By Professor Joshua Zhao

Journal articles

Ghafoori E; Motavalli M; Zhao XL; Nussbaumer A; Fontana M, 2015, 'Fatigue design criteria for strengthening metallic beams with bonded CFRP plates', Engineering Structures, 101, pp. 542 - 557, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.07.048

Zhang F; Wu C; Zhao XL; Li ZX; Heidarpour A; Wang H, 2015, 'Numerical modeling of concrete-filled double-skin steel square tubular columns under blast loading', Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000749

Wang R; Han LH; Zhao XL; Rasmussen KJR, 2015, 'Experimental behavior of concrete filled double steel tubular (CFDST) members under low velocity drop weight impact', Thin-Walled Structures, 97, pp. 279 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2015.09.009

Cheng B; Qian Q; Zhao XL, 2015, 'Stress concentration factors and fatigue behavior of square bird-beak SHS T-joints under out-of-plane bending', Engineering Structures, 99, pp. 677 - 684, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.05.033

Zhang F; Wu C; Li ZX; Zhao XL, 2015, 'Residual axial capacity of CFDST columns infilled with UHPFRC after close-range blast loading', Thin-Walled Structures, 96, pp. 314 - 327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2015.08.020

Hou C; Han LH; Zhao XL, 2015, 'Behaviour of circular concrete filled double skin tubes subjected to local bearing force', Thin-Walled Structures, 93, pp. 36 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2015.03.004

Azhari F; Heidarpour A; Zhao XL; Hutchinson CR, 2015, 'Mechanical properties of ultra-high strength (Grade 1200) steel tubes under cooling phase of a fire: An experimental investigation', Construction and Building Materials, 93, pp. 841 - 850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.05.082

Borrie D; Liu HB; Zhao XL; Singh Raman RK; Bai Y, 2015, 'Bond durability of fatigued CFRP-steel double-lap joints pre-exposed to marine environment', Composite Structures, 131, pp. 799 - 809, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.06.021

Nassirnia M; Heidarpour A; Zhao XL; Minkkinen J, 2015, 'Innovative hollow corrugated columns: A fundamental study', Engineering Structures, 94, pp. 43 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.03.028

Liu G; Zhao X; Huang Y, 2015, 'Prediction of stress distribution along the intersection of tubular T-joints by a novel structural stress approach', International Journal of Fatigue, 80, pp. 216 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2015.05.021

Sinaie S; Heidarpour A; Zhao XL; Sanjayan JG, 2015, 'Effect of size on the response of cylindrical concrete samples under cyclic loading', Construction and Building Materials, 84, pp. 399 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.03.076

Cheng B; Qian Q; Zhao XL, 2015, 'Numerical investigation on stress concentration factors of square bird-beak SHS T-joints subject to axial forces', Thin-Walled Structures, 94, pp. 435 - 445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2015.05.003

Korayem AH; Li CY; Zhang QH; Zhao XL; Duan WH, 2015, 'Effect of carbon nanotube modified epoxy adhesive on CFRP-to-steel interface', Composites Part B: Engineering, 79, pp. 95 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.03.063

Shi XS; Wang QY; Zhao XL; Collins FG, 2015, 'Structural behaviour of geopolymeric recycled concrete filled steel tubular columns under axial loading', Construction and Building Materials, 81, pp. 187 - 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.02.035

Yu QQ; Chen T; Gu XL; Zhao XL; Xiao ZG, 2015, 'Boundary element analysis of fatigue crack growth for CFRP-strengthened steel plates with longitudinal weld attachments', Journal of Composites for Construction, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000505

Li W; Han LH; Zhao XL, 2015, 'Behavior of CFDST stub columns under preload, sustained load and chloride corrosion', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 107, pp. 12 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2014.12.023

Chan TM; Zhao XL; Young B, 2015, 'Cross-section classification for cold-formed and built-up high strength carbon and stainless steel tubes under compression', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 106, pp. 289 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2014.12.019

Tong L; Xu G; Liu Y; Yan D; Zhao XL, 2015, 'Finite element analysis and formulae for stress concentration factors of diamond bird-beak SHS T-joints', Thin-Walled Structures, 86, pp. 108 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2014.10.009

Wu C; Bai Y; Zhao XL, 2015, 'Improved bearing capacities of pultruded glass fibre reinforced polymer square hollow sections strengthened by thin-walled steel or CFRP', Thin-Walled Structures, 89, pp. 67 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2014.12.006

Mirmomeni M; Heidarpour A; Zhao XL; Hutchinson CR; Packer JA; Wu C, 2015, 'Mechanical properties of partially damaged structural steel induced by high strain rate loading at elevated temperatures - An experimental investigation', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 76, pp. 178 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2014.10.001

Javidan F; Heidarpour A; Zhao XL; Minkkinen J, 2015, 'Performance of innovative fabricated long hollow columns under axial compression', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 106, pp. 99 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2014.12.013

Song QY; Heidarpour A; Zhao XL; Han LH, 2015, 'Performance of Unstiffened welded steel I-beam to hollow tubular column connections under seismic loading', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219455414500333

Cholake ST; Moran G; Bai Y; Raman RKS; Zhao XL; Rizkalla S; Bandyopadhyay S, 2015, 'Physico-Chemical Characterization of Novel Epoxy Matrix System Reinforced with Recycled Short Milled Carbon Fibre', Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, 03, pp. 373 - 389, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jmmce.2015.35040

Yu Q; Zhao X; Xiao Z; Chen T; Gu X, 2014, 'Evaluation of stress intensity factor for CFRP bonded steel plates', Advances in Structural Engineering, 17, pp. 1729 - 1746, http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/1369-4332.17.12.1729

Jiao H; Phan H; Zhao X, 2014, 'Fatigue behaviour of steel elements strengthened with stand CFRP sheets', Advances in Structural Engineering, 17, pp. 1719 - 1727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/1369-4332.17.12.1719

Zhao XL; Al-Mahaidi R; Bai Y; Smith ST, 2014, 'FRP strengthening of structures subject to fatigue, impact and environmental loading', Advances in Structural Engineering, 17, pp. i, http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/1369-4332.17.12.i

Borrie D; Raman R; Zhao XL; Adnan N, 2014, 'Quantifying corrosion between Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) and steel caused by high temperature marine environments', Advances in Structural Engineering, 17, pp. 1761 - 1770, http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/1369-4332.17.12.1761

Cheng B; Qian Q; Zhao XL, 2014, 'Tests to determine stress concentration factors for square bird-beak SHS joints under chord and brace axial forces', Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001095

Sinaie S; Heidarpour A; Zhao XL, 2014, 'Stress-strain-temperature relation for cyclically-damaged structural mild steel', Engineering Structures, 77, pp. 84 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.07.037

Bai Y; Nguyen TC; Zhao XL; Al-Mahaidi R, 2014, 'Environment-assisted degradation of the bond between steel and carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer', Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000951

Habibnejad Korayem A; Barati MR; Simon GP; Williams T; Zhao XL; Stroeve P; Duan WH, 2014, 'Transition and stability of copolymer adsorption morphologies on the surface of carbon nanotubes and implications on their dispersion', Langmuir, 30, pp. 10035 - 10042, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la502245s

Chen W; Ye J; Bai Y; Zhao XL, 2014, 'Thermal and mechanical modeling of load-bearing cold-formed steel wall systems in fire', Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0000862

Sinaie S; Heidarpour A; Zhao XL, 2014, 'A multi-objective optimization approach to the parameter determination of constitutive plasticity models for the simulation of multi-phase load histories', Computers and Structures, 138, pp. 112 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2014.03.005

Zhao XL; Bai Y; Al-Mahaidi R; Rizkalla S, 2014, 'Effect of dynamic loading and environmental conditions on the bond between cfrp and steel: State-of-the-art review', Journal of Composites for Construction, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000419

Heidarpour A; Cevro S; Song QY; Zhao XL, 2014, 'Behaviour of stub columns utilising mild-steel plates and VHS tubes under fire', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 95, pp. 220 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2013.12.007

Hou C; Han LH; Zhao XL, 2014, 'Concrete-filled circular steel tubes subjected to local bearing force: Finite element analysis', Thin-Walled Structures, 77, pp. 109 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2013.12.006

Sinaie S; Heidarpour A; Zhao XL, 2014, 'Mechanical properties of cyclically-damaged structural mild steel at elevated temperatures', Construction and Building Materials, 52, pp. 465 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.11.042

Sadiq H; Wong MB; Al-Mahaidi R; Zhao XL, 2014, 'Modeling of heat transfer in gas-filled furnace for steel members', Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0000834

Satasivam S; Bai Y; Zhao XL, 2014, 'Adhesively bonded modular GFRP web-flange sandwich for building floor construction', Composite Structures, 111, pp. 381 - 392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.01.003

An YF; Han LH; Zhao XL, 2014, 'Analytical behaviour of eccentrically loaded concreteencased CFST box columns', Magazine of Concrete Research, 66, pp. 789 - 808, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/macr.13.00330

Han LH; Hou CC; Zhao XL; Rasmussen KJR, 2014, 'Behaviour of high-strength concrete filled steel tubes under transverse impact loading', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 92, pp. 25 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2013.09.003

Yu QQ; Zhao XL; Chen T; Gu XL; Xiao ZG, 2014, 'Crack propagation prediction of CFRP retrofitted steel plates with different degrees of damage using BEM', Thin-Walled Structures, 82, pp. 145 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2014.04.006

Wang R; Han LH; Nie JG; Zhao XL, 2014, 'Flexural performance of rectangular CFST members', Thin-Walled Structures, 79, pp. 154 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2014.02.015

Sadiq H; Wong MB; Al-Mahaidi R; Zhao XL, 2014, 'Heat transfer model for a cementitious-based insulation with moisture', Fire and Materials, 38, pp. 550 - 558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fam.2196

Heidarpour A; Tofts NS; Korayem AH; Zhao XL; Hutchinson CR, 2014, 'Mechanical properties of very high strength steel at elevated temperatures', Fire Safety Journal, 64, pp. 27 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2014.01.006

Gu M; Tong LW; Zhao XL; Zhang YF, 2014, 'Numerical analysis of fatigue behavior of welded cfchs t-joints', Advanced Steel Construction, 10, pp. 476 - 497

Chen T; Zhao XL; Gu XL; Xiao ZG, 2014, 'Numerical analysis on fatigue crack growth life of non-load-carrying cruciform welded joints repaired with FRP materials', Composites Part B: Engineering, 56, pp. 171 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.08.034

Chen SJ; Zou B; Collins F; Zhao XL; Majumber M; Duan WH, 2014, 'Predicting the influence of ultrasonication energy on the reinforcing efficiency of carbon nanotubes', Carbon, 77, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2014.04.023

Korayem AH; Barati MR; Simon GP; Zhao XL; Duan WH, 2014, 'Reinforcing brittle and ductile epoxy matrices using carbon nanotubes masterbatch', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 61, pp. 126 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.02.016

Tong L; Fu Y; Liu Y; Zhao XL, 2014, 'Stress concentration factors of diamond bird-beak SHS T-joints under brace loading', Thin-Walled Structures, 74, pp. 201 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2013.10.008

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