Zhou, A., Kang, J., Qin, R., Hao, H., Liu, T., & Yu, Z. (2024). Weaving the next-level structure of calcium silicate hydrate at the submicron scale via a remapping algorithm from coarse-grained to all-atom model. Cement and Concrete Research, 180, 107501. Pergamon.
Yu, Z., Zhuo, J., Qin, R., Liu, T., Zhou, A., & Tang, J. (2024). Coarse-grained molecular dynamics study on submicron structuring of calcium silicate hydrate with enhanced tensile modulus and strength. Journal of Building Engineering, 82, 108271. Elsevier.
Wang, Z., Yu, R., Yu, Z., Feng, Y., & Dong, E. (2024). Freezing of water confined between calcium-silicate-hydrate layers: a coarse-grained molecular dynamics study. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, 13(6), 799-814. Taylor & Francis.
Zou, L., Ma, C., Hu, J., Yu, Z., & Zhuang, K. (2024). Enhanced predictive modeling of rotating machinery remaining useful life by using separable convolution backbone networks. Applied Soft Computing, 156, 111493. Elsevier.
Tam, L., Moundi, A., Jing, G., Ma, J., Fu, B., Ke, L., Hao, H., Yu, Z., & Wu, C. (2024). Molecular investigation on interfacial toughening between silane coupling agent treated glass fiber and cement. Journal of Building Engineering, 110218. Elsevier.
Kang, J., Chen, X., Yu, Z., & Wang, L. (2024). Study on the Fatigue Life and Toughness of Recycled Aggregate Concrete Based on Basalt Fiber. Materials Today Communications, 109397. Elsevier.
Tam, L., Wu, R., Minkeng, M. A. N., Jiang, J., Zhou, A., Hao, H., Yu, Z., & Wu, C. (2023). Understanding creep behavior of carbon fiber/epoxy interface via molecular dynamics simulation. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 30(19), 4052-4064. Taylor & Francis.
Liu, T., Li, K., Zhou, A., Yu, Z., Qin, R., & Zou, D. (2023). Atomic insight into the functionalization of cellulose nanofiber on durability of epoxy nanocomposites. Nano Research, 16(2), 3256-3266. Tsinghua University Press Beijing.
Wang, N., Li, Z., Zhu, G., Yu, Z., Qin, R., Zhou, J., & Lin, N. (2023). Chemical modifications on cellulose nanocrystals for composites: surface chemistry to tailored compatibility and mechanical enhancement. Macromolecules, 56(18), 7505-7519. American Chemical Society.
Yu, R., Wang, Z., Sun, M., Yu, Z., Dong, E., & Fan, D. (2023). Effect of natural zeolite on water distribution and migration in low water/binder cement-based composites (LW/B-CC) mixed with seawater: An experimental and computational investigation. Construction and Building Materials, 379, 131242. Elsevier.
Nie, F., Jian, W., Yu, Z., Chow, C., & Lau, D. (2023). Mesoscale modeling to study isolated asphaltene agglomerates. Construction and Building Materials, 379, 131249. Elsevier.
Kang, J., Chen, X., & Yu, Z. (2023). Effect of polypropylene fiber on frost resistance and carbonation resistance of manufactured sand concrete. In Structures, 56, 104896. Elsevier.
Tang, Y., Yu, Z., Tam, L., Zhou, A., & Li, D. (2022). Behaviors of water molecules in polyvinyl alcohol gel amid stretch and temperature changes: A molecular dynamics study. Materials Today Communications, 33, 104834. Elsevier.
Kang, J., Liu, Y., Yuan, J., Chen, C., Wang, L., & Yu, Z. (2022). Effectiveness of surface treatment on rubber particles towards compressive strength of rubber concrete: A numerical study on rubber-cement interface. Construction and Building Materials, 350, 128820. Elsevier.
Liu, J., Guo, Y., Hu, Z., Zhao, H., Yu, Z., Chen, L., Li, Y., Van Tendeloo, G., & Su, B. (2022). Slow Photon-Enhanced Heterojunction Accelerates Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction to Unprecedented Rates. CCS Chemistry.
Li, J., Wang, Z., Jiang, L., Yu, Z., Ge, X., Ou-Yang, J., Yang, X., Tian, X., Tian, H., & Zhu, B. (2021). High Efficiency and Anomalous Photoacoustic Behavior in Vertical CNTs Array. Energy & Environmental Materials.
Wang, Y., Yu, Z., Dufresne, A., Ye, Z., Lin, N., & Zhou, J. (2021). Quantitative Analysis of Compatibility and Dispersibility in Nanocellulose-Reinforced Composites: Hansen Solubility and Raman Mapping. ACS Nano, 15(12), 20148-20163. ACS Publications.
Qin, R., Zhou, A., Yu, Z., Wang, Q., & Lau, D. (2021). Role of carbon nanotube in reinforcing cementitious materials: An experimental and coarse-grained molecular dynamics study. Cement and Concrete Research, 147, 106517. Pergamon.
Ma, L., He, J., Gu, Y., Zhang, Z., Yu, Z., Zhou, A., Tam, L., & Wu, C. (2021). Structure design of gfrp composite leaf spring: An experimental and finite element analysis. Polymers, 13(8), 1193. MDPI.
Yu, Z., Zhou, A., Ning, W., & Tam, L. (2021). Molecular insights into the weakening effect of water on cement/epoxy interface. Applied Surface Science, 553, 149493. North-Holland.
Zhang, Z., Wang, D., Wang, T., Yu, Z., Huang, Z., & Zhang, D. (2021). Aeroelastic wind tunnel testing on the wind-induced dynamic reaction response of transmission line. Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 34(1), 04020105. American Society of Civil Engineers.
Tam, L., Jiang, J., Yu, Z., Orr, J., & Wu, C. (2021). Molecular dynamics investigation on the interfacial shear creep between carbon fiber and epoxy matrix. Applied Surface Science, 537, 148013. North-Holland.
Liu, C., Ning, W., Tam, L., & Yu, Z. (2020). Understanding fracture behavior of epoxy-based polymer using molecular dynamics simulation. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 101, 107757. Elsevier.
Zhou, A., Yu, Z., Wei, H., Tam, L., Liu, T., & Zou, D. (2020). Understanding the toughening mechanism of silane coupling agents in the interfacial bonding in steel fiber-reinforced cementitious composites. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(39), 44163-44171. American Chemical Society.
Lau, D., Jian, W., Yu, Z., & Hui, D. (2018). Nano-engineering of construction materials using molecular dynamics simulations: Prospects and challenges. Composites Part B: Engineering, 143, 282-291. Elsevier.
Yu, Z., & Lau, D. (2017). Flexibility of backbone fibrils in α-chitin crystals with different degree of acetylation. Carbohydrate Polymers, 174, 941-947. Elsevier.
Yaphary, Y., Yu, Z., Lam, R., & Lau, D. (2017). Molecular dynamics simulations on adhesion of epoxy-silica interface in salt environment. Composites Part B: Engineering, 131, 165-172. Elsevier.
Yaphary, Y., Yu, Z., Lam, R., & Lau, D. (2017). Effect of triethanolamine on cement hydration toward initial setting time. Construction and Building Materials, 141, 94-103. Elsevier.
Zhou, A., Yu, Z., Chow, C., & Lau, D. (2017). Enhanced solar spectral reflectance of thermal coatings through inorganic additives. Energy and Buildings, 138, 641-647. Elsevier.
Yu, Z., Zhou, A., & Lau, D. (2016). Mesoscopic packing of disk-like building blocks in calcium silicate hydrate. Scientific Reports, 6(1), 36967. Nature Publishing Group UK London.
Tam, L., Zhou, A., Yu, Z., Qiu, Q., & Lau, D. (2017). Understanding the effect of temperature on the interfacial behavior of CFRP-wood composite via molecular dynamics simulations. Composites Part B: Engineering, 109, 227-237. Elsevier.
Cui, J., Yu, Z., & Lau, D. (2016). Effect of acetyl group on mechanical properties of chitin/chitosan nanocrystal: a molecular dynamics study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 17(1), 61. MDPI.
Lau, D., Yu, Z., & Buyukozturk, O. (2015). Mesoscale modeling of cement matrix using the concept of building block. MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL), 1759, mrsf14-1759. Cambridge University Press.
Zhou, A., Tam, L., Yu, Z., & Lau, D. (2015). Effect of moisture on the mechanical properties of CFRP--wood composite: an experimental and atomistic investigation. Composites Part B: Engineering, 71, 63-73. Elsevier.
Yu, Z., & Lau, D. (2015). Molecular dynamics study on stiffness and ductility in chitin--protein composite. Journal of Materials Science, 50, 7149-7157. Springer US.
Yu, Z., & Lau, D. (2015). Nano-and mesoscale modeling of cement matrix. Nanoscale Research Letters, 10, 1-6. Springer US.
Yu, Z., & Lau, D. (2015). Development of a coarse-grained α-chitin model on the basis of MARTINI forcefield. Journal of Molecular Modeling, 21, 1-9. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Yu, Z., Xu, Z., & Lau, D. (2014). Effect of acidity on chitin--protein interface: a molecular dynamics study. BioNanoScience, 4, 207-215. Springer US.