Kim Meow Liew - Selected Publications#

Kim Meow Liew (K. M. Liew) has published over 800 papers with a total of over 38,000 citations in international journals including 89 papers with over 100 citations, H index 97 in Google Scholar (in the last five years: 179 publications, over 19,000 citations, H index 66 since 2015), plus 72 proceedings, 2 books, and 9 book chapters. He has been recognized by: (1) the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) as a Highly Cited Researcher since 2001 (amongst the 250 most cited researchers of SCI journal papers in Engineering worldwide), and (2) the Clarivate Analytics as the 2018 Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering and 2019 Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Field Research (a recognition for exceptional research performance demonstrated through the publication by multiple highly cited papers; these articles ranked among the top 1% by citations in the fields of engineering, computational mechanics, and applied physics and mathematics). He was bestowed the inaugural best paper award of the journal - Engineering Analysis With Boundary Elements based on its impact among papers published in 2015-2017 [Eng. Anal. Bound. Elem. 2015, 54: 39-46].

47. Zhang, L. W., Song, Z. G., Qiao, P., Liew, K. M.* (2017). "Modeling of dynamic responses of CNT-reinforced composite cylindrical shells under impact loads". Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. Vol. 313, pp. 889-903. [ESI highly cited paper] [57 citations]. This paper provided a first insight into the impact responses of functionally graded carbon nanotube (FG-CNT) composite cylindrical shells by introducing a linear contract law to furnish an analytical solution. The numerical frameworks proposed in this paper have been followed by Prof. Q. Wang (Member of European Academy of Science and European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering and Royal Society of Canada) [Comput. Method. Appl. M. 2017, 2325: 689-710; 2018, 331: 53-71] and Prof. T. Rabczuk (Member of the EU Academy of Sciences) [Compos. Struct. 2019, 225: 111085] to tackle the problems of snap-through vibration and piezoelectric response of FG-CNTRC materials, respectively.

89. Zhang, L. W., Liew, K. M.*, Reddy, J. N. (2016). "Postbuckling of carbon nanotube reinforced functionally graded plates with edges elastically restrained against translation and rotation under axial compression". Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. Vol. 298, pp. 1-28. [ESI highly cited paper] [106 citations]. This paper presented the first known postbuckling analysis of FG-CNT reinforced composite plates, and demonstrated an outstanding reinforcing efficiency (50%) in enhancing the postbuckling strength of composite plates with FG-X CNT distribution. The design concepts have served as principle approaches to solve the instability problems of composite plates by Prof. F. Tornabene (Member of the European Academy of Sciences) [Thin Wall Struct. 2016, 102: 222-245] and other leading global researchers [Comput. Method. Appl. M. 2017, 318: 270-295; Compos. Part B-Eng. 2017, 128: 208-224; Compos. Part B-Eng. 2018, 134: 69-80]

142. Zhang, L. W., Cui, W. C., Liew, K. M.* (2015). "Vibration analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composite thick plates with elastically restrained edges". International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. Vol. 103, pp. 9-21. [ESI highly cited paper] [116 citations, ranked top 2% among the 7000 papers published in IJMS]. This paper presents the first attempt to investigate the free vibration of FG-CNT reinforced composite plates with elastic edge constraints using the element-free improved moving least-squares Ritz method. This work provides a sophisticated and innovative numerical scheme for solving complex boundary condition problems. The work published in this article was considered by Prof. Y. Chen (Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering) [Compos. Part B-Eng. 2018, 154: 216-224] as the benchmark work and foundation for nonlinear bending analysis of laminated composite.

162. Liew, K. M.*, Lei, Z. X., Zhang, L. W. (2015). "Mechanical analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composites: A review". Composite Structures. Vol. 120, pp. 90-7. [ESI highly cited paper] [402 citations] [ranked 8th among the 11761 papers published in Compos. Struct.]. This article identified and highlighted topics relevant to FG-CNT reinforced composite, and provided specific insights into the working mechanisms and design principles of FG-CNT reinforced composites. The conclusions provided platforms for the development of new conceptual frameworks on functionally graded composite, and generally gave other scholars from Swansea University [Compos. Struct. 2016, 140: 473-490], University of Bologna [Compos. Part B-Eng. 2017, 115: 449-476], Georgia Institute of Technology [Compos. Part B-Eng. 2017, 109: 197-213], University of Alberta [Appl. Math. Comput. 2015, 266: 773-791], and RMIT University [Compos. Struct. 2018, 202: 38-46] as a “state-of-the-art” snapshot of a domain.

185. Zhang, L. W., Lei, Z. X., Liew, K. M.*, Yu, J. L. (2014). "Large deflection geometrically nonlinear analysis of carbon nanotube-reinforced functionally graded cylindrical panels". Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. Vol. 273, pp. 1-18. [ESI highly cited paper] [153 citations, ranked top 4% among the 10318 papers published in CMAME]. This work implemented a first attempt to solve the nonlinear large deformation problems of composite panels using the mesh-free kp-Ritz method with improved computational efficiency. The proposed mesh-free method has engaged worldwide researchers from University of Alberta [Compos. Struct. 2017, 171: 100-112; Acta Astronaut. 2017, 138: 214-224], Tokyo Institute of Technology [Finite. Elem. Anal. Des. 2015, 96: 1-10], Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [J. Vib. Acoust. 2015, 137(3): 031006], and it has been widely utilized by Prof. Q. Wang (member of European Academy of Science and European Academy of Sciences and Arts, fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering and Royal Society of Canada) [Comput. Method. Appl. M. 2016, 303: 75-100; Compos. Struct. 2016, 153: 938-951; Compos. Part B-Eng. 2017, 118: 15-25; Compos. Struct. 2017,171: 113-125; Compos. Part B-Eng. 2017, 116: 486-499; Comput. Method. Appl. M. 2017, 325: 689-710] to solve buckling, postbuckling, vibration, dynamic stability, instability problems of pressurized composite panels and shells.

213. Liew, K. M., Lei, Z. X., Yu, J. L., Zhang, L. W.* (2014). "Postbuckling of carbon nanotube-reinforced functionally graded cylindrical panels under axial compression using a meshless approach". Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. Vol. 268, pp. 1-17. [ESI highly cited paper] [216 citations, ranked top 2% among the 10318 papers published in CMAME]. This paper was the pioneering work on the postbuckling behavior of FG-CNT reinforced cylindrical panels. The paper provided regulation schemes for maximizing the toughening effect of reinforcement have earned great recognition from researchers from the University of New South Wales [Compos. Struct. 2014, 113: 197-207], University of Alberta [Comput. Method. Appl. M. 2016, 303: 75-100], University of Western Sydney [Compos. Struct. 2015, 123: 383-392], Université de Lorraine [Compos. Struct. 2015, 127: 340-355], University of Seville [Compos. Part B-Eng. 2017, 128: 208-224; Compos. Struct. 2016, 152: 277-294], University of Toronto [Polym. Composite. 2019, 40.S2: E1918-E1927], and University of Alabama [Thin Wall Struct. 2018, 122: 173-181].

246. Lei, Z. X., Liew, K. M.*, Yu, J. L. (2013). "Large deflection analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite plates by the element-free kp-Ritz method". Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. Vol. 256, pp. 189-99. [ESI highly cited paper] [139 citations, ranked top 5% among the 10318 papers published in CMAME]. This work reported a novel nonlinear analysis framework that overcomes the limitations of mesh-free methods on solving problems with any geometries and boundary conditions, and it was acknowledged by Prof. Q. Wang (Member of European Academy of Science and European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering and Royal Society of Canada) [Comput. Method. Appl. M. 2016, 303: 75-100] as the first work to explore the stability characteristics of FG-CNT reinforced composite plates. The findings from this article have been further employed by researchers from Washington State University [Compos. Struct. 2016, 144: 33-43], Universitá di Bologna [Compos. Part B-Eng. 2017, 113: 206-217], University of Seville [Compos. Struct. 2016, 152: 277-294], and Universidade do Porto Portugal [Eng. Anal. Bound. Elem. 2018, 92: 136-155] to study the non-linear large deformation of FG-CNT composite materials.

250. Zhu, P., Lei, Z. X., Liew, K. M.* (2012). "Static and free vibration analyses of carbon nanotube-reinforced composite plates using finite element method with first order shear deformation plate theory". Composite Structures. Vol. 94 (4), pp. 1450-60. [ESI highly cited paper] [463 citations, ranked 6th among the 11761 papers published in Compos. Struct.]. This paper disclosed the pronounced effects of CNT volume fraction and width-to-thickness ratio on the natural frequencies and vibration mode shapes of composite plates. The first known vibration results have been recognized by Prof. S. Kitipornchai (Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering) [Compos. Part B-Eng. 2017, 110: 132-140] and Prof. F. Tornabene (Member of the European Academy of Sciences) [Compos. Part B-Eng. 2017, 115: 449-476] as the benchmarks to study the natural frequency of composite plates.

335. Zhao, X., Lee, Y. Y., Liew, K. M.* (2009). “Free vibration analysis of functionally graded plates using the element-free kp-Ritz method”. Journal of Sound and Vibration. Vol. 319 (3-5), pp. 918-939. [ESI highly cited paper] [309 citations, ranked top 1% among the 23214 papers published in JSV]. This work exploited the design concept of FG-CNT composite plate by controlling the CNT volume fraction, plate width-to-thickness ratio, plate aspect ratio, temperature, boundary condition and CNT distribution type, effectively opening up a new research direction in the field. The findings have been well evaluated by Prof. E. Carrera (President, Associazione Italiana di Aeronautica ed Astronautica, Member of Accademia delle Scienze di Torino) [Compos. Struct. 2015, 120: 10-31] and Prof. J. N. Reddy (Member of US National Academy of Engineering and the European Academy of Sciences, and Foreign member of Chinese Academy of Engineering; Foreign fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering, the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Brazilian National Academy of Engineering) [Comput. Method. Appl. M. 2010, 199(25-28): 1645-1653], and served as the benchmarks for researchers from Howard University [Compos. Struct. 2011, 93(7): 1747-1764], University of British Columbia [Int. J. Mech. Sci. 2011, 53(1): 11-22], University of Southampton [Compos. Struct. 2015, 121: 197-210], and Universidade do Porto Portugal [Compos. Part B-Eng. 2013, 51: 368-383].

471. He, X. Q., Kitipornchai, S., Liew, K. M.* (2005). "Buckling analysis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes: A continuum model accounting for van der Waals interaction". Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. Vol. 53(2), pp. 303-26. [384 citations, ranked top 2% among the 4521 papers published in JMPS]. The derived formulas of the vdW interaction in the proposed continuum model provided ease for solving the buckling problem of multi-walled CNT, and served as one of the most popular approaches for studying other related topics. The continuum model has been adopted by Prof. T. Rabczuk (Member of EU Academy of Science) [Carbon 2013, 57: 108-119] and Prof. Q. Wang (Member of European Academy of Science and European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering and Royal Society of Canada) [Smart Mater. Struct. 2007, 16(1): 178] to solve the fracture and vibration problems of composite plates.