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Dr Xiaonan Hou

Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

  1. Published

    Tailoring structure of inclusion with strain-induced closure to reduce Poisson's ratio of composite materials

    Hou, X., Hu, H. & Silberschmidt, V., 2014, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 115, 8 p., 224903.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Numerical analysis of composite structure with in-plane isotropic negative Poisson’s ratio: effects of materials properties and geometry features of inclusions

    Hou, X., Hu, H. & Silberschmidt, V., 03/2014, In: Composites Part B: Engineering. 58, p. 152–159 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Erratum to: A composite material with Poisson’s ratio tunable from positive to negative values: an experimental and numerical study

    Hou, X., Hu, H. & Silberschmidt, V., 01/2014, In: Journal of Materials Science. 49, 1, p. 461 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    A novel concept to develop composite structures with isotropic negative Poisson's ratio: effects of random inclusions

    Hou, X., Hu, H. & Silberschmidt, V., 12/10/2012, In: Composites Science and Technology. 72, 15, p. 1848–1854 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    A study of computational mechanics of 3D spacer fabric: factors affecting its compression deformation

    Hou, X., Hu, H. & Silberschmidt, V., 05/2012, In: Journal of Materials Science. 47, 9, p. 3989–3999 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Non-uniformity of deformation in low-density thermally point bonded non-woven material: effect of microstructure

    Hou, X., Acar, M. & Silberschmidt, V., 01/2011, In: Journal of Materials Science. 46, 2, p. 307–315 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Finite element simulation of low-density thermally bonded nonwoven materials: effects of orientation distribution function and arrangement of bond points

    Hou, X., Acar, M. & Silberschmidt, V., 02/2011, In: Computational Materials Science. 50, 4, p. 1292–1298 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Nonlinear compression behavior of warp-knitted spacer fabric: effect of sandwich structure

    Hou, X., Hu, H., Liu, Y. & Silberschmidt, V., 2011, In: Computers, Materials & Continua. 23, 2, p. 119-134 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    2D finite element analysis of thermally bonded nonwoven materials: continuous and discontinuous models

    Hou, X., Acar, M. & Silberschmidt, V., 09/2009, In: Computational Materials Science. 46, 3, p. 700–707 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Tensile behaviour of low density thermally bonded nonwoven material

    Hou, X., Acar, M. & Silberschmidt, V., 2009, In: Journal of Engineered Fibres and Fabrics . 4, 1, p. 26-33 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    A composite material with Poisson’s ratio tunable from positive to negative values: an experimental and numerical study

    Hou, X., Hu, H. & Silberschmidt, V., 12/2013, In: Journal of Materials Science. 48, 24, p. 8493-8500 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Double lap adhesive joint with reduced stress concentration: effect of slot

    Hou, X., Yousefi Kanani, A. & Ye, J., 15/10/2018, In: Composite Structures. 202, p. 635-642 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Tensile behavior of low density thermally bonded nonwoven material

    Hou, X., Acar, M. & Silberschmidt, V. V., 20/04/2009, In: Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics. 4, 1, p. 26-33 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Non-linear finite element model for dynamic analysis of high-speed valve train and coil collisions

    Gu, Z., Hou, X., Keating, E. & Ye, J., 1/05/2020, In: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 173, 10 p., 105476.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Design and analysis method of nonlinear helical springs using a combining technique: Finite element analysis, constrained Latin hypercube sampling and genetic programming

    Gu, Z., Hou, X. & Ye, J., 1/11/2021, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 235, 22, p. 5917-5930 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    A parametric study of adhesive bonded joints with composite material using black-box and grey-box machine learning methods: Deep neuron networks and genetic programming

    Gu, Z., Liu, Y., J.Hughes, D., Ye, J. & Hou, X., 15/07/2021, In: Composites Part B: Engineering. 217, 11 p., 108894.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Advanced static and dynamic analysis method for helical springs of non-linear geometries

    Gu, Z., Hou, X. & Ye, J., 24/11/2021, In: Journal of Sound and Vibration. 513, 18 p., 116414.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    A Novel Self‐Updating Design Method for Complex 3D Structures Using Combined Convolutional Neuron and Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Networks

    Gu, Z., Hou, X., Saafi, M. & Ye, J., 30/06/2022, In: Advanced Intelligent Systems. 4, 6, 10 p., 2100186.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    A genetic evolved machine learning approach for 3D DEM modelling of anisotropic materials with full consideration of particulate interactions

    Gu, Z., Ding, X., Hou, X. & Ye, J., 1/02/2023, In: Composites Part B: Engineering. 250, 11 p., 110432.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Mechanical properties of a multi-material flexible adhesive joint

    Gendre, L., Hou, X. & Ridler, T., 15/09/2016, SAMPE Europe Conference 16 Liege. SAMPE Europe, p. 225-235 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  21. Published

    Modelling Composite Failure through Machine Learning

    Ding, X., Hou, X., Xia, M., Ismail, Y. & Ye, J., 1/09/2020.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  22. Published

    Predictions of macroscopic mechanical properties and microscopic cracks of unidirectional fibre-reinforced polymer composites using deep neural network (DNN)

    Ding, X., Hou, X., Xia, M., Ismail, Y. & Ye, J., 15/12/2022, In: Composite Structures. 302, 13 p., 116248.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Effects of defects on the transverse mechanical response of unidirectional fibre-reinforced polymers: DEM simulation and deep learning prediction

    Ding, X., Gu, Z., Hou, X., Xia, M., Ismail, Y. & Ye, J., 1/10/2023, In: Composite Structures. 321, 117301.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Numerical modelling of thermally bonded nonwovens: continuous and discontinuous approaches

    Demirci, E., Hou, X., Acar, M., Pourdeyhimi, B. & Silberschmidt, V., 05/2012, In: Solid State Phenomena. 188, p. 164-169 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Strength of submarine hoses in Chinese-lantern configuration from hydrodynamic loads on CALM buoy

    Amaechi, C. V., Facheng Wang, Hou, X. & Ye, J., 1/01/2019, In: Ocean Engineering. 171, p. 429-442 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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