Dr Yong Sheng
- Position: Associate Professor
- Areas of expertise: numerical modelling; structural and material engineering; energy and CO2 storage
- Email: Y.Sheng@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 3200
- Location: 427 School of Civil Engineering
Profile
B.E., M.Sc. Ph.D
Research interests
- Multi-scale Numerical Analysis
Micro- and Macroscopic numerical methods and applications in Structural Engineering, Composite Materials and Geotechnical Engineering - Rock and Soil Mechanics
Mechanical properties of rock and soil, Wellbore Stablity, CO2 Storage (CCS) in Geological Reservoirs, Underground Coal Gastification (UCG) and CCS - Microscopic and rheological properties of engineering materials, such as:
concretes, ceramics, textile composites, pharmaceutical powders and other particulate materials , etc. - Contact Mechanics Interfacial mechanics between particles
- Bio-Mechanics
Mechanical analysis of tissues and bones
UCG&CO2 STORAGE European Commission RFCS project (RFC-PR-09022), 2010-2013
Strengthening of masonry arch highway bridges EPSRC CASE/CNA/07/22, 2007-2010
Development of tools for managing the long term impacts on surface of mine water rising European Commission RFCS project, (7220–PR136), 2003-2006
Optimization of mine water discharge by monitoring and modelling of geo-chemical process and development of measures to protect aquifers and active mining areas from mine water contamination. ECSC project, (RFC-CR-03006) 2003-2005
Stress-induced consolidation of ceramic agglomerates. EPSRC project (GR/N13050), 2000-2003
Penetration of drug particles into human tissue. Sponsored by Royal Society London, 1999-2000
3D homogenization method for textile composites. National Nature and Science Foundation of China (NNSFC) (No.19702016), 1995-1998
Student education
Undergraduate CoursesCIVE 1140 Fundamentals of MechanicsCIVE 1120 Stress and Structural Analysis Postgraduate CoursesCIVE 5959 Advanced Structural AnalysisCIVE 5970 Advanced Structural Analysis
Research groups and institutes
- Materials and Structures