Fylde Best Paper in Strain Prize

The Fylde Best Paper in Strain Prize is an annual prize which is awarded by the Strain Journal's Editors and sponsored by the BSSM's Corporate Member, Fylde Electronic Laboratories. A shortlist of papers is created by the Editor and Associate Editors based on referees comments on the papers which is then passed onto a panel of experts selected from the Editorial Board. The Fylde Best Paper in Strain Prize winners receive a cash prize of £250 and are invited to attend the BSSM's annual conference free of charge and present their paper during a special conference plenary session. The winners are usually announced and prizes presented during the BSSM's annual conference Gala Dinner. Previous winners are listed below.

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2021

The prize for the Best Paper in Strain 2020 was awarded to Prof. Asha-Dee Celestine, Auburn University, USA with the prize for the paper:

Strain and stress mapping by mechanochemical activation of spiropyran in poly(methyl methacrylate)'

2020

The prize for the Best Paper in Strain 2020 was awarded to Paul Sandmann for his paper:

Combined experimental–numerical study on residual stresses induced by a single impact as elementary process of mechanical peening.

The paper appears in the May 2020 issue of the Journal 'Strain'

2019

Strain and stress mapping by mechanochemical activation of spiropyran in poly (methyl methacrylate)
Celestine, Asha‐Dee N., Nancy R. Sottos, and Scott R. White

2018

Impact of motion blur on stereo‐digital image correlation with the focus on a drone‐carried stereo rig
R. Balcaen, A. Lavatelli, C. Jiménez‐Peña, H. Pfeiffer, E. Zappa, D. Debruyne

2017

Dynamic contact strain measurement by time‐resolved stroboscopic energy dispersive synchrotron X‐ray diffraction
M. Mostafavi, D. M. Collins, M. J. Peel, C. Reinhard, S. M. Barhli, R. Mills, M. B. Marshall, R. S. Dwyer‐Joyce, T. Connolley

2012

High-Resolution Strain Mapping Through Time-of-Flight Neutron Transmission Diffraction with a Microchannel Plate Neutron Counting Detector
A. S. Tremsin, J. B. McPhate, A. Steuwer, W. Kockelmann, A. M Paradowska, J. F. Kelleher, J. V. Vallerga, O. H. W. Siegmund and W. B. Feller

2011

Experimental Characterisation and Numerical Modelling of Hexagonal Honeycomb Cellular Solids under Multi-axial Loading
A. J. Lamb, A. K. Pickett and F. Chaudoye

2010

Application of Plasmons to the Determination of Surface Profile and Contact Strain Distribution
C. A. Sciammarella, L. Lamberti, F. M. Sciammarella, G. P. Demelio, A. Dicuonzo, A. Boccaccio

2009

Measurement of Fracture Parameters for a Mixed-Mode Crack Driven by Stress Waves using Image Correlation Technique and High-Speed Digital Photography
M. S. Kirugulige, H. V. Tippur

2008

Damage Localisation in a Stiffened Composite Panel
D. Chetwynd, F. Mustapha, K. Worden, J. A. Rongong, S. G. Pierce & J. M.Dulieu-Barton

2007

A Review of Dynamic Fracture Studies in Functionally Graded Materials
A. Shukla, N. Jain & R. Chona

2006

Characterisation of Contact Pressure Distribution in Bolted Joints
M.B. Marshall, R. Lewis & R.S. Dwyer-Joyce

2005

Analysis of the Residual Stress around a Cold-expanded Fastener Hole in a Finite Plate
Y. Zhang, M.E. Fitzpatrick & L. Edwards

2004

Local Strain Measurement within Tendon
H.R.C. Screen, D.L. Bader, D.A. Lee & J.C. Shelton

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