Helio Matos

Research

  • Applied Mechanics
  • Composites
  • Dynamic Events
  • Experimental Mechanics

Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, 2017
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2014
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2013

Selected Publications

Corrigendum to “Blast failure and energy analysis of rubber-modified carbon-fiber vinyl-ester composite laminates”[Mech, Mater. 183 (2023) 104685]”. Mechanics of Materials, 2023; 185, 104784
Matos HDS, Chu T, Casper BM, Babina MA, Daley MS, Shukla A. Human lung simulants subjected to underwater explosions-An experimental investigation. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 2023; 145, 106035. doi: 10.1016/j.mbbm.2023.106035
Wanchoo P, Chaudhary B, Matos H, Shukla A. Blast failure and energy analysis of rubber-modified carbon-fiber vinyl-ester composite laminates. Mechanics of Materials, 2023; 104685. doi: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2023.104685
Leger M, Matos H, Shukla A, Javier C. Experimental Evaluation of Curved Aluminum Structures Subjected to Underwater Explosions. Experimental Mechanics, 2023; 1-13
Ngwa A, Rossell V, Matos H, Shukla A. Effects of ring stiffeners on the underwater collapse behavior of carbon/epoxy composite tubes. Journal of Composite Materials, 2023; 57(10), 1755-1767. doi: 10.1177/00219983231162605
Chaudhary B, Li H, Matos H. Long-Term mechanical performance of 3D printed thermoplastics in seawater environments. Results in Materials, 2023; 100381. doi: 10.1016/j.rinma.2023.100381
Chaudhary B, Matos H, Das S, Owens J. Multifunctional Carbon/Epoxy Composites with Power Transmission Capabilities. Materials Today Communications, 2023; 105665. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.105665
Matos H, Chaudhary B, Ngwa AN. Optimization of Composite Cylindrical Shell Structures for Hydrostatic Pressure Loading. Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 2022. doi: 10.1115/1.4055159
Wanchoo P., Matos H., Rousseau CE., Shukla A. Investigations on Air and Underwater Blast Mitigation in Polymeric Composite Structures-A Review. Composite Structures, 2021; 113530. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113530
Javier C., Galuska M., Papa M., LeBlanc J., Matos H., Shukla A. Underwater explosive bubble interaction with an adjacent submerged structure. Journal of fluids and Structures, 2021; 100, 103189. doi: 10.1016/j.fluidstructs.2020.103189
Matos H, Kishore S, Salazar C, Shukla A. Buckling, Vibration, and Energy Solutions for Underwater Composite Cylinders. Composite Structures, 2020; 244, 112282. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112282
Javier C, Matos H, Shukla A. Hydrostatic and Blast Initiated Implosion of Environmentally Degraded Carbon-Epoxy Composite Cylinders. Composite Structures, 2018; 202, 897-908. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.04.055
Shukla A, Gupta S, Matos H, LeBlanc JM. Dynamic Collapse of Underwater Metallic Structures-Recent Investigations: Contributions After the 2011 Murray Lecture. Experimental Mechanics, 2018; 58(3), 387-405. doi: 10.1007/s11340-017-0364-1
Matos H, Javier C, LeBlanc J, Shukla A. Underwater Nearfield Blast Performance of Hydrothermally Degraded Carbon-Epoxy Composite Structures. Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design, 2018; 1(1), 33-47. doi: 10.1007/s41939-017-0004-6
Matos H, Gupta S, Shukla A. Structural Instability and Water Hammer Signatures from Shock-Initiated Implosions in Confining Environments. Mechanics of Materials, 2018; 116, 169-179. doi: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2016.12.004

Recent Grants

2/2/2023. Co-PI.Office of Naval Research. “NIUVT: Complex Underwater Implosion Phenomena and Mitigation of Implosion and Implosion Pulses in Marine Composite Structures.”
8/22/22. Co-PI. University of Connecticut  STORRS. “NIUVT 2021 - Targeted Projects Accelerating Technology Innovation for Current and Future Undersea Vehicles - SEED 38.”
8/22/22. Co-PI. University of Connecticut  STORRS. “NIUVT 2021 - Targeted Projects Accelerating Technology Innovation for Current and Future Undersea Vehicles - SEED 38.”
1/11/2022. PI. Goetz Composites. “CET ONR SBIR Phase II 2021-2022 - 3D Printed Pressure Vessel, duration should span for the whole spring semester. NIUVT.”
1/11/2022. PI. Goetz Composites. “CET ONR SBIR Phase II 2021-2022 - 3D Printed Pressure Vessel, duration should span for the whole spring semester. NIUVT.”
1/11/2022. PI. Goetz Composites. “CET ONR SBIR Phase II 2021-2022 - 3D Printed Pressure Vessel, duration should span for the whole spring semester. NIUVT.”
12/21/2021. Co-PI. URI Research Foundation. “Strain Sensing Scrims for Composite Monitoring.”
7/16/2021. Co-PI. Goetz Composites, Office of Naval Research. “Goetz/ONR: Navy SBIR Phase II Technology Acceleration Project, Topic, N204-A03, on 3D Printed Unmanned Undersea Vehicles.”
5/17/2021. Co-PI. Office of Naval Research. “EGR: Shukla: ONR: Complex Underwater Implosion Phenomena and Mitigation of Implosion and Implosion Pulses in Marine Composite Structures.”
3/6/2021. Co-PI. Nautilus Defense, Department of Defense. “STTR: Phase I: Composite-Integrated Electrical Networks for Volume-Optimized Airframes.”
2/19/2021. PI. 401 Tech Bridge. “The Development and Commercialization of Composite Deep-Sea Pressure Vessels”
2/9/2021. Co-PI. University of Connecticut, Office of Naval Research. “NIUVT 2020 COMP 27: Blast Performance of Advanced Inflatable Structures”
2/9/2021. Co-PI. University of Connecticut, Office of Naval Research. “NIUVT 2020 COMP 28: Advanced Polymer Composite Structures fo Tuned Acoustic and Impact Attenuation”
1/29/2021. Co-PI. University of Connecticut, Office of Naval Research. “NIUVT - 2020 COMP 29 Advanced Double Hull Structural Configurations for Undersea Vehicles and Weapons”
1/8/2021. Co-PI. 401 Tech Bridge. “Electromechanical Testing of Novel Textile-Integrated Systems: Nautilus Defense”
8/14/2020. Co-PI. Goetz Composites, US Navy. “Goetz Composites: SBIR: 2020: 3D Printed Pressure Vessels”
6/8/2020. Co-PI. Goetz Composites, RI Commerce Voucher. “Finite Element Analysis to Evaluate the Performance of a composite Pressure Vessels Subjects to Full Ocean Depth Pressures.”
5/14/2020. Co-PI. Nautilus, Department of Defense. “STTR: Phase I: Feasibility Study- Development of an operationally relevant real time in-situ Health Monitoring System.”

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