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Dr Yixiang Gan

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Geotechnical Engineering, Grains and Particles

J05 - J05 Civil Engineering Building
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 2 9351 2134
Fax +61 2 9351 3343

Teaching and supervision

CIVL3411 - Geotechnical Engineering

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Selected grants

2013

  • Heat flow in granular media under extreme loading conditions; Gan Y; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA).

2012

  • Plasticity and creep of granular materials at elevated temperatures; Gan Y, Kamlah M; Group of Eight/Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme.
  • The micro-mechanical origins of creep in granular materials; Einav I, Gan Y; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
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Selected publications

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Journals

  • Zhao, S., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Kennerknecht, T., Rolli, R. (2013). Influence of plate material on the contact strength of Li4SiO4 pebbles in crush tests and evaluation of the contact strength in pebble-pebble contact. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 100.
  • Choi, I., Gan, Y., Kaufmann, D., Kraft, O., Schwaiger, R. (2012). Measurement of Young's modulus of anisotropic materials using microcompression testing. Journal of Materials Research, 27(21), 2752-2759.
  • Annabattula, R., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2012). Mechanics of binary and polydisperse spherical pebble assembly. Fusion Engineering and Design, 87(5-6), 853-858.
  • Annabattula, R., Gan, Y., Zhao, S., Kamlah, M. (2012). Mechanics of crushable pebble assembly using discrete element method. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 430(1-3), 90-95.
  • Gan, Y., Rognon, P., Einav, I. (2012). Phase transitions and cyclic pseudotachylyte formation in simulated faults. Philosophical Magazine (London, 2003), 92(28-30), 3405-3417.
  • Zhao, S., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2012). Spherical ceramic pebbles subjected to multiple non-concentrated surface loads. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 49(3-4), 658-671.
  • Ying, A., Reimann, J., Boccaccini, L., Enoeda, M., Kamlah, M., Knitter, R., Gan, Y., van der Laan, J., Magielsen, L., Di Maio, P., et al (2012). Status of ceramic breeder pebble bed thermo-mechanics R&D and impact on breeder material mechanical strength. Fusion Engineering and Design, 87(7-8), 1130-1137.
  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Riesch-Oppermann, H., Rolli, R., Liu, P. (2011). Crush probability analysis of ceramic breeder pebble beds under mechanical stresses. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 417, 706-709.
  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Reimann, J. (2010). Computer Simulation of Packing Structure in Pebble Beds. Fusion Engineering and Design, 85, 1782-1787.
  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2010). Discrete element modelling of pebble beds: With application to uniaxial compression tests of ceramic breeder pebble beds. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 58(2), 129-144.
  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2010). Thermo-mechanical modelling of pebble bed-wall interfaces. Fusion Engineering and Design, 85(1), 24-32.
  • Rupert, T., Gianola, D., Gan, Y., Hemker, K. (2009). Experimental observations of stress-driven grain boundary migration. Science, 326(5960), 1686-1690.
  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2009). Thermo-mechanical analyses of HELICA and HEXCALIBER mock-ups. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 386-388(C), 1060-1064.
  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2008). Thermo-mechanical analysis of pebble beds in HELICA mock-up experiments. Fusion Engineering and Design, 83(7-9), 1313-1316.
  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2007). Identification of material parameters of a thermo-mechanical model for pebble beds in fusion blankets. Fusion Engineering and Design, 82(2), 189-206.
  • Gan, Y., Chen, C., Shen, Y. (2005). Three-dimensional modeling of the mechanical property of linearly elastic open cell foams. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 42(26), 6628-6642.

Conferences

  • Gan, Y., Einav, I. (2012). The competition between grain melting and solidification during shear heating in simulated faults. 23rd International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Beijing: The International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM).

2013

  • Zhao, S., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Kennerknecht, T., Rolli, R. (2013). Influence of plate material on the contact strength of Li4SiO4 pebbles in crush tests and evaluation of the contact strength in pebble-pebble contact. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 100.

2012

  • Choi, I., Gan, Y., Kaufmann, D., Kraft, O., Schwaiger, R. (2012). Measurement of Young's modulus of anisotropic materials using microcompression testing. Journal of Materials Research, 27(21), 2752-2759.
  • Annabattula, R., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2012). Mechanics of binary and polydisperse spherical pebble assembly. Fusion Engineering and Design, 87(5-6), 853-858.
  • Annabattula, R., Gan, Y., Zhao, S., Kamlah, M. (2012). Mechanics of crushable pebble assembly using discrete element method. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 430(1-3), 90-95.
  • Gan, Y., Rognon, P., Einav, I. (2012). Phase transitions and cyclic pseudotachylyte formation in simulated faults. Philosophical Magazine (London, 2003), 92(28-30), 3405-3417.
  • Zhao, S., Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2012). Spherical ceramic pebbles subjected to multiple non-concentrated surface loads. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 49(3-4), 658-671.
  • Ying, A., Reimann, J., Boccaccini, L., Enoeda, M., Kamlah, M., Knitter, R., Gan, Y., van der Laan, J., Magielsen, L., Di Maio, P., et al (2012). Status of ceramic breeder pebble bed thermo-mechanics R&D and impact on breeder material mechanical strength. Fusion Engineering and Design, 87(7-8), 1130-1137.
  • Gan, Y., Einav, I. (2012). The competition between grain melting and solidification during shear heating in simulated faults. 23rd International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Beijing: The International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM).

2011

  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Riesch-Oppermann, H., Rolli, R., Liu, P. (2011). Crush probability analysis of ceramic breeder pebble beds under mechanical stresses. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 417, 706-709.

2010

  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M., Reimann, J. (2010). Computer Simulation of Packing Structure in Pebble Beds. Fusion Engineering and Design, 85, 1782-1787.
  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2010). Discrete element modelling of pebble beds: With application to uniaxial compression tests of ceramic breeder pebble beds. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 58(2), 129-144.
  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2010). Thermo-mechanical modelling of pebble bed-wall interfaces. Fusion Engineering and Design, 85(1), 24-32.

2009

  • Rupert, T., Gianola, D., Gan, Y., Hemker, K. (2009). Experimental observations of stress-driven grain boundary migration. Science, 326(5960), 1686-1690.
  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2009). Thermo-mechanical analyses of HELICA and HEXCALIBER mock-ups. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 386-388(C), 1060-1064.

2008

  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2008). Thermo-mechanical analysis of pebble beds in HELICA mock-up experiments. Fusion Engineering and Design, 83(7-9), 1313-1316.

2007

  • Gan, Y., Kamlah, M. (2007). Identification of material parameters of a thermo-mechanical model for pebble beds in fusion blankets. Fusion Engineering and Design, 82(2), 189-206.

2005

  • Gan, Y., Chen, C., Shen, Y. (2005). Three-dimensional modeling of the mechanical property of linearly elastic open cell foams. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 42(26), 6628-6642.
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