Wei Yang

A review on research and development of passive building in China

Yaolin Lin, Luqi Zhao, Wei Yang, Xiaoli Hao, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING

Passive building technology belongs to the near-zero-energy building technology system, which maximizes the utilization of free en..

Modeling of Corrosion Pit Growth for Buried Pipeline Considering Spatial and Temporal Variability

Weigang Wang, Wei Yang, Wenhai Shi, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Corrosion of metal in soils has been intensively investigated in the past. However, a review of the published literature shows tha..

Residential building defects investigation and mitigation - a comparative review in Victoria, Australia, for understanding the way forward

Malindu Sandanayake, Wei Yang, Namita Chhibba, Zora Vrcelj

Journal article  |  2021  |  ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: The issue of building defects is a growing concern that affects all major construction stakeholders as a result of costs ..

Multi-objective design optimization on building integrated photovoltaic with Trombe wall and phase change material based on life cycle cost and thermal comfort

Yaolin Lin, Shengli Zhong, Wei Yang, Xiaoli Hao, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2021  |  SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS

This study performed design optimization on a building with integrated photovoltaic, Trombe wall and phase change material based o..

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

Y Lin, W Yang

Journal article  |  2021  |  Frontiers in Energy

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

Design Optimization of a Passive Building with Green Roof through Machine Learning and Group Intelligent Algorithm

Yaolin Lin, Luqi Zhao, Xiaohong Liu, Wei Yang, Xiaoli Hao, Lin Tian

Journal article  |  2021  |  BUILDINGS

This paper proposed an optimization method to minimize the building energy consumption and visual discomfort for a passive buildin..

Analysis of Ventilation Efficiency and Effective Ventilation Flow Rate for Wind-driven Single-sided Ventilation Buildings

Junli Zhou, Yong Hua, Yuan Xiao, Cheng Ye, Wei Yang

Journal article  |  2021  |  AEROSOL AND AIR QUALITY RESEARCH

Natural ventilation can be categorized into single-sided ventilation and cross-ventilation. Based on the air flow mechanism of a s..

Tri-optimization of building shape and envelope properties using Taguchi and constraint limit method

Yaolin Lin, Wei Yang

Journal article  |  2021  |  ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a tri-optimization approach to optimize design solutions regarding the building s..

Failure of corrosion affected buried cast iron pipes subject to water hammer

Afshin Firouzi, Wei Yang, Wenhai Shi, Chun-Qing Li

Journal article  |  2021  |  ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS

Water hammers can be generated when the steady state conditions change at a given point of pipeline due to some instantaneous even..

A Probabilistic Study on Effective Hydraulic Sorptivity of Concrete

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

Journal article  |  2021  |  ACI MATERIALS JOURNAL