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Biography
Yong Wang graduated from South West Jiao Tong University in China in 1984 and was awarded a British Council Scholarship. He came to the UK in 1985 and earned his PhD in Structural Engineering from the University of Sheffield in 1988. He worked for eight years at the Building Research Establishment (including as a core member of the BRE team that carrid out the Cardington structural fire tests) prior to joining the University of Manchester in 1997. His main research interests are structural and fire engineering, steel and composite structures and fire protection materials and systems. He is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers and the UK's Higher Education Academy.
He is the Leader of the Structural & Fire Engineering theme.
Research interests
- Fire Engineering
- Structural behaviour
- Connections
- Material properties
- Heat and mass transfer
- Fire protection materials, Intumescent coating
- Fire risk assessment
- FRP composites
- Numerical modelling
- Fire resistant testing
- Sandwich construction
- CFD modelling of fire spread
- Structural Engineering
- Steel and composite
- Thin-walled structures
- Concrete filled tubes
- Impact resistance of structures
- Sustainable materials
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Visiting Chair Professor, Tsinghua University
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Compressive Strength Gain of Glass Powder–Portlandite: An Investigation Toward Maximizing the Use of Waste Glass as Cement Replacement in Concrete
Chand, G., Achintha, M. & Wang, Y., 9 Jan 2025, The 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: NTZR 2024. Kioumarsi, M. & Shafei, B. (eds.). Cham: Springer Cham, p. 599-609 11 p. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; vol. 237).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Experimental investigation of dynamic response of full-scale RC beams under high-energy impact
Yun, W. J., Yu, P., Wang, Y. & Yao, X. H., 1 Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Impact Engineering. 195, 105104.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Model generation method and iteration algorithm for optimising fire protection thickness
Li, Y., Wang, Y., Thurlbeck, S. & Su, M., 1 Jun 2024, In: MethodsX. 12, 102632.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An assessment of application of the component-based method to full range behaviour of joints between steel beam to concrete filled steel tube columns under extreme loading conditions
Wang, Y., 2024, In: Engineering Structures. 309, 118057.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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An experimental investigation of the fire behaviour of demountable composite beams with profiled steel decking
Wang, Y., 2024, In: Engineering Structures. 117944.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Green Recycling And re-manufacturing of Carbon fibre composites for a circular Economy (GRACE)
Soutis, C. (PI), Gong, H. (CoI), Su, M. (CoI) & Wang, Y. (CoI)
1/04/19 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
Prizes
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Graphene Green Concrete, the second place in 2020 Eli and Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award, £20,000 prize
Su, M. (Recipient) & Wang, Y. (Recipient), Jul 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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International Conference on Applications of Structural Fire Engineering
Wang, Y. (Chair)
25 Feb 2024Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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1st International Conference on Construction Circular Economy
Wang, Y. (Chair)
8 Jul 2019 → 9 Jul 2019Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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American Society of Civil Engineers (Publisher)
Wang, Y. (Assistant editor)
May 2018 → Apr 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Research
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International Conference on Applications of Structural Fire Engineering
Wang, Y. (Chair) & Gillie, M. (Chair)
7 Sept 2017 → 8 Sept 2017Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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Engineering Structures (Journal)
Wang, Y. (Member of editorial board)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review › Research
Impacts
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Performance-based structural fire engineering
(Participant) & Wang, Y. (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Technological