Dr. Yucheng Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisiana.

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.

To date, he has published 2 books, a chapter, 35 journal papers (published or accepted), and 9 conference proceedings in his research areas. He is an editorial board member of an international journal and also has served as reviewer for 13 refereed journals and 3 international conferences. Dr. Liu is a professional engineer registered in Ohio, and holds memberships in ASME and SAE.

Professional Engineer (Mechanical Engineering), registered in Ohio State (71346)

ASME member

SAE member

Member of WASET Scientific and Technical Committee on Natural and Applied Sciences

International Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems

Experimental Techniques

SAE Transactions

International Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems

International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology

EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing

International Journal of Computer Mathematics

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics

Computer Applications in Engineering and Education

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems

International Journal of Design Engineering

Thin-Walled Structures

Thirty-Eighth Annual North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC 38), Kingston, Ontario, Canada, May 26 – 28, 2010

2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE 2009), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, November 13 – 19, 2009

18th IASTED International Conference on Modeling and Simulation (MS 2007), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 30 – June 1, 2007

2M-Tek Inc.

Liu, Yucheng, Development of Simplified Crash Computer Models for Thin-Walled Beams, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Koln, Germany, 2009.

Liu, Yucheng, Simplified Modeling for Crashworthiness Analysis: Vehicle Chassis, VDM-Verlag, Saarbrucken, Germany, 2008.

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.

Liu, Yucheng, “Crashworthiness Design of Thin-Walled Curved Beams with Box and Channel Cross Sections,” Accepted by International Journal of Crashworthiness, In Press.

Liu, Yucheng, “Development of Simplified Truck Chassis Model for Crash Analysis in Different Impact Scenarios,” Accepted by International Journal of Crashworthiness, In Press.

Liu, Yucheng, “A Beam Element Using Touratier Theory,” Accepted by International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, In Press.

Liu, Yucheng, “Development of Instructional Courseware in Thermodynamics Education,” Accepted by Computer Applications in Engineering Education, In Press.

Liu, Yucheng, “Thin-Walled Curved Hexagonal Beams in Crash - FEA and Design,” Accepted by International Journal of Crashworthiness, In Press.

Liu, Yucheng, “Optimization of The Crushing Performance of Tubular Structures,” Accepted by HKIE (The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers) Transactions, In Press.

Liu, Yucheng, “Development and Evaluation of a Finite Element Truck Chassis Crash Model,” Accepted by International Journal of Crashworthiness, In Press.

Bi, Xueguang and Liu, Yucheng, "Experimental Techniques of Measuring Vibratory Force for Aircraft Wings,” Accepted by SAE Transactions: Journal of Aerospace, paper no. 2009-01-3283, In Press.

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.

Liu, Yucheng, “Validation of Simplified Truck Chassis Model in Different Impact Scenarios,” SAE Transactions, paper no. 2009-01-1674, June 2009.

Liu, Yucheng, “Dynamic Crushing Behaviors of Steel Beams with Box Section,” International Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems, 2009 1(1-3) pp. 45-49.

Liu, Yucheng, “Adomian Decomposition Method with Second Kind Chebyshev Polynomials,” Proceedings of the Jangjeon Mathematical Society, 2009 12(1) pp. 57-67.

Liu, Yucheng, “Application of Chebyshev Polynomial in Solving Fredholm Integral Equations,” Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 2009 50(3/4) pp. 465-469.

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.

Liu, Yucheng, “Collapse Behavior and Simplified Modeling of Triangular Cross-Section Columns,” Indian Journal of Engineering & Material Sciences, 2009 16（2） pp. 71-78.

Liu, Yucheng, “Adomian Decomposition Method with Orthogonal Polynomials: Legendre Polynomials,” Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 2009 49(5/6) pp. 1268-1273.

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.

Liu, Yucheng, “Crashworthiness Design of Multicorner Thin-Walled Columns,” Thin-Walled Structures, 2008 46(12) pp. 1329-1337.

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.

Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L., “Multi-Axis Bending of Channel Section Beam And Modeling,” Thin-Walled Structures, 2008 46(11) pp. 1290-1303.

Liu, Yucheng, “Design Optimization of Tapered Thin-Walled Square Tubes,” International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2008 13(5) pp. 543-550.

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.

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.

Liu, Yucheng, “Recent Innovations in Vehicle Suspension Systems,” Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, 2008 1(3) pp. 206-210.

Liu, Yucheng, “ANSYS and LS-DYNA Used for Structural Analysis,” International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology, 2008 1(1) pp. 31-44.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L., “Simplified Modeling of Thin-Walled Box Section Beam,” International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2006 11(3) pp. 263-272.

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.

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.

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.

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, USA, July 23-25, 2008.

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, USA, July 23-25, 2008.

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, USA, October 24-26, 2007.

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.

Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L., “Development of Simplified Truck Chassis Model for Crashworthiness Analysis,” Proceedings of LS-DYNA International Users Conference, Dearborn, MI, June 4-6, 2006.

Liu, Yucheng and Day, M. L., “Impact Experimental Analysis and Computer Simulation Using ANSYS,” Proceedings of 2006 International ANSYS Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2-4, 2006.

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, October 25-28, 2005.