Damage Modeling of Composite Structures

He is an influential researcher in the fields of damage mechanics, fracture mechanics, and finite element analysis of lightweight composite structures. He has authored over 60 scientific publications, has trained over 10 graduate students in these fields, and his research has been cited over 1200 times. He has developed a number of damage models on intralaminar and interlaminar failure properties of laminated composite structures under quasi-static tension, compression, and shear loads. He has received Chinese Natural Science funding three times.

• 1. Cohesive models and implicit finite element analysis fordelamination analysis of composite laminates with differentfracture modes2. Implicit finite element analysis of failure behaviors of adhesivecomposite joints using exponential and bilinear cohesive models3. Implicit finite element analysis of progressive failure and strainlocalization of notched carbon fiber/epoxy composite laminatesunder tension4. Localized damage models and implicit finite element analysis ofnotched carbon fiber/epoxy composite laminates under tension5. Implicit finite element analysis of postbuckling anddelamination of symmetric and unsymmetric composite laminatesunder compression using virtual crack closure technique6. Implicit finite element analysis of the influence of cohesive lawparameters for delamination analysis of composite laminates undercompression7. Cohesive/friction coupled model and implicit finite elementanalysis for delamination analysis of composite laminates underthree-point bending8. Viscoelastic bilinear cohesive model and parameteridentification for failure analysis of adhesive composite joints usingexplicit finite element analysis9. Viscoelastic cohesive/friction coupled model and explicit finiteelement analysis for delamination analysis of composite laminatesunder dynamic three-point bending10. Damage models and explicit finite element analysis ofthermoset composite laminates under low-velocity impact11. Explicit finite element analysis of plastic composite laminatesunder low-velocity impact12. Explicit finite element analysis of GLARE hybrid compositelaminates under low-velocity impact13. Explicit finite element analysis of impact-induced damage ofcomposite wind turbine blade under typhoon by consideringfluid/solid interaction14. Explicit finite element analysis of micromechanical failurebehaviors of thermoplastic composites under transverse tensionand shear15. Numerical simulation of micromechanical crack initiation andpropagation of thermoplastic composites using extended finiteelement analysis with embedded cohesive model16. Micromechanical damage modeling and multiscale progressivefailure analysis of composite pressure vessel