Tao Liu

Contact

• workRoom B68 Coates Building
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work+44 (0) 1157484059
• fax+44 (0) 1159513898
• Tao.Liu@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Dr Tao Liu is a member of the Centre for Structural Engineering & Informatics Research Group.

Teaching Summary

1. H21CEM , Civil Engineering Materials
2. H24SFE , Finite Element Analysis
3. H22MOA, Construction Management

Research Summary

• Ultralight weight cellular materials/structures, small structures, multi-functional and smart materials/structures
• Micromechanics of cellular materials and composite materials
• Computer simulation of granular material impact and dynamic soil-structural interaction.
• Impact engineering & dynamic fracture
• Finite element analysis
• Design Optimization
• Cell Mechanics
• Health monitor on existing structures

Full publication list : https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=01cSuSEAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

Research facility : The research group has a single stage gas gun impact test rig ( 4 m long gun barrel ), Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar ( SHPB ), high speed camera and digital image correlation measurement system.

Engineering Research Fellowships : https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/research/engineering-research-fellowships.aspx

Selected Publications

• T.LIU, N.A. FLECK, H.N.G. WADLEY and V.S. DESHPANDE, 2013. The impact of sand slugs against beams and plates: Coupled discrete particle/finite element simulations Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 61(8), 1798–1821
• T. LIU, 2014. A constitutive model for cytoskeletal contractility of smooth muscle cells Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A. 470, 2164
• T LIU, HNG WADLEY and VS DESHPANDE, 2014. Dynamic compression of foam supported plates impacted by high velocity soil International Journal of Impact Engineering. 63, 88-106
• RUSSELL, B.P., LIU, T., FLECK, N.A. and DESHPANDE, V.S., 2012. The soft impact of composite sandwich beams with a square-honeycomb core International Journal of Impact Engineering. 48(October), 65-81

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• Multifunctional design of metallic / composite sandwich structures - The project aims to develop high performance,lightweight sandwich structures to fulfill multifunctional requirements in engineering applications such as energy absorption, active cooling and acoustic noise reduction.
• Polymer Composites and composite sandwich panels under high velocity impact - This project includes numerical modelling of failure and damage of composite materials.
• Computational simulations of cell / tissue mechanics - The project aims to develop bio-chemo- mechanical computational modelling of cells under chemical or mechanical stimulation such as cell- substrate interaction. This is an interdisciplinary research that combines computational biology and computational mechanics. The outcome of the project will be used to (i) develop novel understanding on mechanical stimulation induced cellular behaviour as well as tissue behaviour,(ii) design novel experimental protocols and (iii) design of engineered tissues.
• Coupled discrete element (DE ) / finite element simulation - on high speed soils / powders impact event. This includes simulations of explosion of a shallow buried landmine,dynamic soil -structure interaction and dynamic fracture for geo-materials
• Cellular concrete and cellular concrete based sandwich structures
• Structural impact
• Self-healing materials / structures

Scholarship information :http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/international-applicants/scholarships-fees-and-finance/scholarships/research-scholarships/research-scholarships.aspx

Please feel free to contact with me for more information .

Future Research

I welcome enquiries from potential PhD candidates from Home, EU and international countries who are interested in the following research areas: Ultralight weight materials/structures; micromechanics of composite materials; numerical simulations of materials behaviour under extreme environment; impact engineering; design optimisation of multifunctional materials/structures; modelling of live cells and cell mechanics.

• ZHANG, Y., LIU, T. and XU, Z., 2019. Dynamic response of hybrid carbon fibre laminate beams under ballistic impact: Composite Structures Composite Structures. 210, 409-420
• A. GOEL, T. UTH, T.LIU, H.N.G. WADLEY and V.S. DESHPANDE, 2018. Coupled discrete/continuum simulations of the impact of granular slugs with clamped beams: Stand-off effects Mechanics of Materials. 116, 90-103
• PAUL TURNER, TAO LIU, XUESEN ZENG and KEVIN ANTHONY BROWN, 2018. Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact Composite Structures. 185, 483-495
• ZHANG, Y., LIU, T., REN, H., MASKERY, I. and ASHCROFT, I., 2018. Dynamic compressive response of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy hierarchical honeycomb structures: Composite Structures Composite Structures. 195, 45-59
• ZHANG, Y., LIU, T. and TIZANI, W., 2018. Experimental and numerical analysis of dynamic compressive response of Nomex honeycombs: Composites Part B: Engineering Composites Part B: Engineering. 148, 27-39
• JIN, Y. T., KNEUSELS, N. J. H., MARBELLA, L. E., CASTILLO-MARTINEZ, E., MAGUSIN, PCMM, WEATHERUP, R. S., JONSSON, E., LIU, T., PAU, S. and GREY, C. P., 2018. Understanding Fluoroethylene Carbonate and Vinylene Carbonate Based Electrolytes for Si Anodes in Lithium Ion Batteries with NMR Spectroscopy: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(31), 9854-9867
• ZHOU, H., LIU, T., GUO, R., LIU, R. and SONG, P., 2018. Numerical Investigation on Water Blast Response of Freestanding Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Sandwich Plates with Square Honeycomb Cores: Applied Composite Materials Applied Composite Materials.
• TAO LIU and PAUL TURNER, 2017. Dynamic compressive response of wrapped carbon fibre composite corrugated cores Composite Structures. 165, 266–272
• TAO LIU, 2017. Simulation of cell-substrate traction force dynamics in response to soluble factors Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 16(4), 1255–1268
• LIU, T., TURNER, P. and ZENG, X., 2017. Simulation of orthogonal three-dimensional woven carbon plates under ballistic impact
• PAUL TURNER, TAO LIU and XUESEN ZENG, 2016. Collapse of 3D orthogonal woven carbon fibre composites under in-plane tension/compression and out-of-plane bending Composite Structures. 142(5), 286-297
• QINGYUAN XU, ZUCAI XIAO, TAO LIU, PING LOU, XUMING SONG, 2015. Comparison of 2D and 3D prediction models for environmental vibration induced by underground railway with two types of tracks Computers and Geotechnics. 68, 169–183
• PAUL TURNER, TAO LIU AND XUESEN ZENG, 2015. Dynamic Response of Orthogonal 3D Woven Carbon Composites Under Soft Impact ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics (18 Pages). 82(12), 121008
• T LIU, HNG WADLEY and VS DESHPANDE, 2014. Dynamic compression of foam supported plates impacted by high velocity soil International Journal of Impact Engineering. 63, 88-106
• T. LIU, 2014. A constitutive model for cytoskeletal contractility of smooth muscle cells Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A. 470, 2164
• T.LIU, N.A. FLECK, H.N.G. WADLEY and V.S. DESHPANDE, 2013. The impact of sand slugs against beams and plates: Coupled discrete particle/finite element simulations Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 61(8), 1798–1821
• KP DHARMASENA, HNG WADLEY, T LIU and VS DESHPANDE, 2013. The dynamic response of edge clamped plates loaded by spherically expanding sand shells International Journal of Impact Engineering. 62, 182-196
• VIKRAM DESHPANDE and TAO LIU, 2013. Dynamic Compression of Buffer Plates Impact by a High Velocity Sand Spray Key Engineering Materials. 535-536, 8-11
• RUSSELL, B.P., LIU, T., FLECK, N.A. and DESHPANDE, V.S., 2012. The soft impact of composite sandwich beams with a square-honeycomb core International Journal of Impact Engineering. 48(October), 65-81
• RUSSELL, B.P., LIU, T., FLECK, N.A. and DESHPANDE, V.S., 2011. Quasi-static three-point bending of carbon fibre sandwich beams with square honeycomb cores Journal of Applied Mechanics. 78(3), 031008
• ZHOU, J.X, DENG, Z.C, LIU, T and HOU, X.H., 2010. Optimal design of metallic sandwich tubes with prismatic cores to internal moving shock load Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 41(1), 133–15
• ZHOU, J., DENG, Z., LIU, T. and HOU, X., 2009. Elastic structural response of prismatic metal sandwich tubes to moving pressure loading International Journal of Solids and Structures. 46(11-12), 2354-2371
• LIU, T., DENG, Z.C. and LU, T.J., 2008. Analytical modeling and finite element simulation of the plastic collapse of sandwich beams with pin-reinforced foam cores International Journal of Solids and Structures. 45(18-19), 5127-5151
• LU, T.J and LIU, T. , DENG, Z.C., 2008. Thermoelastic properties of pin-reinforced sandwich foam cores Science in China E. 51(12), 2059-2074
• LIU, T, DENG, Z.C and LU, T. J, 2007. Minimum weights of pressurized hollow sandwich cylinders with ultralight cellular cores International Journal of Solids and Structures. 44(10), 3231-3266
• LIU, T, DENG, Z.C and LU, T. J, 2007. Structural modeling of sandwich structures with lightweight cellular cores Acta Mechanica Sinica. 23(5), 545-559
• LIU, T, DENG, Z.C and LU, T. J., 2007. Bi-functional optimization of actively cooled, pressurized hollow sandwich cylinders with prismatic cores. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 55(12), 2565-2602
• LIU, T and DENG, Z.C., 2006. Design optimization for truss structures under elasto-plastic loading condition ACTA MECHANICA SOLIDA SINICA. 19(3), 264-274
• LIU, T, DENG, Z.C and LU, T. J., 2006. Design optimization of truss-cored sandwiches with homogenization International Journal of Solids and Structures. 43(25-26), 7891-7918 (TOP25)