Liang Zhang

Selected Research

  • Wrinkling model of pneumatic membranes

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    [1]Zhang L, Dong KJ, Lu MK, Zhang HW, A wrinkling model for pneumatic membranes and the complementarity computational framework, Computational Mechanics, 2020, 65: 119–134.
    [2]Zhang L, Gao Q, Zhang HW, Analysis of 2-D bimodular materials and wrinkled membranes based on the parametric variational principle and co-rotational approach, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2014, 98(10): 721–746.
    [3]Zhang HW, Zhang L, Gao Q, An efficient computational method for mechanical analysis of bimodular structures based on parametric variational principle, Computers & Structures, 2011, 89: 2352–2360.



  • Deployment of tensegrity structures

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    [1]Zhang L, Gao Q, Liu Y, Zhang HW, An efficient finite element formulation for nonlinear analysis of clustered tensegrity, Engineering Computations, 2016, 33(1): 252–273.
    [2]Zhang L, Lu MK, Zhang HW, Yan B, Geometrically nonlinear elasto-plastic analysis of clustered tensegrity based on the co-rotational approach, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2015, 93: 154–165.
    [3]Zhang L, Gao Q, Zhang HW, An efficient algorithm for mechanical analysis of bimodular truss and tensegrity structures, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2013, 70: 57–68.



  • Fluidic cellular structures

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    Jun Lv, Minghui Zheng, Liang Zhang, Chang Song, Hongwu Zhang, Geometrically nonlinear analysis of 3D fluid actuated cellular structures using extended multiscale finite element method. International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 2020, doi:10.1007/s10999-020-09491-0.



  • Bi-modulus materials and structures

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    [1]Zhang L, Zhang HT, Wu J, Yan B, Lu MK, Parametric variational principle for bi-modulus materials and its application to nacreous bio-composites, International Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2016, 8(6): 1650082.
    [2]Zhang L, Dong KJ, Zhang HT, Yan B, A 3D PVP co-rotational formulation for large-displacement and small-strain analysis of bi-modulus materials, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 2016, 110: 20–31.



  • Form-finding analysis of cable-net antenna

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  • Tensegrity grid under large deformations

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    Wu J, Zhang L, He ZG, Yan Z, Comparative Analysis of Two Tensegrity Grids Considering Slack and Rupture of Cables, AIAA Journal, 2019, 58: 1–9.



  • Data-driven computational mechanics

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    Ge Y, He Z, Li S, and Zhang L, A Machine Learning-Based Probabilistic Computational Framework for Uncertainty Quantification of Actuation of Clustered Tensegrity Structures, Computational Mechanics. (under review)



  • Data fusion of bi-modulus material

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    He Z, Zhang L, Li S, Ge Y, and Yan T, Uncertainty Quantification for Mechanical Properties of Bi-Modulus Graphite Based on the Maximum Entropy Principle, Journal of Applied Mechanics. (under review)