*Dr Luan Trinh (2018)

Lecturer - Technological University of the Shannon, Ireland

Luan Trinh, PhD, earned his doctorate in civil engineering from Northumbria University in Newcastle, United Kingdom, with the support of the Faculty Studentship. His doctoral thesis focused on the multi-scale analysis of functionally graded materials. Before that, he obtained a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree (Honour) in Civil Engineering from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam National University.

With over four years of postdoctoral experience at the Bernal Institute, University of Limerick in Ireland, Luan researched computational methods and machine learning algorithms for variable stiffness composites and multifunctional structures. His interests extend to the simulation and design of sustainable energy systems within the field of structural engineering. Luan has published 14 articles published in Q1 journals and numerous conference papers.

Currently, Luan serves as a Lecturer at the Department of Built Environment in the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Ireland.

PhD thesis: Behaviours of Functionally Graded Sandwich Micro-Beams and Plates (Co-supervising with Dr Thuc P. Vo at Nothumbria University, UK)

Contact details

Email: luan.trinh@tus.ie
Address: Room 4B03, Department of Built Environment, TUS Moylish, Limerick, Ireland
Website: https://lit.ie/en-ie/staff/staff-directory/luan-trinh

Education

  • PhD in Civil Engineering, Northumbria University at Newcastle, UK (2014 – 2017)
  • MEng in Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam (2010 – 2012)
  • BEng in Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam (2005 – 2010)

Research Interests

  • Functionally Graded Materials/Composite structures
  • Variable Angle Tow CFRP
  • Piezoelectric materials
  • Mixed variational energy principles
  • Computational methods
  • Machine learning

Employment

  • Lecturer, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Ireland (2022-Present)
  • Research Associate, University of Limerick (2018-2022)
  • Lecturer, University of Technology and Education, Vietnam (2010-2014)

Awards and Scholarships

  • Faculty Studentship, Northumbria University at Newcastle (2014)

Publications

  • Ansari MQ, Zucco G, Trinh LC, Weaver PM. Compression Buckling of Elastically Supported Cylindrical Shells with Bend/Twist Coupling. Composite Structures. 2023; 116691.
  • Ansari MQ, Trinh LC, Zucco G, Weaver PM. Effect of elastic support on the linear buckling response of quasi-isotropic cylindrical shells under axial compression. Engineering Structures. 2021;244, 112796.
  • Ojo SO, Trinh LC, Khalid HM, Weaver PM. Inverse differential quadrature method: mathematical formulation and error analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society A – Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 2021;476;20200815.
  • Trinh LC, Ojo SO, Groh RMJ, Weaver PM. A mixed inverse differential quadrature solution for stress analysis of constant and variable stiffness beams. International Journal of Solid and Structures. 2021;210-211;66-87.
  • Ansari MQ, Zucco G, Trinh LC, Weaver PM. Design considerations for composite cylindrical shells on elastic foundations subject to compression buckling. Composite Structures. 2020; 113176.
  • Trinh LC, Groh RMJ, Zucco G, Weaver PM. A strain-displacement mixed formulation based on the modified couple stress theory for the flexural behaviour of laminated beams. Composites Part B: Engineering. 2020;185;107740.
  • Trinh LC, Vo TP, Thai H-T, Nguyen T-K, Keerthan P. State-space Levy solution for size-dependent static, free vibration and buckling behaviours of functionally graded sandwich plates. Composites Part B: Engineering. 2018;149:144-64.
  • Trinh LC, Vo TP, Thai H-T, Nguyen T-K. Size-dependent vibration of bi-directional functionally graded microbeams with arbitrary boundary conditions. Composites Part B: Engineering. 2018;134:225-45.
  • Trinh LC, Vo TP, Thai H-T, Mantari JL. Size-dependent behaviour of functionally graded sandwich microplates under mechanical and thermal loads. Composites Part B: Engineering.2017;124:218-41.
  • Trinh LC, Vo TP, Thai H-T, Nguyen T-K. An analytical method for the vibration and buckling of functionally graded beams under mechanical and thermal loads. Composites Part B: Engineering. 2016;100:152-63.
  • Trinh LC, Nguyen HX, Vo TP, Nguyen T-K. Size-dependent behaviour of functionally graded microbeams using various shear deformation theories based on the modified couple stress theory. Composite Structures. 2016;154:556-72.
  • Trinh LC, Vo TP, Osofero AI, Lee J. Fundamental frequency analysis of functionally graded sandwich beams based on the state space approach. Composite Structures. 2016;156:263-75.