Yihong He

Associate Professor He Yihong

Head, Aerospace Systems Programme

School of Science and Technology

Tel: +65 6248 1601

Educational Qualifications

2010
PhD Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

2006
MSc Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

2002
PhD Civil Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

1992
BEng Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, China

Academic and Professional Experience

2022 - Present

Associate Professor, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2017 - 2021

Senior Lecturer, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2015 - 2017

Startup Founder, Aerostructure Research

2011 - 2014

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington

2010 - 2011

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

2003 - 2010

Graduate Research Assistant, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

1992 - 1998

Structural Engineer, China Post & Telecom (Quanzhou Company)

He Y, Makeev A.
Nonlinear shear behavior and interlaminar shear strength of unidirectional polymer matrix composites: A numerical study. International Journal of Solids and Structures 2014; 51(6): 1263-1273.

Makeev A, He Y, Schreier H.
Short-beam shear methods for assessment of stress-strain curves for fiberreinforced polymer-matrix composite materials. Strain 2013; 49(5): 440-450.

He Y, Makeev A, Shonkwiler B.
Characterization of nonlinear shear properties for composite materials using digital image correlation and finite element analysis. Composites Science and Technology 2012; 73(1): 64-71.

Makeev A, He Y, Carpentier P, Shonkwiler B.
A method for measurement of multiple constitutive properties for composite materials. Composites Part A 2012; 43(12): 2199-2210.

Makeev A, Ignatius C, He Y, Shonkwiler B.
A test method for assessment of shear properties of thick composites. Journal of Composite Materials 2009; 43(25): 3091-3105.

Aref AJ, Alampalli S, He Y.
Performance of a fiber reinforced polymer web core skew bridge superstructure, Part I: field testing and finite element simulations. Composite Structures 2005; 69(4): 491-499.

Aref AJ, Alampalli S, He Y.
Performance of a fiber reinforced polymer web core skew bridge superstructure, Part II: failure modes and parametric study. Composite Structures 2005; 69(4): 500-509.

He Y, Aref AJ.
An optimization design procedure for fiber reinforced polymer web-core sandwich bridge deck systems. Composite Structures 2003; 60(2): 183-195.

He Y, Aref, AJ.
A semi-analytical procedure for simplified design of bidirectional FRP web-core sandwich bridge decks. International Journal of Computational Engineering Science 2002; 3(2): 129-154.

Aref AJ, Alampalli S, He Y.
Ritz-based static analysis method for fiber reinforced plastic rib core skew bridge superstructure. Journal of Engineering Mechanics 2001; 127(5): 450-458.

Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Member of American Helicopter Society (AHS)

2012 - 2014
Affordable material qualification for composite rotorcraft structures, US Army Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence (VLRCOE)

2011 - 2013
Integration of design and manufacturing processes to improve performance of composites, US Office of Naval Research (ONR)

2009 - 2010
Effective elastic properties of hexagonal composite core for rotorcraft blades, Bell Helicopter Textron Company

2007 - 2008
Nonlinear finite element analysis of composite wrinkled coupons, Boeing Company

2006 - 2011
Effects of defects on structural reliability of rotorcraft composite dynamic components, US Army Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence (VLRCOE)

2005 - 2006
Finite element models for bolted repair of aircraft structures, Delta Air Lines

2003 - 2006
Damage tolerance design methods for composite rotorcraft structures, US Army Rotorcraft Center of Excellence (ROCE)

1999 - 2002
Analysis and design procedures of FRP bridge deck systems, Transportation Infrastructure Research Consortium and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)

  • Mechanics of materials and structures
  • Aeroelasticity and Aeroservoelasticity
  • Computational aerodynamics
  • Multidisciplinary optimization design of aerospace vehicles
  • Reliability based aircraft maintenance optimization
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