Wei Yang

Corrosion effect of ferrous metals on degradation and remaining service life of infrastructure using pipe fracture as example

CQ Li, W Yang, W Shi

Journal article  |  2020  |  Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

Indoor particle inhalability of a stationary and moving manikin

Y Tao, W Yang, K Inthavong, J Tu

Journal article  |  2020  |  Building and Environment

Probabilistic model for time to cover cracking due to corrosion

H Baji, W Yang, CQ Li, W Shi

Journal article  |  2020  |  Structural Concrete

Analytical models for effective hydraulic sorptivity, diffusivity and conductivity of concrete with interfacial transition zone

Hassan Baji, Wei Yang, Chun-Qing Li, Wenhai Shi

Journal article  |  2019  |  Construction and Building Materials

Optimal Inspection Plan for Deteriorating Structural Members Using Stochastic Models with Application to Buried Pipelines

Chun-Qing Li, Hassan Baji, Wei Yang

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Structural Engineering

As magnetorheological (MR) control devices increase in scale for use in real-world civil engineering applications, sophisticated m..

Computational fluid dynamics investigation of particle intake for nasal breathing by a moving body

Yao Tao, Wei Yang, Kazuhide Ito, Kiao Inthavong

Journal article  |  2019  |  Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow

Prediction of Fracture Failure of Steel Pipes With Sharp Corrosion Pits Using Time-Dependent Reliability Method With Lognormal Process

Guoyang Fu, Wei Yang, Wenni Deng, Chun-Qing Li, Sujeeva Setunge

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology

This paper presents a reliability-based methodology for assessing fracture failures of steel pipes with sharp corrosion pits. Base..

Reliability analysis of corrosion affected underground steel pipes considering multiple failure modes and their stochastic correlations

Guoyang Fu, Wei Yang, Chun-Qing Li, Wenhai Shi

Journal article  |  2019  |  Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Optimization of a New Phase Change Material Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Panel with The Active Cooling Technique Using Taguchi Method

Xiaohong Liu, Yuekuan Zhou, Chun-Qing Li, Yaolin Lin, Wei Yang, Guoqiang Zhang

Journal article  |  2019  |  Energies

This paper investigates the energy performances of a hybrid system composed of a phase change materials-ventilated Trombe wall (PC..

An optimum strategy for FRP-strengthening of corrosion-affected reinforced concrete columns

H Baji, CQ Li, F Chen, W Yang

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Life-Cycle Analysis and Assessment in Civil Engineering: Towards an Integrated Vision - Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE 2018

An ANN-exhaustive-listing method for optimization of multiple building shapes and envelope properties with maximum thermal performance

Y Lin, W Yang

Journal article  |  2019  |  Frontiers in Energy

With increasing awareness of sustainability, demands on optimized design of building shapes with a view to maximize its thermal pe..

Design for service life of underground space based on water seepage criterion

Wei Yang, Chun-Qing Li, Hassan Baji

Journal article  |  2019  |  Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Ever increased urbanisation in the world has made the underground space a viable alternative to the expanding city space. Undergro..

Effect of seasonal adaptation on outdoor thermal comfort in a hot-summer and cold-winter city

Z Zhou, Q Deng, W Yang, J Zhou

Journal article  |  2019  |  Advances in Building Energy Research

In China, little research on outdoor thermal comfort has been conducted in the hot-summer and cold-winter zone where occupants are..

Optimal FRP-strengthening strategy for corrosion-affected reinforced concrete columns

Hassan Baji, Wei Yang, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2018  |  Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

J-Integral Solution for Elastic Fracture Toughness for Plates with Inclined Cracks under Biaxial Loading

Chun-Qing Li, Guoyang Fu, Wei Yang, Shangtong Yang

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Comments to Paper Entitled: Development of a Data-Driven Predictive Model of Supply Air Temperature in an Air-Handling Unit for Conserving Energy. Energies 2018, 11, 407

Yaolin Lin, Wei Yang

Journal article  |  2018  |  Energies

Development of Building Thermal Load and Discomfort Degree Hour Prediction Models Using Data Mining Approaches

Yaolin Lin, Shiquan Zhou, Wei Yang, Long Shi, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2018  |  Energies

Determining the influencing factors on the performance of solar chimney in buildings

Long Shi, Guomin Zhang, Wei Yang, Dongmei Huang, Xudong Cheng, Sujeeva Setunge

Journal article  |  2018  |  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Application of multi-objective genetic algorithm based simulation for cost-effective building energy efficiency design and thermal comfort improvement

Y Lin, W Yang

Journal article  |  2018  |  Frontiers in Energy Research

Efficient Solution for Calculation of Upcrossing Rate of Nonstationary Gaussian Process

Afshin Firouzi, Wei Yang, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Engineering Mechanics

A Review of Recent Advances in Research on PM2.5 in China

Yaolin Lin, Jiale Zou, Wei Yang, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

PM2.5 pollution has become a severe problem in China due to rapid industrialization and high energy consumption. It can cause incr..

Design Optimization Considering Variable Thermal Mass, Insulation, Absorptance of Solar Radiation, and Glazing Ratio Using a Prediction Model and Genetic Algorithm

Yaolin Lin, Shiquan Zhou, Wei Yang, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2018  |  Sustainability

Reliability-Based Service Life Prediction of Corrosion-Affected Metal Pipes with Mixed Mode Fracture

Wei Yang, Guoyang Fu, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Effects of Landscape Design on Urban Microclimate and Thermal Comfort in Tropical Climate

Wei Yang, Yaolin Lin, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2018  |  Advances in Meteorology

A climate-responsive landscape design can create a more livable urban microclimate with adequate human comfortability. This paper ..

Time-dependent reliability method for service life prediction of reinforced concrete shield metro tunnels

Wei Yang, Hassan Baji, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2018  |  Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

Elastic and fully plastic J-integrals for mixed mode fracture induced by inclined surface cracks in plates under biaxial loading

Guoyang Fu, Wei Yang, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2017  |  Engineering Fracture Mechanics

An Optimum Strengthening Strategy for Corrosion-Affected Reinforced Concrete Structures

Hassan Baji, Wei Yang, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2017  |  ACI Structural Journal

Energy and exergy analysis of a ground source heat pump system for a public building in Wuhan, China under different control strategies

Pingfang Hu, Qiushi Hu, Yaolin Lin, Wei Yang, Lu Xing

Journal article  |  2017  |  Energy and Buildings

Solar energy model and thermal performance of an electrochromic dome-covered house

Yaolin Lin, Wei Yang

Journal article  |  2017  |  Energy for Sustainable Development

Prediction of Pitting Corrosion-Induced Perforation of Ductile Iron Pipes

Chun-Qing Li, Afshin Firouzi, Wei Yang

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Development of a model for single-sided, wind-driven natural ventilation in buildings

Junli Zhou, Cheng Ye, Yan Hu, Hassan Hemida, Guoqiang Zhang, Wei Yang

Journal article  |  2017  |  Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Stress intensity factors for mixed mode fracture induced by inclined cracks in pipes under axial tension and bending

Guoyang Fu, Wei Yang, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2017  |  Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Derivation of elastic fracture toughness for ductile metal pipes with circumferential external cracks under combined tension and bending

Chun-Qing Li, Guoyang Fu, Wei Yang, Shangtong Yang

Journal article  |  2017  |  Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Prediction of Total Cost of Construction Project with Dependent Cost Items

Afshin Firouzi, Wei Yang, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Closed-Form Solution to First Passage Probability for Nonstationary Lognormal Processes

Chun-Qing Li, Afshin Firouzi, Wei Yang

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Stress intensity factors for inclined external surface cracks in pressurised pipes

Chun-Qing Li, Guoyang Fu, Wei Yang

Journal article  |  2016  |  Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Analytical model of elastic fracture toughness for steel pipes with internal cracks

Shangtong Yang, Chun-Qing Li, Wei Yang

Journal article  |  2016  |  Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Effect of Street Design on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in an Urban Street in Singapore

Wei Yang, Nyuk Hien Wong, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Experimental Investigation on Corrosion Effect on Mechanical Properties of Buried Metal Pipes

Yingbo Hou, Deqing Lei, Shujin Li, Wei Yang, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2016  |  International Journal of Corrosion

Corrosion has been found to be the most predominant cause for failures of buried metal pipes. A review of published literature on ..

A study on the impact of household occupants’ behavior on energy consumption using an integrated computer model

Y Lin, W Yang, KS Gabriel

Journal article  |  2015  |  Frontiers in Built Environment

Thermal Comfort in High-rise Urban Environments in Singapore

Wei Yang, Nyuk Hien Wong, Yaolin Lin

Journal article  |  2015  |  Procedia Engineering

Thermal comfort requirements in the summer season in subtropical urban spaces

W Yang, Y Lin, NH Wong, J Zhou

Journal article  |  2014  |  Intelligent Buildings International

Overcooling and thermal comfort in air conditioned university buildings in Singapore

W Yang, NH Wong, J Zhou

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  Indoor Air 2014 - 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate

Calculation of single-sided ventilation due to unsteady wind pressure - Part 1 pulsating rate

J Zhou, D Fan, G Zhang, Y Hu, W Yang

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  Indoor Air 2014 - 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate

A comparative analysis of human thermal conditions in outdoor urban spaces in the summer season in Singapore and Changsha, China

Wei Yang, Nyuk Hien Wong, Guoqiang Zhang

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Biometeorology

This paper presents the comparative analysis between the findings from two field surveys of human thermal conditions in outdoor ur..

Experimental performance analysis of a direct-expansion ground source heat pump in Xiangtan, China

Wei Yang

Journal article  |  2013  |  Energy

Thermal comfort in outdoor urban spaces in Singapore

Wei Yang, Nyuk Hien Wong, Steve Kardinal Jusuf

Journal article  |  2013  |  Building and Environment

Field study of human thermal perception in urban parks in Singapore

W Yang, NH Wong

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development

Performance analysis of U-vertical direct-expansion ground-source heat pump

W Yang, J Zhou, G Zhang

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)

Natural ventilation potential model considering solution multiplicity, window opening percentage, air velocity and humidity in China

Wei Yin, Guoqiang Zhang, Wei Yang, Xiao Wang

Journal article  |  2010  |  Building and Environment

Current status of ground-source heat pumps in China

Wei Yang, Jin Zhou, Wei Xu, Guoqiang Zhang

Journal article  |  2010  |  Energy Policy

Air movement preferences observed in naturally ventilated buildings in humid subtropical climate zone in China

Wei Yang, Guoqiang Zhang

Journal article  |  2009  |  International Journal of Biometeorology

Occupants' preferences for air movement in naturally ventilated buildings have been extracted from a database of three thermal com..

A comparative analysis of urban and rural residential thermal comfort under natural ventilation environment

Jie Han, Wei Yang, Jin Zhou, Guoqiang Zhang, Quan Zhang, Demetrios J Moschandreas

Journal article  |  2009  |  Energy and Buildings

Windows Dimension Optimization for Better Thermal Comfort in Summer Based on Analytical Models

Wei Yin, Guoqiang Zhang, Wei Yang, Wang Xiao

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  Proceedings - 6th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2009

Thermal comfort in naturally ventilated and air-conditioned buildings in humid subtropical climate zone in China

Wei Yang, Guoqiang Zhang

Journal article  |  2008  |  International Journal of Biometeorology

A thermal comfort field study has been carried out in five cities in the humid subtropical climate zone in China. The survey was p..

Adaptive optimal control model for building cooling and heating sources

Yongmin Yan, Jin Zhou, Yaolin Lin, Wei Yang, Ping Wang, Guoqiang Zhang

Journal article  |  2008  |  Energy and Buildings

Thermal comfort investigation of naturally ventilated classrooms in a subtropical region

Guoqiang Zhang, Cong Zheng, Wei Yang, Quan Zhang, Demetrios J Moschandreas

Journal article  |  2007  |  Indoor and Built Environment

Study of indoor air quality and thermal comfort in offices in Hunan

W Yang, G Zhang, Q Zhang

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology (New Series)