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Douglas Cairns

Professor

Montana State University

Affiliations

Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department

Douglas Cairns is currently serving as a Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Professor at Montana State University.

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mechanical engineering materials science composite materials engineering composite science materials engineering composite technology composite structures manufacturing mechanics of materials fiber-reinforced composites advanced composite material (engineering) fiber reinforcement structural engineering structural mechanics fibers aerospace engineering composite construction thermal engineering reliability engineering fibre-reinforced plastic aerospace technology wind energy technology wind turbine blades manufacturing defects advanced materials manufacturing technology defect tolerance aeronautics wind engineering reinforced plastics composite interface additive manufacturing mechanical science fracture mechanics defect formation damage mechanism glass fiber mechanical performance wind turbine composite wind turbine progressive damage modeling manufacturing science fatigue management low-cycle fatigue tool wear quality deterioration fiber science ply drops resin transfer molding fiberglass laminates structural details intrinsic cohesive elements selective activation design considerations tensile properties uncertainty variables engineering structures polymer composites mathematical sciences structural analysis energy engineering crack formation fracture healing spinal fracture structural performance material selection compression (physics) input-output analysis manufacturing engineering process modelling embedded sensing sensor technology sensor design manufacturing considerations finite element model structural design structural testing engineering systems aerospace

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Characterization of Frictional Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Composites During Forming: A Review. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing (2025)

frictionfiber-reinforced compositesmechanical propertiesmechanical engineeringcomposite structuresmechanicscomposite materialsreinforcement materialcomposite interfacefrictional behaviorfiber reinforcementfibersadvanced composite material (engineering)composite sciencecomposite technologymechanical testingmechanics of materials

Effect of Tool and Prepreg Surface Topography on Frictional Slippage vs Stretching Response of Stretch Broken Carbon Fiber (Sbcf) Reinforced Composite During Forming. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing (2025)

frictionfiber-reinforced compositesmechanical propertiesmechanical engineeringfracture mechanicsmechanicscomposite materialscomposite structurescontinuous-fibre compositeprepreg surface topographyfiber reinforcementfrictional slippage vsfibre-reinforced plasticreinforced plasticsadvanced composite material (engineering)composite technologymechanics of materialscarbon fiber

Formability Comparison of Continuous and Stretch Broken Prepreg Laminates. (2025)

materials sciencefiber-reinforced compositesmechanical engineeringcomposite structuresformability comparisoncomposite materialsfibre-reinforced plasticadvanced composite material (engineering)composite constructionmechanics of materials

Scalability, Production, and Application of Stretch Broken Carbon Fiber for Primary Aircraft Structure. (2025)

materials sciencefiber-reinforced compositesadvanced composite material (engineering)mechanical propertiesmechanical engineeringcomposite structurescontinuous-fibre compositecomposite materialsstructural mechanicshigh-performance fiberadvanced fiber materialprimary aircraft structurefiber reinforcementfibre-reinforced plasticfibersmechanics of materialsengineering

Creating a Community of Scholars for Large Applied Research Contracts in an Academic Infrastructure. (2024)

Douglas S. CairnsRoberta AmendolaDilpreet BajwaCambrie MonfortJared NelsonCecily Ryan

higher educationacademic infrastructurecommunity engagementeducation

Method Development Towards Strength and Flaw Characterization of Single Carbon Fibers. (2024)

Andrew DockterRyan DeckerDavid ForslofMatthew EgloffDouglas CairnsDilpreet BajwaChristopher RidgardJared NelsonRoberta AmendolaCecily Ryan

materials sciencestrength propertymechanical propertiesmechanical engineeringmaterials engineeringcomposite materialsmaterialitysingle carbon fibersapplied physicscomposite scienceflaw characterizationfiber science

Design of Experiment to Determine the Effect of the Geometric Variables on Tensile Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites. Journal of Composites Science (2023)

Joseph C. JanickiMatthew C. EgloffDilpreet S. BajwaRoberta AmendolaCecily A. RyanDouglas S. Cairns

materials sciencedesigngeometric variablesmechanical engineeringmaterials engineeringcomposite materialstensile propertiestribologycomposite sciencecarbon fiber

Frictional Properties at Tool-Ply Interface of Continuous vs Stretch Broken Carbon Fiber (Sbcf) Prepreg. The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo 2023 (2023)

materials scienceengineeringfrictionfiber-reinforced compositesmechanical propertiesmechanical engineeringcontinuous-fibre compositemechanicscomposite materialscomposite interfacetribologyfiber reinforcementfibersfibre-reinforced plasticadvanced composite material (engineering)mechanical performancemechanics of materials

Novel Experimental Unit to Evaluate Inter-Ply and Tool-Ply Friction in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Prepregs.. SAMPE Journal (2023)

materials sciencefrictionfiber-reinforced compositesmechanical propertiesreinforced plasticsadvanced composite material (engineering)polymer composite prepregscomposite materialscomposite technologymechanical testingcarbon fibermechanical engineeringcomposite structurestribologyfiber reinforcementmechanics of materialsmechanicsnovel experimental unitfibre-reinforced plastic

Stretch Broken Carbon Fiber for Primary Wind Turbine Structure. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering (2023)

D.S CairnsE. BoothC. Ridgard

materials sciencemechanical propertiescomposite interfacecomposite sciencematerial researchmaterials engineeringcomposite materialscondensed matteradvanced materialssustainable compositecomposite technologycarbon fibermaterial performanceadvanced energy materialmechanical engineeringmechanical performancewind energy technologycomposite constructionengineering

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Douglas Cairns

Professor

Montana State University

Affiliations

Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department

Douglas Cairns is currently serving as a Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Professor at Montana State University.

Honors

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Characterization of Frictional Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Composites During Forming: A Review. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing (2025)

Formability Comparison of Continuous and Stretch Broken Prepreg Laminates. (2025)

Scalability, Production, and Application of Stretch Broken Carbon Fiber for Primary Aircraft Structure. (2025)

Creating a Community of Scholars for Large Applied Research Contracts in an Academic Infrastructure. (2024)

Douglas S. CairnsRoberta AmendolaDilpreet BajwaCambrie MonfortJared NelsonCecily Ryan

higher educationacademic infrastructurecommunity engagementeducation

Method Development Towards Strength and Flaw Characterization of Single Carbon Fibers. (2024)

Andrew DockterRyan DeckerDavid ForslofMatthew EgloffDouglas CairnsDilpreet BajwaChristopher RidgardJared NelsonRoberta AmendolaCecily Ryan

Design of Experiment to Determine the Effect of the Geometric Variables on Tensile Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites. Journal of Composites Science (2023)

Joseph C. JanickiMatthew C. EgloffDilpreet S. BajwaRoberta AmendolaCecily A. RyanDouglas S. Cairns

materials sciencedesigngeometric variablesmechanical engineeringmaterials engineeringcomposite materialstensile propertiestribologycomposite sciencecarbon fiber

Frictional Properties at Tool-Ply Interface of Continuous vs Stretch Broken Carbon Fiber (Sbcf) Prepreg. The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo 2023 (2023)

Novel Experimental Unit to Evaluate Inter-Ply and Tool-Ply Friction in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Prepregs.. SAMPE Journal (2023)

Stretch Broken Carbon Fiber for Primary Wind Turbine Structure. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering (2023)

D.S CairnsE. BoothC. Ridgard

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