Jiashi Yang, Associate Professor
Previous Experience:
8/97 - 8/03: Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska - Lincoln12/95 - 8/97: Engineer, Motorola, Inc.
9/94 - 11/95: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering and Mechanics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
9/93 - 8/94: Postodoctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Missouri - Rolla
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Publications in Refereed Journals:
[99] J. S. Yang, Vibrations of rotating piezoelectric bodies and gyroscopes, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, accepted.
[98] J. S. Yang, X. M. Yang and J. A. Turner, Amplification of acoustic waves in piezoelectric semiconductor shells, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, accepted.
[97] J. S. Yang and H. G. Zhou, Amplification of acoustic waves in piezoelectric semiconductor plates, Int. J. Solids Structures, accepted.
[96] J. S. Yang, H. G. Zhou and W. P. Zhang, Thickness-shear vibration of rotated Y-cut quartz plates with relatively thick electrodes of unequal thickness, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, accepted.
[95] J. S. Yang and H. G. Zhou, Interface waves between two piezoelectric half-spaces with a semiconductor film, J. Zhejiang University-Science, accepted.
[94] J. S. Yang and H. G. Zhou, Propagation and amplification of gap waves between a piezoelectric half-space and a semiconductor film, Acta Mechanica, accepted.
[93] J. S. Yang and H. G. Zhou, Vibrations of an isotropic elastic wedge, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, accepted.
[92] Q. Jiang, X. M. Yang, H. G. Zhou and J. S. Yang, Analysis of surface acoustic wave pressure sensors, Sensors and Actuators A, accepted.
[91] J. S. Yang, X. M. Yang and J. A. Turner, Amplification of acoustic waves in laminated piezoelectric semiconductor plates, Archive of Applied Mechanics, accepted.
[90] J. S. Yang, Free vibrations of an electroelastic body under biasing fields, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, accepted.
[89] J. S. Yang, Shear horizontal vibrations of a piezoelectric/ferroelectric wedge, Acta Mechanica, accepted.
[88] J. S. Yang, Acoustic gap waves in piezoelectromagnetic materials, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, accepted.
[87] J. S. Yang, A semi-infinite anti-plane crack in a piezoelectric semiconductor, International Journal of Fracture, accepted.
[86] X. M. Yang, Y. T. Hu and J. S. Yang, Electric field gradient effects in anti-plane problems of a circular cylindrical hole in piezoelectric materials of 6mm symmetry, Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, accepted.
[85] J. S. Yang, Y. T. Hu and X. H. Yang, The biasing field method in electroelasticity and its application, Advances in Applied Mechanics (in Chinese), accepted.
[84] Y. T. Hu, J. S. Yang and Q. Jiang, Wave propagation in electrostrictive materials under biasing fields, Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, accepted.
[83] J. S. Yang, A moving dislocation in piezoelectromagnetic ceramics, Acta Mechanica, accepted.
[82] J. S. Yang and H. G. Zhou, Acoustoelectric amplification of piezoelectric surface waves, Acta Mechanica, accepted.
[81] J. S. Yang, Frequency shifts in a piezoelectric body due to small amounts of additional mass on its surface, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 51, 1199-1202, 2004.
[80] X. M. Yang, Y. T. Hu and J. S. Yang, Electric field gradient effects in anti-plane problems of polarized ceramics, Int. J. Solids Structures, 41, 6801-6811, 2004.
[79] J. S. Yang and J. A. Kosinski, Effects of piezoelectric coupling on energy trapping of thickness-shear modes, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 51, 1047-1049, 2004.
[78] J. S. Yang, Effects of electric field gradient on an anti-plane crack in piezoelectric ceramics, International Journal of Fracture, 127, L111-L116, 2004.
[77] J. S. Yang, Effects of electromagnetic coupling on a moving crack in polarized ceramics, International Journal of Fracture, 126, L83-L88, 2004.
[76] J. S. Yang, Piezoelectromagnetic waves in a ceramic plate, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 51, 1035-1039, 2004.
[75] J. S. Yang, Love waves in piezoelectromagnetic materials, Acta Mechanica, 168, 111-117, 2004.
[74] J. S. Yang, Variational formulation of the equations for small fields superposed on finite biasing fields in an electroelastic body, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 51, 1030-1034, 2004.
[73] J. S. Yang and Y. T. Hu, Mechanics of electroelastic bodies under biasing fields, Applied Mechanics Reviews, 57, 173-189, 2004.
[72] Y. T. Hu, J. S. Yang and Q. Jiang, Surface waves in electrostrictive materials under biasing fields, ZAMP, 55, 678-700, 2004.
[71] J. S. Yang and H. Y. Fang, A new ceramic tube piezoelectric gyroscope, Sensors and Actuators A, 107, 42-49, 2003.
[70] J. S. Yang, X. Zhang, J. A. Kosinski and R. A. Pastore, Jr., Thickness-shear vibrations of a quartz plate under time-dependent biasing deformations, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 50, 1114-1123, 2003.
[69] J. S. Yang and H. Y. Fang, A piezoelectric gyroscope based on extensional vibrations of rods, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 17, 289-300, 2003.
[68] J. S. Yang, X. M. Yang, J. A. Turner, J. A. Kosinski and R. A. Pastore, Jr., Two-dimensional equations for electroelastic plates with relatively large shear deformations, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 50, 765-772, 2003.
[67] Y. T. Hu, X. Zhang, J. S. Yang and Q. Jiang, Transmitting electric energy through a metal wall by acoustic waves using piezoelectric transducers, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 50, 773-781, 2003.
[66] J. S. Yang, Equations for small fields superposed on finite biasing fields in a thermoelectroelastic body, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 50, 187-192, 2003.
[65] J. S. Yang and X. Zhang, Vibrations of a constrained crystal plate under a thermal bias, J. Thermal Stresses, 26, 467-477, 2003.
[64] Y. T. Hu, J. S. Yang and Q. Jiang, Analysis of 2D piezoelectric strips and semi-strips, ZAMP, 54, 149-159, 2003.
[63] J. S. Yang and X. Zhang, Extensional vibration of a nonuniform piezoceramic rod and high voltage generation, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 16, 29-42, 2002.
[62] H. Y. Fang, J. S. Yang and Q. Jiang, Rotation sensitivity of waves propagating in a rotating piezoelectric plate, Int. J. of Solids and Structures, 39, 5241-5251, 2002.
[61] J. S. Yang and X. Zhang, A high sensitivity pressure sensor, Sensors and Actuators A, 101, 332-337, 2002.
[60] Y. T. Hu, C. Chen, G. Li, J. S. Yang and Q. Jiang, Basic curvilinear coordinate equations of electroelastic plates under biasing fields with applications in buckling analysis, Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, 15, 189-200, 2002.
[59] Y. T. Hu, J. S. Yang and Q. Jiang, Characterization of electroelastic beams under biasing fields with applications in buckling analysis, Archive of Applied Mechanics, 72, 439-450, 2002.
[58] Y. T. Hu, J. S. Yang and Q. Jiang, On modeling of extension and flexure response of electroelastic shells under biasing fields, Acta Mechanica, 156, 163-178, 2002.
[57] Y. T. Hu, J. S. Yang and Q. Jiang, A model of electroelastic plates under biasing fields with applications in buckling analysis, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 39, 2629-2642, 2002.
[56] J. S. Yang and Y. J. Liu, Boundary formulation and numerical analysis of elastic bodies with surface bounded piezoelectric films, Smart Materials and Structures, 11, 308-311, 2002.
[55] J. S. Yang and H. Y. Fang, Analysis of a rotating elastic beam with piezoelectric films as an angular rate sensor, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 49, 798-804, 2002.
[54] J. S. Yang, Bleustein-Gulyaev waves in strained piezoelectric ceramics, Mechanics Research Communications, 28, 679-683, 2001.
[53] J. S. Yang, H. Y. Fang and Q. Jiang, One-dimensional equations for a piezoelectric ring and applications in a gyroscope, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 48, 1275-1282, 2001.
[52] H. Y. Fang, J. S. Yang and Q. Jiang, Surface waves propagating over a rotating piezoelectric half-space, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 48, 998-1004, 2001.
[51] J. S. Yang, Bleustein-Gulyaev waves in piezoelectromagnetic materials, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 12, 235-240, 2000.
[50] J. S. Yang, H. Y. Fang and Q. Jiang, A vibrating piezoelectric ceramic shell as a rotation sensor, Smart Materials and Structures, 9, 445-451, 2000.
[49] J. Wang and J. S. Yang, Higher-order theories of piezoelectric plates and applications, Applied Mechanics Reviews, 53, 87-99, 2000.
[48] Y. J. Liu, H. Fan and J. S. Yang, Analysis of the shear stress transferred from a partially electroded piezoelectric actuator to an elastic substrate, Smart Materials and Structures, 9, 248-254, 2000.
[47] H. Y. Fang, J. S. Yang and Q. Jiang, Rotation perturbed surface acoustic waves propagating in piezoelectric crystals, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 37, 4933-4947, 2000.
[46] J. S. Yang, H. Y. Fang and Q. Jiang, Analysis of a ceramic bimorph piezoelectric gyroscope, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 10, 459-473, 1999.
[45] Shankar Krishnaswamy and J. S. Yang, On a special class of boundary-value problems in the theory of shells and plates, Thin-Walled Structures, 35, 139-152, 1999.
[44] J. S. Yang, H. Y. Fang and Q. Jiang, Equations for a piezoelectric parallelepiped and applications in a gyroscope, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 10, 337-350, 1999.
[43] J. S. Yang, A nonlinear theory for thin piezoelectric plates in moderately large extensional deformations, Mechanics Research Communications, 26, 421-426, 1999.
[42] J. S. Yang and Shankar Krishnaswamy, An approximate analysis of thickness-stretch waves in an elastic plate, Wave Motion, 30, 291-301, 1999.
[41] J. S. Yang, Equations for the extension and flexure of electroelastic plates under strong electric fields, Int. J. of Solids and Structures, 36, 3171-3192, 1999.
[40] J. S. Yang, Equations for thick elastic plates with partially electroded piezoelectric actuators and higher order electric fields, Smart Materials and Structures, 8, 73-82, 1999.
[39] J. S. Yang and W. Zhang, A thickness-shear high voltage piezoelectric transformer, Int. J. of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 10, 105-121, 1999.
[38] J. S. Yang, H. Fang and Q. Jiang, Thickness vibrations of rotating piezoelectric plates, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 104, 1427-1435, 1998.
[37] J. S. Yang, Equations for the extension and flexure of a piezoelectric beam with rectangular cross section and applications, Int. J. of Appl. Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 9, 409-420, 1998.
[36] J. S. Yang, Buckling of a piezoelectric plate, Int. J. of Appl. Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 9, 399-408, 1998.
[35] J. S. Yang, Nonlinear equations of thermoviscoelectroelasticity, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 3, 113-124, 1998.
[34] J. S. Yang, Equations for the flexural motion of elastic plates with partially electroded piezoelectric actuators, Smart Mater. Strut., 6, 485-490, 1997.
[33] J. S. Yang, Analysis of ceramic thickness shear piezoelectric gyroscopes, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 102, 3542-3548, 1997.
[32] J. S. Yang, Equations for elastic plates with partially electroded piezoelectric actuators in flexure with shear deformation and rotary inertia, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 8, 444-451, 1997.
[31] J. S. Yang, Thin film capacitance in case of a non-local polarization law, Int. J. of Appl. Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 8, 307-314, 1997.
[30] J. S. Yang, A circular cylindrical shell piezoelectric gyroscope, Int. J. of Appl. Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 8, 259-271, 1997.
[29] J. S. Yang and H. F. Tiersten, Elastic analysis of the transfer of shearing stress from partially electroded piezoelectric actuators to composite plates in cylindrical bending, Smart Mater. Strut., 6, 333-340, 1997.
[28] R. C. Batra, X. Q. Liang and J. S. Yang, Shape control of a vibrating simply supported rectangular plate by using piezoelectric actuators, AIAA Journal, 34, 1, 116-122, 1996.
[27] R. C. Batra, X. Q. Liang and J. S. Yang, The vibration of a simply supported rectangular elastic plate due to piezoelectric actuators, Int. J. Solids Structures, 33, 1597-1618, 1996.
[26] P. C. Y. Lee, J. S. Yang, J. D. Yu and A. Ballato, Stress sensitivity of electromagnetic resonances in circular dielectric disks, J. Appl. Phys., 79, 1224-1232, 1996.
[25] J. S. Yang and X. Y. Wu, The vibration of an elastic dielectric with piezoelectromagnetism, Quarterly of Applied Mathematics, 53, 753-760, 1995.
[24] J. S. Yang and R. C. Batra, Mixed variational principles in nonlinear electroelasticity, International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, 30, 719-725, 1995.
[23] J. S. Yang and R. C. Batra, Conservation laws in linear piezoelectricity, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 51, 1041-1047, 1995.
[22] R. C. Batra and J. S. Yang, Saint-Venant's principle for linear elastic porous materials, Journal of Elasticity, 39, 265-271, 1995.
[21] J. S. Yang and R. C. Batra, Free vibrations of a linear thermopiezoelectric body, Journal of Thermal Stresses, 18, 247-262, 1995.
[20] R. C. Batra and J. S. Yang, Saint-Venant's principle in linear piezoelectricity, Journal of Elasticity, 38, 209-218, 1995.
[19] R. C. Batra and J. S. Yang, Second-order constitutive relations for transversely isotropic piezoelectric porous materials, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 97, 2595-2598, 1995.
[18] J. S. Yang and R. C. Batra, Thickness shear vibrations of a circular cylindrical piezoelectric shell, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 97, 309-312, 1995.
[17] J. S. Yang and R. C. Batra, A second order theory for piezoelectric materials, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 97, 280-288, 1995.
[16] J. S. Yang, Variational formulations for the vibration of a piezoelectric body, Quarterly of Applied Mathematics, 53, 95-104, 1995.
[15] J. S. Yang, R. C. Batra and X. Q. Liang, The cylindrical bending vibration of a laminated elastic plate due to piezoelectric actuators, Smart Mater. Strut., 3, 485-493, 1994.
[14] J. S. Yang and R. C. Batra, Free vibrations of a piezoelectric body, Journal of Elasticity, 34, 239-254, 1994.
[13] J. S. Yang and R. C. Batra, A theory of for electroded thin thermopiezoelectric plates subject to large driving voltages, J. Appl. Phys., 76, 5411-5417, 1994.
[12] P. C. Y. Lee, J. S. Yang and A. Ballato, Stress sensitivity of resonances of transverse electric modes in circular disk dielectric resonators, J. Appl. Phys., 76, 63-72, 1994.
[11] P. C. Y. Lee and J. S. Yang, Vibrations of circular disk dielectric resonators, J. Appl. Phys., 73, 7083-7092, 1993.
[10] P. C. Y. Lee and J. S. Yang, Two-dimensional equations for guided EM waves in dielectric plates surrounded by a vacuum, J. Appl. Phys., 73, 7069-7082, 1993.
[9] J. S. Yang and J. D. Yu, Equations for a laminated piezoelectric plate, Arch. Mech., 45, 653-664, 1993.
[8] J. S. Yang, Variational formulations for the vibration of a piezoelectric plate, Arch. Mech., 45, 639-651, 1993.
[7] J. S. Yang, Variational principles for the vibration of an elastic dielectric, Arch. Mech., 45, 279-284, 1993.
[6] J. S. Yang, The Vibration of a circular plate with varying thickness, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 165, 178-184, 1993.
[5] J. S. Yang, A few properties of the resonant frequencies of a piezoelectric body, Arch. Mech., 44, 475-477, 1992.
[4] J. S. Yang, A generalized variational principle for piezoelectromagnetism in an elastic medium, Arch. Mech., 43, 795-798, 1991.
[3] M. Su and J. S. Yang, Interaction between vertical cylinder and wave, Advances in Hydrodynamics, 1, 30-36, 1986, (in Chinese).
[2] Z. Xu, Y. Liu, J. S. Yang and Z. Xie, Large deflection of a U-shaped bellows with varying thickness, J. of Tsinghua Univ., 25, 39-51, 1985, (in Chinese).
[1] J. S. Yang and Z. Xie, Perturbation method in the problem of large deflections of circular plates with nonuniform thickness, Appl. Math. and Mech., 5, 1237-1242, 1984.