Refereed Journal Publications († corresponding author, * Meng group students)

36.      C. Caviness*, Y. Chen*, Z. Yang*, H. Wang*, Y. Wu, Z. Meng^†, “Improved Ballistic Impact Resistance of Nanofibrillar Cellulose Films with Discontinuous Fibrous Bouligand Architecture,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, in press (2023).

35.      M. Lu, A. Mohammadi, Z. Meng, X Meng, G. Li, Z. Li, “Deep Neural Operator for Learning Transient Response of Interpenetrating Phase Composites Subject to Dynamic Loading,” Computational Mechanics, 1-14 (2023).

34.      Z. Yang*, C. Chiang*, Z. Meng^†, “Investigation of Dynamic Impact Responses of Layered Polymer-Graphene Nanocomposite Films Using Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulations,” Carbon, 203, 202-210 (2023).

33.      H. Xu, C Gao, Z. Meng, A. Wang, S. Keten, Z. Wu, “Atomistic Investigation of Fracture Mechanisms in Phosphorus-Functionalized Epoxy Resins,” International Journal of Mechanical Sciences,227, 107412 (2022).

32.      J. Yang, X. Yao^†, Z. Meng^†, “Investigation of Molecular Mechanisms of Polyvinylidene Fluoride under the Effects of Temperature, Electric Poling, and Mechanical Stretching using Molecular Dynamics Simulations,” Polymer, 245, 124691 (2022).

31.      Z. Yang*, P. Niksiar^†, Z. Meng^†, “Identifying Structure-Property Relationships of Micro-Architectured Porous Scaffolds through 3D Printing and Finite Element Analyses,” Computational Materials Science, 202, 110987, (2022).

30.      Giuntoli, N. Hansoge, A. van Beek, Z. Meng^†, W. Chen^†, S. Keten^†, “Systematic Coarse-Graining of Epoxy Resins with Machine Learning-Informed Energy Renormalization,” npj Computational Materials, 7, 168 (2021).

29.     C. Chiang*, J. Breslin*, S. Weeks*, Z. Meng^†, “Dynamic Mechanical Behaviors of Nacre-inspired Graphene-Polymer Nanocomposites Depending on Internal Structures,” Extreme Mechanics Letters, 49, 101451 (2021).

28.      P. Niksiar^†, Z. Meng^†, M. Porter, “Multidimensional Mechanics of Three-Dimensional Printed and Micro-Architectured Scaffolds,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, 88(10), 101004 (2021).

27.      H. Tang, G. Zhou, Q. Sun^†, O. Avinesh, Z. Chen, Z. Meng^†, C. Engler-Pinto, X. Su, “Experimental and Computational Analysis of Bending Fatigue Failure Mechanisms in Chopped Carbon Fiber Chip Reinforced Composites,” Composite Structures, 275, 114402 (2021).

26.      Q. Sun, G. Zhou, H. Tang, Z. Chen, J. Fenner, Z. Meng, M. Jain, X. Su, “A Combined Experimental and Computational Analysis of Failure Mechanisms in Open-Hole Cross-ply Laminates under Flexural Loading,” Composites Part B, 215, 108803 (2021).

25.      Y. Wang*, Z. Meng^†, “Mechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Wrinkled Graphene Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites – Effect of Interlayer Sliding within Graphene Sheets,” Carbon, 177, 128-137 (2021).

24.      J. Yang, D. Custer*, C. Chiang*, Z. Meng^†, X. Yao^†, “Understanding the Mechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Graphene Reinforced Polycarbonate Nanocomposites Using Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulations,” Computational Materials Science, 191, 110339 (2021).

23.     Q. Sun, G. Zhou, H. Tang^†, Z. Meng^†, M. Jain, X. Su, W. Han^†, “In-situ Effect in Cross-ply Laminates under Various Loading Conditions Analyzed with Hybrid Macro/Micro-scale Computational Models,” Composite Structures, 261, 113592 (2021).

22.      Q. Sun^†, G. Zhou^†, Z. Meng^†, M. Jain, X. Su, “An Integrated Computational Materials Engineering Framework to Analyze the Failure Behaviors of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Lightweight Vehicle Applications,” Composites Science and Technology, 202, 108560 (2021).

21.     G. Zhou, Q. Sun, Z. Meng, D. Li, Y. Peng, D. Zeng, X. Su, “Experimental Investigation on the Effects of Fabric Architectures on Mechanical and Damage Behaviors of Carbon/Epoxy Woven Composites,” Composites Structures, 257, 113366 (2021).

20.      G. Zhou^†, Q. Sun, D. Li, Z. Meng^†, Y. Peng, Z. Chen, D. Zeng, X. Su, “Meso-scale Modeling and Damage Analysis of Carbon/Epoxy Woven Fabric Composite under In-plane Tension and Compression Loadings”, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 190, 105980 (2021).

19.      G. Zhou^†, Q. Sun, D. Li, Z. Meng^†, Y. Peng, D. Zeng, X. Su, “Effects of Fabric Architectures on Mechanical and Damage Behaviors in Carbon/Epoxy Woven Composites under Multiaxial Stress States”, Polymer Testing, 90, 106657 (2020).

18.      H. Tang, Z. Chen, O. Avinesh, H. Guo^†, Z. Meng^†, C. Engler-Pinto, H. Kang, X. Su, “Notch Insensitivity in Fatigue Failure of Chopped Carbon Fiber Chip-Reinforced Composites Using Experimental and Computational Analysis,” Composite Structures, 244, 112280 (2020).

17.      T. Li, Z. Meng^†, S. Keten^†, “Interfacial Mechanics and Viscoelastic Properties of Patchy Graphene Oxide Reinforced Nanocomposites,” Carbon, 158, 303-313 (2020).

Prior to Clemson

16.      Q. Sun, G. Zhou, Z. Meng, H. Guo, Z. Chen, H. Liu, H. Kang, S. Keten, X. Su, “Failure Criteria of Unidirectional Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Informed by a Computational Micromechanics Model,” Composites Science and Technology, 172, 81-95 (2019).

15.      X. Qin, B. Marchi, Z. Meng, S. Keten, “Impact Resistance of Nanocellulose Films with Bioinspired Bouligand Microstructures,” Nanoscale Advances, 1, 1351-1361 (2019).

14.      Q. Sun, G. Zhou, H. Guo, Z. Meng, S. Keten, X. Su, “Failure Mechanisms of Cross-ply Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Laminates under Longitudinal Compression with Experimental and Computational Analyses,” Composites Part B, 167, 147-160 (2019).

13.      Z. Meng, S. Keten, “Unraveling the Effect of Material Properties and Geometrical Factors on Ballistic Penetration Energy of Nanoscale Thin Films,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, 85(12), 121004 (2018).

12.      Q. Sun, H. Guo, G. Zhou, Z. Meng, Z. Chen, H. Kang, S. Keten, X. Su, “Experimental and Computational Analysis of Failure Mechanisms in Unidirectional Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Laminates under Longitudinal Compression Loading,” Composite Structures, 203, 335-348 (2018).

11.      Q. Sun, Z. Meng, G. Zhou, S.-P. Lin, H. Kang, S. Keten, H. Guo, X. Su, “Multi-scale Computational Analysis of Unidirectional Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites under Various Loading Conditions,” Composite Structures, 196, 30-43 (2018).

10.      Y. Zhang, Z. Meng, X. Qin, S. Keten, “Ballistic Impact Response of Lipid Membranes,” Nanoscale, 10(10), 4761-4770 (2018).

9.      Z. Meng, J. Han, X. Qin, Y. Zhang, O. Balogun, S. Keten, “Spalling-like Failure by Cylindrical Projectiles Deteriorates the Ballistic Performance of Multi-layer Graphene Plates,” Carbon, 126, 611-619 (2018).

8.      Z. Meng, A. Singh, X. Qin, S. Keten, “Reduced Ballistic Limit Velocity of Graphene Membranes due to Cone Wave Reflection,” Extreme Mechanics Letters, 15, 70-77 (2017).

7.    X. Qin, S. Feng, Z. Meng, S. Keten, “Optimizing the Mechanical Properties of Cellulose Nanopaper through Surface Energy and Critical Length Scale Considerations,” Cellulose, 24(8), 3289-3299 (2017).

6.    W. Wang, L. Li, C. Yang, R. A. Soler-Crespo, Z. Meng, M. Li, X. Zhang, S. Keten, H. D. Espinosa, “Plasticity Resulted from Phase Transformation for Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide Film during Nanoindentation Simulations,” Nanotechnology, 28(16), 164005 (2017).

5.    Z. Meng, R. A. Soler-Crespo, W. Xia, W. Gao, L. Ruiz, H. D. Espinosa, Sinan Keten, “A Coarse-Grained Model for the Mechanical Behavior of Graphene Oxide,” Carbon, 117, 476-487 (2017).

4.    W. Xia, J. Song, Z. Meng, C. Shao, S. Keten, “Designing Multi-Layer Graphene-based Assemblies for Enhanced Toughness in Nacre-inspired Nanocomposites,” Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 1(1), 40-47 (2016).

3.    Z. Meng, M. A. Bessa, W. Xia, W. K. Liu, S. Keten, “Predicting the Macroscopic Fracture Energy of Epoxy Resins from Atomistic Molecular Simulations,” Macromolecules, 49(24), 9474-9483 (2016).

2.    X. Wei, Z. Meng, L. Ruiz, W. Xia, C. Lee, J. W. Kysar, J. C. Hone, S. Keten, H. D. Espinosa, “Recoverable Slippage Mechanism in Multilayer Graphene Leads to Repeatable Energy Dissipation,” ACS nano, 10(2), 1820-1828 (2016).

1.    L. Ruiz, W. Xia, Z. Meng, S. Keten, “A Coarse-Grained Model for the Mechanical Behavior of Multi-Layer Graphene,” Carbon, 82, 103-115 (2015).