Wenli Liu
Lecturer
Centre for Aeronautics
Cranfield University
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr Wenli Liu is a Lecturer in Structural Integrity and Stress Engineering, and, in addition to being a highly qualified academic, she has gained practical research and design experience in the aircraft industry over the past 20 years. In 1993, after obtaining her first degree in Aircraft Structures from the Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU), Xi’an, China, she was recruited to work for five years as a Stress Engineer for the Chinese National Aircraft Structural Strength Institute. She then returned to university to complete two higher degrees: her MSc in Aircraft Design in 2001 from NWPU, Xi’an, China, and in 2005 her PhD in Aerospace Composite Structures from the University of Bath, in the UK.
Research Interest
Dr. Liu's research focuses on Aerospace Structures, Composites, Aerospace Materials, Structures and Materials.
Publications
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Butler R, Rhead AT, Liu W & Kontis N (2012) Compressive strength of delaminated aerospace composites., Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 370 (1965) 1759-1779.
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Liu W & Butler R (2013) Buckling optimization of variable-angle-tow panels using the infinite-strip method, AIAA Journal, 51 (6) 1442-1449.
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Dang TD, Hallet SR, Kim BC, Le Cahain Y, Butler R & Liu W (2015) Modelling of as manufactured geometry for prediction of impact and compression after impact behaviour of variable angle tow laminates, Journal of Composite Materials, 49 (12) 1423-1438.
