 - 123. ISSN: 0888-3270 Open Access Link
Mares, C. and Mutinda, M. (2018) 'Multiscale Wavelet Finite Element Analysis in Structural Dynamics', in pacurar, R. (ed.) Finite Element Method - Simulation, Numerical Analysis and Solution Techniques. INTECH.
Tang, J., Soua, S., Mares, C. and Gan, T-H. (2017) 'A pattern recognition approach to acoustic emission data originating from fatigue of wind turbine blades'. Sensors, 17 (11). pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 1424-8220 Open Access Link
Angulo, A., Allwright, J., Mares, C., Gan, T-H. and Soua, S. (2017) 'Finite Element Analysis of Crack Growth for Structural Health Monitoring of Mooring Chains using Guided Waves and Acoustic Emission'.2nd International Congress in Structural Integrity ICSI 2017. Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. 6 - 7 September. Elsevier BV. pp. 1 - 8. ISSN: 2452-3216 Open Access Link
Shamsudin, MF., MAres, C., Gan, T-H. and Edwards, G. (2017) 'Bayesian Estimation for Crack Monitoring of a Resonant Pipe using Acoustic Emission Method'.24th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 23-27 July, 2017.. London. 23 - 27 July.Open Access Link
Shamsudin, MF., Mares, C., Johnston, C., Edwards, G. and Gan, T-H. (2017) 'Vibration and Acoustic Emission Monitoring of a Girth Weld during a Resonance Fatigue Test'.International Conference on Structural Engineering Dynamics. Ericeira, Portugal. 3 - 5 July. 24th International Congress on Sound and Vibration Icsv 2017.Open Access Link
Tang, J., Mares, C. and Soua, S. (2017) 'Feature variability in pattern recognition on acoustic emission signals from plastic deformation in carbon steel,'.International Conference on Structural Engineering Dynamics. Ericeira, Portugal. 3 - 5 July.
Malo, S., Fateri, S., Livadas, M., Mares, C. and Gan, T-H. (2017) 'Wave Mode Discrimination of Coded Ultrasonic Guided Waves using Two-Dimensional Compressed Pulse Analysis'. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, 64 (7). pp. 1092 - 1101. ISSN: 0885-3010 Open Access Link
Peces, SM., Livadas, M., Selcuk, C., Gan, TH. and Mares, C. (2016) 'Ultrasonic guided waves propagation analysis under different load tension levels in multi-wire cables'.Thirteenth International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies. Paris, France. 12 - 12 October. 13th International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies, CM 2016/MFPT 2016.Open Access Link
Malo, S., Livadas, M., Selcuk, C., Gan, T-H. and Mares, C. (2016) 'Ultrasonic Guided Waves Propagation Analysis under Different Load Tension Levels in Multi-wire Cables'.CM 2016 and MFPT 2016 10-12 October 2016, Novotel Paris Sud, Porte de Charenton, Paris, France. Novotel Paris Sud, Porte de Charenton, Paris, France. 10 - 12 October.
Tang, J., Soua, S., Mares, C. and Gan, T-H. (2016) 'An experimental study of acoustic emission methodology for in service condition monitoring of wind turbine blades'. Renewable Energy, 99 (December 2016). pp. 170 - 179. ISSN: 0960-1481 Open Access Link
Malo, S., Livadas, M., Selcuk, C., Gan, T-H. and Mares, C. (2016) 'Wave Scattering Analysis in an ACSR Cable Using Piezoelectric Transducers'.8th European Workshop On Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM 2016). Bilbao, Spain. 5 - 8 July.
Chang, X., Wei, B., Atherton, M., Mares, C., Stolarski, TA. and Almurshedi, A. (2016) 'NFAL Prototype Design and Feasibility Analysis for Self-Levitated Conveying'. Tribology Transactions, 59 (5). pp. 957 - 968. ISSN: 1040-2004 Open Access Link
Peces, SM., Livadas, M., Selcuk, C., Gan, TH. and Mares, C. (2016) 'Wave scattering analysis in an ACSR cable using piezoelectric transducers'. 8th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring Ewshm 2016. pp. 1133 - 1142.
Musuva, M. and Mares, C. (2015) 'The wavelet finite element method in the dynamic analysis of a functionally graded beam resting on a viscoelastic foundation subjected to a moving load'. European Journal of Computational Mechanics, 24 (5). pp. 171 - 209. ISSN: 1779-7179
Almurshedi, A., Atherton, M., Mares, C. and Stolarski. (2015) 'Plate Vibration Characteristics for Squeeze Film Levitation'.24th Mission of Tribology. IMechE, London.Open Access Link
Mousavi, A., Mares, C. and Stonham, TJ. (2015) 'Continuous feedback loop for adaptive teaching and learning process using student surveys'. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 43 (4). pp. 247 - 264. ISSN: 0306-4190
Almurshedi, A., Atherton, M., Mares, C., Stolarski, T., Wei, B. and Wang, Y. (2015) 'Plate actuator vibration modes for levitation'.International Tribology Conference. Tokyo, Japan. 20 - 20 September.Open Access Link
Almurshedi, A., Atherton, M., Mares, C., Stolarski, T. and Wei, B. (2015) 'Squeeze-film levitation characteristics of plates excited by piezoelectric actuators'.10th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics. Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. 1 - 3 November.Open Access Link
Tang, JL., Rafael, S., Mares, C., Soua, S. and Gan, TH. (2015) 'Analysis of fatigue induced crack propagation in a wind turbine blade using acoustic emission'. Shmii 2015 7th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure.
Mares, C. and Ursache, N. (2014) 'Aircraft Ground Structural Testing', in Blockley, R. and Shyy, W. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering. Wiley. pp. 1 - 16. ISBN 13: 9780470754405.
Atherton, MA., Mares, C. and Stolarski, TA. (2014) 'Some fundamental aspects of self-levitating sliding contact bearings and their practical implementations'. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 228 (9). pp. 916 - 927. ISSN: 1350-6501 Open Access Link
Musuva, M., Koziol, P., Mares, C. and Neves, MM. (2014) 'The analysis of beams subject to moving loads using: Coiflets, the wavelet finite element method and the finite element method'. Civil Comp Proceedings. ISSN: 1759-3433
Musuva, M. and Mares, C. (2014) 'Dynamic analysis of functionally graded materials using the wavelet finite element method'. Proceedings of ISMA 2014 International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering and Usd 2014 International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics. pp. 2151 - 2164.
Tai, VC., See, PC. and Mares, C. (2014) 'Optimisation of energy and exergy of turbofan engines using genetic algorithms'. International Journal of Sustainable Aviation, 1 (1). pp. 25 - 25. ISSN: 2050-0467
Ursache, N. and Mares, C. (2013) 'On Student Skill Development through Integration of Industrial Expertise in Module Delivery'. International Journal of Engineering Education, 29 (5). pp. 1126 - 1135. ISSN: 0949-149X
Ursache, N. and Mares, C. (2012) 'Optimisation of a corrugated skin for a morphable winglet'. 53rd AIAA ASME ASCE AHS ASC Structures Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference 2012. ISSN: 0273-4508
Mares, C. and Esperon Miguez, M. (2012) 'Model updating of a helicopter stub wing'. International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering 2012 ISMA 2012 Including Usd 2012 International Conference on Uncertainty in Structure Dynamics. pp. 2039 - 2043.
Thornicroft, K., Mares, C. and Mudge, P. (2012) 'Time-frequency analysis of long range ultrasonic signals'. Journal of Physics Conference Series, 382 (1). pp. 012060 - 012060. ISSN: 1742-6588
Musuva, M. and Mares, C. (2012) 'Vibration analysis of frame structures using wavelet finite elements'. Journal of Physics Conference Series, 382 (1). pp. 012020 - 012020. ISSN: 1742-6588
Ursache, N. and Mares, C. (2012) 'Innovative Teaching and Assessment at Brunel University', inOn Innovative Curriculum through Employer Engagement. Royal Academy of Engineering.
Musuva, M. and Mares, C. (2012) 'The wavelet finite element analysis of a beam subject to a moving load'. Civil Comp Proceedings, 98. ISSN: 1759-3433
Gratton, G., Mares, C. and Saeed, B. (2011) 'A feasibility assessment of annular winged VTOL flight vehicles'. The Aeronautical Journal, 115 (1173). pp. 683 - 692. ISSN: 0001-9240
Bell, C., Mares, C. and Glovnea, R. (2011) 'Concept design optimisation for continuously variable transmissions'. International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, 4 (1). pp. 19 - 34. ISSN: 1753-1039
Kalogiannis, K., Mares, C. and Glovnea, R. (2011) 'Experimental Investigation into the response of elastohydrodynamic films to harmonic vibrations'. International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, 4 (1). pp. 61 - 73. ISSN: 1753-1039
Sepasian, M., Mares, C. and Balachandran, W. (2010) 'Vitality detection in fingerprint identification'. Wseas Transactions on Information Science and Applications, 7 (4). pp. 498 - 507. ISSN: 1790-0832
Sepasian, M., Mares, C. and Balachandran, W. (2010) 'Liveness and spoofing in fingerprint identification: Issues and challenges'.4th WSEAS International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications. Harvard Univ, Cambridge, MA. 27 - 29 January. World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society. pp. 150 - 158.
Koziol, P. and Mares, C. (2009) 'Wavelet approach for fast moving load on half space vibration analysis'. Shock and Vibration, 17 (4-5). pp. 461 - 472.
Wang, W., Mottershead, JE. and Mares, C. (2009) 'Vibration mode shape recognition using the Zernike moment descriptor'. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. ISSN: 2191-5644