Smart Optimisation of Functionally Graded Porous Structures

Efficient elastic characterisation of various closed-cell composites via scaled boundary finite element method

D Chen, LC Zhao, WM Zhang

2026-06-15

One of the key difficulties in assessing lightweight and load-carrying composite structures, made of closed-cell foams, lies in th..

Large-scale 3D RVE modelling of closed-cell foams for structural analysis

L Ni, D Chen, W Gao

2026-02-01

Closed-cell foams are highly valued for their superior stiffness-to-weight ratios and energy absorption capacities, making them ap..

Optimized Bridge Maintenance Strategies: A System Reliability-Based Approach to Enhancing Road Network Performance

S Chen, D Chen, L Li, S Miramini, L Zhang

2024-03-01

Though road authorities have well-defined inspection protocols for evaluating bridge serviceability, gaps remain in understanding ..

Linking Mesoscopic and Macroscopic Aspects of Inclined Self-Weight Sandwich Beams with Functionally Graded Porous Cores Under Moving Loads

D Chen, S Rezaei, J Yang, S Kitipornchai, L Zhang, PL Rosendahl

2023-11-01

The surging interest in porous lightweight structures has been witnessed in recent years to pursue material innovations in broad e..

Designing 2D stochastic porous structures using topology optimisation

H Lu, TU Lee, J Ma, D Chen, YM Xie

2023-10-01

Functionally graded porous materials have superior properties such as high strength, low thermal conductivity and high energy abso..

Functionally graded porous structures: Analyses, performances, and applications – A Review

D Chen, K Gao, J Yang, L Zhang

2023-10-01

Structural innovation incorporating bio-inspired composites poses a fresh angle to develop novel lightweight forms with strengthen..

An introduction to functionally graded porous materials and composite structures

D Chen, K Gao, J Yang, S Kitipornchai

2023-01-01

The book begins with this chapter, which aims to present a general yet comprehensive introduction on the key topics related with f..

Artificial intelligence (AI) enhanced finite element multiscale modeling and structural uncertainty analysis of a functionally graded porous beam

D Chen, N Emami, S Rezaei, PL Rosendahl, BX Xu, J Schneider, K Gao, J Yang

2023-01-01

The local geometrical randomness of metal foams brings complexities to the performance prediction of porous structures. Although t..

Engineering Reliability-Based Condition Assessment for Stay Cables Using Non-Destructive Interferometric Radar

S Chen, D Chen, RDA Sannasiraj, L Zhang

2023-01-01

Structural health monitoring (SHM) of cable-stayed bridges requires periodic assessment for the deteriorating stay cables to ensur..

Harmonic Vibration of Inclined Porous Nanocomposite Beams

D Chen, L Zhang

2023-01-01

This work investigated the linear harmonic vibration responses of inclined beams featured by closed-cell porous geometries where t..

Multiscale modelling of functionally graded porous beams: Buckling and vibration analyses

D Chen, S Rezaei, PL Rosendahl, BX Xu, J Schneider

2022-09-01

This paper combines the finite element (FE) homogenisation and structural assessments to conduct the multiscale modelling of lamin..