Main Research Interests

• Finite/Discrete Element Methods for Discrete/Discontinuous Systems
• Fluid-Solid(Particle)-Thermal Interaction
• Stochastic Modelling of Engineering Problems
• Computational Biomechanics
• Large Scale Engineering & Scientific Computations
• High Performance Computing for Engineering
• Linear & Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
• Structural Dynamics & Seismic Assessment

Research Leadership

• Joint Director (with Prof SH Li) – Joint Research Laboratory for “Discontinuum Mechanics for Engineering Disasters (DMED)” (with Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

Scholarships/Fellowships/Visiting

• 2009: Plumer visiting fellowship, St. Anne College, Oxford University
• 2007-2009: Leverhulme research fellowship, Leverhulme Trust Foundation, UK
• 2003: Sandia National Laboratories, USA

Conference/Symposium Organisations:

• Member of Organising Committee of International Conference on Particle Based Methods (Particle 2009), Nov 2009, Barcelona, Spain
• Co-organised  (with SH Li, China) RCUK-China Summer School/International Symposium  on Discrete Element Methods and Numerical Modelling of Discontinuum Mechanics (Beijing DEM'08), 24-30th September, 2008, Beijing, China

Short Courses

• Gave a 2-hour lecture on Discrete Eement Methods (DEM) in short courses on Particle Based Methods, May 15-17, 2008, Barcelona, Spain
• Gave a 2-day lecture on DEM in the RCUK-China Summer School on Discrete Element Methods, Sept 24-25, 2008 Beijing, China

Editorial Work

• Co-editor,  Proceedings of International Symposium on Discrete Element Methods and Numerical Modelling of Discontinuum Mechanics (Beijing DEM’08), September, 2008, Beijing, China
• Guest Editor, Engineering Computations; Currently editing a special issue on DEM/Discontinuum Methods

Selected Publications

(Here is the full publication list)

• K. Han, Y. T. Feng and D. R. J. Owen: Three Dimensional Modelling and Simulation of Magnetorheological Fluids, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng., Published Online: May 25 2010, DOI: 10.1002/nme.2940
• Y. T. Feng, C.F. Li and D. R. J. Owen: A Directed Monte Carlo Solution of Linear Stochastic Algebraic System of Equations. Finite Elements in Analysis & Design. 46, pp. 462-473, 2010. doi:10.1016/j.finel.2010.01.004
• K. Han, Y. T. Feng and D. R. J. Owen: Modelling of Magnetorheological Fluids with Combined Lattice Boltzmann and Discrete Element Approach, Commun. Comput. Phys. Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 1095-1117, 2010. doi: 10.4208/cicp.2009.09.130
• Y. T. Feng, K. Han and D. R. J. Owen: Combined Three-Dimensional Lattice Boltzmann Method and Discrete Element Method for Modelling Fluid-Particle Interactions with Experimental Validation. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. Vol.81,No.2,pp.229-245, 2010. doi: 10.1002/nme.2689
• Y. T. Feng, K. Han, D. R. J. Owen and J. Loughran: On upscaling of discrete element modelling for particle systems: Similarity Principles. Engineering Computations, 26(6): 599-609, 2009
• Y. T. Feng, K. Han and D. R. J. Owen: Discrete thermal element modelling of heat conduction in particle systems: Pipe-network and transit analysis. Powder Technology, 193(3): 248-256, 2009. doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2009.03.001
• D. R. J. Owen, Y. T. Feng, K. Han, J. Yu. Fluid/Structure Coupling in Fracturing Solids and Particulate Media; Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal, 4(1), 27-37, March 2009.
• Y. T. Feng, K. Han, C.F. Li and D. R. J. Owen: Discrete thermal element modelling of heat conduction in particle systems: Basic formulations. Journal of Computational Physics, 227:5072-5089,2008. doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2008.01.031
• K. Han, Y. T. Feng and D. R. J. Owen: Modelling of Thermal Contact Resistance within the Framework of the Thermal Lattice Boltzmann Method. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 47(10): 1276-1283, 2008. doi:10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.11.007
• C.F. Li, Y. T. Feng, D. R. J. Owen and I. M. Davies: A Fourier-Karhunen-Loève Representation Scheme for Wide-ense Stationary Stochastic Fields. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. 73(13): 1942-1965, 2008. (DOI: 10.1002/nme.2160)
• Y. T. Feng: Adaptive Preconditioning of Linear Stochastic Algebraic Systems of Equation. Comm. Numer. Meth. Engng. 23(11): 1023-1034, 2007. (PDF)
• Y. T. Feng, K. Han and D. R. J. Owen: Coupled Turbulence Lattice Boltzmann and Discrete Element Modelling of Particle Transport Problems in Fluid Flows: Computational Issues. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. 72(9):1111-1134, 2007. (PDF)
• K. Han, Y. T. Feng and D. R. J. Owen: Coupled Lattice Boltzmann and Discrete Element Modelling of Particle-Fluid Problems. Computers & Structures. 85(11-14):1080-1088, 2007. (PDF)
• K. Han, Y. T. Feng and D. R. J. Owen: Numerical Simulations of Irregular Particle Transport in Turbulent Flows Using Coupled LBM-DEM. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Science. 18(2): 87-100, 2007.
• K. Han, Y. T. Feng and D. R. J. Owen: Performance Comparisons of Tree Based and Cell Based Contact Detection Algorithms. Engineering Computations. 24(2):165-181, 2007. (PDF)
• C.F. Li, Y. T. Feng, D. R. J. Owen and I. M. Davies: Fourier Representation of Stochastic Fields. Engineering Computations, 23(7):794-817, 2006. (PDF)
• C.F. Li, Y. T. Feng and D. R. J. Owen: Explicit solution to the stochastic system of linear algebraic equations. Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng, 195(44-47): 6560-6576, 2006. (PDF)
• F. Wang, Y. J. Li, K. Han and Y.T. Feng: A general finite element model for numerical simulation of structural dynamics. Science in China Series G-Physics Mechanics & Astronomy. 49(4): 440-450, 2006. (PDF)
• I. M. May, Y. Chen, D. R. J. Owen, Y.T. Feng and P. J. Thiele: Reinforced concrete beams under drop-weight impact loads, Computers and Concrete, 3 (2-3): 79-90 APR-JUN 2006.
• K. Han, Y. T. Feng and D. R. J. Owen: Contact resolution for non-circular discrete objects. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. 66(3):485-501, 2006.  (PDF)
• S. C. Zuo, Y. Xu, W. Yang & Y.T. Feng: Discrete element simulation of the behaviour of bulk granular material during truck braking. Engineering Computations, 23(1): 4-15, 2006. (PDF)  
• C.F. Li, Y. T. Feng and D. R. J. Owen: SMB: Collision detection based on temporal coherence. Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng. 195(19-22):2252-2269,  2006. (PDF)
• Y. T. Feng: On the discrete dynamic nature of the conjugate gradient method, Journal of Computational Physics, 211(1):91-98, 2006.  (PDF)  
• Y. T. Feng: On the Central Difference Algorithm in Discrete Element Modelling of Impact. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng, 64(14):1959 1980, 2005. (PDF)  
• X. Li, X. Chu & Y.T. Feng: A discrete particle model and numerical modelling of the failure modes of granular materials. Engineering Computations, 22(8): 894-920, 2005. (PDF) 
• K. Han, Y. T. Feng and D. R. J. Owen: Sphere packing with a geometric based compression algorithm. Powder Technology, 155(1):33-41, 2005. (PDF)
• Y.T. Feng and D.R.J. Owen: A 2D Polygon/Polygon Contact Model: Algorithmic Aspects. Engineering Computations, 21(1-3): 265-277, 2004. (PDF) 
• F. Wang, Y.T. Feng, D. R. J. Owen, J. Zhang and Y. Liu: Parallelisation analysis of combined finite/discrete element systems on PC clusters. ACTA Mechanica Sinica, 20(5): 534-540, 2004.
• F. Wang, Y.T. Feng and D.R.J. Owen: Parallelisation for finite-discrete element analysis in a distributed-memory environment. Int. J. Comp. Engng. Sci., 5: 1-19, 2004.
• D. R. J. Owen, Y. T. Feng, E. de Souza Neto, F. Wang, M. G. Cottrell, F. A. Pires and J. Yu: The modelling of Multi-fracturing Solids and Particulate Media. Int. J. Numer. Meth Engng, 60(1): 317-340, 2004. (PDF) 
• Y. T. Feng, K. Han and D. R. J. Owen: Discrete Element Simulation of the Dynamics of High Energy Planetary Ball Milling Processes. Mat. Sceince Engng. A, Vols 375-377: 815-819, 2004. (PDF)  
• F. Wang, Y.T. Feng and D.R.J. Owen: Interprocessor communication schemes in parallel finite-discrete element analysis on PC cluster. Engineering Computations, 20(8):1065-1084, 2003. (PDF) 
• Y. T. Feng and D. Peric: A Spatially Adaptive Linear Space-Time Finite Element Solution Procedure for Incompressible Flows with Moving Domains. Int. J. Numer. Meth Fluid. 43: 1099-1106, 2003. (PDF) 
• Y. T. Feng, K. Han and D. R. J. Owen: Filling Domains with Disks:  An Advancing Front Approach. Int. J. Numer. Meth Engng, 56: 699-713, 2003. (PDF) 
• Y. T. Feng and D. R. J. Owen: An Augmented Spatial Digital Tree Algorithm for Contact Detection in Computational Mechanics. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng., 55(2): 159-174, 2002. (PDF)