Research Areas

[1] Interfacial
fracture mechanics
[2] Mechanics of composite materials

[3] Reliability and failure analysis of marine structures

Research Projects

[1] Research on Strength Attenuation Law and Failure Mechanism of Repaired Marine Pipelines Based on CFRP (51779266), National Natural Science Foundation of China, January 2018-December 2020


[2] Study on the strength and fracture of composite riser bonded joints in extreme deep-sea environment (11302264), National Natural Science Foundation of China, January 2014-December 2016


[3] Life cycle reliability analysis of ultra-deepwater strong electric composite umbilical cable and overall scheme design of key accessories (2017YFC0307201), sub-project of the National Key R&D Program, July 2017-December 2020, presided


[4] Research on Interface Mechanics and Reliability of Structures Including Intelligent Sensors and Smart Materials (2016YFC0303705), Sub-project of National Key R&D Program, 2016-2020, Chair




[5] Research on the strength and fracture of composite pipes, China University of Petroleum Start-up Fund, January 2013-December 2015, presided




[6] Nonlinear fluid-structure interaction vibration and failure mechanism of deep-sea flexible structures (2011CB013702), 973 Project Project, project backbone




[7] R&D and industrialization of underwater oil production trees, Special Project for R&D and Industrialization of Marine Engineering Equipment of the National Development and Reform Commission, 2013-2017, backbone of the project




[8] Underwater electrical connectors and plugs, CSSC System Engineering Department, 2015-2017, deputy project leader

Publications

[1] Yu Zhang,Kai Zhang,Haikun Zhao,Jianhang Xin,Menglan Duan.Stress analysis of adhesive in a cracked steel plate repaired with CFRP. Journal of Constructional Steel Research,145(2018),pp. 210–217. (SCI EI)




[2] Shixian Xu, Yu Zhang, Menglan Duan. Research on the Shear stress of Single-lap Joints using a Variational Method. Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology, 15(1) (2016), pp. 9-18.（SCI EI）




[3] Yu Zhang, Menglan Duan, Yi Wang, Cui Chui. Analytical Study of the Strength of Adhesive Joints of Riser Pipes. Ships and Offshore Structures. 10(5) (2015), pp. 545-553. (SCI EI)




[4] Yu Zhang, Nao-Aki Noda, Peizhen Wu, Menglan Duan. A Mesh-Independent Technique to Evaluate Stress Singularities in Adhesive Joints. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 57 (2015), pp.105–117. (SCI EI)

[5] Yu Zhang, Nao-Aki Noda, Ken-Taro Takaishi, Xin Lan. Variation of Stress Intensity Factors for Several Interface Crack Problems under Arbitrary Material Combinations. Science China Physics, Mechanics& Astronomy.55(2012), pp. 2128-2134. (SCI EI)




[6] Yu Zhang, Nao-Aki Noda, Ken-Taro Takaishi, Xin Lan. Stress Intensity Factors of a Central Interface Crack in a Bonded Finite Plate and Periodic Interface Cracks under Arbitrary Material Combinations. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 78(6) (2011), pp.1218-1232. (SCI EI)




[7] Nao-Aki Noda, Yu Zhang, Xin Lan and Ken-Tarou Takaisi, Strength Analysis for the Adhesive Layer on the Basis of Intensity of Singular Stress. Procedia Engineering. 10 (2011). pp.722-727 (SCI)




[8] jinzhi Chen, Menglan Duan, Yu Zhang. Decision-making of Spare Subsea Trees with under Multi-restrictive Factors in Deepwater Development. Eksploatacja i Niezawodnosc - Maintenance and Reliability. 18(4) (2016), pp. 590-598.




[9] Yi Wang, Menglan Duan, Yu Zhang. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Vertical Pipe-soil Interaction Considering Pipe velocity. Ships and Offshore Structures. 12(1)(2017), PP.77-87.（SCI）.