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Expertise & Capabilities
- Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
- Multi-scale Material Modelling
- Aerogel composites
- Composites Recycling
- Composites Interface
- Reinforcement Fibres
- Surface Coating
- Mechanical Testing
- Polymer and Elastomer
- Thermomechanical Analysis
Research Interests
Current research activities focus on
Composites recycling and reuse (This work includes the development of economically viable routes to recycling fibre reinforced composites and reusing recyclates in new industrial applications)
Composites interface (This work centres around fibre-matrix physicochemcial interactions through surface characterisation, coating development, and fibre-matrix adhesion engineering)
Aerogel composites (This work includes the design and development of ultralight, strong, superinsulating aerogel composites for energy saving applicaitons)
Self-healing elastomer (This work centres on the chemical design and material engineering of elastomer materials for improving wear resistance and damage self-mitigation)
Multi-scale material modelling (This work revolves around understanding and engineering of structure-property relationship through multi-scale material modelling)
Teaching Interests
ME16232 Engineering Mechanics: Structural Mechanics
ME523 Polymer and Polymer Composites
Industrial Relevance
Industrial Links
- PPG Industries (The Netherlands)
- 3B Fibreglass (Belgium)
- Blueshift International Materials (USA)
- BOSCH (Germany)
- Sain-Gobain (France)
- Weir Group PLC (UK)
- Composites Scaffolding Company (UK)
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Award Date: 1 Jan 2011
Master in Science, University of Sheffield
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
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Projects
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Investigation of energy transfer in novel out-of-autoclave manufacture of carbon fibre reinforced composites
Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Ltd
31/12/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research - Studentship
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Prosthetics & Orthotics | Peppiette, Samuel
Buis, A., Yang, L. & Peppiette, S.
1/10/19 → 1/10/22
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
Research Output
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Assessment of insulating package performance by mathematical modelling
Kucharek, M., Yang, L. & Wang, K., 29 Feb 2020, In: Packaging Technology and Science. 33, 2, p. 65-73 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of over-ply on moisture absorption behavior of scarf-repaired composite laminate
Zhang, J., Cheng, X., Cheng, Y., Guo, X. & Yang, L., 31 Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives . 102, 102683.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Data for: "Assessment of insulating package performance by mathematical modelling"
Kucharek, M. (Creator) & Yang, L. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 3 Feb 2020
DOI: 10.15129/b38d9692-1b2e-47f5-a4cd-d14e776028fd
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Data for: "Investigation of the effect of silica aerogel particle on thermal and mechanical properties of epoxy composite"
Kucharek, M. (Creator) & Yang, L. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 2 Sep 2020
DOI: 10.15129/8d96c441-f379-4176-b87d-a05d1c837c50
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Activities
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Scottish Plastics and Rubber Association (External organisation)
Liu Yang (Advisor)
1 Sep 2018 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (Journal)
Liu Yang (Editorial board member)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial board member