PROJECTS

1/5/2016 – 31/10/2018 KTP project with INEX Works Group to develop high performance and environmentally friendly de-icing solutions, Co-investigator, KTP Govt (TSB), £192,770.

17/3/2015 – 31/7/2015 “Articulation development within China”, International Student Recruitment Initiatives Fund, University of Strathclyde, £2,250.

1/1/2015 – 31/12/2018 "Reuse of mining waste into innovative geopolymeric-based structural panels, precast, ready mixes and insitu applications", Principal Investigator (Strathclyde), European Commission H2020 MCS RISE, €54,000.

1/2/2014 – 31/1/2018 “Decommissioning, immobilisation and storage solutions for nuclear waste inventories” Co-investigator. EPSRC. Consortium total £4,905,730 (to Strathclyde £433,825).

1/1/2014 – 31/12/2017 “Geotechnical and geological responses to climate change: exchanging approaches and technologies on a world-wide scale” Co-investigator. European Commission FP7. €898,800.

14/1/2013 – 30/06/2015 “Investigation of Environmental Deterioration and Reliability Analysis of Offshore Infrastructure” Principal Investigator. Scottish Funding Council GRPE Early Career Researchers Exchange grant. £22,300.

2012 “Environmental Chamber with Salt Spray and Humidity Control” Principal Investigator. EPSRC Early Career Research Equipment. £10,000.

2012 “Corrosion-induced Concrete Deterioration and Fracture of Concrete” Principal Investigator. Scottish Funding Council GRPE Postdoctoral and Early Career Researchers Exchange grant. £4,900.

2012 University of Strathclyde: Research Day 2012 Staff Travel Award £2,000.

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PUBLISHED WORK ON SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

PAPERS CURRENTLY IN PRESS

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Yang, S., Li, K. F. and Li, C. Q., "Numerical Determination Of Concrete Crack Width For Corrosion-Affected Concrete Structures", Computers and Structures, in press.

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Guo, F., Yang W., Li, C. Q. and Yang, S., "J-Integral Solution for Elastic Fracture Toughness for Plates with Inclined Cracks under Biaxial Loading", Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, in press.

PAPERS PUBLISHED

Yang, S., Li, K. F. and Li, C. Q., "Analytical Model for Non-Uniform Corrosion-Induced Concrete Cracking", Magazine of Concrete Research,  V.70(1), pp.1-10.

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Xi, X. and Yang, S., 2017, "Time to Surface Cracking and Crack width of Reinforced Concrete Structures under Corrosion of Multiple Rebars", Construction and Building Materials, V.155, pp. 114-125.

Fan, D. Lue, L. and Yang, S., 2017, "Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Interfacial Stress Transfer in Graphene-Oxide Cementitious Composites", Computational Material Science, V. 139, pp. 56-64.

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Hu, X. F., Shen, Q. S., Wang, J. N., Yao, W. A. and Yang, S., 2017, "A Novel Size Independent Symplectic Analytical Singular Element for Inclined Crack Terminating at Bimaterial Interface”, Applied Mathematical Modelling, V. 50, pp. 361-379.

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Li, C. Q., Fu, G. Y., Yang, W. and Yang, S., 2017, "Derivation of Elastic Fracture Toughness for Ductile Metal Pipes with Circumferential External Cracks under Combined Tension and Bending”, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, V178, pp.39-49.

Li, C. Q., Fu. G. Y. and Yang, S., 2017, "Elastic Fracture Toughness for Ductile Metal Pipes with Circumferential Surface Cracks”, Key Engineering Materials, V730, pp.489-495.

Hu, X. F., Gao, H. Y., Yao, W. A. and Yang, S., 2017, "Study on steady-state thermal conduction with singularities in multi-material composites", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, V104, pp.861-870.

Hu, X. F., Gao, H. Y., Yao, W. A. and Yang, S., 2016, "A Symplectic Analytical Singular Element for steady-state thermal conduction with singularities in composite structures”, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, V70 (5), pp.406-419.

Yang, S., Li, C. Q. and Yang, W., 2015, "Analytical Model of Elastic Fracture Toughness for Steel Pipes with Internal Cracks", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, V.153, pp.50-60.

Li, C. Q. Yang, S. and Saafi, M., 2014, “Numerical Simulation of Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Structures Considering Corrosion Effects on Bonding”, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, V.140 (12), 0414092.

Saafi, M. Andrew, K., Tang, P., McGhon, D., Taylor, S., Rahman, M., Yang, S. and Zhou, X., 2013, “Multifunctional Properties of Carbon Nanotube/Fly Ash Geopolymetric Nanocomposites”, Construction and Building Materials, V.49, pp. 46-55.

Yang, S. Ni, Y. L. and Li, C. Q., 2013, “Weight Function Method to Determine Stress Intensity Factor for Semi-Elliptical Crack with High Aspect Ratio in Cylindrical Vessels”, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, V.109, pp. 138-149.

Ni, Y. L., Yang, S. and Li, C. Q., 2013, “Stress Intensity Factors and Weight Function for Internal Surface Faults in Cylindrical Vessels”, Advanced Materials Research, V.705, pp. 209-215.

Li, C. Q. and Yang, S., 2012, “Stress Intensity Factors for High Aspect Ratio Semi-Elliptical Internal Surface Cracks in pipes”, International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, V.96-97, pp.13-23.

Yang, S. and Li, C. Q., 2011, “Numerical Modelling of Corrosion-Induced Concrete Crack Width”, Construction Materials, ICE, V.164 (6), pp. 293-303.

Li, C. Q. and Yang, S., 2011, “Prediction of Concrete Crack Width under Combined Reinforcement Corrosion and Applied Load”, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, V.137 (11), pp.722-731.