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D-Index
56
Citations
6779
World Ranking
875
National Ranking
18

Overview

K.Y. Lam is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The research primarily spans the fields of engineering and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on subfields such as molecular medicine, mechanics of materials, biomedical engineering, computational mechanics, and cell biology.

The scientist's research topics cover various specialized areas, including:

  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Elasticity and material modeling
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Cellular mechanics and interactions
  • Composite material mechanics
  • Fluid dynamics simulations and interactions
  • 3D shape modeling and analysis

Recent publications reflect contributions to both theoretical modeling and applied mechanics fields. Selected papers include:

  • "A model with contact maps at both polymer chain and network scales for tough hydrogels with chain entanglement, hidden length and unconventional network topology," 2023, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • "A model for fracture of temperature-sensitive hydrogel with diffusion and large deformation," 2023, Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • "A multiphysics model of photo-sensitive hydrogels in response to light-thermo-pH-salt coupled stimuli for biomedical applications," 2020, Bioelectrochemistry
  • "Fracture Prediction of Hydrogel Using Machine Learning and Inhomogeneous Multiscale Network," 2024, Advanced Theory and Simulations
  • "From loop probability of self-avoiding walk to constitutive models of hydrogels for thickness, strain-softening and hardening effects," 2023, Extreme Mechanics Letters

Frequent co-authors associated with this research include Hao You, Shoujing Zheng, Hua Li, and Xiao Chen, reflecting collaboration across multiple studies.

Publications are often found in specialized venues such as:

  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • Advanced Theory and Simulations
  • Extreme Mechanics Letters
  • Bioelectrochemistry

Best Publications

  • Smoothed particle hydrodynamics for numerical simulation of underwater explosion

    M. B. Liu;G. R. Liu;K. Y. Lam;Z. Zong

  • A finite-element model for piezoelectric composite laminates

    K Y Lam;X Q Peng;G R Liu;J N Reddy

  • Analysis of rotating laminated cylindrical shells by different thin shell theories

    K.Y. Lam;C.T. Loy

  • TRANSIENT WAVES IN A FUNCTIONALLY GRADED CYLINDER

    X. Han;G.R. Liu;Z.C. Xi;K.Y. Lam

  • Application of two-dimensional orthogonal plate function to flexural vibration of skew plates

    K.M. Liew;K.Y. Lam

  • VIBRATION CONTROL SIMULATION OF LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES WITH INTEGRATED PIEZOELECTRICS

    G.R. Liu;X.Q. Peng;K.Y. Lam;J. Tani

  • Stress waves in functionally gradient materials and its use for material characterization

    G.R. Liu;X. Han;K.Y. Lam

  • Characteristics of waves in a functionally graded cylinder

    X. Han;X. Han;G. R. Liu;Z. C. Xi;K. Y. Lam

  • Free vibration analysis of rectangular plates using orthogonal plate function

    K.M. Liew;K.Y. Lam;S.T. Chow

  • Active Vibration Control of Composite Beams with Piezoelectrics: a Finite Element Model with Third Order Theory

    X.Q. Peng;K.Y. Lam;G.R. Liu

  • Modeling and simulation of the swelling behavior of pH-stimulus-responsive hydrogels.

    Hua Li;Teng Yong Ng;Yong Kin Yew;Khin Yong Lam

  • FINITE ELEMENT VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE BEAMS BASED ON HIGHER-ORDER BEAM THEORY

    G. Shi;K.Y. Lam

  • A QUADRATIC LAYER ELEMENT FOR ANALYZING STRESS WAVES IN FGMS AND ITS APPLICATION IN MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION

    X. Han;G.R. Liu;K.Y. Lam;T. Ohyoshi

  • Transient waves in plates of functionally graded materials

    X. Han;X. Han;G. R. Liu;K. Y. Lam

  • A combined genetic algorithm and nonlinear least squares method for material characterization using elastic waves

    G.R. Liu;X. Han;K.Y. Lam

  • Influence of boundary conditions for a thin laminated rotating cylindrical shell

    K.Y. Lam;C.T. Loy

  • Multiple crack interaction and its effect on stress intensity factor

    K.Y. Lam;S.P. Phua

  • Effects of FGM materials on the parametric resonance of plate structures

    T.Y. Ng;K.Y. Lam;K.M. Liew

  • Vibration analysis of plates with cutouts by the modified Rayleigh-Ritz method

    K.Y. Lam;K.C. Hung;S.T. Chow

  • Transverse vibration of symmetrically laminated rectangular composite plates

    S.T. Chow;K.M. Liew;K.Y. Lam

Frequent Co-Authors

Gui-Rong Liu
Gui-Rong Liu University of Cincinnati
K.M. Liew
K.M. Liew City University of Hong Kong
Xu Han
Xu Han Hebei University of Technology
J. N. Reddy
J. N. Reddy Texas A&M University
Teng Yong Ng
Teng Yong Ng Nanyang Technological University
Tong Earn Tay
Tong Earn Tay National University of Singapore
Chien Ming Wang
Chien Ming Wang University of Queensland
Xiaoqiao He
Xiaoqiao He City University of Hong Kong
Yiu-Wing Mai
Yiu-Wing Mai Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Si-Xue Cheng
Si-Xue Cheng Wuhan University

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