Research interests
Developing advanced engineering materials and structures (i.e. Carbon/Glass Fibre-Reinforced Composites) relies on a profound understanding of underground physics of their behaviours following elasticity-plasticity-damage-failure. At different length scales, from micro-, to meso- until macro- scales, they perform differently. Manufacturing induced defects, multiPhysics, multiDamages interact intricately, serving as the gateway to final material/structure failures. My ambition is to uncover these multiscale complexities, extending scientific insights into the application of digital tools in the reconstruction of materials/structures.
My research focuses on understanding the life-cycle behaviour of complex, hierarchically structured FRP composite materials via computational methods and set up a digital twin for them to monitor/predict the behaviours. This requires the combination of digital tools (i.e. computational modelling and structure health monitoring techniques) at different time and length scales. I have been working on developing multiscale and multiphysics computational methods to advance the understanding of the microstructure-property-performance relationship of FRP composite materials, so as to provide best performance of structures with the optimal engineering materials via a well-informed digital twin.
My research interests lie in the topics:
Computational modelling and composite materials
Multiscale and MultiPhysics modelling
Finite element and discrete element methods
Digital twin
3D printing
Postgraduate supervision
Dr. Wan welcomes PhD applications in
Computational modelling and composite materials
Multiscale and MultiPhysics modelling
Finite element and discrete element methods
Digital twin
3D printing