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Dr Wenbo Duan graduated from the University of Manchester (PhD) in 2010. He worked in Brunel University London for nine years, initially as a Research Fellow, and progressed to a Senior Research Fellow and Technical Advisor. He joined University of Hertfordshire as a Senior Lecturer in 2019.
His main research interests are ultrasonic non-destructive testing, guided wave defect detection, finite/spectral element based numerical modelling and signal processing. He has expertise in creating and combining different techniques for implementation of fast and accurate finite element models, including incorporation of spherical harmonics into finite element models for fast calculation of sound radiation from non-uniform pipe terminations, introducing exponential coordinate stretching functions into the Perfectly Matched Layer method as a new boundary condition to close an infinite modelling domain etc.
He is also working on numerical modelling of piezoelectric-structure coupled excitation problems, non-destructive testing of composite materials, surface wave non-destructive testing etc. His recent work is designing special spectral elements into finite element models for fast modelling of wave propagation in composite laminates with anisotropic material properties and arbitrary fibre orientations, with a view to facilitate defect detection and ultrasonic signal processing. He is also working on acoustic communication in pipes with a view to facilitate robot-based non-destructive testing in buried pipelines.
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Time domain numerical modelling of guided wave excitation in fluid-filled pipes
Duan, W., 1 Nov 2022, In: Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. 210, 17 p., 103813.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Numerical Approach for Calculation of Characteristics of Edge Waves in Three-Dimensional Plates
Duan, W. & Kirby, R., 19 Sept 2020, In: Journal of Theoretical and Computational Acoustics. 2050014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigation of guided wave properties of anisotropic composite laminates using a semi-analytical finite element method
Duan, W. & Gan, T. H., 15 Sept 2019, In: Composites Part B: Engineering. 173, 106898.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Guided wave propagation in buried and immersed fluid-filled pipes: Application of the semi analytic finite element method
Duan, W. & Kirby, R., 1 Feb 2019, In: Computers and Structures. 212, p. 236-247 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Guided wave propagation in cylindrical ducts with elastic walls enclosing a fluid moving with a uniform velocity
Kirby, R. & Duan, W., 1 Jan 2019, In: Wave Motion. 85, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)