Dr Liu Yang
Reader
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Area of Expertise
- 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
Prize And Awards
- Industry Fellow of Royal Academic of Engineering
- Recipient
- 2019
- Scottish Crucible Award
- Recipient
- 2017
Publications
- Aeroelastic investigations of composite blade on floating offshore wind turbine : insights into stress responses on multi-hierarchy blade structures
- Deng ZhongSheng, Xiao Qing, Yang Liu, Liu YuanChuan, Wang Enhao
- Ocean Engineering Vol 330 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.121305
- Bio-inspired adaptive flexible tube wave energy eonverters : resonant fluid-structure interaction and power extraction
- Huang Yang, Xiao Qing, Idarraga Alarcon Guillermo, Yang Liu, Dai David, Abad Farhad, Brennan Feargal, Lotfian Saeid
- Physics of Fluids (2025)
- Oscillating water column wave energy converter with flexible structured sheet material for enhanced power output
- Huang Yang, Idarraga Guillermo, Abad Farhad, Xiao Qing, Yang Liu, Dai Saishuai, Lotfian Saeid, Brennan Feargal
- Energy Conversion and Management Vol 333 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2025.119794
- Waste glass fibre composites valorization using the fluidised bed : a global warming potential and economic assessment
- Pender K, Yang L
- Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management Vol 27, pp. 343-353 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-024-02122-2
- Hyperelastic behaviour of elastomers for wave energy applications
- Idarraga Guillermo, Yang Liu, Abad Farhad, Huang Yang, Dai Saishuai, Xiao Qing, Lotfian Saeid, Brennan Feargal
- Ocean Engineering Vol 313 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.119652
- Non-circular cross-section fibres for composite reinforcement—a review with a focus on flat glass fibres
- Thomason James, Carlin Andrew, Yang Liu
- Fibers Vol 12 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/fib12110098
Teaching
ME16232 Engineering Mechanics: Structural Mechanics
ME523 Polymer and Polymer Composites
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)
Professional Activities
- Strategic Themes - EPSRC (Critical Mass) - Sustainable & Circular Materials & Manufacturing
- Participant
- 11/2/2025
- Development of Composites using Waste Mixed Plastics and Waste Glass Fibres
- Examiner
- 2024
- Characterisation of validation of microscale testing of fibre matrix interphases
- Examiner
- 1/9/2023
- Frontiers in Materials (Journal)
- Associate Editor
- 2023
- Energy Matters
- Contributor
- 2020
- Numerical Modelling of Interfacial behaviour of Carbon Fibre composites
- External Examiner
- 2020
Projects
- Development of a numerical analysis framework for the pump-pipeline system design and optimization
- Deng, Zhongsheng (Researcher) Yang, Liu (Principal Investigator)
- 03-Jan-2025
- Polyurethane material testing (1)
- Comlekci, Tugrul (Principal Investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator)
- 12-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2024
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Kelly, Lewis
- Minty, Ross (Principal Investigator) Liggat, John (Co-investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator) Kelly, Lewis (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2027
- SRSS - Innovative manufacturing of sustainable composites using natural fibres and biopolymers
- Felfel, Reda (Principal Investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2026
- LVT Hybrid Formulations and Industrial Trials - Amtico International
- Felfel, Reda (Principal Investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator) Minty, Ross (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023
- Development of Enhanced Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) Flooring Materials - Amtico International
- Felfel, Reda (Principal Investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator) Minty, Ross (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
Contact
Dr
Liu
Yang
Reader
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Email: l.yang@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2324