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Dr Hong Liu

ARC Future Fellow

J07 - Mechanical Engineering Building
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 2 9351 7148
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Selected grants

2011

  • Nanofiller modification in polymer fracture; Liu H; DVC Research/Bridging Support Grant.

2009

  • Fatigue Life Prediction of Nano-filler Modified Composites; Liu H; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Future Fellowships (FT).

2007

  • A Systematic Study on Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture after Total Hip Replacement.; University of Sydney/Bridging Fellowship.

2005

  • Development of deformation-failure-mechanism based parameters for design or microstructured optical fibre and photonics assembly; Liu H, Yan C; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Project.
  • Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Wear Behaviour of NiTi Shape Memory Allo; Yan W, Sun Q, Liu H; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage International Award (Formerly IREX).

2002

  • De-consolidation and Re-consolidation of Advanced Thermoplastic Matrix Composites; Ye L, Liu H; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).

2001

  • Fibre Bridging stress in Mode I Fracture of Active Fibre Composite; Liu H; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Earlier schemes: Large Grants.
  • Fracture Monitor and Control of Active Fibre Components; Liu H; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Australian Research Fellowship/Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship.

2000

  • On the effects of interfacial properties in fibre composites; Liu H; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship.
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Selected publications

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Edited Books

  • Liu, H., Hua, X., Hoffman, M. (2006). Fracture of Materials. Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications.

Book Chapters

  • Liu, H., Yan, W. (2008). Z-pin bridging in composite delamination. In Srinivasan Sridharan (Eds.), Delamination behaviour of composites, (pp. 674-705). Cambridge, UK: Woodhead Publishing Ltd.
  • Ye, L., Lu, M., Liu, H. (2005). Deconsolidation and Reconsolidation of Thermoplastic Composites During Processing. In K. Friedrich, S. Fakirov, Z. Zhang (Eds.), Polymer Composites - From Nano- to Macro-Scale, (pp. 233-254). NY, USA: Springer Science + Business Media.
  • Sun, X., Liu, H., Yan, W., Tong, L., Mai, Y. (2005). Modelling composite reinforcement by stitching and z-pinning. In C Soutis, Shefield University & P.W.R. Beaumont, Cambridge University, UK (Eds.), Mutli-scale modelling of composite material systems: The art of predictive damage modelling, (pp. 319-355). Cambridge, England: Woodhead Publishing Ltd.

Journals

  • Jia, Y., Yan, W., Liu, H. (2012). Carbon fibre pullout under the influence of residual thermal stresses in polymer matrix composites. Computational Materials Science, 62, 79-86.
  • Liu, H., Wang, G., Mai, Y. (2012). Cyclic fatigue crack propagation of nanoparticle modified epoxy. Composites Science and Technology, 72(13), 1530-1538.
  • Zeng, Y., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Du, X. (2012). Improving interlaminar fracture toughness of carbon fibre/epoxy laminates by incorporation of nano-particles. Composites Part B: Engineering, 43(1), 90-94.
  • Du, X., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Miao, Y. (2012). In situ flame synthesis of polyhedral nickel oxide nanoparticles on carbon fibers. Advanced Materials Research, 557-559, 438-441.
  • Yang, Y., Yu, L., Peng, R., Huang, Y., He, C., Liu, H., Wang, X., Xie, X., Mai, Y. (2012). Incorporation of liquid-like multiwalled carbon nanotubes into an epoxy matrix by solvent-free processing. Nanotechnology, 23(22), 1-10.
  • Du, X., Liu, H., Zhou, C., Moody, S., Mai, Y. (2012). On the flame synthesis of carbon nanotubes grafted onto carbon fibers and the bonding force between them. Carbon, 50(6), 2347-2350.
  • Huang, Y., Baji, A., Tien, H., Yang, Y., Yang, S., Wu, S., Ma, C., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Wang, N. (2012). Self-assembly of silver-graphene hybrid on electrospun polyurethane nanofibers as flexible transparent conductive thin films. Carbon, 50(10), 3473-3481.
  • Du, X., Liu, H., Cai, G., Mai, Y., Baji, A. (2012). Use of facile mechanochemical method to functionalize carbon nanofibers with nanostructured polyaniline and their electrochemical capacitance. Nanoscale Research Letters, 7(111), 1-8.
  • Huang, Y., Tien, H., Ma, C., Yang, S., Wu, S., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2011). Effect of extended polymer chains on properties of transparent graphene nanosheets conductive film. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(45), 18236-18241.
  • Liu, H., Wang, G., Mai, Y., Zeng, Y. (2011). On fracture toughness of nano-particle modified epoxy. Composites Part B: Engineering, 42(8), 2170-2175.
  • Huang, Y., Baji, A., Tien, H., Yang, Y., Yang, S., Ma, C., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Wang, N. (2011). Self-assembly of graphene onto electrospun polyamide 66 nanofibers as transparent conductive thin films. Nanotechnology, 22(47), 1 (Article 475603)-7.
  • Wang, G., Liu, H., Saintier, N., Mai, Y. (2009). Cyclic fatigue of polymer nanocomposites. Engineering Failure Analysis, 16(8), 2635-2645.
  • Wang, G., Liu, H., Yu, Z., Mai, Y. (2009). Evaluation of Methods for Stiffness Predictions of Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 28(13), 1625-1649.
  • Gu, B., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Feng, X., Yu, S. (2009). Fracture mechanics analysis on Smart-Cut® technology. Part 1: Effects of stiffening wafer and defect interaction. Acta Mechanica Sinica, 25(1), 73-81.
  • Gu, B., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Feng, X., Yu, S. (2009). Fracture mechanics analysis on Smart-Cut® technology. Part 2: Effect of bonding flaws. Acta Mechanica Sinica, 25(2), 197-203.
  • Yan, W., Sun, Q., Liu, H. (2008). Effect of transformation volume strain on the spherical indentation of shape memory alloys. International Journal of Modern Physics B: condensed matter physics etc, 22(31 & 32), 5957-5964.
  • Zhang, A., Liu, H., Mouritz, A., Mai, Y. (2008). Experimental study and computer simulation on degradation of z-pin reinforcement under cyclic fatigue. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 39(2), 406-414.
  • Gu, B., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Feng, X., Yu, S. (2008). Fracture mechanics analysis of the effects of temperature and material mismatch on the Smart-Cut® technology. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 75(17), 4996-5006.
  • Gu, B., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Feng, X., Yu, S. (2008). Fracture Mechanics Analysis on Smart-Cut® Technology: Effects of Stiffening Wafer and Defect Interaction. Advanced Materials Research, 33-37, 67-72.
  • Zhang, X., Liu, H., Yuan, B., Zhang, Y. (2008). Superelasticity decay of porous NiTi shape memory alloys under cyclic strain-controlled fatigue conditions. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing, 481-482, 170-173.
  • Gu, B., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2007). Effect of imput electric field on fatigue degradation on piezoelectric fibre bridging force. Key Engineering Materials, 334-335, 593-596.
  • Liu, H., Yan, W., Yu, X., Mai, Y. (2007). Experimental study on effect of loading rate on mode I delamination of z-pin reinforced laminates. Composites Science and Technology, 67(7-8), 1294-1301.
  • Gu, B., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2006). A theoretical model on piezoelectric fibre pullout with electric input. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 73(14), 2053-2066.
  • Yan, W., Sun, Q., Liu, H. (2006). Indentation hardness analysis of superelastic shape memory alloys. Key Engineering Materials, 312, 333-338.
  • Yan, W., Liu, H. (2006). Influence of Z-pinning on the buckling of composite laminates under edge-wise compression. Key Engineering Materials, 312, 127-132.
  • Yan, W., Sun, Q., Liu, H. (2006). Spherical indentation hardness of shape memory alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing, 425(1-2), 278-285.
  • Liu, H., Yan, W., Mai, Y. (2006). Z-pin bridging in composite laminates and some related problems. Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 3(1), 11-20.
  • Chen, Z., Ye, L., Liu, H. (2004). Effective Permeabilities Of Multilayer Fabric Preforms In Liquid Composite Moulding. Composite Structures, 66, 351-357.
  • Zhang, X., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2004). Effects Of Fibre Debonding And Sliding On The Fracture Behaviour Of Fibre-Reinforced Composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 35(11), 1313-1323.
  • Dai, S., Yan, W., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2004). Experimental Study On Z-Pin Bridging Law By Pullout Test. Composites Science and Technology, 64(16), 2451-2457.
  • Yan, W., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2004). Mode Ii Delamination Toughness Of Z-Pinned Laminates. Composites Science and Technology, 64(13-14), 1937-1945.
  • Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2003). Delamination fracture mechanics of composite laminates with through-thickness pinning. Strength Fracture and Comlpexity: An International Journal, 1(3), 139-146.
  • Yan, W., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2003). Numerical study on the mode I delamination toughness of z-pinned laminates. Composites Science and Technology, 63(10), 1481-1493.
  • Zhang, X., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2003). Rate-dependent bridging law and its application to dynamic crack growth in brittle-matrix composite materials. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 34(11), 1053-1063.
  • Liu, H., Qin, Q., Mai, Y. (2003). Theoretical model of piezoelectric fibre pull-out. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 40(20), 5511-5519.

Conferences

  • Ryder, W., Angelis, G., Bashar, R., Kyme, A., Fulton, R., Liu, H., Meikle, S. (2012). FastMIST: A Fast Molecular Imaging SimulaTor. 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Anaheim: (IEEE) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
  • Yan, W., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2002). Finite element analysis of mode I delamination toughness of z-pinned composite laminates. Third Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials 2002 (ACCM-3), Auckland, New Zealand: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland.
  • Mai, Y., Liu, H., Zheng, B., He, P. (2002). Tensile test of geometric hybrid GFRP rebar. Third Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials 2002 (ACCM-3), Auckland, New Zealand: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland.
  • Liu, H., Yan, W., Mai, Y. (2002). Z-pin bridging force in composite delamination. 3rd ESIS TC4 Conference. Elsevier.
  • Liu, H., Mai, Y., Zhang, X. (2001). Fracture behaviour of a fibre-bridged crack. 10th International Conference on Fracture, Australia: UNSW Australian Defence Force Academy.
  • Liu, H., Mai, Y., Cartie, D., Partridge, S. (2001). Fracture mechanics modelling of the delamination of z-pinned composite laminates. 10th International Conference on Fracture, Australia: UNSW Australian Defence Force Academy.

2012

  • Jia, Y., Yan, W., Liu, H. (2012). Carbon fibre pullout under the influence of residual thermal stresses in polymer matrix composites. Computational Materials Science, 62, 79-86.
  • Liu, H., Wang, G., Mai, Y. (2012). Cyclic fatigue crack propagation of nanoparticle modified epoxy. Composites Science and Technology, 72(13), 1530-1538.
  • Ryder, W., Angelis, G., Bashar, R., Kyme, A., Fulton, R., Liu, H., Meikle, S. (2012). FastMIST: A Fast Molecular Imaging SimulaTor. 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Anaheim: (IEEE) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
  • Zeng, Y., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Du, X. (2012). Improving interlaminar fracture toughness of carbon fibre/epoxy laminates by incorporation of nano-particles. Composites Part B: Engineering, 43(1), 90-94.
  • Du, X., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Miao, Y. (2012). In situ flame synthesis of polyhedral nickel oxide nanoparticles on carbon fibers. Advanced Materials Research, 557-559, 438-441.
  • Yang, Y., Yu, L., Peng, R., Huang, Y., He, C., Liu, H., Wang, X., Xie, X., Mai, Y. (2012). Incorporation of liquid-like multiwalled carbon nanotubes into an epoxy matrix by solvent-free processing. Nanotechnology, 23(22), 1-10.
  • Du, X., Liu, H., Zhou, C., Moody, S., Mai, Y. (2012). On the flame synthesis of carbon nanotubes grafted onto carbon fibers and the bonding force between them. Carbon, 50(6), 2347-2350.
  • Huang, Y., Baji, A., Tien, H., Yang, Y., Yang, S., Wu, S., Ma, C., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Wang, N. (2012). Self-assembly of silver-graphene hybrid on electrospun polyurethane nanofibers as flexible transparent conductive thin films. Carbon, 50(10), 3473-3481.
  • Du, X., Liu, H., Cai, G., Mai, Y., Baji, A. (2012). Use of facile mechanochemical method to functionalize carbon nanofibers with nanostructured polyaniline and their electrochemical capacitance. Nanoscale Research Letters, 7(111), 1-8.

2011

  • Huang, Y., Tien, H., Ma, C., Yang, S., Wu, S., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2011). Effect of extended polymer chains on properties of transparent graphene nanosheets conductive film. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(45), 18236-18241.
  • Liu, H., Wang, G., Mai, Y., Zeng, Y. (2011). On fracture toughness of nano-particle modified epoxy. Composites Part B: Engineering, 42(8), 2170-2175.
  • Huang, Y., Baji, A., Tien, H., Yang, Y., Yang, S., Ma, C., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Wang, N. (2011). Self-assembly of graphene onto electrospun polyamide 66 nanofibers as transparent conductive thin films. Nanotechnology, 22(47), 1 (Article 475603)-7.

2009

  • Wang, G., Liu, H., Saintier, N., Mai, Y. (2009). Cyclic fatigue of polymer nanocomposites. Engineering Failure Analysis, 16(8), 2635-2645.
  • Wang, G., Liu, H., Yu, Z., Mai, Y. (2009). Evaluation of Methods for Stiffness Predictions of Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 28(13), 1625-1649.
  • Gu, B., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Feng, X., Yu, S. (2009). Fracture mechanics analysis on Smart-Cut® technology. Part 1: Effects of stiffening wafer and defect interaction. Acta Mechanica Sinica, 25(1), 73-81.
  • Gu, B., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Feng, X., Yu, S. (2009). Fracture mechanics analysis on Smart-Cut® technology. Part 2: Effect of bonding flaws. Acta Mechanica Sinica, 25(2), 197-203.

2008

  • Yan, W., Sun, Q., Liu, H. (2008). Effect of transformation volume strain on the spherical indentation of shape memory alloys. International Journal of Modern Physics B: condensed matter physics etc, 22(31 & 32), 5957-5964.
  • Zhang, A., Liu, H., Mouritz, A., Mai, Y. (2008). Experimental study and computer simulation on degradation of z-pin reinforcement under cyclic fatigue. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 39(2), 406-414.
  • Gu, B., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Feng, X., Yu, S. (2008). Fracture mechanics analysis of the effects of temperature and material mismatch on the Smart-Cut® technology. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 75(17), 4996-5006.
  • Gu, B., Liu, H., Mai, Y., Feng, X., Yu, S. (2008). Fracture Mechanics Analysis on Smart-Cut® Technology: Effects of Stiffening Wafer and Defect Interaction. Advanced Materials Research, 33-37, 67-72.
  • Zhang, X., Liu, H., Yuan, B., Zhang, Y. (2008). Superelasticity decay of porous NiTi shape memory alloys under cyclic strain-controlled fatigue conditions. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing, 481-482, 170-173.
  • Liu, H., Yan, W. (2008). Z-pin bridging in composite delamination. In Srinivasan Sridharan (Eds.), Delamination behaviour of composites, (pp. 674-705). Cambridge, UK: Woodhead Publishing Ltd.

2007

  • Gu, B., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2007). Effect of imput electric field on fatigue degradation on piezoelectric fibre bridging force. Key Engineering Materials, 334-335, 593-596.
  • Liu, H., Yan, W., Yu, X., Mai, Y. (2007). Experimental study on effect of loading rate on mode I delamination of z-pin reinforced laminates. Composites Science and Technology, 67(7-8), 1294-1301.

2006

  • Gu, B., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2006). A theoretical model on piezoelectric fibre pullout with electric input. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 73(14), 2053-2066.
  • Liu, H., Hua, X., Hoffman, M. (2006). Fracture of Materials. Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications.
  • Yan, W., Sun, Q., Liu, H. (2006). Indentation hardness analysis of superelastic shape memory alloys. Key Engineering Materials, 312, 333-338.
  • Yan, W., Liu, H. (2006). Influence of Z-pinning on the buckling of composite laminates under edge-wise compression. Key Engineering Materials, 312, 127-132.
  • Yan, W., Sun, Q., Liu, H. (2006). Spherical indentation hardness of shape memory alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing, 425(1-2), 278-285.
  • Liu, H., Yan, W., Mai, Y. (2006). Z-pin bridging in composite laminates and some related problems. Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 3(1), 11-20.

2005

  • Ye, L., Lu, M., Liu, H. (2005). Deconsolidation and Reconsolidation of Thermoplastic Composites During Processing. In K. Friedrich, S. Fakirov, Z. Zhang (Eds.), Polymer Composites - From Nano- to Macro-Scale, (pp. 233-254). NY, USA: Springer Science + Business Media.
  • Sun, X., Liu, H., Yan, W., Tong, L., Mai, Y. (2005). Modelling composite reinforcement by stitching and z-pinning. In C Soutis, Shefield University & P.W.R. Beaumont, Cambridge University, UK (Eds.), Mutli-scale modelling of composite material systems: The art of predictive damage modelling, (pp. 319-355). Cambridge, England: Woodhead Publishing Ltd.

2004

  • Chen, Z., Ye, L., Liu, H. (2004). Effective Permeabilities Of Multilayer Fabric Preforms In Liquid Composite Moulding. Composite Structures, 66, 351-357.
  • Zhang, X., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2004). Effects Of Fibre Debonding And Sliding On The Fracture Behaviour Of Fibre-Reinforced Composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 35(11), 1313-1323.
  • Dai, S., Yan, W., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2004). Experimental Study On Z-Pin Bridging Law By Pullout Test. Composites Science and Technology, 64(16), 2451-2457.
  • Yan, W., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2004). Mode Ii Delamination Toughness Of Z-Pinned Laminates. Composites Science and Technology, 64(13-14), 1937-1945.

2003

  • Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2003). Delamination fracture mechanics of composite laminates with through-thickness pinning. Strength Fracture and Comlpexity: An International Journal, 1(3), 139-146.
  • Yan, W., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2003). Numerical study on the mode I delamination toughness of z-pinned laminates. Composites Science and Technology, 63(10), 1481-1493.
  • Zhang, X., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2003). Rate-dependent bridging law and its application to dynamic crack growth in brittle-matrix composite materials. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 34(11), 1053-1063.
  • Liu, H., Qin, Q., Mai, Y. (2003). Theoretical model of piezoelectric fibre pull-out. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 40(20), 5511-5519.

2002

  • Yan, W., Liu, H., Mai, Y. (2002). Finite element analysis of mode I delamination toughness of z-pinned composite laminates. Third Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials 2002 (ACCM-3), Auckland, New Zealand: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland.
  • Mai, Y., Liu, H., Zheng, B., He, P. (2002). Tensile test of geometric hybrid GFRP rebar. Third Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials 2002 (ACCM-3), Auckland, New Zealand: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland.
  • Liu, H., Yan, W., Mai, Y. (2002). Z-pin bridging force in composite delamination. 3rd ESIS TC4 Conference. Elsevier.

2001

  • Liu, H., Mai, Y., Zhang, X. (2001). Fracture behaviour of a fibre-bridged crack. 10th International Conference on Fracture, Australia: UNSW Australian Defence Force Academy.
  • Liu, H., Mai, Y., Cartie, D., Partridge, S. (2001). Fracture mechanics modelling of the delamination of z-pinned composite laminates. 10th International Conference on Fracture, Australia: UNSW Australian Defence Force Academy.
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