Dr Qingming Li’s current research interests are listed. If you are interested

in research collaboration, consultation or Ph.D study, please contact me via

 

School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering
C15 Pariser Building, The University of Manchester
PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, UK

Tel: +44 (0)161 3065740; Fax: +44 (0)161 3063849

E-mail: qingming.li@manchester.ac.uk

 

 

Research Projects & Areas of Research Interests.

·       Penetration and Perforation Mechanics

·       Analysis and Design of Containment Vessels

·       Dynamic Strength of Concrete

·       Low Velocity Impact Damage of Foam-Filled Sandwich Structures

·       Atomic and Multi-Scale Modelling

·       Behaviour of Rubber-Toughened Polymers at High Strain Rates

·       Burning Rate of HE at High Pressure

·       Protective Materials & Technology (cellular foams, cellular concrete)

·       Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analyses

 

My research experience and expertise are shown in my full publication list

 


Research Facilities

·       Drop hammers (16kJ, 10m/s)

·       Gas Guns (50-500m/s)

·       Explosion Vessel (200g TNT)

·       Transient Data Acquisition

·       Software (ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, MATLAB)

 

We have collaborating accesses to

·       High-Speed Rotating Machinery Laboratory at Zhejiang University;

·       State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science & Technology at Beijing Institute of Technology for

high-speed and large calibre guns and explosion chambers (up to 5kg TNT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Research Seminars and Conferences

We held regular research seminars in the group on above research subjects. Please contact Y.B.Lu if

you are interested in attending it or giving a relevant talk. We are jointly organising 7th International

Conference on Shock & Impact Loads on Structures in Beijing on October 17-19, 2007.