Wengang Mao
Associate Professor at
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences, Marine Technology
Wengang Mao holds an MSc in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering and got his PhD in Mathematical Statistics in 2010. He has been working in China Classification Society (CCS) for about 2 years as a ship structure engineer. His current research focuses on the fatigue and reliability analysis of ship structures, Statistical modeling of ocean waves, wind & wave loads, computation of ship structural dynamics and seakeeping analysis.Wengang Mao’s research contributes to Chalmers Areas of Advance in Transportation and Energy. He is also a member of The International Ship and Offshore Structures Committee (ISSC): the Technical Committee III.2 (Fatigue and Fracture).
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Showing 71 publications
2018
Voyage optimization for mitigating ship structural failure due to crack propagation
Helong Wang, Wengang Mao, Di Zhang
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability. Vol. X (X), p. 1-13
Journal article
2018
Spatio-temporal modelling of wind speed variation
Wengang Mao, Oscar Ivarsson, Igor Rychlik
Paper in proceedings
2018
ISSC Technical Committee I.1 - Environment
Odin Gramsta; Ricardo Campos Geert Kapsenberg; Alan John Murphy, Luis Sagrillo; Wei Qiu; Sheng Dong Abderrahim Bentamy; Fredhi Agung Prasetyo; Ryuji Miyake, Alexander Babanin et al
Paper in proceedings
2018
MetOcean Data Drived Voyage Optimization Using Genetic Algorithm
Helong Wang, Wengang Mao, Leif Eriksson
Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, p. 697-705
Paper in proceedings
2018
Analysis of uncertainties in the prediction of ships’ fuel consumption – from early design to operation conditions
Fabian Tillig, Jonas Ringsberg, Wengang Mao et al
Ships and Offshore Structures. Vol. 13 (Sup1), p. S13-S24
Journal article
2018
Spatio-temporal modelling of wind speed variations
Wengang Mao, Oscar Ivarsson, Igor Rychlik
Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. Vol. 2018-June, p. 397-402
Paper in proceedings
2018
EONav - Copernicus Data in Support of Maritime Route Optimization
Leif Eriksson, Yufang Ye, Lars Jonasson et al
IEEE International Symposium on Geoscience and Remote Sensing IGARSS, p. 5606-5609
Paper in proceedings
2018
Spatio-temporal modelling of wind speed variations and extremes in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico
Igor Rychlik, Wengang Mao
Theorectical and Applied Climatology. Vol. X, p. 1-24
Journal article
2018
Stochastic spatio-temporal model for wind speed variation in the Arctic
Wengang Mao, Igor Rychlik
Ocean Engineering. Vol. 165 (1), p. 237-251
Journal article
2017
Wind-assisted propulsion for shipping: status and perspectives
Ruihua Lu, Jonas Ringsberg, Wengang Mao
Proceedings of The 2nd International Conference on Ships and Offshore Structures (ICSOS 2017), p. 561-571-571
Paper in proceedings
2017
Estimation of Weibull distribution for wind speeds along ship routes
Wengang Mao, Igor Rychlik
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment. Vol. 231 (2), p. 464-480
Journal article
2017
Benchmark study of five optimization algorithms for weather routing
Helong Wang, Wengang Mao, Leif Eriksson
Proceedings of the ASME 2017 36th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2017) in Trondheim, Norway, June 25-30, 2017
Paper in proceedings
2017
Research on ship structural fatigue damage under nonlinear wave bending moment
Jingxia Yue, Lihua Peng, Wengang Mao et al
ASME 2017 36th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2017, Trondheim, Norway, 25-30 June 2017
Paper in proceedings
2017
Ship heading control based on backstepping and Least squares support vector machine
Suo Xie, Xiumin Chu, CG Liu et al
The 4th International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety Aug. 8-10 in Banff, Alberta, Canada, p. 196-203
Paper in proceedings
2017
Fatigue life prediction method of fairleads installed on a FPSO
Jingxia Yue, Pengfei Chen, Yuliang Liu et al
17th International Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean on “Maritime Transportation and Harvesting of Sea Resources”in Lisbon, Portugal between 9 and 11 October 2017.
Paper in proceedings
2017
A generic energy systems model for efficient ship design and operation
Fabian Tillig, Jonas Ringsberg, Wengang Mao et al
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment. Vol. 231 (2), p. 649-666
Journal article
2017
Simulation research on fatigue crack propagation behavior in bulb stiffeners in ship structural details
J. Yue, H. Xie, Z. Dang et al
Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, p. 942-948
Paper in proceedings
2017
Use of Bayesian networks for emergency assistance assessment of ship capsizing
Zheng Liang, Di Zhang, Wengang Mao et al
The 4th International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety, Aug. 8-10 in Banff, Alberta, Canada, p. 92-98
Paper in proceedings
2017
Analysis of the reduction of uncertainties in the prediction of ships’ fuel consumption – from early design to operation conditions
Fabian Tillig, Jonas Ringsberg, Wengang Mao et al
Proceedings of The 2nd International Conference on Ships and Offshore Structures (ICSOS 2017), p. 4-19
Paper in proceedings
2016
Influence of different wave load sequence models on fatigue life prediction of ship structures based on fracture mechanics approach
Luis De Gracia, Naoki Osawa, Wengang Mao et al
Proceedings of the ASME 2016 35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2016) in Busan, Korea, June 19-24, 2016. Vol. 3
Paper in proceedings
2016
Statistical models for the speed prediction of a container ship
Wengang Mao, Igor Rychlik, Jonas Wallin et al
Ocean Engineering. Vol. 126, p. 152-162
Journal article
2016
Study on the analysis of market potentials and market barriers for wind propulsion technologies for ships
Dagmar Nelissen, Michael Traut, Jonathan Köhler et al
Report
2016
Uncertainties of crack propagation analysis in ship structures
Wengang Mao, Jingxia Yue, Da Wu et al
Proceedings of the ASME 2016 35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2016) in Busan, Korea, June 19-24, 2016. Vol. 3
Paper in proceedings
2016
Machine Learning to predict a ship's fuel consumption in seaways
Wengang Mao, Peter Lanaers, Hans Salomonsson et al
13th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures, PRADS 2016; Hotel Crowne PlazaCopenhagen; Denmark; 4 September 2016 through 8 September 2016
Paper in proceedings
2015
Systems modelling for energy-efficient shipping
Fabian Tillig, Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg
Report
2015
State-of-the-art within ship weather routing
Martin Hjorth Simonsen, Erik Larsson, Wengang Mao et al
Proceedings of The ASME 2015 34th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2015), p. 1-11
Paper in proceedings
2015
A regression and beam theory based approach for fatigue assessment of containership structures including bending and torsion contributions
Wengang Mao, Zhiyuan Li, Viktor Ogeman et al
Marine Structures. Vol. 41 (1), p. 244-266
Journal article
2015
Holistic ship energy systems modelling for efficient ship design and operation
Fabian Tillig, Jonas Ringsberg, Wengang Mao et al
Proceedings of The RINA International Conference on Energy Efficient Ships, p. 7-16
Paper in proceedings
2015
ISSC committee III.2 - Fatigue and Fracture
Brennan F.P., K. Branner, J.H. den Besten et al
Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC 2015) Cascais, Portugal, September 7-10, 2015
Book chapter
2015
DIRECT Optimization Algorithm for Ship Routing Plan
Erik Larsson, Martin Hjorth Simonsen, Wengang Mao
Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 25th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE-2015, Hawaii, 21-26 June 2015.
Paper in proceedings
2015
DIRECT optimization algorithm in weather routing of ships
Erik Larsson, Martin Hjorth Simonsen, Wengang Mao
25th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2015, Kona, Big Island, United States, 21-26 June 2015. Vol. 2015-January, p. 1207-
Paper in proceedings
2014
Study of potential benefits of ship route planning considering fuel consumption, ETA and fatigue damage accumulation
Jonas Ringsberg, Wengang Mao
Proceedings of The 7th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures (ICTWS 2014), p. 1-10
Paper in proceedings
2014
A comparative study of fatigue assessments of container ship structures using various direct calculation approaches
Zhiyuan Li, Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg et al
Ocean Engineering. Vol. 82 (1), p. 65-74
Journal article
2014
The contribution of horizontal bending and warping stress to the total fatigue accumulation of containerships
Wengang Mao
Proceedings of the ICTWS 2014 7th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, 28 September – 2 October 2014, Busan, Korea, p. p8-
Paper in proceedings
2014
Probabilistic model for wind speed variability encountered by a vessel
Igor Rychlik, Wengang Mao
Preprint
2014
Development of a Spectral Method and a Statistical Wave Model for Crack Propagation Prediction in Ship Structures
Wengang Mao
Journal of Ship Research. Vol. 58 (2), p. 106-116
Journal article
2014
Crack growth analysis in ship structures using spectral methods
Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg, Igor Rychlik
Proceedings of The 7th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures (ICTWS 2014), p. 1-9
Paper in proceedings
2014
An efficient direct calculation approach for fatigue assessment of container ships concerning bending and warping stresses
Zhiyuan Li, Jonas Ringsberg, Wengang Mao
Proceedings of The 2014 ASME 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2014). Vol. 4A, p. 1-9
Paper in proceedings
2014
Probabilistic Model for Wind Speed Variability Encountered by a Vessel
Igor Rychlik, Wengang Mao
Natural Resources. Vol. 5 (13), p. 837-855
Journal article
2014
Uncertainty in stress concentration factor computation for ship fatigue design
Viktor Ogeman, Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg
Proceedings of The ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2014). Vol. 4A, p. 1-9
Paper in proceedings
2013
Analysis of crack retardation effects and crack path in ship structure members on different routes
Fredhi Agung Prasetyo, Wengang Mao, Tomohei Kobayashi et al
Proceedings of The 13th International Conference on Fracture (ICF13), p. 1-9
Paper in proceedings
2013
A comparison of two wave models and their influence on fatigue damage in ship structures
Wengang Mao, Fredhi Agung Prasetyo, Jonas Ringsberg et al
Proceedings of The ASME 2013 32nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2013). Vol. 2A, p. 1-9
Paper in proceedings
2013
Comparison of computational methods for evaluation of wave-load-induced fatigue damage accumulation in a containership structure detail
Viktor Ogeman, Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg
Proceedings of The 5th International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE 2013), p. 342-353
Paper in proceedings
2013
Analysis of fatigue crack initiation and propagation in ship structures
Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg
Proceedings of The 13th International Conference on Fracture (ICF13), p. 1-10
Paper in proceedings
2013
Notes on the Prediction of Extreme Ship Response
Wengang Mao, Igor Rychlik
Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. Vol. 135 (2)
Journal article
2012
Estimation of rainflow damages in container ships
Wengang Mao, Igor Rychlik
Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 22nd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE-2012, Rhodes, 17-22 June 2012. Vol. 4, p. 688-694
Paper in proceedings
2012
Estimation of Extreme Ship Response
Wengang Mao, Igor Rychlik
Journal of Ship Research. Vol. 56 (1), p. 23-34
Journal article
2012
Theoretical development and validation of a fatigue model for ship routing
Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg, Igor Rychlik et al
Ships and Offshore Structures. Vol. 7 (4), p. 399-415
Journal article
2012
Fatigue variation in ships due to the variability of environmental loads
Wengang Mao, Zhiyuan Li, Jonas Ringsberg et al
Proceedings of The ASME 2012 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2012). Vol. 2, p. 1-9
Paper in proceedings
2012
Application of a ship-routeing fatigue model to case studies of 2800 TEU and 4400 TEU container vessels
Wengang Mao, Zhiyuan Li, Jonas Ringsberg et al
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment. Vol. 226 (3), p. 222-234
Journal article
2012
A comparison of direct calculation approaches applied on the fatigue strength assessment of a Panamax container ship
Zhiyuan Li, Jonas Ringsberg, Wengang Mao
Proceedings of The ASME 2012 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2012). Vol. 2, p. 1-8
Paper in proceedings
2012
What is the potential of using ship fatigue routing in terms of fatigue life extension?
Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg, Igor Rychlik
Proceedings of The 22nd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2012). Vol. 4 (4), p. 681-687
Paper in proceedings
2012
A comparative study of fatigue assessment of a container ship structure using various direct calculation approaches
Zhiyuan Li, Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg et al
Proceedings of The International Conference on Maritime Technology (ICMT 2012), p. 405-409
Paper in proceedings
2011
Assessment of full-scale measurements with regard to extreme hogging and sagging condition of container ships
Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg, Zhiyuan Li et al
Proceedings of The ASME 2011 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2011). Vol. 2, p. 325-333
Paper in proceedings
2011
Development of a fatigue model useful in ship routing design
Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg, Igor Rychlik et al
Transactions - Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Vol. 118 (1), p. 497-511
Journal article
2011
On estimation of extreme ship response using upcrossing spectrum
Wengang Mao, Igor Rychlik
Advances in Marine Structures - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Marine Structures, MARSTRUCT 2011, Hamburg, 28 - 30 March 2011, p. 49-58
Paper in proceedings
2010
Efficient estimation of extreme ship responses using upcrossing spectrum
Wengang Mao, Igor Rychlik
Preprint
2010
Fatigue damage assessment of container ships concerning wave-induced torsion
Zhiyuan Li, Jonas Ringsberg, Wengang Mao
Proceedings of The ASME 2010 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2010). Vol. 2, p. 151-158
Paper in proceedings
2010
Fatigue Assessment and Extreme Response Prediction of Ship Structures
Wengang Mao
Doctoral thesis
2010
Estimation of wave loading induced fatigue accumulation and extreme response of a container ship in severe seas
Wengang Mao, Zhiyuan Li, Thomas Galtier et al
Proceedings of The ASME 2010 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2010). Vol. 2, p. 133-141
Paper in proceedings
2010
The effect of whipping/springing on fatigue damage and extreme response of ship structures
Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg, Igor Rychlik
Proceedings of The ASME 2010 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2010). Vol. 2, p. 123-131
Paper in proceedings
2010
Development of a fatigue model useful in ship routing design
Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg, Igor Rychlik et al
Journal of Ship Research. Vol. 54 (4), p. 281-293
Journal article
2010
Safety Index of Fatigue Failure for Ship Structure Details
Wengang Mao, Igor Rychlik, Gaute Storhaug
Journal of Ship Research. Vol. Vol. 54 (No, 3), p. pp. 197-208
Journal article
2009
Comparison between a fatigue model for voyage planning and measurements of a container vessel
Wengang Mao, Jonas Ringsberg, Igor Rychlik et al
Proceedings of The ASME 2009 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2009). Vol. 2, p. 173-180
Paper in proceedings
2008
Safety Index of Fatigue Failure for Ship Structure Details
Wengang Mao, Igor Rychlik, G. Storhaug
Preprint
Showing 17 research projects
2019–2019
Energy Efficient Maritime Transport through Autonomous Observations of Ocean and Ice - EMTOI
Leif Eriksson
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Jonas Ringsberg
Marine Technology
Anna Wåhlin
Unknown organization
Göran Broström
Unknown organization
Chalmers
2018–2021
Eco-friendly and customer-driven Sail plan optimisation service (EcoSail)
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Xiao Lang
Marine Technology
Helong Wang
Marine Technology
Leif Eriksson
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
European Commission (Horizon 2020)
2018–2019
Spatio-temporal modelling of MetOcean environment for safe and energy efficient maritime transport
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
EU H2020 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (IF)
VGR MoRE2020
2018–2019
Marina droners with extreme persistence for more powerful monitoring of the marine environment
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Ola Benderius
Vehicle Engineering and Autonomous Systems
Arpit Karsolia
CSE Verksamhetsstöd
VINNOVA
2018–2019
Big data based autonomous navigation system for safe and efficient shipping
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Leif Eriksson
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
David Bolin
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Chalmers
2017–2019
ShipCLEAN - Energy efficient marine transport through optimization of coupled transportation logistics and energy systems analyses
Jonas Ringsberg
Marine Technology
Fabian Tillig
Marine Technology
Ruihua Lu
Marine Technology
Bengt J Ramne
Marine Technology
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Swedish Energy Agency
2017–2019
ECMWF: Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) for Ship Navigation
Leif Eriksson
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Lars Jonasson
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
O.M. OFFSHORE MONITORING LTD.
2017–2020
SEDNA - Safe maritime operations under extreme conditions: the Arctic case
Jonas Ringsberg
Marine Technology
Zhiyuan Li
Marine Technology
Monica Lundh
Maritime Human Factors
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Leif Eriksson
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
European Commission (Horizon 2020)
2017–2019
Satellite observations for ship navigation
Leif Eriksson
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
Yufang Ye
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Chalmers
2017–2020
Explore innovative solutions for arctic shipping
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Leif Eriksson
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT)
2017–2019
Wind assisted propulsion of merchant vessels
Jonas Ringsberg
Marine Technology
Ruihua Lu
Shipping and Marine Technology
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Fabian Tillig
Marine Technology
Bengt J Ramne
Marine Technology
VINNOVA
2016–2017
Ship performance modelling through big data techniques (SPLINE)
Leif Eriksson
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Chalmers
2016–2019
EONav - Earth Observation for Maritime Navigation
Leif Eriksson
Radar Remote Sensing
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Lars Jonasson
Radar Remote Sensing
Yufang Ye
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
Helong Wang
Marine Technology
Anis Elyouncha
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
European Commission (Horizon 2020)
2015–2016
Study on the analysis of market potentials and market barriers for wind propulsion technologies for ships
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
European Commission (EC)
2014–2017
Energy efficient marine transport through energy systems analysis of ships
Jonas Ringsberg
Marine Technology
Bengt J Ramne
Marine Technology
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Fabian Tillig
Marine Technology
Lighthouse
2013–2016
Space-based maritime navigation (SpaceNav)
Leif Eriksson
Radar Remote Sensing
Monika Wozniak
Radar Remote Sensing
Albert Monteith
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
Gisela Carvajal
Radar Remote Sensing
Anis Elyouncha
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
Helong Wang
Marine Technology
Anders Berg
Radar Remote Sensing
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Malin Johansson
Maritime Environment
European Commission (FP7)
2012–2017
Modeling environmental loads and structural responses
Igor Rychlik
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Wengang Mao
Marine Technology
Jonas Ringsberg
Marine Technology
Swedish Research Council (VR)
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