Professor Yong Sheng

Professor Yong Sheng

Professor of Mechanical and Material Engineering

Y.Sheng@hull.ac.uk

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • School of Engineering

Related groups

  • Mechanical Engineering

Qualifications

  • PhD / DPhil

Summary

Dr. Y Sheng is the Professor of Mechanical and Material Engineering at the University of Hull. He has over 25 years of research experiences in developing advanced computational models and applying them to solve a broad range of engineering problems, focusing on renewable energy and advance engineering materials recently. He has established a research profile that is highly appreciated by the international research community and led a number of major UK and EU research projects in alternative and green energy generations and sustainable built environment and bio and engineering materials. Prof Sheng has published over 100 refereed research articles and is the member of editorial board for a number of international journals. He has developed an extensive collaborative research network with both the research community and industrial practitioners in UK and worldwide. Prof Sheng is the interim head of the school of engineering at University of Hull.

Static and Dynamic Mechanics

Finite Element Method

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Simulation of the deformable lateral boundaries in biaxial test using DEM

Momeni, A., Clarke, B., Sheng, Y., & Hassanpour, A. (2024). Simulation of the deformable lateral boundaries in biaxial test using DEM. Particuology, 88, 161-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2023.08.015

The Sensitivity of Micro—Macro Mechanical Behaviour of Sand to the Inter-Particle Properties

Momeni, A., Eshiet, K. I. I., & Sheng, Y. (2023). The Sensitivity of Micro—Macro Mechanical Behaviour of Sand to the Inter-Particle Properties. Geotechnics, 3(2), 416-445. https://doi.org/10.3390/geotechnics3020024

A review on micromechanical modelling of progressive failure in unidirectional fibre-reinforced composites

Wan, L., Ismail, Y., Sheng, Y., Ye, J., & Yang, D. (2023). A review on micromechanical modelling of progressive failure in unidirectional fibre-reinforced composites. Composites Part C: Open Access, 10, Article 100348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomc.2023.100348

A novel approach for 3D discrete element modelling the progressive delamination in unidirectional CFRP composites

Wan, L., Sheng, Y., McCarthy, E. D., & Yang, D. (2023). A novel approach for 3D discrete element modelling the progressive delamination in unidirectional CFRP composites. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 277, Article 108982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2022.108982

Ray Wan

What China's Environmental Policy Means for PV Solar, Electric Vehicles, and Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies

Pouran, H. M., Karimi, S. M., Padilha Campos Lopes, M., & Sheng, Y. (2022). What China’s Environmental Policy Means for PV Solar, Electric Vehicles, and Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies. Energies, 15(23), Article 9037. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15239037

Research interests

Computational modelling of engineering structures and materials:

•Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling: Development of Micro- and Macroscopic numerical methods (Finite Element Method, Discrete Element Method, Computational Fluid Dynamics) for engineering applications

•Structural Engineering: Dynamic analysis and stability assessment of engineering structures, Interaction between fluid and structure, Interaction between soil and structure

•Composite Materials: Multi scale damage analysis of fibre reinforced composites and composite laminates

•Manufacturing process: 3D printing of composite materials and components

•Ceramic processing: Ultra precision machining

•Energy Engineering: Geological storage of CO2, Underground coal gasification (UCG)

•Petroleum Engineering: borehole stability and enhanced oil and gas recovery (EOR)

•Engineering Geology: Hydraulic fracturing, Stability of geological faults

•Bio-Material Engineering: Pharmaceutical drug manufacturing, Mechanical and electrical interaction of heart tissue

Postgraduate supervision

Engineering computing

AI and robotic applications in structural and material engineering

Journal editorial role

Academic Editor- Masonry International

2022

Commissioning Editor- Academic for the Masonry International magazine

Memeber of the editorial board (Geotechnics)

2021

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