College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering Hunan University
No. 1 Lushan South Road, Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan 410082
renyiru@hnu.edu.cn

2017 – present: Associate Professor, Hunan University, College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering
2014 – 2017: Assistant Professor, Hunan University, College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering
2011-2014: Postdoctor, Beihang University, School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering
2009-2011: Visting Scholar, The State University of New Jersey, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Deputy Secretary general, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of Hunan Province
 Senior menber, Chinese Society for Composite Materials
Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

2012: PhD, Beihang University
2005: B.Sc., Harbin Engineering University

Mechanical and vehicle engineering, Aerospace engineering, Applied Energy, Ocean engineering, Mechanics

2018 National Defense Basic Scientific Research Project, 1400000;
2015 National Science Foundation Grant: “Failure mechanism of composite energy absorption structure for civil aircraft” , 260000;
2014 China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, “Composite energy absorption structure and its application method in civil aircraft”, 150000;
2013 China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, “Research on the crashworthiness design method of civil aircraft based on reliability”, 50000. 

[1]Hongyong Jiang, Yiru Ren*, Songjun Zhang, Zhihui Liu, Guoqin Yu, Jinwu Xiang. Damage and perforation resistance behaviors induced by projectile impact load on bonding-patch repaired and scarf-patch repaired composite laminates. International Journal of Damage Mechanics, (Online puhlished)
[2]Zhihui Liu, Hongyong Jiang, Yiru Ren*, Zhansen Qian, Fuh-gwo Yuan. Energy-absorption performance of composite corrugated plates with corrugated-shape ditch plug initiator. Polymer Composites. 2018. (Online published)
[3]Binhua Gao, Yiru Ren*, Hongyong Jiang, Jinwu Xiang. Sensitivity analysis based variable screening and reliability optimization for composite fuselage frame crashworthiness design. International Journal of Crashworthiness. (Accepted)
[4]Hongyong Jiang, Yiru Ren*, Zhihui Liu, Songjun Zhang. Microscale finite element analysis for predicting effects of air voids on mechanical properties of single fiber bundle in composite, Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 54, No. 2, 2019, pp. 1363-1381.
[5]Guilin She, Fuh-gwo Yuan, Yiru Ren*, Hai-bo Liu, Wan-shen Xiao. Nonlinear bending and vibration analysis of functionally graded porous tubes via a nonlocal strain gradient theory, Composite Structures, Vol. 203, No. 61, pp. 614-623, 2018.
[6]Songjun Zhang, Hongyong Jiang, Yiru Ren*, Zhansen Qian, Zheqi Lin. Multi-Scale Progressive Damage Model for Analyzing the Failure Mechanisms of 2D Triaxially Braided Composite under Uniaxial Compression Loads. Applied Composite Materials, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 921-938, 2018.
[7]Guilin She, Kun-ming Yan, Yan-long Zhang, Hai-bo Liu, Yiru Ren*. Wave propagation of functionally graded porous nanobeams based on nonlocal strain gradient theory. The European Physical Journal Plus, Vol. 133, No. 9, pp. 368-376. 
[8]Guilin She, Fuh-gwo Yuan, Yiru Ren*. On wave propagation of porous nanotubes. International Journal of Engineering Science. Vol. 130, 2018, pp. 62-74. 
[9]Hongyong Jiang, Yiru Ren*, Zhihui Liu, Songjun Zhang, Xiaoqin Wang. Evaluations of failure initiation criteria for predicting damages of composite structures under crushing loading. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 37, No. 21, 2018, pp. 1279-1303.
[10]Hongyong Jiang, Yiru Ren*, Zhihui Liu, Songjun Zhang, Guoqin Yu. Multi-Scale analysis for mechanical properties of fiber bundle and damage characteristics of 2D triaxially braided composite panel under shear loading. Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 132, No. 27, 2018, pp. 176-186.
[11]Hongyong Jiang, Yiru Ren*, Songjun Zhang, Zhihui Liu, Lu Nie. Multi-scale finite element analysis for tension and ballistic penetration damage characterizations of 2D tri-axially braided composite, Journal of Materials Science. Vol. 53, No. 14, 2018, pp. 10071-10094.
[12]Guilin She, Yiru Ren*, Wanshen Xiao, Haibo Liu. Study on thermal buckling and post-buckling behaviors of FGM tubes resting on elastic foundation, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 66, No. 6, 2018, pp. 729-736.
[13]Guoqing Yu, Yiru Ren*, Tiantian Zhang, Wanshen Xiao, Hongyong Jiang. Hashin failure theory based damage assessment methodology of composite tidal turbine blades and implications for blade design. China Ocean Engineering. Vol. 32, No. 2, 2018, pp. 216-225.
[14]Guilin She, Yiru Ren*, Fuh-gwo Yuan, Wanshen Xiao. On vibrations of porous nanotubes. International Journal of Engineering Science. Vol 125, 2018, pp. 23-35.
[15]Hongyong Jiang, Yiru Ren*, Jinwu Xiang. A numerical study on the energy-absorption of fibre metal laminate conical frusta under quasi-static compression loading. Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 124, 2018, pp. 278-290. 
[16]Yiru Ren*, Hongyong Jiang, Binhua Gao, Jinwu Xiang. A progressive intraply material deterioration and delamination based failure model for the crashworthiness of fabric composite corrugated beam: Parameter sensitivity analysis. Composite Part B: Engineering, Vol 135, 2018, pp. 49-71. 
[17]Yiru Ren*, Songjun Zhang, Hongyong Jiang, Jinwu Xiang. Meso-scale Progressive Damage Behavior Characterization of Triaxial Braided Composites under Quasi-Static Tensile Load. Applied Composite Materials. Vol. 25, No. 1, 2018, pp. 45-66.
[18]Yiru Ren*, Hongyong Jiang, Wenyuan Ji, Hanyu Zhang, Jinwu Xiang, Fuh-gwo Yuan. Improvement of Progressive Damage Model to Predicting and Designing Crashworthy Composite Corrugated Plate. Applied Composite Materials. Vol 25, No 1, 2018, pp. 45-66.
[19]Yiru Ren*, Hanyu Zhang, Jinwu Xiang. A Novel Aircraft Energy Absorption Strut System with Corrugated Composite Plate to Improve Crashworthiness, International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2018, pp. 1-10.
[20]Yiru Ren*, Bingwen Liu, Tiantian Zhang, Qihong Fang. Design and hydrodynamic analysis of horizontal axis tidal stream turbines with winglets. Ocean Engineering. Vol. 144, 2017, pp. 374-383.  
[21]Guilin She, Yiru Ren*, Fuh-gwo Yuan. On buckling and postbuckling behavior of nanotubes. International Journal of Engineering Science. Vol 121, 2017, pp. 130-142. 
[22]Xuansheng Wang, Zheqi Lin*, Yiru Ren, Topology optimization of piezocomposite resonator for maximizing excitation strength and synthesizing desired eigenmodes, Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, Vol. 30, No. 5, 2017, pp. 531-539.
[23]Hongyong Jiang, Yiru Ren*, Binhua Gao. Research on the progressive damage model and trigger geometry of composite waved beam to improve crashworthiness. Thin-walled Structures. Vol. 119, 2017, pp. 531-543.
[24]Hongyong Jiang, Yiru Ren*, Binhua Gao, Jinwu Xiang, Fuh-gwo Yuan. Design of Novel Plug-type Triggers for Composite Square Tubes: Enhancement of Energy-Absorption Capacity and Inducing Failure Mechanisms. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. Vol. 131–132, 2017, pp. 113-136. 
[25]Hongyong Jiang, Yiru Ren*, Binhua Gao, Jinwu Xiang. Numerical investigation on links between the stacking sequence and energy absorption characteristics of fabric and unidirectional composite sinusoidal plate. Composite Structures. Vol. 171, 2017, pp. 382-402.  
[26]Guilin She, Fuh-gwo Yuan, Yiru Ren*. Thermal buckling and post-buckling analysis of functionally graded beams based on a general higher-order shear deformation theory, Applied Mathematical Modelling. Vol. 47, 2017, pp. 340-357.
[27]Guilin She, Fuh-gwo Yuan, Yiru Ren*. Research on nonlinear bending behaviors of FGM infinite cylindrical shallow shells resting on elastic foundations in thermal environments, Composite Structures. Vol. 170, 2017, pp. 111-121.
[28]Guilin She, Fuh-gwo Yuan, Yiru Ren*. Nonlinear analysis of bending, thermal buckling and post-buckling for functionally graded tubes by using a refined beam theory. Composite Structures. Vol. 165, 2017, pp. 74–82.
[29]Yiru Ren*, Jinwu Xiang. Improvement of Crashworthy Performance of Aircraft Strut System by Use of Metal Tube Inversion Mechanism. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 89, No. 2, 2017, pp. 305 - 311.
[30]Guilin She, Yiru Ren*. Thermal buckling and postbuckling analysis of piezoelectric FGM beams based on high-order shear deformation theory. Journal of Thermal Stresses. Vol. 40, No. 6, 2017, pp. 783-797.
[31]Yiru Ren*, Jinwu Xiang, Zheqi Lin, Tiantian Zhang. A Novel Topology Optimization Method for Composite Beam. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 230, No. 7, 2016, pp. 1153-1163.
[32]Yiru Ren*, Jinwu Xiang, Jianqiang Zheng, Zhangping Luo. Crashworthiness Analysis of Aircraft Fuselage with Sine-wave Beam Structure. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2016, pp. 403-410.
[33]Yiru Ren, Jinwu Xiang*, Zheqi Lin. Topology Design of Composite Rotor Beam with Gradient-based Algorithms. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 87, No. 4, 2015, pp. 305 - 311.   
[34]Zheqi Lin*, Xuansheng Wang, Yiru Ren. Topology optimization design of micro-mass sensors for maximizing detection sensitivity. Acta Mechanica Sinica, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2015, pp.536–544.
[35]Yiru Ren, Jinwu Xiang*. Crashworthiness uncertainty analysis of typical civil aircraft based on Box-Bohnken Method. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2014, pp. 550-557.  
[36]Yiru Ren, Jinwu Xiang*. Energy absorption structures design of civil aircraft to improve crashworthiness. The Aeronautical Journal, Vol. 118, No. 1202, 2014, pp. 383-398. 
[37]Tiantian Zhang*, Yiru Ren. Prediction of Inverted Velocity Profile for Gas Flow in Nanochannel. Modern Physics Letters B, Vol. 28, No. 29, 2014, pp. 1450227.
[38]Yiru Ren, Jinwu Xiang*. The crashworthiness of civil aircraft using different quadrangular tubes as cabin-floor struts. International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 16, No. 3, 2011, pp. 253-262.
[39]Jianqiang Zheng, Jinwu Xiang*, Zhangping Luo, Yiru Ren. Crashworthiness design of transport aircraft subfloor using polymer foams. International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2011, pp. 375-383.
[40]  Yiru Ren, Jinwu Xiang*. A comparative study of the crashworthiness of civil aircraft with different strut configurations. International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2010, pp. 321-330.
[41]Yiru Ren*, Jinwu Xiang, Yongju Yan, Shaohua Meng. Crashworthiness of civil aircraft subject to soft soil and concrete impact surface. Procedia Engineering, Vol. 80, pp. 193-201, 2014.
[42]Shaohua Meng, Jinwu Xiang*, Zhangping Luo, Yiru Ren, Nanjian Zhuang. A novel trajectory planning strategy for aircraft emergency landing using Gauss pseudospectral method. Journal of Control Theory and Application. Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 393–401, 2014.