Yongming Liu

Yongming Liu
Associate Professor
234 Rowley Laboratories
Clarkson University
PO Box 5710,
Potsdam, NY 13699-5710

Phone: 315-268-2341
FAX: 315-268-7985
E-mail: yliu@clarkson.edu
Personal Web Page

Education
Ph.D. Civil & Environmental Engineering - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 2006
M.S. Structural Engineering - Tongji University, Shanghai, China 2002
B.S. Structural Engineering - Tongji University, Shanghai, China 1999

Teaching Interests
Engineering materials, structural mechanics and analysis, solid mechanics, probability theory, applied statistics

Research Interests
Fatigue and fracture of engineering materials and structures, probabilistic computational mechanics, risk assessment and management, multi-physics damage modeling and structural durability, multi-scale uncertainty quantification and propagation, structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, stochastic finite element methods

Selected Publications

Journal Publications:
Guan, X., Liu, Y., Jha, R., Saxena, A., Celaya, J. and Geobel, K., "Metrics-based performance evaluation of two probabilistic prognosis updating schemes", International Journal of Prognosis and Health Management, 2010. (accepted)

Lu, Z., Liu, Y., "Concurrent fatigue crack growth simulation using extended finite element method", Frontiers of Architecture and Civil Engineering in China, 2010 (accepted)

Xiang, Y. and Liu, Y. "Mechanism modeling of shot peening effect on fatigue life prediction", Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 2009. (accepted)

Lu, Z. and Liu, Y. "Small time scale fatigue crack growth analysis", International Journal of Fatigue, 2010. (accepted)

Xiang, Y. and Liu, Y. "Crack growth-based fatigue life prediction of corroded specimens", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2010. (accepted)

Xiang, Y. and Liu, Y. "Inverse first-order reliability method for probabilistic fatigue life prediction of composite laminates under multiaxial loading", ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2010. (accepted)

Guan, X., Jha, R., Liu, Y., "Probabilistic fatigue damage prognosis using maximum entropy approach", Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 2010. (accepted)

Xiang, Y., Lu, Z., Liu, Y., "Crack growth-based fatigue life prediction using an equivalent initial flaw model. Part I: uniaxial loading", International Journal of Fatigue, Volume 32, Issue 2, February 2010, Pages 341-349.

Lu, Z., Xiang, Y., Liu, Y., "Crack growth-based fatigue life prediction using an equivalent initial flaw model. Part II: multiaxial loading", International Journal of Fatigue, Volume 32, Issue 2, February 2010, Pages 376-381.

Liu, Y., Mahadevan, S., "Probabilistic fatigue life prediction using an equivalent initial flaw size distribution", International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 31, Issue 3, pp. 476-487, 2009.

Liu, Y., Mahadevan, S., "Fatigue limit prediction of notched components using short crack growth theory and an asymptotic interpolation method", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Volume 76, Issue 15, pp. 2317-2331, 2009.

Liu, Y., Mahadevan, S. Efficient methods for time-dependent fatigue reliability analysis. AIAA Journal, Vol. 47, Number 3, pp. 494-504, 2009.

Liu, Y., Liu, L., Stratman, B., Mahadevan, S. Multiaxial fatigue reliability analysis of railroad wheels. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Vol. 93, Issue 3,pp. 456-467, 2008.

Stratman, B., Liu, Y., Mahadevan, S. "Structural Health Monitoring of Railroad Wheels Using Wheel Impact Load Detectors". Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, Volume 7, Number 3, pp. 218-225, 2007.

Liu, Y., Liu, L., Mahadevan, S., Subsurface fatigue crack propagation under rolling contact loading. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 74, pp. 2659-2674, 2007.

Liu, Y., Mahadevan, S., Stochastic fatigue damage modeling under variable amplitude loading. International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 29, pp. 1149-1161, 2007.

Liu, Y., Liu, L., Stratman, B., Mahadevan, S., Multiaxial fatigue reliability analysis of railroad wheels. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Vol. 93, pp. 456-467, 2008.

Liu, Y., Mahadevan, S., Fatigue threshold intensity factor and crack growth rate prediction under mixed-mode loading. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 74, pp. 332-345, 2007.

Liu, Y., Mahadevan, S., A unified multiaxial fatigue model for isotropic and anisotropic materials. International Journal of Fatigue, International Journal of Fatigue, pp. 347-359, Vol. 29, 2007.

Liu, Y., Stratman, B., Mahadevan, S., Fatigue crack initiation life prediction of railroad wheels. International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 28, Issue 7, pp. 747-756, 2006.

Liu, Y., Mahadevan, S., Stain based multiaxial fatigue damage modeling. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, Vol. 28, pp. 1177-1189, 2005.

Liu, Y., Mahadevan, S., Multiaxial high-cycle fatigue criterion and life prediction for metals. International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 27, Issue 27, pp. 790-800, 2005.

Liu, Y., Mahadevan, S., Probabilistic fatigue life prediction of multidirectional composite laminates. Composite Structures, Vol. 69, pp. 11-19, 2005.

Rebba, R., Huang, S., Liu, Y., and Mahadevan S. Statistical validation of simulation models. International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, Vol. 25, pp. 164 - 181, 2006.

Selected Conference proceedings and presentations:
Lu, Z., Liu, Y. "Concurrent fatigue crack growth simulation using XFEM and a small time scale crack growth model", ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute conference, 2010, LA, CA.

Li, H., Xiang, Y., Liu, Y. "Efficient probabilistic methods for crack growth-based fatigue life prediction", ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute conference, 2010, LA, CA.

Jingjing He, Lu, Z., Liu, Y. "A new method for concurrent structural fatigue damage prognosis", International Symposium on Life-Cycle Performance of Bridges and Structures, 2010, Changsha.

Guan, X., Jha, R., and Liu, Y., "Maximum entropy method for model and reliability updating using inspection data", SDM 2010. 12 April - 16 April 2010. Orlando, FL.

He, J. and Liu, Y., "Concurrent structural prognosis under random loading", 2010 AIAA SDM conference, Orlando, FL,2010.

Xiang, Y. and Liu, Y., "Inverse FORM method for probabilistic fatigue prognosis", 51th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Orlando, April, 2010.

Lu, Z. and Liu, Y., "Small time scale fatigue crack growth analysis under variable amplitude loading", 51th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Orlando, April, 2010.

Xiang, Y. and Liu, Y., "Probabilistic fatigue crack growth prediction under variable amplitude loading", Aircraft Airworthiness & Sustainment Conference, 2010, Austin, Texas.

Zhang, W. and Liu, Y., "In-Situ Optical Microscopy/SEM Fatigue Crack Growth Testing of Al7075-T6", Aircraft Airworthiness & Sustainment 2010. 11 May-14 May. Austin, TX.

Zhang, W., Lu, Z and Liu, Y., " In-Situ Optical Microscopy Study on Plastic Zone Size Estimation of Aluminum Alloy 7075-T6 under Cyclic Loading", Materials Science & Technology 2010. October 17-21 , Houston, Texas.

Zhang, W. and Liu, Y., "In-situ fatigue testing and imaging analysis for forward and reversed plastic zone measurements", International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials VIII, 19-24 September 2010, Hyannis, MA.

Lu, Z. Liu, Y. "A comparative study between the two-parameter approach and an incremental crack model for fatigue crack growth prediction", International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials VIII, 19-24 September 2010, Hyannis, MA.

He, J., Lu, Z., Liu, Y., " A New Method for Concurrent Multi-scale Fatigue Damage Prognosis", The 7th International WorkshopStructural Health Monitoring, Stanford University, CA, 2009.

Guan, X., Liu, Y., Saxena, A., Celaya, J., Goebel, K., "Entropy-based probabilistic fatigue damage prognosis and algorithmic performance comparison", annual conference of the prognostics and health management society, San Diego, CA, 2009.

He, J. and Liu, Y., "A state-space model for multi-scale fatigue damage prognosis", annual conference of the prognostics and health management society, San Diego, CA, 2009.

Lu, Z. and Liu, Y., "An Incremental Crack Growth Model for Multi-Scale Fatigue Analysis", 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, May, 2009.

Xiang, Y. and Liu, Y., "Probabilistic damage tolerance analysis considering shot peening", 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, May, 2009.

Lu, Z. and Liu, Y., "A new formulation for multi-scale fatigue damage modeling", Joint ASCE-ASME-SES conference on mechanics and materials, Blacksburg, VA, 2009.

Xiang, Y. and Liu, Y., "Fatigue reliability of composite laminates under multiaxial loading", Joint ASCE-ASME-SES conference on mechanics and materials, Blacksburg, VA, 2009.

Liu, Y., "Probabilistic fatigue life prediction considering short crack growth", 12^th international conference on fracture, Ottawa, Canada, 2009.

Lu, Z., Liu, Y., "Crack growth-based multiaxial fatigue life prediction", 12^th international conference on fracture, Ottawa, Canada, 2009.

Xiang, Y., Liu, Y., "Fatigue life prediction of corroded specimen", 12^th international conference on fracture, Ottawa, Canada, 2009.

He, J., Lu, Z. and Liu, Y., "A new method for concurrent multi-scale fatigue damage prognosis", International workshop on structural health monitoring, San Francisco, CA, September, 2009.