Gender

Male

Professional Title

Associate Professor

Departments

Vehicle Engineering 

TEL

(+86)15216889094

E-mail

wtu@ujs.edu.cn

Short Biography

2020.10-Present School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China

2016.8-2020.8 Engineering Technology Associates, Inc, Research Engineer, Michigan, US (Focused on Ford Global Safety CAE method development)

2011.1-2016.8 University of Virginia, Civil Engineering, PhD of Structural and Solid Mechanics, Charlottesville, VA, US

2015.6-2015.11 Dassault Systèmes (Abaqus), Technical Intern, Minneapolis, MN, US

2008.9-2010.11 Huazhong University of Science and Technology, MS, Wuhan, China

2004.9-2008.6 Huazhong University of Science and Technology, BS, Wuhan, China

Academic service

lJournal reviewer:

Composites Part B: Engineering

Composite Science and Technology

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

International Journal of Impact engineering

International Journal of damage mechanics

Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

Mechanics Research Communications

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Applied Composite Materials

Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures

SAE International

lSpecial issue guest editor of SCI journal “materials” under the topic of “Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling of Heterogeneous Materials and Structures”

lSession Chair of ICCES 2023 ：Advanced Materials: Design, Manufacturing and Multiscale Modelling

Teaching Courses

Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Vehicle Body

Automotive Testing Engineering

Research Fields

Vehicle Crash and Safety

Lightweight Vehicle Structures

Micromechanics of Composite Materials

Damage and Fracture of Composite Materials

Piezoelectric Composite Materials

Selected Publications

The complete list of publications is available at the following link:

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=u28-S4gAAAAJ&hl=en

lQ. Chen, W. Tu, J. Wu, Z. He, G. Chatzigeorgiou, F. Meraghni, Z. Yang, X. Chen, Elasticity-inspired data-driven micromechanics theory for unidirectional composites with interfacial damage, European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 111, 2025, 105506.

lW. Tu, H. Jiang, and Q. Chen, Multiphysics homogenization and localization of wavy brick-and-mortar architectures with piezoelectric effects, Mechanics of Composite Materials, 60(4), 2024.

lX Zhang, B Feng, Z Xue, Y Liu, X Ye, W. Tu^*, The effectiveness of Q6 and PIPER 6-year-old models on quantification of the change of child sitting posture with AEB and its impact on child’s injures in frontal crash. Traffic Injury Prevention, 2024, 1–7.

lX. Zhao, J. Wang, Q. Chen, H. Jiang, C. Chen, W. Tu^*, Microstructure design and optimization of multilayered piezoelectric composites with wavy architectures, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 2024: 1-17.

lW Tu, S Wang, Q Deng, D Li, Y Zhang, Q Wang, H Jiang, Review on nanocellulose composites and CNFs assembled microfiber toward automotive applications. Nanotechnology Reviews,2024, 13 (1), 20240006.

lQ Wang, S Feng, J Liu, H Liu, W Tu, Q Zhu, Engineering nanocellulose percolation network for flexible strain sensor. Cellulose, 2024, 1-37.

lW. Tu, S. Wang, Q. Chen, Continuum damage mechanics-based finite-volume homogenization of unidirectional elastoplastic fiber-reinforced composites, International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 2023, 32 (4), 549-578.

lX Zhang, Z Xue, W Tu^*, Design and Performance Research of a Wearable Airbag for the Human Body, Applied Sciences,2023, 13 (6), 3628.

lX Zhang, Z Xue, W Tu^*, Design and Performance Research of a Wearable Airbag for the Human Body, Applied Sciences,2023, 13 (6), 3628.

lF Guo, X Zhao, W Tu^*, C Liu, B Li, J Ye, Inverse Identification and Design of Thermal Parameters of Woven Composites through a Particle Swarm Optimization Method, Materials,2023, 16 (5), 1953.

lX. Zhang, J. Gao, W. Tu^*, Parameter Study for Child Booster Seats in Frontal Collisions, Applied Sciences, 2023, 13(4): 2206.

lX. Zhao, J. Wang, Q. Chen, H. Jiang, C. Chen, W. Tu^*, Microstructure design and optimization of multilayered piezoelectric composites with wavy architectures, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 2023: 1-17.

lW. Tu, Q. Chen, Electromechanical response of multilayered piezoelectric BaTiO3/PZT-7A composites with wavy architecture, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2021，32 (17):1966-1986.

lQ. Chen, J. Zhu, W. Tu, G. Wang, A Tangent Finite-Volume Direct Averaging Micromechanics Framework for Elastoplastic Porous Metals: Theory and Validation, 2021, International Journal of Plasticity, 2021, 139:102968.

lX Zhao, G Wang, Q Chen, L Duan, W Tu^*, An effective thermal conductivity and thermomechanical homogenization scheme for a multiscale Nb3Sn filaments, Nanotechnology Reviews, 2021, 10(1), 187-200.

lW. Tu, Q. Chen, Homogenization and localization of unidirectional fiber-reinforced composites with evolving damage by FVDAM and FEM approaches: a critical assessment, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2020, 239:107280.

lW. Tu, Q. Chen, Evolution of interfacial debonding of a unidirectional graphite/polyimide composite under off-axis loading, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2020, 230:106947.

lQ. Chen, W. Tu and M. Ma, Deep Learning in Heterogeneous Materials: Targeting the Thermo-Mechanical Response of Unidirectional Composites, Journal of Applied Physics, 2020, 127(17):175101.

●Q. Chen, W. Tu, R. Liu, X. Chen, Parametric multiphysics finite-volume theory for periodic composites with thermo-electro-elastic phases, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2018, Vol. 29(4) 530-552.

●G Wang, W Tu, MJ Pindera, Tailoring the moduli of composites using hollow reinforcement, Composite Structures, 2017,160: 838-853.

lW. Tu and M. J. Pindera, Damage evolution in cross-ply laminates revisited via CZM-based Finite-Volume homogenization, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2016, 86, 40-60.

lW. Tu and M. J. Pindera, Cohesive Zone-Based damage evolution in periodic materials via Finite-Volume homogenization, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2014, 81: 101005(1-16).

lW. Tu and M. J. Pindera, Targeting the finite-deformation response of wavy biological tissues with bio-inspired material architectures, 2013, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2013, 28: 291-308.

Projects

·Jiangsu University Faculty Startup Fund, PI, Jiangsu University, 2020.10-2023.10.

·Jiangsu Shuangchuang Doctor Program Fund, PI, Jiangsu Provincial Government, 2021.11-2024.11.

·Research on Key Technology Development and Application of Digital Twin Platform for Child Restraint Systems, Co-investigator, Goodbaby International Holdings Limited, 2023.8-2025.7.

·Research on key technology and its application on advanced child restraint system, Co-investigator, Goodbaby International Holdings Limited, 2021.6-2023.6.

·Establishment of Ford Global Vehicle Crash Model Library and Reliability Verification of Simulation Software LS-DYNA, PI, Ford Motor Company, 2019.10-2020.8.

·Ford Global High-Precision Tire Generator and Locator Development, PI, Ford Motor Company, 2017.5-2019.5.

·Ford Global Suspension CAE Model Validation Process Development, PI, Ford Motor Company, 2016.8-2017.3.