ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Welcome To Dr.Liu's Home Page</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#333333"> <div><a id = "Home" name="Home"></a> <table align="center" width="755" border="7" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"><tr><td height="108"> <img src="index_r1_c1.jpg"> </td></tr> <tr><td><table width="755" align="left" cellspacing="0" height="25"> <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td width="70" align="left"><a href="#Home">Home</a></td> <td width="95" align="left"><a href="#BiographicalData">Bio Data</a></td> <td width="95" align="left"><a href="#Service">Service</a></td> <td width="95" align="left"><a href="#Research">Research</a></td> <td width="105" align="left"><a href="#Publication">Publication</a></td> <td width="95" align="left"><a href="#Teaching">Teaching</a></td> <td width="105" align="left"><a href="#GroupInfo">Group Info</a></td> <td width="95" align="left"><a href="PhotoGallery.html">Photos</a></td> <td></td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td> <table height="600" cellpadding="10" border="2"> <tr> <td width="70%" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" valign="top"> <table border="0"><tr><td width = 130 valign="middle"><h3>About Dr.Liu</h3></td> <td valign="middle"><a href="http://www.juventus.com"><img src="Juven.jpg" width="35" height="50" alt="Juven.jpg"></a></td></tr></table> <p><div align="justify">Dr. Yucheng Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisiana.</div></p> <p><div align="justify">He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Louisville in 2005, and has research and teaching experience in the areas of mechanical and machine design, computer modeling and simulation, design software development, structural mechanics, finite element analysis, crashworthiness analysis, kinematics and dynamics, vehicle system design and analysis, applied mathematics, and thermodynamics.</div></p> <p><div align="justify"> To date, he has authored about 80 publications in his research areas and has been the PI or Co-PI on over $2 million of research funds. He serves as editorial board member and peer reviewer for numerous refereed journals and international conferences. Dr. Liu is a professional engineer registered in Ohio, and holds memberships in ASME, SAE and ASEE. </div></p> </td> <td width="15%" align="center"> <table><tr> <td align="center"><a href="file:///H|/Webpage/WebPhoto.JPG"><img src="WebPhoto.jpg" width="220" height="200" alt="WebPhoto.jpg"/></a> </td> <tr><td align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF"><p><h4>Yucheng Liu,Ph.D,P.E.</h4> <h4>Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering</h4></p> <a href="My%20Curriculum%20Vitae.pdf"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Curriculum Vitae</font></b></a> <p>Room: Rougeou Hall #221<br> P.O. Box 44170<br> Lafayette, LA 70504 <br> Email: yucheng.liu@louisiana.edu<br><br> Phone: 337-482-5822<br> Fax: 337-482-1129 <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> </tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <a id="BiographicalData" name="BiographicalData"></a> <table width="716"> <tr align="center"> <td width="716"> <h2>Biographical Data</h2></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Education</h3></td></tr> <tr> <td><table><tr><td width="90" valign="top">2002-2005</td> <td><div align="justify">Doctor of Philosophy degree in Mechanical Engineering granted August 2005</div> <div>Research area: advanced product design and development/finite element methods</div> <div>University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky</div> </td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2000-2002</td><td><div align="justify">Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering granted August 2003</div> <div>Research area: computer aided design/finite element methods</div> <div>University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">1993-1997</td> <td><div align="justify">Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering granted July 1997</div> <div>Major: mechanical and computational design</div> <div>Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China </div></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Employment</h3></td></tr> <tr> <td><table><tr><td width="90" valign="top">2009-present</td> <td><div align="justify">Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering</div> <div>University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana</div> </td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2005-2008</td><td><div align="justify">Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, J. B. Speed Engineering School</div> <div>University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky </div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2000-2005</td> <td><div align="justify">Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, J. B. Speed Engineering School</div> <div>University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">1999-2000</td> <td><div align="justify">Manufacturing Engineer</div> <div>Shanghai Yanfeng Automobile Trim Products Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">1997-1999</td> <td><div align="justify">Product Engineer</div> <div>Shanghai Yanfeng Automobile Trim Products Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China</div></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Awards and Honors</h3></td></tr> <tr> <td><table> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2012</td><td><div align="justify">Summer Research Award, University of Louisiana at Lafayette</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2012</td><td><div align="justify">Marquis Who's Who in America</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2011</td><td><div align="justify">Research Enhancement Award, Louisiana Space Consortium</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2010</td><td><div align="justify">Research Enhancement Award, Louisiana Space Consortium</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2010</td><td><div align="justify">Honorary Fellow, Australian Institute of High Energetic Materials</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2010</td><td><div align="justify">University of Tennessee EPSCoR Neutron Travel Fellowship</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2009-present</td><td><div align="justify">Academic Keys, Who s Who in Engineering Academia </div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2002-2004</td><td><div align="justify">Grosscurth Fellowship, University of Louisville</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2001</td><td><div align="justify">Hsing Chuang Award for Excellence in Graduate Study, University of Louisville</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">1995-1996</td> <td><div align="justify">Third Place Scholarship, Hefei University of Technology</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">1995-1996</td> <td><div align="justify">Second Place Scholarship, Hefei University of Technology</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">1993-1994</td> <td><div align="justify">Excellent Student Award, Hefei University of Technology</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">1993-1994</td> <td><div align="justify">Third Place Scholarships, Hefei University of Technology</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">1993-1994</td> <td><div align="justify">Third Place Scholarships, Hefei University of Technology</div></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Membership</h3></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Professional Engineer (Mechanical Engineering), registered in Ohio State (71346)</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">ASEE member</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">ASME member</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">SAE member</div></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr> </table> <div align="right"><a href="#Home">Top</a></div></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ><a id="Service" name="Service"></a> <table width="716"> <tr align="center"> <td width="716"> <h2>Service</h2></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Professional Services</h3></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Assistant Chief Proctor, Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam, Lafayette, LA (2011)</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Session Chair, 2011 Hawaii University International Conferences (HUIC) on Mathematics & Engineering Conference, Honolulu, HI, USA, June 13  June 15, 2011</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Co-Organizer, Steam Lab Revitalization Project Workshop, Lafayette, LA, August 20, 2010</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Speaker, Engineering & Technology Summer Camp, Lafayette, LA (2010)</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Member of WASET Scientific and Technical Committee on Natural and Applied Sciences</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Editorship</h3></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><i><h4>Editorial Board Member</h4></i></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">International Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Reviewer</h3></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><i><h4>Funding Agencies</h4></i></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><i><h4>Refereed Journals</h4></i></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">E3 Journal of Energy Oil and Gas Research</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Journal of Engineering Design</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung A  Physical Sciences</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Computers & Mathematics with Applications</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">International Journal for Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Journal of the Franklin Institute</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">International Journal of Thermal Sciences</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Mathematic Scientific Journal</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">European Journal of Engineering Education</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Experimental Techniques</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">SAE Transactions</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">International Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">International Journal of Computer Mathematics</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">International Journal of Crashworthiness</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Computer Applications in Engineering and Education</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">International Journal of Materials and Product Technology</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">International Journal of Design Engineering</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Thin-Walled Structures</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><i><h4>Conferences</h4></i></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Denver, Colorado, November 11 17, 2011.</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">ASEE SE Section Annual Conference, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 18 20, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Thirty-Eighth Annual North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC 38), Kingston, Ontario, Canada, May 26 28, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE 2009), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, November 13 19, 2009.</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">18th IASTED International Conference on Modeling and Simulation (MS 2007), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 30 June 1, 2007.</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Consulting Activities</h3></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">James R. Dunham</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">2M-Tek Inc.</div></td></tr> </table> <div align="right"><a href="#Home">Top</a></div></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ><a id="Research" name="Research"></a> <table width="716"> <tr align="center"> <td width="716"> <h2>Research</h2></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Research Interests</h3></td></tr> <tr> <td><table><tr><td><div align="justify">" Computer modeling and simulation </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Computer-aided design and engineering</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Finite element analysis </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Compuational fluid dynamics</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Crashworthiness analysis </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Structural mechanics </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Kinematics and dynamics </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Optimum design</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Mechanical and advanced machine design </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Manufacturing</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Vehicle system design and analysis</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Development of interactive design software </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Applied mathematics</div></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr> </table><h3>Externally Funded Projects</h3><table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">14.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> Enhance Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Systems by Developing an Efficient Algorithm for Solving Differential Equations , Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE), 01/01/2012  12/31/2012, Total budget, $60,831, PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">13.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> Student Participation in 4th IEEE Region Annual Green Technologies Conference , Advanced Research Projects Agency  Energy (ARPA-E), 04/19/2012  04/22/2012, $6,890, PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">12.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> Louisiana State Save Energy Now , US Department of Energy (DoE), 11/01/2011 01/31/2013, $327,750, Co-PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">11.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> Development of a Cost Effective, Portable Particulate Control System to Safely Process Accumulated Particular Matter , NASA EPSCoR program and Louisiana Board of Regents, 07/01/2011  06/30/2012, Total budget, $61,025, PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">10.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> Travel Application to Visit Dr. Agui at NASA Research Center , Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE), 07/25/2011 07/27/2011, $1,270, PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">9.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> Development of Prototype for Particulate Matter Management System to Promote Safe Removal and Disposal of Accumulated Particles , 09/01/2011 08/31/2012, National Science Foundation and Louisiana Board of Regents, $19,982, PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">8.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> A Technical Review of the Application Potential of a Hydropower Electricity Barge , United International Corporation, 04/15/2011 08/15/2011, $10,000, PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">7.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> Training in Modeling and Simulation of Nano-Indentation at OSU Lab , National Science Foundation and Louisiana Board of Regents, 02/13/2011 02/27/2011, Total budget, $3,396, PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">6.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> UL/CLECO Solar Thermal Power Plant Supplement , CLECO, 12/01/2010 03/31/2012, $645,000, Co-PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">5.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> Pilot Solar Thermal Power Plant Installation , Empower Louisiana Renewable Energy Grant Program, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), 07/01/2010 04/30/2012, $565,000, Co-PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">4.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> Development of a Computationally Efficient Analytical Method for Design and Analysis of Stiffened Plates , Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE), 10/15/2010 10/14/2011, Total budget, $59,680, PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">3.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> Computer Design and Simulation of Liquid and Foam Trap for Particulate Matter Management , Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE), 09/01/2010 05/31/2011, Total budget, $41,024, PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">2.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> Louisiana State Save Energy Now , US Department of Energy (DoE), 10/01/2009 02/28/2011, $300,869, Co-PI.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">1.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify">"LaSPACE Minority Research Scholarship", Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE), 06/01/2010 02/28/2011, $5,000, PI.</div></td></tr> </table><h3>Internally Funded Projects</h3><table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">1.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> Modeling and Simulation of Mild Steel s Moderate Velocity Impact Behavior at Multi-Length Scales , ULL Summer Research Project, 05/15/2012  08/15/2012, $6,600, PI.</div></td></tr> </table> <table width="716"> <tr align="center"> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Other Projects</h3></td></tr> <tr><td><table><tr><td width="90" valign="top">2007-2008</td> <td><div align="justify">Post-Doctor,  Development of Design Optimization Software Supporting Reliability and Safety Analysis of Wheeled Tactical Vehicles, CMTS-RSAM (Concept Modeling Tool Suite  Reliability and Safety Analysis Module), US Army/ TACOM.</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2007-2008</td> <td><div align="justify">Post-Doctor,  Development of Software Tools Supporting Structural Assessment of Wheeled Tactical Vehicles Project  Phase II (CMTS), US Army/ TACOM.</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2005-2007</td> <td><div align="justify">Post-Doctor,  Development of Software Tools Supporting Structural Assessment of Wheeled Tactical Vehicles Project  Phase I (CMTS), US Army/ TACOM.</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2004-2005</td> <td><div align="justify">Research Assistant,  Development of Software Tools Supporting Structural Assessment of Wheeled Tactical Vehicles Project  Phase I (CMTS), US Army/ TACOM.</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">2000-2002</td> <td><div align="justify">Research Assistant,  Improved Materials & Powertrain Architecture for 21st Century Trucks Project (IMPACT), Ford Motor Company/US Army.</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="90" valign="top">1998-2000</td> <td><div align="justify">Product Engineer,  Shanghai General Motor (SGM) Automotive Instrumental Panel Design Project , Shanghai General Motor Company.</div></td></tr> </table></td></tr> </table><div align="right"><a href="#Home">Top</a></div></td> </tr> </table></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ><a id="Publication" name="Publication"></a> <table width="716"> <tr align="center"> <td width="716"> <h2>Principal publications</h2></td></tr> <td><b><div align="justify">(Total: 2 books, 2 chapters, 51 journal articles, 25 conference proceedings)</div></td></tr> </table> <h3>Books and Chapters</h3> <table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="10"> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">4.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="justify">Peymani, F. Y., Ghanbary, S. A., Liu, Yucheng and Hayatdavoudi, A. Z.,  CFD Simulation of Phase Particle Entrapment, Chapter 7 in Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Edited by Maher A. R. Sadiq Al-Baghdadi, International Energy and Environment Foundation, 2011 pp. 285  318.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">3.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng, Development of Simplified Crash Computer Models for Thin-Walled Beams, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Koln, Germany, 2009.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">2.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng, Simplified Modeling for Crashworthiness Analysis: Vehicle Chassis, VDM-Verlag, Saarbrucken, Germany, 2008.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">1.</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Axial Crushing of Thin-Walled Tubes with Octagonal Section: Modeling and Design, Chapter 25 in Advances in Computational Algorithms and Data Analysis, Edited by S-L. Ao, B.B. Rieger, and S-S. Chen, Springer Netherlands, 2008.</div></td></tr></table> <h3> Refereed Journals</h3> <table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="10"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">51.</td> <td><div align="justify">Kozman, T. A., Liu, Yucheng, Simon, W. E. and Guidry, J. J.,  A Revitalized Steam Lab and Its Impacts on Both Industry and Engineering Education , Accepted by International Journal of Energy Engineering, In Press.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">50.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Kurra, S. N.,  Solution of Blasius Equation by Variational Iteration , Accepted by Applied Mathematics, In Press.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">49.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Application of Legendre Polynomials in Solving Volterra Integral Equations of The Second Kind, Accepted by Applied Mathematics, In Press.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">48.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Chu, S. J.,  Advance Application of Wind Technology in Louisiana , Accepted by International Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences, In Press.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">47.</td> <td><div align="justify">Bi, X.-G. and Liu, Yucheng,  Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis of A Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Aircraft Wing Model, Accepted by Mathematic Scientific Journal, In Press.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">46.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, W.-L. and Liu, Yucheng,  Identify Criteria of Seismic Wave of Earthquake Gap, Earthquake Belt, and Foreshock, Accepted by ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology, 2011 48(1).</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">45.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng, Chu, S. J. and Viera, R. J.,  Analysis of Structural Impact and Crashworthiness using Experimental, Analytical and Computational Techniques: An Overview and Recent Developments , Accepted by International Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems, 2011 3(3) pp. 144-153.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">44.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  A Programming Course Including C# and MATLAB for Mechanical Engineering Students , ASEE Computers in Education Journal, 2011 2(3) pp. 106 112.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">43.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Gurram, C. S.,  Solving Nonlinear Differential Difference Equations Using He s Variational Iteration Method, Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences, 2011 3(1) pp. 33 46.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">42.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng, Artigue, A. J., Sommers, J. D. and Chambers, T. L.,  Theo Jansen Project in Engineering Design Course and A Design Example, European Journal of Engineering Education, 2011 36(2) pp. 187-198.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">41.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Teaching Continuum Mechanics in Mechanical Engineering Program, Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2011 12(1/2) pp. 17-23.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">40.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  A Refined Shear Deformation Plate Theory, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 2011 12(3) pp. 141-149.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">39.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Development of Instructional Courseware in Thermodynamics Education, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 2011 19(1) pp. 115  124.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">38.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Glass, G. A.,  Effects of Wall Thickness and Geometric Shape on Thin-Walled Parts Structural Performance, Thin-Walled Structures, 2011 49 pp. 223-231.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">37.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Solving Abel Integral Equation by Using Chebyshev Wavelets, Mathematic Scientific Journal, 2010 6(1:12), pp. 51-57.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">36.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Modeling Abstractions of Vehicle Suspension Systems Supporting The Rigid Body Analysis, International Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems, 2010 2(3-4) pp. 117 126.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">35.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Development of Simplified Truck Chassis Model for Crash Analysis in Different Impact Scenarios, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2010 15(5) pp. 457 467.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">34.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Crashworthiness Design of Thin-Walled Curved Beams with Box and Channel Cross Sections, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2010 15(4) pp. 413 423.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">33.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Thin-Walled Curved Hexagonal Beams in Crash - FEA and Design, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2010 15(2) pp. 151 159.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">32.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  A Beam Element Using Touratier Theory, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 2010 11(3) pp. 142 145.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">31.</td> <td><div align="justify">Bi, X.-G. and Liu, Yucheng, "Experimental Techniques of Measuring Vibratory Force for Aircraft Wings, SAE International Journal of Aerospace, 2010 2(1) pp. 291-296.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">30.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Development and Evaluation of a Finite Element Truck Chassis Crash Model, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2010 15(1) pp. 107-113.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">29.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Optimization of The Crushing Performance of Tubular Structures, HKIE (The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers) Transactions, 2010 17(1) pp. 16-25.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">28.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, W.-L. and Liu, Yucheng,  Application of Seismic Wave Method in Early Estimation of Wencheng Earthquake, International Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2010 6(3) pp. 195  202.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">27.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Gurram, C. S.,  The Use of He's Variational Iteration Method for Solving Free Vibration of Euler-Bernoulli Beam, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 2009 50(11/12) pp. 1545 1552.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">26.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Validation of Simplified Truck Chassis Model in Different Impact Scenarios, SAE Transactions, paper no. 2009-01-1674, June 2009.</div></td></tr> <td align="left" valign="top">25.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Dynamic Crushing Behaviors of Steel Beams with Box Section, International Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems, 2009 1(1-3) pp. 45-49.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">24.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Adomian Decomposition Method with Second Kind Chebyshev Polynomials, Proceedings of the Jangjeon Mathematical Society, 2009 12(1) pp. 57-67.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">23.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Application of Chebyshev Polynomial in Solving Fredholm Integral Equations, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 2009 50(3/4) pp. 465-469.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">22.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Simulating Torsional Collapse Behavior of Thin-Walled Beams Using Simplified Finite Element Models, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 2009 19(4) pp. 259-265.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">21.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Collapse Behavior and Simplified Modeling of Triangular Cross-Section Columns, Indian Journal of Engineering & Material Sciences, 2009 16ÿ2 ÿ pp. 71-78.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">20.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Adomian Decomposition Method with Orthogonal Polynomials: Legendre Polynomials, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 2009 49(5/6) pp. 1268-1273.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">19.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Concept Modeling of Tapered Thin-Walled Tubes, Journal of Zhejiang University Science A, 2009 10(1) pp. 44-53.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">18.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Crashworthiness Design of Multicorner Thin-Walled Columns, Thin-Walled Structures, 2008 46(12) pp. 1329-1337.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">17.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Improved Concept Models for Straight Thin-Walled Columns with Box Cross Section, Journal of Zhejiang University Science A, 2008 9(11) pp. 1473-1479.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">16.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Multi-Axis Bending of Channel Section Beam And Modeling, Thin-Walled Structures, 2008 46(11) pp. 1290-1303.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">15.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Design Optimization of Tapered Thin-Walled Square Tubes, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2008 13(5) pp. 543-550.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">14.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Simplified Truck Chassis Modeling and Crashworthiness Analysis, International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems, 2008 15(2/3/4) pp. 237-254.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">13.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Constructing Equations of Motion for A Vehicle Rigid Body Model, SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, 2008 1(1) pp. 1289-1297.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">12.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Recent Innovations in Vehicle Suspension Systems, Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, 2008 1(3) pp. 206-210.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">11.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  ANSYS and LS-DYNA Used for Structural Analysis, International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology, 2008 1(1) pp. 31-44.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">10.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Design Optimization of Thin-Walled Steel Beams with Improved Stiffness and Reduced Weight, International Journal of Design Engineering, 2008 1(2) pp. 149-165.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">9.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Structural and NVH Analyses of Mixed Thin-Walled Structures Using FEA Concept Models, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 2008 32(1) pp. 63-68.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">8.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Bending Collapse of Thin-Walled Circular Tubes and Computational Application, Thin-Walled Structures, 2008 46(4) pp. 442-450.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">7.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Optimum Design of Thin-Walled Box Section Beams for Crashworthiness Analysis, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 2008 44(3) pp. 139-147.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">6.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Impact Experimental Analysis and Computer Simulation on Automotive Bumper System, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 2008 9(1) pp. 51-59.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">5.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Simplified Modeling of Cross Members in Vehicle Design, SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars  Mechanical Systems, paper no. 2007-01-2135.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">4.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Development of Simplified Finite Element Model for General Thin-Walled Structures, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2007 12(6) pp. 597-608.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">3.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Development of Simplified Finite Element Model for Straight Thin-Walled Tubes with Octagonal Cross Section, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2007 12(5) pp. 503-508.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">2.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Simplified Modeling of Thin-Walled Box Section Beam, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2006 11(3) pp. 263-272.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">1.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Bending Collapse of Thin-Walled Beams with Channel Cross Section, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2006 11(3) pp. 251-262.</div></td></tr> </table> <h3> Dissertation</h3> <table cellspacing="10"> <tr><td> Liu, Yucheng,  Development of Simplified Models for Crashworthiness Analysis, University of Louisville, USA, 2005.</div></td></tr></table> <h3> Conference Proceedings</h3> <table width="95%" cellspacing="10"> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">25.</td> <td><div align="justify">Peymani, Y. F., Ghanbari, S. A., Liu, Yucheng and Hayatdavoudi, A.,  Design and Validate a Particulate Matter Management System Computationally , paper no. IMECE2011-64063, Proceedings of ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Denver, CO, USA, November 11  17, 2011.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">24.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  A Numerical Method of Solving Volterra Integral Equation , Proceedings of 2011 Hawaii University International Conferences (HUIC) on Mathematics & Engineering Conference, Honolulu, HI, USA, June 13  June 15, 2011.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">23.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  A Numerical Method of Solving Nonlinear Differential Difference Equations , Proceedings of 2011 Hawaii University International Conferences (HUIC) on Mathematics & Engineering Conference, Honolulu, HI, USA, June 13  June 15, 2011.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">22.</td> <td><div align="justify">Chu, S. J. and Liu, Yucheng,  Prospects of Wind Energy and Wind Power in Louisiana , Proceedings of IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GTC 11), Baton Rouge, LA, USA, April 14  15, 2011.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">21.</td> <td><div align="justify">Kozman, T. A., Simon, W. E., Liu, Yucheng and Guidry, J. J.,  Revitalization of A Steam Lab to Meet Energy Challenge and Strengthen Mechanical Engineering Education , Proceedings of Industrial Energy Technology Conference (IETC 2011), New Orleans, LA, USA, May 17  19, 2011.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">20.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Design of Lightweight Thin-Walled Beams with Enhanced Stiffness, Proceedings of 2010 Interdisciplinary Conference on Chemical, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, December 6  20, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">19.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Multi-Corner Thin-Walled Columns, Proceedings of 2010 Interdisciplinary Conference on Chemical, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, December 6  20, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">18.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Modeling and Simulation of Thin-Walled Columns with Triangular Cross-Section, Proceedings of 2010 Interdisciplinary Conference on Chemical, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, December 6  20, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">17.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Study of Crash Energy Absorption Capability of Thin-Walled Curved Beams with Box and Channel Cross Sections Using FEA, Proceedings of 2010 Interdisciplinary Conference on Chemical, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, December 6  20, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">16.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Thin-Walled Curved Hexagonal Beams in Crash, Proceedings of 2010 Interdisciplinary Conference on Chemical, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, December 6  20, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">15.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Crashworthiness Response and Design of Tapered Thin-Walled Square Beams, Proceedings of 2010 Interdisciplinary Conference on Chemical, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, December 6  20, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">14.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Design and Modeling of Thin-Walled Tubular Structures During Crashworthiness Analysis, Proceedings of 2010 Interdisciplinary Conference on Chemical, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, December 6  20, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">13.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Crashworthiness Design of Thin-Walled Box Section Beams Using FEA and RSM, Proceedings of 2010 Interdisciplinary Conference on Chemical, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, December 6  20, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">12.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Crashworthiness Analysis of Finite Element Truck Chassis Model Using LS-DYNA, Proceedings of 11th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, Dearborn, MI, USA, June 6 8, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">11.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng,  Study of Thin-Walled Box Beams Crushing Behaviors Using LS-DYNA, Proceedings of 11th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, Dearborn, MI, USA, June 6 8, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">10.</td> <td><div align="justify">Artigue, A., Chambers, T. L., and Liu, Yucheng,  Achieve Objectives of Engineering Design Course Through Theo Jansen Project and A Design Sample, Proceedings of ASEE Southeastern Annual Conference, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA, April 18 20, 2010.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">9.</td> <td><div align="justify">Bi, Xueguang and Liu, Yucheng,  Analytical Methods of Evaluating Aerodynamic Forces of Aircraft Wings, SAE paper no. 2009-01-3281, SAE 2009 AeroTech Congress & Exhibition, Seattle, WA, USA, November 10-12, 2009.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">8.</td> <td><div align="justify">Bi, Xueguang and Liu, Yucheng,  Experimental Techniques of Measuring Vibratory Force for Aircraft Wings, SAE paper no. 2009-01-3283, SAE 2009 AeroTech Congress & Exhibition, Seattle, WA, USA, November 10-12, 2009.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">7.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Parametric Study on Axial Crushing of Thin-Walled Beams with Box Section, Proceedings of Symposium on Mechanics of Slender Structures (MoSS 2008), University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore County, MD, USA, July 23-25, 2008.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">6.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Bending and Modeling of Channel Section Beam, Proceedings of Symposium on Mechanics of Slender Structures (MoSS 2008), University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore County, MD, USA, July 23-25, 2008.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">5.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Simplified Modeling of Thin-Walled Tubes with Octagonal Cross Section Axial Crushing, Proceedings of World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science (WCECS 2007), San Francisco, CA, USA, October 24-26, 2007.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">4.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Simplified Modeling of Thin-Walled Tubes with Octagonal Cross Section Axial Crushing, Proceedings of 6th European LS-DYNA Users?Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 29-30, 2007.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">3.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Development of Simplified Truck Chassis Model for Crashworthiness Analysis, Proceedings of LS-DYNA International Users Conference, Dearborn, MI, USA, June 4-6, 2006.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">2.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Impact Experimental Analysis and Computer Simulation Using ANSYS, Proceedings of 2006 International ANSYS Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, May 2-4, 2006.</div></td></tr> <tr><td align="left" valign="top">1.</td> <td><div align="justify">Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L.,  Comparisons between Detailed and Simplified Models for Thin-Walled Beams Structures, Proceedings of 2005 Huntsville Simulation Conference, Huntsville, AL, USA, October 25-28, 2005.</div></td></tr> </table> <div align="right"><a href="#Home">Top</a></div> </p></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ><a id="Teaching" name="Teaching"></a> <table width="716"> <tr align="center"> <td width="716"> <h2>Teaching</h2></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Teaching Interests</h3></td></tr> <tr> <td><table><tr><td><div align="justify">" Computer aided design and engineering </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Finite element analysis </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Kinematics and Dynamics </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Mechanics of materials </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Continuum mechanics </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Mechanical and advanced machine design </div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">" Optimum 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2011</td><td width="400"><div align="justify">MCHE 578  Special Topics (3hrs) </div></td><td>1</td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td><table><tr><td width="150" align="center">Spring 2011</td><td width="400"><div align="justify">MCHE 470  Special Topics (3hrs) </div></td><td>1</td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td><table><tr><td width="150" align="center">Fall 2010</td><td width="400"><div align="justify">MCHE 478  Finite Element Analysis (3hrs) </div></td><td>3</td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td><table><tr><td width="150" align="center">Fall 2010</td><td width="400"><div align="justify">MCHE 599  Thesis Research (6hrs) </div></td><td>3</td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td><table><tr><td width="150" align="center">Spring 2009</td><td width="400"><div align="justify">MCHE 301  Engineering Analysis (3hrs) </div></td><td>4</td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td><table><tr><td width="150" align="center">Spring 2009</td><td width="400"><div align="justify">MCHE 363  Engineering Design (3hrs)</div></td><td>3</td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td><h4>University of Louisville</h4></td></tr> <tr><td><table><tr><td width="150" align="center">Fall 2007</td><td width="400"><div align="justify">ME 252  Thermodynamics I (3hrs)</div></td><td>1</td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td><table><tr><td width="150" align="center">Fall 2007</td><td width="400"><div align="justify">ME 280  Structured Programming (3hrs)</div></td><td>1</td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td><table><tr><td width="150" align="center">Summer 2007</td><td width="400"><div align="justify">ME 310  Thermodynamics II (3hrs)</div></td><td>1</td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td><table><tr><td width="150" align="center">Fall 2006</td><td width="400"><div align="justify">ME 606  Continuum Mechanics (3hrs)</div></td><td>1</td></tr></table></td></tr> </table><div align="right"><a href="#Home">Top</a></div></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ><a id="GroupInfo" name="Group Info"></a> <table width="716"> <tr align="center"> <td width="716"> <h2>Dr. Liu's Group</h2></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Group Members</h3></td></tr> <tr> <td><table> <tr><td><div align="justify">Yoosef Peymani F., Master Student in Petroleum Engineering</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Mirella Biessenberger, Master Student in Mechanical Engineering</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Wang Qingkui, Master Student in Mechanical Engineering</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">He Yang, Master Student in Petroleum Engineering</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Safa Alidoust, Master Student in Petroleum Engineering</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div align="justify">Jasmin Honegger, Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Past Members</h3></td></tr> <tr> <td><table><tr><td><div align="justify">Gary Glass, Chandra Gurram, Sree Navya Kurra, Venkata Gopi Kolla, Reza Rastegar, Raul Viera, Stefan Chu, Mark Orgeron</div></td></tr> <tr><td width="716"><h3>Open Positions</h3></td></tr> <tr> <td><table><tr><td><div align="justify">Two research assistanships are available right now, one candidate should possess strong mathematical/numerical background and is fluent with engineering mathematical program such as Matlab and Maple; another candidate should have strong experimental and design techniques and like to work in lab. 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