Metallic materials processing (Welding), mechanical behavior and numerical simulation of high-performance composite. Including stress-strain testing and simulation analysis in large-scale welding construction; macro and micro mechanical properties characterization, structure design and fatigue strength life acceleration experiment of fiber-reinforced polymer composite material.

Publications in Academic Journals in English: 

1） Wangnan Li, Hongneng Cai, Chao Li, Static Compressive Strength Prediction of Open-Hole Structure Based on Non-linear Shear Behavior and Micro-Mechanics, Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials,  （DOI 10.1007 / s11043 _ 012 _ 9206 - 9）. SCI 刊源  

 2） HN Cai, M Nakada, and Y Miyano, Simplified Determination of Long-Term Viscoelastic Behavior of Amorphous Resin, Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, Vol.17, No.1, pp.137-14（DOI 10.1007/s11043-012-9174-0）. SCI 刊源

3） M Nakada, Y Miyano and, HN Cai, Prediction of long-term viscoelastic behavior of amorphous resin based on the time-temperature superposition principle, Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, Vol.15,No. 3,  pp.309-316, 2011. SCI ISI: 000293911800006

4） K Iwai, HN Cai, M Nakada, and Y Miyano, Prediction of Long-term Fatigue Strength of Quasi-isotropic CFRP Laminates With a Hole Under Compressive Loading, Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, Vol.17, No.4, pp.227-241, 2010. SCI ISI:000285817400008

5） Y Miyano, and M Nakada, HN Cai,  Accelerated testing methodology for long-term fatigue life prediction of polymer composites, Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, Vol.17, No.4, pp.313-319, 2010. SCI ISI:000285817400008

6） HN Cai , Y Miyano, and M Nakada,  Prediction of long term flexural fatigue strength of honeycomb sandwich composites, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol.29,No.1,  pp.266-277, 2010. SCI ISI:000274445300011.

7） HN Cai,  Y Miyano, and M Nakada, Long-term open-hole compression strength of CFRP laminates based on strain invariant failure theory, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Vol.22,No.1,  pp.63-81, 2009. SCI ISI:000261947700005. 

8） HN Cai, Y Miyano, and M Nakada, and SK Ha, Long-term fatigue strength prediction of CFRP structure based on micromechanics of failure, Journal of Composite Materials, Vol.42,No.8,  pp.825-844 , 2008. SCI  ISI:000255749900005

9） HN Cai,  Y Miyano, and M Nakada,Master curves of residual creep and fatigue strengths for damaged CFRP composites, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol.29, No.7, pp. 1009-1019, 2010  SCI  ISI: 000276405200007. 

10） Y Miyano, and M Nakada, HN Cai,  Formulation of long-term creep and fatigue strengths of polymer composites based on accelerated testing methodology, Journal of Composite Materials, Vol.42, No.18, pp.1897-1919, 2008  SCI  ISI:000258534000005.

11） Wang Y., Cai H., Zhang Q. and Qu H., Fuzzy control of carbon dioxide short circuit transfer welding based on reducing dependence of operating skills, China Welding, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2002, pp.46-50.

12） Cai, H., Zhang, G.., Wang, Y., Characteristics of reflected ultrasonic signal from the weld pool, Progress in Nature Science, Vol.11 Supplement, 2001, pp194-198.

13） Cai, H., Shao, T., Zhou, L., Yang Yongxing, Study of fatigue properties for welded heat affected zone (HAZ) of EH36MOD steel, China Welding, Vol. 5, No.1, 1996, pp.71-80. 

 Publications in Conference Proceedings in English:

1） Hongneng Cai, Wangnan Li, Chao Li, Static Compressive Strength Prediction of Open-Hole Structure Based on Non-linear Shear Behavior and Micro-Mechanic, The 8th International Conference on Mechanics of  Time-Dependent  Materials September 23-27, 2012, Kanazawa, Japan

2） Hongneng Cai, Wangnan Li, Chao Li,Characterization of Strength of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Based on Micromechanics,The 2th International Conference on Advanced Polymer Matrix Composites (COMPO2012) July 23-25, 2012, Harbin, China

3） Cai, H., Nakada, M. and Miyano,,Simplified Determination Method Of Long-Term Viscoelastic Behavior Of Amorphous Resin, 18th International Conference on Composite Materials, August 21 _ 26, 2011, ICC JEJU, Jeju Island, Korea 

4） K. Fukushima, H. Cai, M. Nakada and Y. Miyano, DETERMINATION OF TIME-TEMPERATURE SHIFT FACTOR FOR LONG-TERM LIFE PREDICTION OF  POLYMER COMPOSITES, 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM17),27-31-July 2009 - Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, UK

5） Mikiya Hiraoka, H. Cai, M. Nakada and Y. Miyano, LONG-TERM LIFE PREDICTION OF QUASI-ISOTROPIC CFRP LAMINATES WITH A HOLE UNDER COMPRESSIVE LOADING, 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM17),27-31-July 2009 - Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, UK 

6） Katsuya Fukushima, Hongneng Cai, Masayuki Nakada and Yasushi Miyano, MODIFIED TIME-TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE FOR VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIOR OF AMORPHOUS RESIN, 11th Japan International SAMPE Symposium & Exhibition  (JISSE-11), November 25 _27, 2009 at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan.

7） Mikiya Hiraoka,  Hongneng Cai, Masayuki Nakada and Yasushi Miyano, LONG-TERM LIFE PREDICTION OF QUASI-ISOTROPIC CFRP LAMINATES WITH A HOLE UNDER COMPRESSIVE LOAD, 11th Japan International SAMPE Symposium & Exhibition  (JISSE-11), November 25 _27, 2009 at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan.

8） Miyano, Y., Nakada, M. and Cai, H., Formulation of time and temperature dependent strength of CFRP laminates for marine use, 13th US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials (US-Japan 2008), ONR Session, June 6-7 , 2008, Surugadai Campus, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.

9） Miyano, Y., Nakada, M. and Cai, H., Accelerated testing methodology for long-term fatigue life prediction of polymer composites, 8th International Conference on Durability of Composite Systems (DURACOSYS 2008), Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, July 16-18, 2008.

10） Iwai, K., Cai, H., Nakada, M. and Miyano, Y., Prediction of long-term fatigue strength of quasi-isotropic CFRP laminates with a hole under compressive loading, 8th International Conference on Durability of Composite Systems (DURACOSYS 2008), Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, July 16-18, 2008.

11） Miyano, Y., Nakada, M., Cai, H., Master curves of residual creep and fatigue strengths for damaged CFRP composites, SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics (SEM XI), Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida USA, June 2 - 5, 2008.

12） Cai, H., Miyano, Y., Nakada, M. and Maeda, T., Prediction of long-term fatigue strength of  quasi-isotropic CFRP laminates with a hole under compressive loading, 6th International Conference on Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials (MTDM 2008), Monterey, CA, March 30 - April 4, 2008.

13） Maeda, T., Cai, H., Nakada, M., Miyano, Y., Prediction of long-term fatigue strength of quasi-isotropic CFRP laminates with a hole under compressive loading, 10th Japan International SAMPE Symposium & Exhibition (JISSE-10), Nov. 27 - 30, 2007 ,Tokyo Big Sight, Japan.

14） Cai, H., Maeda, T., Nakada, M., Miyano, Y., Prediction of fatigue strength of CFRP structure based on micromechanics, Proceeding of the 32nd Symposium on Composite Materials,The Japan Society of Composite Materials (JSCM2007), Oct. 17-18, 2007, Nagasaki, Japan. (Japan domestic).

15） Miyano, Y., Nakada, M. and Cai, H., Characterization of time-temperature dependent static and fatigue behavior of unidirectional CFRP, The 16th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-16), July 8-13, 2007. Kyoto, Japan. 

16） Lu, Y., Cai, H., Wang, Y., Fatigue experiment of cracked steel structures bonded with composite patches, International Conference on Welding Science and Engineering (WSE’5), Oct 21-23, 2005, Xi’an, China

17） Cai, H., Miyano, Y., Nakada, M. and Marutani, T., Applicability of strain invariant failure theory to predict long-term strength of composite structure, 5th International Conference on Mechanics  of  Time  Dependent  Materials (MTDM 2005), Oct. 2-6, 2005, Karuizawa, Japan.

18） Cai, H., Miyano, Y., Nakada, M. and Marutani, T., Long-term open hole compression strength of CFRP laminates based on strain invariant failure theory, The 15th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-15), June 27-July 1, 2005, Durban, South Africa.

19） Cai, H., Murase, T., Nakada, M. and Miyano, Y., Time-temperature dependent strength of CFRP laminate based on strain invariant failure theory, 6th China-Japan_Us Joint Conference on Composites (CJAJCC-6), June 21, 2004, Chongqing, China.

20） Cai, H., Murase, T., Nakada, M. and Miyano, Y., Time-temperature dependent strength of CFRP laminate based on strain invariant failure theory, JCOM:JSMS Composites 33, March 17-19, 2004, pp.80-84. Kyoto,Japan (Japan domestic).

21） Cai, H., Mizotani, T., Nakada, M., Miyano, Y., Time-temperature dependent flexural behavior of honeycomb sandwich composites, International Conference of Advanced Technology in Experimental Mechanics 2003 (ATEM'3),  JSME-MMD, Sep.10-12, 2003, Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya.

22） Cai, H., Mizotani, T., Nakada, M., Miyano, Y., Time-temperature dependent flexural fatigue behavior of honeycomb sandwich composites, 14th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-14), July 14-18, 2003, Hyatt, San Diego, USA.

23） Cai, H., Mizotani, T., Nakada, M. and Miyano, Y., Time-temperature dependent compressive behavior of GFRP/honeycomb-cored sandwich panel, Proceeding of the 28th Symposium on Composite Materials,The Japan Society of Composite Materials (JSCM2003), May 26-27, 2003, Tokyo, Japan.