Overview
Dr Zhu is a Reader in Mechanics of Materials. He has been listed in different editions of the "world's top 2% scientists" published by Stanford University. His research work is mainly focused on the mechanical properties and physical functions of different types of materials/structures. He is a member of the Institute of Applied and Computational Mechanics in the Cardiff School of Engineering, and the tutor of PhD students in disciplines of the Architectural, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. He did his PhD in Metallurgy and Materials at Birmingham University. Prior to joining the Cardiff School of Engineering, he worked as a research associate at Cambridge University.
His research involves theoretical analysis, computational simulation and experimental measurements, and his research interests include
- Cellular/porous materials
- Biological materials and hierarchical materials
- Nano-materials
- Composite materials
- Fibrous materials
- Fracture mechanics
- Light-harvesting
- Functional materials
- Aerogels
He has authored/co-authored over 160 publications. Many of his research papers are published in top mechanics journals (e.g., J. Mech. Phys. Solids; Int. J. Plasticity), top materials journals (e.g., Advanced Materials; Acta Materialia; Carbon), top energy journals (e.g., Energy & Environmental Science; Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews), and top multidisciplinary journals (e.g., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.; Nano Research). His research papers are cited over 5600 times (Google Scholar) and 4300 times (SCI or Scopus), and his H-indices are 40 (Google Scholar) and 34 (SCI or Scopus). Dr Zhu delivered many invited research presentations at universities/institutes (e.g., National Centre of Nano Sci. & Tech. of China, Peking Univ., Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech., Fraunhofer Institute, Glasgow Univ.). He has been a scientific committee member of many international conferences, and organised and chaired many international conference sessions. He was invited to make keynote presentation on the topic 'Cellular Materials and Their Biomedical Applications' for over 20,000 online audiences in China in Oct. 2022. He was also invited to make plenary (e.g. 2nd International Conference on Computational and Experimental Methods for composite materials and structures, Wuhan, China, May 2017) and keynote (e.g., 23rd ICTAM, Beijing, August, 2012; 6th European Congress of Computational Mechanics, Glasgow, UK, June 2018) presentations at international conferences. Dr Zhu is a member of the EPSRC peer-reviewer college. He has acted as an external PhD examiner for many universities, e.g., Imperial College, Manchester University, Glasgow University, Bristol University. He has served as an editorial board member for some international journals, e.g., Acta Mechanica Sinica, Scientific Reports, Materials, Biomimetics, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, etc. Dr Zhu is a member of EPSRC Peer Review College, and a regular reviewer of research papers for many prestige international journals including Science, Nature Communications, all the top solid mechanics journals and many top materials journals, e.g.,
- Science
- Nature Communications
- Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
- International Journal of Plasticity
- Applied Materials Today
- Acta Materialia
- Acta Biomaterialia
- Composites Science and Technology
- Scientific Reports
- Soft Matter
- Scientific Data
- ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics
- International Journal of Solids and Structures
- Mechanics of Materials
- Physical Biology
- J. Biomechanics
- Smart Materials Structures
- Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
- J. Applied Physics
- Philosphical Magazine
- Int. J. Materials Science
- Materials Science & Engineering A
- J. Mech. Behavior of Biomedical Materials
- International Journal of Mechanical Science
- ACS Appli. Mater. & Interface
- Phys. Lett. A
- Composite Structures
- Materials and Design
- J. Micromechanics & Microengineering
- Applied Mech. and Math.
- Automation in Construction
- J. Materials Design and Application
- Int. J. Impact Eng.
- European Journal of Mechanics
- J. Micromech. & Microeng.
- Biomimetics
- Nanomaterials
- Comoutational Materials Science
- J. Comput. Materials
- Surface Coatings Technology
- Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
- J. Mater. Sci. Tech.
- ASME J. Eng. Mater. Tech.
- International Journal of nanomanufacturing
- Computer Physics Communications
- Computational Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
- J. Texture Studies
- Int. J. Nonlinear Mechanics
- Int. J. for Num. Meth. in Biomedical Eng.
- Textile Research Journal
- Acta Mechanica
- Applied Science
- Energies
- J. Phys. D.
- J. Bionic Eng.
- Science China
- Acta Mech Solida Sinica
- Applied Math. Modelling
- J. Mech. Sci. Tech.
- J. Nano Manufacturing
- Micron
- Adv. Mater. Sci. Eng.
- Int. J. Phys. Sci.
- Eng. Comput. Mech.
- Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Publication
2026
- Qi, P. et al. 2026. Quantifying the effects of geometric parameters on the bending stiffness of multilayer graphene platelet films. Carbon 247 121023. (10.1016/j.carbon.2025.121023)
- Wang, H. et al., 2026. Approximate analytical prediction on elastic properties of Diamond structures with varying porosities and orientations. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
2025
- Heydarpour, Y. et al., 2025. Non-Fourier heat transfer analysis of sandwich conical shells with GPLs reinforced face sheets and porous core under moving heat flux. Results in Physics 73 108240. (10.1016/j.rinp.2025.108240)
- Liang, X. , Zhu, H. and Maddalena, R. 2025. Surface-modified bamboo fibre-reinforced LC3 concrete: Microstructure, hydration and durability [Abstract]. Presented at: 44th Cement & Concrete Science Conference Leeds, UK 15-16 September 2025.
- Malekzadeh, P. , Heydarpour, Y. and Zhu, H. 2025. Thermoelastic analysis of sandwich conical shells with GPLs reinforced face sheets and porous core under moving thermomechanical loading. Composite Structures 373 119713. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119713)
- Qi, P. , Chen, X. and Zhu, H. 2025. Bending stiffness of nacre-like hierarchical graphene nanofilms: A finite element mModelling approach. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Rome, Italy 12-13 June 2025.
- Qi, P. et al. 2025. Quantifying the effects of geometric parameters on the elastic properties of multilayer graphene platelet films. Advanced Materials 37 (33) 2502546. (10.1002/adma.202502546)
- Wang, H. et al., 2025. Data-driven inverse design of novel spinodoid bone scaffolds with highly matched mechanical properties in three orthogonal directions. Materials & Design 251 113697. (10.1016/j.matdes.2025.113697)
- Wang, X. et al., 2025. Additively manufactured plate lattice interpenetrating composites with high yield strength and energy absorbing capability. Composite Structures 353 118709. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118709)
- Wang, X. et al., 2025. Additively manufactured plate lattice interpenetrating composites with high yield strength and energy absorbing capacity. Composite Structures 353 118709.
- Zeng, X. et al., 2025. Atomic-level cation occupation and magnetic properties of Ce 3+ -doped ZnFe 2 O 4 spinel ferrite †. RSC Advances 15 (26), pp.20908-20915. (10.1039/d5ra01515d)
- Zhang, Y. et al., 2025. Experimental study on engineering properties of weathered phyllite filler with different gravel contents. Case Study in Construction Materials 22 e04397. (10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e04397)
- Zhang, Y. et al., 2025. Experimental study on the effect of realistic shapes on single-grain crushing characteristics of fragmented weathered phyllite as subgrade filler. International Journal of Geomechanics 25 (10) 04025218. (10.1061/IJGNAI.GMENG-11105)
- Zhu, H. , Qi, P. and Chen, X. 2025. Modelling the mechanical properties of multilayer graphene platelet films. Presented at: IEEE 3M-NANO International Conference Changchun, China 28 July - 01 August 2025.
2024
- Jiang, J. et al., 2024. Design of novel triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) bone scaffold with multi-functional pores: lower stress shielding and higher mass transport capacity. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 12 1401899. (10.3389/fbioe.2024.1401899)
- Qi, P. and Zhu, H. 2024. The research on mechanical properties and compressive behavior of graphene foam with multi-scale model. In: Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds. Proceedings of the Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023. Cardiff, Wales: Cardiff University Press. , pp.100-104. (10.18573/conf1.x)
- Qi, P. , Chen, X. and Zhu, H. 2024. Geometric optimization and mechanical analysis of multilayer graphene platelet films: A finite element approach. Presented at: UKACM 2024 Conference Durham University 10-12 April 2024.
- Xie, L. et al., 2024. Review on the research progress of three-dimensional honeycomb carbon: properties and ap. SCIENTIA SINICA Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica 54 (5) 254607. (10.1360/SSPMA-2023-0294)
- Zhang, Y. et al., 2024. Simulation of geological uncertainty using coupled Markov Chain: A case study at a manually filled Loess Site. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering 10 (2)(10.1061/AJRUA6.RUENG-1263)
- Zhang, Y. et al., 2024. Infuence of soil parameter spatial variability on railway loess-filled embankment settlement. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 83 295. (10.1007/s10064-024-03797-5)
- Zhu, H. , Qi, P. and Chen, X. 2024. Mechanics model of multilayer graphene platelet films. Presented at: IEEE 3M-NANO international Conference Zhongshan, China 29 July - 3 August 2024.
- Zhu, H. and Zhang, Z. 2024. Interpenetrating composites with enhanced stiffness, desired Poisson's ratio and superior conductivity. Presented at: Cardiff University School of Engineering Research Conference Cardiff, Wales 12-13 June, 2024.
2023
- Chen, X. et al., 2023. Polymerization force–regulated actin filament–Arp2/3 complex interaction dominates self-adaptive cell migrations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120 (36) e2306512120. (10.1073/pnas.2306512120)
- Lu, Y. et al., 2023. Predicting the effective compressive modulus of human cancellous bone using the conventional neural network method. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 26 (10), pp.1150-1159. (10.1080/10255842.2022.2112183)
- Ma, L. et al., 2023. Dimension-dependent mechanical features of Au-nanocrystalline nanofilms. Nano Research 16 (12), pp.13400-13408. (10.1007/s12274-023-6091-2)
- Qi, P. et al. 2023. A review of the mechanical properties of Graphene Aerogel materials: experimental measurements and computer simulations. Materials 16 (5)(10.3390/ma16051800)
- Wang, H. et al., 2023. A review on the mechanical metamaterials and their applications in the field of biomedical engineering. Frontiers in Materials 10 1273961. (10.3389/fmats.2023.1273961)
- Wang, X. et al. 2023. Nonlinear elastic behaviors and deformation mechanisms of nano-structured crosslinked biopolymer networks. Extreme Mechanics Letters 61 102017. (10.1016/j.eml.2023.102017)
- Zhu, H. 2023. The elastic properties and yield strengths of low-density honeycombs and open-cell foams. In: Xu, H. , Yang, C. and Zhang, L. eds. Transport Perspectives for Porous Medium Applications. IntechOpen. , pp.1-13. (10.5772/intechopen.1003167)
2022
- Heydarpour, Y. , Malekzadeh, P. and Zhu, H. 2022. Three-dimensional response of multilayer FG-GPLRC spherical panels under blast loading. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 22 (11) 2250111. (10.1142/S0219455422501115)
- Lu, Y. et al., 2022. Designing anisotropic porous bone scaffolds using a self-learning convolutional neural network model. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 10 973275. (10.3389/fbioe.2022.973275)
- Lu, Y. et al., 2022. Comparison of the design maps of TPMS based bone scaffolds using a computational modeling framework simultaneously considering various conditions. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 236 (8), pp.1157-1168. (10.1177/09544119221102704)
- Ma, Y. and Zhu, H. 2022. Elasto-plastic behaviour of three-dimensional stochastic fibre networks. In: Silberschmidt, V. V. ed. Mechanics of Fibrous Networks. Elsevier. , pp.165-178. (10.1016/B978-0-12-822207-2.00006-4)
- Markov, P. et al. 2022. Delayed reorganisation of F-actin cytoskeleton and reversible chromatin condensation in scleral fibroblasts under simulated pathological strain. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports 32 101338.
- Zhang, Z. et al. 2022. The near-isotropic elastic properties of interpenetrating composites reinforced by regular fibre-networks. Materials & Design 221 110923. (10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110923)
2021
- Jiao, Y. et al. 2021. Softening and hardening on a Zr-based bulk metallic glass induced by nanosecond laser surface melting. Materials Science and Engineering: A 803 140497. (10.1016/j.msea.2020.140497)
- Jiao, Y. et al. 2021. In vitro cytocompatibility of a Zr-based metallic glass modified by laser surface texturing for potential implant applications. Applied Surface Science 547 149194. (10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149194)
- Markov, P. et al. 2021. 3D immuno-confocal image reconstruction of fibroblast cytoskeleton and nucleus architecture. Journal of Biophotonics 14 (1) e202000202. (10.1002/jbio.202000202)
- Wang, P. et al., 2021. Nanostructuring enforced sandwich-tubular CNT-Cu interconnects. Composite Structures 278 114705. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.114705)
2020
- Chen, X. et al. 2020. Predictive assembling model reveals the self-adaptive elastic properties of lamellipodial actin networks for cell migration. Communications Biology 3 616. (10.1038/s42003-020-01335-z)
- Jiao, Y. et al. 2020. Investigations in the fabrication of surface patterns for wettability modification on a Zr-based bulk metallic glass by nanosecond laser surface texturing. Journal of Materials Processing Technology 283 116714. (10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2020.116714)
- Lu, Y. et al., 2020. Relationship between the morphological mechanical and permeability properties of porous bone scaffolds and underlying microstructure. PLoS ONE 15 (9) e0238471. (10.1371/journal.pone.0238471)
- Lu, Y. et al., 2020. Quantifying the discrepancies in the geometric and mechanical properties of the theoretically designed and additively manufactured scaffolds. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 112 (10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104080)
- Wang, X. et al. 2020. The elastic properties and deformation mechanisms of actin filament networks crosslinked by filamins. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 112 104075. (10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104075)
- Zhang, R. et al., 2020. Research on the corrosion/permeability/forest resistance of concrete by experimental and microscopic mechanisms under different water-binder ratios. International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 14 10. (10.1186/s40069-019-0382-8)
- Zhang, R. et al., 2020. Influence mechanisms under different immersion methods and different strengths of concrete in corrosive environments, and verification via long-term field test. Structural Concrete 21 , pp.1853-1864. (10.1002/suco.202000084)
- Zhang, Z. et al. 2020. Auxetic interpenetrating composites: A new approach to non-porous materials with a negative or zero Poisson's ratio. Composite Structures 243 112195. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112195)
2019
- Hou, J. et al., 2019. Magic auxeticity angle of graphene. Carbon 149 , pp.350-354. (10.1016/j.carbon.2019.04.057)
- Jiao, Y. et al. 2019. Investigations in nanosecond laser micromachining on the Zr52.8Cu17.6Ni14.8Al9.9Ti4.9 bulk metallic glass: experimental and theoretical study. Journal of Materials Processing Technology 273 116232. (10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2019.05.013)
- Lin, X. et al. 2019. The elastic properties of composites reinforced by a transversely isotropic random fibre-network. Composite Structures 208 , pp.33-44. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.09.097)
- Lu, Y. et al., 2019. Influence of vitamin D status and mechanical loading on the morphometric and mechanical properties of the mouse tibia. Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering 39 (4), pp.523-531. (10.1007/s40846-018-0433-7)
- Lu, Y. et al., 2019. Effect of parathyroid hormone on the structural, densitometric and failure behaviours of mouse tibia in the spatiotemporal space. PLoS ONE 14 (7) e0219575. (10.1371/journal.pone.0219575)
- Lu, Y. et al., 2019. The anisotropic elastic behavior of the widely-used triply-periodic minimal surface based scaffolds. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 99 , pp.56-65. (10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.07.012)
- Lu, Y. et al., 2019. The anisotropic elastic behavior of the widely-used triply-periodic minimal surface-based scaffolds. Presented at: CMBBE 2019 - 16th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering New York, USA 14-16 August, 2019. Elsevier. (10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.07.012)
- Luo, Q. et al. 2019. Experimental investigation on the heat dissipation performance of flared-fin heat sinks for concentration photovoltaic modules. Applied Thermal Engineering 157 113666. (10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.04.076)
- Markov, P. et al. 2019. Building a cell-specific cytoskeletal finite element model of scleral fibroblasts. Presented at: 25th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB 2019) Vienna, Austria 7-10 July 2019. , pp.-.
- Markov, P. et al. 2019. Effects of mechanical load on cytoskeletal protein arrangement in scleral fibroblasts. Presented at: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting Vancouver, BC, Canada 28 April -- 2 May 2019.
- Wang, X. , Zhu, H. and Kennedy, D. 2019. Viscoelastic properties of crosslinked actin filament networks. Presented at: 12th EBSA Biophysics Congress, 10th ICBP-IUPAP Biophysics Congress Madrid, Spain 20-24 July 2019.
2018
- Hu, L. et al., 2018. Extended efficient network-matrix model inspired by natural palmate leaves. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 119 , pp.20-25. (10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.11.098)
- Lin, X. , Ma, Y. and Zhu, H. 2018. Viscoelastic properties of fibre-network materials. Presented at: 6TH European Conferences on Computational Mechanics Glasgow, UK 10-15 June 2018.
- Ma, Y. H. et al. 2018. The elasto-plastic behaviour of three-dimensional stochastic fibre networks with cross-linkers. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 110 , pp.155-172. (10.1016/j.jmps.2017.09.014)
- Markov, P. , Blain, E. and Zhu, H. 2018. Can particle accelerators help prevent blindness?. Presented at: The UCL SenSyT (Sensory Systems, Technologies and Therapies) Symposium 2018 UCL, London 3 December 2018.
- Wang, X. , Zhu, H. and Kennedy, D. 2018. Effects of crosslink geometry on the elastic properties of nano-structured biopolymer networks. Presented at: 6th European Conferences on Computational Mechanics Glasgow, UK 10-15 June 2018.
- Xu, C. et al., 2018. Experimental investigation on the mechanical behavior of 3D carbon/carbon composites under biaxial compression. Composite Structures 188 , pp.7-14. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.11.035)
- Yang, J. et al., 2018. The effect of off-axis angles on the mesoscale deformation response and failure behavior of an orthotropic textile carbon-epoxy composite. Composite Structures 206 , pp.952-959. (10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.08.010)
- Yang, M. et al., 2018. Influences of interfaces on dynamic recrystallization and texture evolution during hot rolling of graphene nanoribbon/Cu composites. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 49 (12), pp.6401-6415. (10.1007/s11661-018-4921-8)
- Zhang, H. et al., 2018. Hot deformation behavior and processing maps of diamond/Cu composites. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 49 (6), pp.2202-2212. (10.1007/s11661-018-4547-x)
- Zhang, Z. , Zhu, H. and Rezgui, Y. 2018. Comparison of lattice structured interpenetrating composites with enhanced Young's modulus. Presented at: 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics Glasgow, UK 10-15 June 2018.
- Zhu, H. 2018. Cellular materials with giant positive and negative thermal expansion. Presented at: 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics Glasgow, UK 10-15 June 2018.
- Zhu, H. et al. 2018. Giant thermal expansion in 2D and 3D cellular materials. Advanced Materials 30 (18) 1705048. (10.1002/adma.201705048)
2017
- Deng, B. et al. 2017. The normal-auxeticity mechanical phase transition in graphene. 2D Materials 4 (2) 021020. (10.1088/2053-1583/aa61e5)
- Li, Y. , Rezgui, Y. and Zhu, H. 2017. District heating and cooling optimization and enhancement – towards integration of renewables, storage and smart grid. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 72 , pp.281-294. (10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.061)
- Lin, X. and Zhu, H. 2017. Numerical simulation for the yield behaviour of stochastic fibre reinforced composites with overlap. Presented at: The 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites Bologna, Italy 4-7, July 2017.
- Liu, J. et al., 2017. Mechanical manipulation of magnetic nanoparticles by magnetic force microscopy. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 443 , pp.184-189. (10.1016/j.jmmm.2017.07.069)
- Yang, M. et al., 2017. Leaf-like carbon nanotube-graphene nanoribbon hybrid reinforcements for enhanced load transfer in copper matrix composites. Scripta Materialia 138 , pp.17-21. (10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.05.024)
- Yang, M. et al., 2017. Simultaneously enhancing the strength, ductility and conductivity of copper matrix composites with graphene nanoribbons. Carbon 118 , pp.250-260. (10.1016/j.carbon.2017.03.055)
- Yang, M. et al., 2017. Simultaneously improving the mechanical and electrical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) composites by high-quality graphitic nanoribbons. Scientific Reports 7 17137. (10.1038/s41598-017-17365-3)
- Zhu, H. 2017. Size-dependent and tunable elastic and geometrical properties of nano-structured hierarchical cellular materials. Presented at: 2nd International Conference on Computational and Experimental Methods for composite materials and structures Wuhan, China 22-24 May 2017.
- Zhu, H. and Ma, Y. 2017. The deformation mechanisms of fibre-network materials. Presented at: 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites Bologna, Italy 4-7 July 2017.
2016
- Li, Y. , Rezgui, Y. and Zhu, H. 2016. Dynamic simulation of heat losses in a district heating system: a case study in Wales. Presented at: 2016 Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE) 21-24 August 2016. Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE), 2016 IEEE. IEEE. , pp.273. (10.1109/SEGE.2016.7589537)
- Ma, Y. , Zhu, H. and Su, B. 2016. Size-dependent and tunable mechanical properties of micro-and nano-sized stochastic fibrous structres. Presented at: 24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Montreal, Canada 21-25 August 2016.
- Yan, R. et al., 2016. Bio-inspired plasmonic nanoarchitectured hybrid system towards enhanced far red-to-near infrared solar photocatalysis. Scientific Reports 6 20001. (10.1038/srep20001)
- Yang, M. et al., 2016. Longgitudinal splitting versus sequential unzipping of thick-walled carbon nanotubes: Towards controllable systhesis of high-quality graphitic nanoribbons. Carbon 110 , pp.480-489. (10.1016/j.carbon.2016.09.055)
- You, J. F. et al., 2016. The high strain compression of micro- and nano-sized random irregular honeycombs. Materials Research Express 3 (9) 095023. (10.1088/2053-1591/3/9/095023)
- Zhu, H. 2016. Composites with enhanced conductivity and Young's modulus and desired Poisson's ratio. Presented at: 24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Montreal, Canada 21-25 August 2016.
- Zhu, H. 2016. Enhancing the isotropic thermal conductivity of composite materials. Presented at: 2nd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites Porto, Portugal 11-14 July 2016.
- Zhu, H. et al. 2016. Nano-structured interpenetrating composites with enhanced Young's modulus and desired Poisson's ratio. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 91 (1), pp.195-202. (10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.10.006)
- Zhu, H. , Fan, T. and Zhang, D. 2016. Composite materials with enhanced conductivities. Advanced Engineering Materials 18 (7), pp.1174-1180. (10.1002/adem.201500482)
2015
- Hu, L. et al., 2015. Optimal pinnate leaf-like network/matrix structure for enhanced conductive cooling. Energy Conversion and Management 89 , pp.775-780. (10.1016/j.enconman.2014.10.030)
- Ma, Y. , Zhu, H. and Su, B. 2015. The mechanical behaviour of 3D stochastic fibrous materials. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Material Modeling Berkeley,CA 27- 29 May 2015.
- You, H. , Zhu, H. and Zhang, J. 2015. Mechanics of nano-structured hierarchical and self-similar two-dimensional cellular materia. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Experiments/Process/System Modelling/Simulation/Optimization Athens, Greece 8-11 July, 2015.
- Zhu, H. X. , Fan, T. X. and Zhang, D. 2015. Composite materials with enhanced dimensionless Young's modulus and desired Poisson's ratio. Scientific Reports 5 14103. (10.1038/srep14103)
2014
- Hu, L. et al., 2014. Efficient network-matrix architecture for general flow transport inspired by natural pinnate leaves. Soft Matter 10 , pp.8442-8447. (10.1039/C4SM01413H)
- Ru, J. et al., 2014. Microstructure, capillary performance and gas permeability of biporous copper fabricated by tape casting. Powder Technology 256 , pp.182-187.
- Shi, N. et al., 2014. Artificial chloroplast: Au/chloroplast-morph-TiO2 with fast electron transfer and enhanced photocatalytic activity. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 39 (11), pp.5617-5624.
- Zhang, H. et al. 2014. Modeling the high strain compression of nano-sized random irregular Voronoi honeycombs. Presented at: 8th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting Paris, France June 30-3 July 2014.
- Zhu, H. X. et al. 2014. The elastic and geometrical properties of micro- and nano-structured hierarchical random irregular honeycombs. Journal of Materials Science 49 (16), pp.5690-5702. (10.1007/s10853-014-8288-y)
- Zhu, H. , Balint, D. and Guo, Z. 2014. Theoretical analysis and computational simulation of advanced structured materials. Advances in Condensed Matter Physics 2014 367916. (10.1155/2014/367916)
- Zhu, H. , Ma, Y. and Su, B. 2014. Designing nanofibrous materials for bioscience and medical applications. Presented at: 7th World Congress of Biomechanics Boston, USA 6-11 July 2014.
- Zhu, H. , You, J. and Zhang, H. 2014. High strain compression behaviour of nano-structured hierarchical irregular honeycombs. Presented at: 11th World Congress of Computational Mechanics Barcelona, Spain 20-25 July 2014.
- Zhu, H. et al. 2014. The effects of regularity on the geometrical properties of Voronoi tessellations. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 406 , pp.42-58. (10.1016/j.physa.2014.03.012)
2013
- Ding, L. et al., 2013. Butterfly wing architecture assisted CdS/Au/TiO2 Z-scheme type photocatalytic water splitting. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 38 (20), pp.8244-8253. (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.04.093)
- Shabana, Y. et al. 2013. Influence of processing defects on the measured properties of Cu-A12O3 composites : a forensic investigation. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 46 , pp.140-146. (10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.11.004)
- Zhang, H. et al. 2013. Effects of cell irregularity on the elastic properties of nano-sized honeycombs. Presented at: 13th International Conference on Computational Mechanics CM13 Durham, UK 25-27 March 2013.
- Zhu, H. 2013. Mechanics of Macro-, Micro- and Nano-structured Hierarchical Honeycombs. Presented at: 7th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting, ACE-X 2013 Madrid, Spain 1-4 July 2013.
- Zhu, H. 2013. Size-dependent elastic properties of honeycombs. Presented at: IUTAM symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures Beijing, China 8-12 August 2010. Published in: Cocks, A. and Wang, J. eds. Iutam Symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures: Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held in Beijing, China, 8-12 August, 2010. IUTAM Bookseries Vol. 31. New York NY: Springer Verlag. , pp.157-170. (10.1007/978-94-007-4911-5_14)
- Zhu, H. and Wang, Z. B. 2013. Size-Dependent and Tunable Elastic and Geometric Properties of Hierarchical Nano-Porous Materials. Science of Advanced Materials 5 (6), pp.677-686. (10.1166/sam.2013.1503)
2012
- Lu, Y. et al., 2012. Numerical modelling of the fibre–matrix interaction in biaxial loading for hyperelastic soft tissue models. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering 28 (4), pp.401-411. (10.1002/cnm.1455)
- Zhu, H. 2012. Size-dependent and tunable elastic properties of hierarchical honeycombs and open-celled foams. Presented at: 23rd International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM) Beijing, China 19-24 August 2012.
- Zhu, H. 2012. Tunable bending stiffness, natural frequency and buckling force of nanowires and nanoplates. Presented at: 8th European Solid Mechanics Congress Graz, Austria 9-15 July 2012.
- Zhu, H. and Wang, Z. 2012. Tunable mechanical properties of hierarchical nano-porous materials. Presented at: 2nd International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale Xi'an, China 29 August - 1 September 2012.
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
- Zhu, H. 2004. Modelling the round-off and the tensile/compressive failure behaviour of plant and vegetable tissues. Presented at: Proceedings of ICTAM Warsaw, Poland, pp.409.
2003
- Zhu, H. X. and Melrose, J. R. 2003. Time-dependent aspects of the mechanical propertied of plant and vegetative tissues. Journal of Materials Science 38 (11), pp.2489-2498. (10.1023/A:1023969521658)
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2002
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2001
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2000
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1999
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1997
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1993
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1992
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1991
- Li, C. C. , Li, G. X. and Zhu, H. 1991. Crack initiation by void growth in carbon manganese steel related to effective plastic strain increment. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 16 (2), pp.161-165. (10.1016/0167-8442(91)90033-G)
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- Zhu, H. 2007. Large deformation pure bending of an elastic plastic power-law-hardening wide plate: analysis and application. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 49 (4), pp.500-514. (10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2006.09.002)
- Zhu, H. 2010. Size-dependent elastic properties of micro- and nano-honeycombs. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 58 (5), pp.696-709. (10.1016/j.jmps.2010.02.009)
- Zhu, H. 2011. Size-dependent elastic properties of micro- and nano-open-celled foams. Structural Longevity 5 (1), pp.17-24. (10.3970/sl.2011.005.017)
- Zhu, H. 2008. The Effects of Surface and Initial Stresses on the Bending Stiffness of Nanowires. Nanotechnology 19 (40) 405703. (10.1088/0957-4484/19/40/405703)
- Zhu, H. , Balint, D. and Guo, Z. 2014. Theoretical analysis and computational simulation of advanced structured materials. Advances in Condensed Matter Physics 2014 367916. (10.1155/2014/367916)
- Zhu, H. and Chen, C. Y. 2011. Combined effects of relative density and material distribution on the mechanical properties of metallic honeycombs. Mechanics of Materials 43 (5), pp.279-286. (10.1016/j.mechmat.2011.02.010)
- Zhu, H. et al. 2018. Giant thermal expansion in 2D and 3D cellular materials. Advanced Materials 30 (18) 1705048. (10.1002/adma.201705048)
- Zhu, H. et al. 2016. Nano-structured interpenetrating composites with enhanced Young's modulus and desired Poisson's ratio. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 91 (1), pp.195-202. (10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.10.006)
- Zhu, H. , Fan, T. and Zhang, D. 2016. Composite materials with enhanced conductivities. Advanced Engineering Materials 18 (7), pp.1174-1180. (10.1002/adem.201500482)
- Zhu, H. et al. 2005. Numerical simulations of crack formation from pegs in thermal barrier systems with NiCoCrAlY bond coats. Materials Science and Engineering A 404 (1-2), pp.26-32. (10.1016/j.msea.2005.05.033)
- Zhu, H. , Hobdell, J. R. and Windle, A. H. 2001. Effects of cell irregularity on the elastic properties of 2D Voronoi honeycombs. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 49 (4), pp.857-870. (10.1016/S0022-5096(00)00046-6)
- Zhu, H. , Hobdell, J. R. and Windle, A. H. 2000. The effects of cell irregularity on the elastic properties of open-cell foams. Acta Materialia 48 (20), pp.4893-4900. (10.1016/S1359-6454(00)00282-2)
- Zhu, H. and Karihaloo, B. L. 2008. Size-dependent bending of thin metallic films. International Journal of Plasticity 24 (6), pp.991-1007. (10.1016/j.ijplas.2007.08.002)
- Zhu, H. et al. 1992. Effects of prestrain on the crack rotational factor for pressure vessel steels. International Journal of Fracture 53 (4), pp.R45-R52.
- Zhu, H. , Knott, J. F. and Mills, N. J. 1997. Analysis of the elastic properties of open-cell foams with tetrakaidecahedral cells. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 45 (3), pp.319-341. (10.1016/S0022-5096(96)00090-7)
- Zhu, H. et al. 1991. Effect of prestrain on the fracture toughness of steel 16MnR. Acta Metallurgica Sinica 27 (1), pp.49-54.
- Zhu, H. , Li, C. and Li, G. 1991. The critical void growth ratio and crack initiation condition in the crack tip zone of 20g steel. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 38 (2-3), pp.175-183. (10.1016/0013-7944(91)90080-K)
- Zhu, H. et al. 1992. Effects of prestrain on the fracture properties of pressure vessel steel. International Journal of Fracture 53 (3), pp.291-299. (10.1007/BF00017342)
- Zhu, H. and Melrose, J. R. 2003. A mechanics model for the compression of plant and vegetable tissues. Journal of Theoretical Biology 221 (1), pp.89-101.
- Zhu, H. and Mills, N. J. 1999. Modeling the creep of open-cell polymer foams. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 47 (7), pp.1437-1457.
- Zhu, H. and Mills, N. J. 2000. The in-plane non-linear compression of regular honeycombs. International Journal of Solids and Structures 37 (13), pp.1931-1949. (10.1016/S0020-7683(98)00324-2)
- Zhu, H. , Mills, N. J. and Knott, J. F. 1997. Analysis of the high strain compression of open-cell foams. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 45 (11-12), pp.1875-1899. (10.1016/S0022-5096(97)00027-6)
- Zhu, H. and Mills, N. 1999. Modelling the creep of open-cell polymer foams. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 47 (7), pp.1437-1457. (10.1016/S0022-5096(98)00116-1)
- Zhu, H. , Thorpe, S. M. and Windle, A. H. 2006. The effect of cell irregularity on the high strain compression of 2D Voronoi honeycombs. International Journal of Solids and Structures 43 (5), pp.1061-1078. (10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2005.05.008)
- Zhu, H. , Thorpe, S. M. and Windle, A. H. 2001. The geometrical properties of irregular two-dimensional Voronoi tessellations. Philosophical Magazine 81 (12), pp.2765-2783. (10.1080/01418610010032364)
- Zhu, H. , Wang, J. and Karihaloo, B. L. 2009. Effects of Surface and Initial Stresses on the Bending Stiffness of Trilayer Plates and Nanofilms. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures 4 (3), pp.589-604.
- Zhu, H. and Wang, Z. B. 2013. Size-Dependent and Tunable Elastic and Geometric Properties of Hierarchical Nano-Porous Materials. Science of Advanced Materials 5 (6), pp.677-686. (10.1166/sam.2013.1503)
- Zhu, H. et al. 2012. Tunable bending stiffness, buckling force, and natural frequency of nanowires and nanoplates. World Journal of Nano Science and Engineering 02 (03), pp.161-169. (10.4236/wjnse.2012.23021)
- Zhu, H. and Windle, A. H. 2002. Effects of cell irregularity on the high strain compression of open-cell foams. Acta Materialia 50 (5), pp.1041-1052. (10.1016/S1359-6454(01)00402-5)
- Zhu, H. et al. 2012. Size-dependent and tunable elastic properties of hierarchical honeycombs with regular square and equilateral triangular cells. Acta Materialia 60 (12), pp.4927-4939. (10.1016/j.actamat.2012.05.009)
- Zhu, H. et al. 2014. The effects of regularity on the geometrical properties of Voronoi tessellations. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 406 , pp.42-58. (10.1016/j.physa.2014.03.012)
Book sections
- Ma, Y. and Zhu, H. 2022. Elasto-plastic behaviour of three-dimensional stochastic fibre networks. In: Silberschmidt, V. V. ed. Mechanics of Fibrous Networks. Elsevier. , pp.165-178. (10.1016/B978-0-12-822207-2.00006-4)
- Qi, P. and Zhu, H. 2024. The research on mechanical properties and compressive behavior of graphene foam with multi-scale model. In: Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds. Proceedings of the Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023. Cardiff, Wales: Cardiff University Press. , pp.100-104. (10.18573/conf1.x)
- Zhu, H. 2023. The elastic properties and yield strengths of low-density honeycombs and open-cell foams. In: Xu, H. , Yang, C. and Zhang, L. eds. Transport Perspectives for Porous Medium Applications. IntechOpen. , pp.1-13. (10.5772/intechopen.1003167)
- Zhu, H. , Fan, T. X. and Zhang, D. 2011. On the optimal mechanical properties of hierarchical biomaterials. In: Su, B. , Sanchez, C. and Yang, X. eds. Hierarchically Structured Porous Materials: From Nanoscience to Catalysis, Separation, Optics, Energy, and Life Science. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. , pp.621-630.
Conferences
- Li, Y. , Rezgui, Y. and Zhu, H. 2016. Dynamic simulation of heat losses in a district heating system: a case study in Wales. Presented at: 2016 Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE) 21-24 August 2016. Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE), 2016 IEEE. IEEE. , pp.273. (10.1109/SEGE.2016.7589537)
- Liang, X. , Zhu, H. and Maddalena, R. 2025. Surface-modified bamboo fibre-reinforced LC3 concrete: Microstructure, hydration and durability [Abstract]. Presented at: 44th Cement & Concrete Science Conference Leeds, UK 15-16 September 2025.
- Lin, X. , Ma, Y. and Zhu, H. 2018. Viscoelastic properties of fibre-network materials. Presented at: 6TH European Conferences on Computational Mechanics Glasgow, UK 10-15 June 2018.
- Lin, X. and Zhu, H. 2017. Numerical simulation for the yield behaviour of stochastic fibre reinforced composites with overlap. Presented at: The 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites Bologna, Italy 4-7, July 2017.
- Lu, Y. T. et al., 2009. Three dimensional skeletal muscle tissue modelling. Presented at: 1st international conference on biodental engineering Porto, Portugal 26-27 June 2009. Biodental engineering : proceedings of the 1 International Conference on Biodental Engineering, Porto, Portugal, 26-27 June 2009. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC
- Lu, Y. T. , Zhu, H. and Richmond, S. 2010. A visco-hyperelastic constitutive model for skeletal muscle tissue. Presented at: 17th Congress of European Society of Biomechanics Edinburgh, UK 5-8 July 2010.
- Lu, Y. T. et al., 2010. Modelling the fibre orientation arrangement of skeletal muscle using FEM-NURBS method. Presented at: 9th International Symposium Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Valencia, Spain 24-27 February 2010. Published in: Middleton, J. ed. Proceedings of the 9th Intl Symposium of Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE2010) Valencia, Spain 24 – 27 Feb 2010. Solihull: Arup
- Lu, Y. et al., 2019. The anisotropic elastic behavior of the widely-used triply-periodic minimal surface-based scaffolds. Presented at: CMBBE 2019 - 16th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering New York, USA 14-16 August, 2019. Elsevier. (10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.07.012)
- Ma, Y. , Zhu, H. and Su, B. 2016. Size-dependent and tunable mechanical properties of micro-and nano-sized stochastic fibrous structres. Presented at: 24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Montreal, Canada 21-25 August 2016.
- Ma, Y. , Zhu, H. and Su, B. 2015. The mechanical behaviour of 3D stochastic fibrous materials. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Material Modeling Berkeley,CA 27- 29 May 2015.
- Markov, P. et al. 2019. Building a cell-specific cytoskeletal finite element model of scleral fibroblasts. Presented at: 25th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB 2019) Vienna, Austria 7-10 July 2019. , pp.-.
- Markov, P. et al. 2019. Effects of mechanical load on cytoskeletal protein arrangement in scleral fibroblasts. Presented at: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting Vancouver, BC, Canada 28 April -- 2 May 2019.
- Markov, P. , Blain, E. and Zhu, H. 2018. Can particle accelerators help prevent blindness?. Presented at: The UCL SenSyT (Sensory Systems, Technologies and Therapies) Symposium 2018 UCL, London 3 December 2018.
- Qi, P. , Chen, X. and Zhu, H. 2025. Bending stiffness of nacre-like hierarchical graphene nanofilms: A finite element mModelling approach. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Rome, Italy 12-13 June 2025.
- Qi, P. , Chen, X. and Zhu, H. 2024. Geometric optimization and mechanical analysis of multilayer graphene platelet films: A finite element approach. Presented at: UKACM 2024 Conference Durham University 10-12 April 2024.
- Shabana, Y. et al. 2011. Thermo-mechanical modeling of functionally graded materials. Presented at: 21st National and 10th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer conference Chennai, India 27-30 December 2011.
- Wang, X. , Zhu, H. and Kennedy, D. 2018. Effects of crosslink geometry on the elastic properties of nano-structured biopolymer networks. Presented at: 6th European Conferences on Computational Mechanics Glasgow, UK 10-15 June 2018.
- Wang, X. , Zhu, H. and Kennedy, D. 2019. Viscoelastic properties of crosslinked actin filament networks. Presented at: 12th EBSA Biophysics Congress, 10th ICBP-IUPAP Biophysics Congress Madrid, Spain 20-24 July 2019.
- You, H. , Zhu, H. and Zhang, J. 2015. Mechanics of nano-structured hierarchical and self-similar two-dimensional cellular materia. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Experiments/Process/System Modelling/Simulation/Optimization Athens, Greece 8-11 July, 2015.
- Zhang, H. et al. 2014. Modeling the high strain compression of nano-sized random irregular Voronoi honeycombs. Presented at: 8th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting Paris, France June 30-3 July 2014.
- Zhang, H. et al. 2013. Effects of cell irregularity on the elastic properties of nano-sized honeycombs. Presented at: 13th International Conference on Computational Mechanics CM13 Durham, UK 25-27 March 2013.
- Zhang, Z. , Zhu, H. and Rezgui, Y. 2018. Comparison of lattice structured interpenetrating composites with enhanced Young's modulus. Presented at: 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics Glasgow, UK 10-15 June 2018.
- Zhu, H. 2018. Cellular materials with giant positive and negative thermal expansion. Presented at: 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics Glasgow, UK 10-15 June 2018.
- Zhu, H. 2016. Composites with enhanced conductivity and Young's modulus and desired Poisson's ratio. Presented at: 24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Montreal, Canada 21-25 August 2016.
- Zhu, H. 2009. Effects of Relative Density and Material Distribution on the Elastic Properties and Yield Strength of Metallic Honeycombs. Presented at: THERMEC Berlin, Germany
- Zhu, H. 2016. Enhancing the isotropic thermal conductivity of composite materials. Presented at: 2nd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites Porto, Portugal 11-14 July 2016.
- Zhu, H. 2013. Mechanics of Macro-, Micro- and Nano-structured Hierarchical Honeycombs. Presented at: 7th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting, ACE-X 2013 Madrid, Spain 1-4 July 2013.
- Zhu, H. 2004. Modelling the round-off and the tensile/compressive failure behaviour of plant and vegetable tissues. Presented at: Proceedings of ICTAM Warsaw, Poland, pp.409.
- Zhu, H. 2017. Size-dependent and tunable elastic and geometrical properties of nano-structured hierarchical cellular materials. Presented at: 2nd International Conference on Computational and Experimental Methods for composite materials and structures Wuhan, China 22-24 May 2017.
- Zhu, H. 2012. Size-dependent and tunable elastic properties of hierarchical honeycombs and open-celled foams. Presented at: 23rd International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM) Beijing, China 19-24 August 2012.
- Zhu, H. 2013. Size-dependent elastic properties of honeycombs. Presented at: IUTAM symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures Beijing, China 8-12 August 2010. Published in: Cocks, A. and Wang, J. eds. Iutam Symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures: Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held in Beijing, China, 8-12 August, 2010. IUTAM Bookseries Vol. 31. New York NY: Springer Verlag. , pp.157-170. (10.1007/978-94-007-4911-5_14)
- Zhu, H. 2011. Size-dependent elastic properties of micro- and nano-open-celled foams. Presented at: International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences (ICCES'11) Nanjing, China 18-21 April 2011.
- Zhu, H. 2012. Tunable bending stiffness, natural frequency and buckling force of nanowires and nanoplates. Presented at: 8th European Solid Mechanics Congress Graz, Austria 9-15 July 2012.
- Zhu, H. and Ma, Y. 2017. The deformation mechanisms of fibre-network materials. Presented at: 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites Bologna, Italy 4-7 July 2017.
- Zhu, H. , Ma, Y. and Su, B. 2014. Designing nanofibrous materials for bioscience and medical applications. Presented at: 7th World Congress of Biomechanics Boston, USA 6-11 July 2014.
- Zhu, H. , Qi, P. and Chen, X. 2024. Mechanics model of multilayer graphene platelet films. Presented at: IEEE 3M-NANO international Conference Zhongshan, China 29 July - 3 August 2024.
- Zhu, H. , Qi, P. and Chen, X. 2025. Modelling the mechanical properties of multilayer graphene platelet films. Presented at: IEEE 3M-NANO International Conference Changchun, China 28 July - 01 August 2025.
- Zhu, H. and Wang, Z. 2012. Tunable mechanical properties of hierarchical nano-porous materials. Presented at: 2nd International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale Xi'an, China 29 August - 1 September 2012.
- Zhu, H. et al. 2011. Size-dependent mechanical properties of nano-cellular materials. Presented at: 3M-NANO International Conference Changchun, China 26 August - 2 September 2011.
- Zhu, H. , You, J. and Zhang, H. 2014. High strain compression behaviour of nano-structured hierarchical irregular honeycombs. Presented at: 11th World Congress of Computational Mechanics Barcelona, Spain 20-25 July 2014.
- Zhu, H. and Zhang, Z. 2024. Interpenetrating composites with enhanced stiffness, desired Poisson's ratio and superior conductivity. Presented at: Cardiff University School of Engineering Research Conference Cardiff, Wales 12-13 June, 2024.
Research
Contracts
| Title | People | Sponsor | Value | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Optimal design and validation of thermal coating layer using AI and machine learning |
Zhu H | State Key Lab, China | 60,000 CNY |
01/08/2025 - 31/07/2027 |
|
Multiscale analysis and calculation method of the mechanical properties of granular materials |
Zhu H, Kwan A. | Royal Society | £11,800 |
01/01/2025 - 31/12/2026 |
|
The corrosion and cracking mechanisms of assembled concrete structures exposed to dry and cold sulfate environment |
Zhu H, Kwan A. | China | £30,000 |
01/09/2021 -31/08/2025 |
|
Optimal design of extra cellular porous scaffold materials for biomedical applications |
Zhu H | CU-DUT collaboration funding | £2,900 |
01/01/2024-30/06/2024 |
|
The failure mechanism and optimal design of sandwich panels under dynamic loadings |
Zhu H | State Key Lab, DUT | 120,000 CNY |
01/09/2022-31/08/2024 |
|
The cell-scaffold interaction and the optimal design of scafolds |
Zhu H | State Key Lab, DUT | 80,000 CNY |
01/11/2018-31/10/2020 |
|
EPSRC DTP studentship for Petar Markov |
Zhu H, Blain E. Boote C. | EPSRC | £65,000 |
01/10/2016 - 31/03/2020 |
|
Regulation of stem cell differentiation by modelling and turning of stiffness of nanofibrous scaffolds |
Zhu H | EPSRC | £7,400 | 01/10/2012 - 31/03/2013 |
| Laser nanoscale manufacturing (LASER NAMI) - network | Zhu H | European Commission (FP7) | £75,276 | 01/09/2010 - 31/08/2013 |
| Size-dependent elastic properties of honeycombs | Zhu, H X | Royal Academy of Engineering | £600 | 08/08/2010 - 13/08/2010 |
| Micro and nanocrystalline functionally graded materials for transport application | Karihaloo BL, Kulasegaram S, Zhu H | European Commission (FP7) | £153,602 | 01/02/2010 - 31/01/2013 |
Supervised Students
| Title | Student | Status | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NANO-SIZED MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES | ZHANG Hongchao | Graduate | PhD |
| INVESTIGATION OF THE LIGHT HARVESTING PERFORMANCE OF ARTIFICIAL BIOMATERIALS. | DING Liang | Graduate | PhD |
| DEVELOPMENT OF NUMERICAL ALGORITHM FOR COMPRESSIBLE TWO-PHASE FLOWS AND ITS APPLICATION TO AEROBREAKUP. | LI Qijie | Graduate | PhD |
| Mechanical properties of transversely isotropic fibre network composites | LIN Xiude | Graduate | PhD |
|
The Mechanical Properties of a Three-Dimensional Stochastic Fibrous Network with Cross-linking |
MA Yan Hui | Graduate | PhD |
| Soft tissue modelling and facial movement simulation using finite element method | LU Yongtao | Graduate | PhD |
| Renovation and optimization of existing district heating networks: towards smart low carbon thermal grids | LI Yu | Graduate |
PhD |
| Composite Materials |
ZHANG Zhengyang |
Garduate | PhD |
| Biomechanics |
CHEN Xindong |
Graduate | PhD |
| Mechanical properties of biomaterials |
WANG Xiaobo |
Graduate | PhD |
| Nanosecond laser processing of engineering materials |
JIAO Yang |
Graduate | PhD |
| Gaining cellular control of ocular biomechanics – a potential route to the treatment of eye disease |
MARKOV Petar |
Graduate |
PhD |
| Automatic BIM models conversation |
ALI Khudhair |
Graduate |
PhD |
| Concrete Materials |
XIONG Zeyu |
Current |
PhD |
| Canonical Metamaterials | Z. CHEN | Graduate | PhD |
| Quasicrystalline Metamaterials | A. FARHAT | Graduate | PhD |
| Soft Dielectric Actuator | P. LIGUORI | Graduate | PhD |
| Safety in Nuclear Power Plant | M.E. KANIK | Graduate | PhD |
| Nano-structured Materials | Penghao QI | Current | PhD |
| Composites reinforced by biofibres | Xinru LIANG | Current | PhD |
Biography
Dr Zhu did his PhD in Metallurgy and Materials at Birmingham University (Oct. 1994 -- July 1997). Prior to joining the Cardiff School of Engineering, he worked as a research associate at Cambridge University (1997-2003). His research involves theoretical anaysis, computational simulation and experimental measurements. His research interests mainly focus on the mechanical and physical properties/behaviours of materials and structures, including cellular/porous materials, biological materials, nano-structured and hierarchical materials, composite materials, fibrous materials, functional materials, fracture mechanics, and energy harvesting.