DrGursahib Singh Bhatia

Dr. Bhatia is a research associate in the Department of Aeronautics. His current research interests include study of damage evolution and its arrest laminated composites, repair of structural composites, and mechanical characterization.

Prior to joining imperial, Dr. Bhatia investigated damage mechanisms for in-situ polymerizable thermoplastic-based laminates under impact loading and proposed an innovative repair technique using vacuum and thermal consolidation, aimed at repairing offshore wind turbine platforms. He also explored the feasibility of employing a thermography-based technique to characterize the fatigue response of these composites. Additionally, his research focused on the fractography analysis of bio-epoxy and thermoplastic based composites subjected to different mechanical loadings. During his doctoral studies, Dr. Bhatia examined the damage evolution in patch-repaired laminates using Digital Image Correlation and Acoustic Emission, identifying key parameters that affect the post-repair static and cyclic performance of adhesively bonded patch-repaired composites.