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BEng in Aircraft Engineering, MEng in Solid Mechanics, PhD in Aircraft Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics (NUAA), China.
Lecturer at NUAA, China. Research Associate at UMIST and Victoria University of Manchester. Research Fellow at UMIST and University of Manchester. Lecturer at University of Manchester.
Research interests
- Composite materials and structures
- Structural fracture and failure
- Structural dynamics, impact, energy absorption
- Behaviour of cellular materials
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My group
Opportunities
Postgraduate research topics currently available are listed on the following Research theme(s):
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Aerospace Research Institute
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):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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An improved and complete closed-form solution for the mixed mode bending test for delamination in composite laminates
Wang, B. & Zou, Z., 8 Feb 2026, In: Composites Science and Technology. 274, 111463.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of irregular R-curve behaviour on failure prediction of interface-toughened composite joints
Jiang, Y., Wang, S., Katnam, K.-B. & Zou, Z., 1 Aug 2026, In: Composites Science and Technology. 283, 111723.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of micro-scale fibre uncertainties on the mechanical behaviour of natural/synthetic hybrid fibre composites
Yang, N., Zou, Z., Soutis, C., Potluri, P. & Katnam, K.-B., 1 Jan 2025, In: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 188C, 108570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of Yarn-Level Fibre Hybridisation on Thermomechanical Behaviour of 3D Woven Orthogonal Flax/E-Glass Composite Laminae
Yang, N., Zou, Z., Soutis, C., Potluri, P. & Katnam, K. B., 13 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Composites Science. 9, 3, 135.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Monte Carlo Micro-Stress Field Simulations in Flax/E-Glass Composite Laminae with Non-Circular Flax Fibres
Yang, N., Zou, Z., Soutis, C., Potluri, P. & Katnam, K. B., 2 Mar 2025, In: Polymers. 17, 5, 674.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanics Group
Margetts, L. (Researcher), Bourne, N. (Researcher), Smith, M. (Researcher), Jivkov, A. (Researcher), Roy, M. (Researcher), Vasileiou, A. (Researcher), Borodin, E. (Researcher), Bonello, P. (Researcher), Li, Q. (Researcher), Mandal, P. (Researcher), Davey, K. (Researcher), Katnam, K.-B. (Researcher), Oyadiji, S. (Researcher), Tafreshi, A. (Researcher), Zou, Z. (Researcher), Francis, J. (Researcher), Sinha, J. (PI) & Freitas, D. (PI)
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Project: Research