Main work

Prof. Chen Yongping has been focusing on nondestructive testing of wood, analysis and protection of wood of ancient timber building, the theory of nondestructive testing of wood, rapid and reliable nondestructive testing of invisible damage in wooden components of ancient timber buildings, targeted detection of wood characteristics in wooden components of ancient timber buildings and degradation mechanism of wooden materials were studied systematically.

Published articles & books

• Qiheng Tang*, Xiao Yuan, Miao Zou, Lei Zhang, Liang Chang, Xueqi Chen, Jie Zhang, Guanwu Zhou, Kezheng Gao, Wenjing Guo, Yongping Chen*. Mismatched Refractive Index Strategy for Fabricating Laser-Driven Wood Diffusers from Bulk Wood for Illumination Applications. Advanced Materials, 2024, DOI:10.1002/adma.202306593.

• Yongping Chen, Tao Zhang, Huixian Zhong, Ru Liu, Jianfeng Xu. Improved surface properties of a novel self-healing polyurethane-acrylate coating by in situ polymerizations of dihydroxy organo-montmorillonite on ancient wood. Progress in Organic Coatings, 2022, 172:107134.

• Yongping Chen, Ru Liu, Jianfeng Xu, Xiao Yuan. Protection of wood in ancient timber construction by surface painting of waterborne siloxanemodified polyurethane against water destroy. Wood Material Science & Engineering, 2023, 18(1): 314-321.

• Yongping Chen, Wenjing Guo. Nondestructive evaluation and reliability analysis for determining the mechanical properties of old wood of ancient timber structure. BioResources, 2017, 12(2): 2310-2325.

• Xiao Yuan, Yongping Chen*, Qiheng Tang, Wenjing Guo. Identification of Common Wood Species of Wooden Components in Ancient Buildings Based on Micro-Destructive Testing. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2021, 57(12): 122-131.