By Professor Joshua Zhao

Journal articles

Feng P; Hu L; Zhao XL; Cheng L; Xu S, 2014, 'Study on thermal effects on fatigue behavior of cracked steel plates strengthened by CFRP sheets', Thin-Walled Structures, 82, pp. 311 - 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2014.04.015

Yu QQ; Zhao XL; Al-Mahaidi R; Xiao ZG; Chen T; Gu XL, 2014, 'Tests on cracked steel plates with different damage levels strengthened by CFRP laminates', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219455414500187

Liu HB; Zhao XL; Bai Y; Raman RKS; Rizkalla S; Bandyopadhyay S, 2014, 'The effect of elevated temperature on the bond between high modulus carbon fibre-reinforced polymer sheet and steel', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, 15, pp. 355 - 366, http://dx.doi.org/10.7158/S13-013.2014.15.4

Liu B; Tong L; Zhao X-L, 2014, 'Fatigue Failure Characteristics of Steel Reinforced Concrete Girders', Procedia Materials Science, 3, pp. 1717 - 1722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mspro.2014.06.277

Zhao X; Heidarpour A; Gardner L, 2014, 'Recent developments in high‐strength and stainless steel tubular members and connections', Steel Construction, 7, pp. 65 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/stco.201410019

Heidarpour A; Cevro S; Song QY; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Behaviour of innovative stub columns utilising mild-steel plates and stainless steel tubes at ambient and elevated temperatures', Engineering Structures, 57, pp. 416 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.09.048

Fernando D; Teng JG; Yu T; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Preparation and characterization of steel surfaces for adhesive bonding', Journal of Composites for Construction, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000387

Tong LW; Zheng HZ; Mashiri FR; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Stress-concentration factors in circular hollow section and square hollow section T-connections: Experiments, finite-element analysis, and formulas', Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 139, pp. 1866 - 1881, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0000759

An YF; Han LH; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Experimental behaviour of box concrete-encased cfst eccentrically loaded column', Magazine of Concrete Research, 65, pp. 1219 - 1235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/macr.13.00067

Wu C; Zhao XL; Al-Mahaidi R; Emdad MR; Duan WH, 2013, 'Fatigue tests on steel plates with longitudinal weld attachment strengthened by ultra high modulus carbon fibre reinforced polymer plate', Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 36, pp. 1027 - 1038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ffe.12067

Chen W; Ye J; Bai Y; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Improved fire resistant performance of load bearing cold-formed steel interior and exterior wall systems', Thin-Walled Structures, 73, pp. 145 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2013.07.017

Huang H; Han LH; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Investigation on concrete filled double skin steel tubes (CFDSTs) under pure torsion', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 90, pp. 221 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2013.07.035

Mashiri FR; Zhao XL; Tong L, 2013, 'Fatigue tests and design of thin CHS–SHS T-joints under cyclic in-plane bending', Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, 3, pp. 129 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13349-013-0042-7

Sadiq H; Wong MB; Tashan J; Al-Mahaidi R; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Determination of steel emissivity for the temperature prediction of structural steel members in fire', Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 25, pp. 167 - 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000607

Wu C; Zhao XL; Chiu WK; Al-Mahaidi R; Duan WH, 2013, 'Effect of fatigue loading on the bond behaviour between UHM CFRP plates and steel plates', Composites Part B: Engineering, 50, pp. 344 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.02.040

Luo FJ; He L; Pan Z; Duan WH; Zhao XL; Collins F, 2013, 'Effect of very fine particles on workability and strength of concrete made with dune sand', Construction and Building Materials, 47, pp. 131 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.05.005

Yu QQ; Chen T; Gu XL; Zhao XL; Xiao ZG, 2013, 'Fatigue behaviour of CFRP strengthened steel plates with different degrees of damage', Thin-Walled Structures, 69, pp. 10 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2013.03.012

Al-Zubaidy H; Al-Mahaidi R; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Finite element modelling of CFRP/steel double strap joints subjected to dynamic tensile loadings', Composite Structures, 99, pp. 48 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.12.003

Liu H; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Prediction of fatigue life for CFRP strengthened steel connections under combined loads', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219455412500599

Abdollahi Chahkand N; Zamin Jumaat M; Ramli Sulong NH; Zhao XL; Mohammadizadeh MR, 2013, 'Experimental and theoretical investigation on torsional behaviour of CFRP strengthened square hollow steel section', Thin-Walled Structures, 68, pp. 135 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2013.03.008

Jiao H; Mashiri F; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Fatigue behavior of very high strength (VHS) circular steel tube to plate T-joints under in-plane bending', Thin-Walled Structures, 68, pp. 106 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2013.03.006

Hou C; Han LH; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Full-range analysis on square CFST stub columns and beams under loading and chloride corrosion', Thin-Walled Structures, 68, pp. 50 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2013.03.003

Al-Shawaf A; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Adhesive rheology impact on wet lay-up CFRP/steel joints' behaviour under infrastructural subzero exposures', Composites Part B: Engineering, 47, pp. 207 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.11.012

Li W; Han LH; Ren QX; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Behavior and calculation of tapered CFDST columns under eccentric compression', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 83, pp. 127 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2013.01.010

Hou C; Han LH; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Concrete-filled circular steel tubes subjected to local bearing force: Experiments', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 83, pp. 90 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2013.01.008

Tong LW; Yang DL; Zhao XL, 2013, 'Tests for fatigue behavior of welded CHS-SHS-concrete filled T-joints', Zhendong yu Chongji/Journal of Vibration and Shock, 32, pp. 99 - 105

Sadiq H; Wong MB; Al-Mahaidi R; Zhao XL, 2013, 'A novel active fire protection approach for structural steel members using NiTi shape memory alloy', Smart Materials and Structures, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/22/2/025033

Wu C; Zhao XL; Al-Mahaidi R; Duan WH, 2013, 'Effects of CFRP bond locations on the Mode i stress intensity factor of centre-cracked tensile steel plates', Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 36, pp. 154 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2695.2012.01708.x

Wang K; Tong LW; Zhu J; Zhao XL; Mashiri FR, 2013, 'Fatigue behavior of welded T-joints with a CHS brace and CFCHS chord under axial loading in the brace', Journal of Bridge Engineering, 18, pp. 142 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000331

Al-Zubaidy H; Zhao XL; Al-Mahaidi R, 2013, 'Mechanical characterisation of the dynamic tensile properties of CFRP sheet and adhesive at medium strain rates', Composite Structures, 96, pp. 153 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.09.032

Wu C; Zhao XL; Al-Mahaidi R; Duan WH, 2013, 'Mode i stress intensity factor of center-cracked tensile steel plates with CFRP reinforcement', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219455413500053

Nguyen TC; Bai Y; Zhao XL; Al-Mahaidi R, 2013, 'Curing effects on steel/CFRP double strap joints under combined mechanical load, temperature and humidity', Construction and Building Materials, 40, pp. 899 - 907, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.11.035

Chen T; Xiao ZG; Zhao XL; Gu XL, 2013, 'A boundary element analysis of fatigue crack growth for welded connections under bending', Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 98, pp. 44 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.12.010

Al-Zubaidy HA; Zhao XL; Al-Mahaidi R, 2013, 'Experimental evaluation of the dynamic bond strength between CFRP sheets and steel under direct tensile loads', International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 40, pp. 89 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2012.08.001

Mashiri FR; Zhao XL; Tong LW, 2013, 'Fatigue tests and design of welded thin-walled RHS-Channel and Channel-Channel cross-beam connections under cyclic bending', Thin-Walled Structures, 63, pp. 27 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2012.09.002

Mashiri FR; Joshi S; Pang NL; Dayawansa DP; Zhao XL; Chitty G; Jiao H; Price JWH, 2013, 'Service loads in dragline tubular structures: A case study of cluster A5', Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 20, pp. 210 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/stc.484

Korayem AH; Duan WH; Zhao XL; Wang CM, 2012, 'Buckling behavior of short multi-walled carbon nanotubes under axial compression loads', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219455412500459

Nguyen TC; Bai Y; Zhao XL; Al-Mahaidi R, 2012, 'Effects of ultraviolet radiation and associated elevated temperature on mechanical performance of steel/CFRP double strap joints', Composite Structures, 94, pp. 3563 - 3573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.05.036

Chen W; Ye J; Bai Y; Zhao XL, 2012, 'Full-scale fire experiments on load-bearing cold-formed steel walls lined with different panels', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 79, pp. 242 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2012.07.031

Al-Zubaidy HA; Zhao XL; Al-Mahaidi R, 2012, 'Dynamic bond strength between CFRP sheet and steel', Composite Structures, 94, pp. 3258 - 3270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.04.025

Shi XS; Collins FG; Zhao XL; Wang QY, 2012, 'Mechanical properties and microstructure analysis of fly ash geopolymeric recycled concrete', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 237-238, pp. 20 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.070

Jiao H; Mashiri F; Zhao XL, 2012, 'A comparative study on fatigue behaviour of steel beams retrofitted with welding, pultruded CFRP plates and wet layup CFRP sheets', Thin-Walled Structures, 59, pp. 144 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2012.06.002

Liu HB; Zhao XL, 2012, 'Fatigue behaviour of welded steel connections under combined actions', Advances in Structural Engineering, 15, pp. 1817 - 1828, http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/1369-4332.15.10.1817

Wu C; Zhao XL; Al-Mahaidi R; Emdad M; Duan W, 2012, 'Fatigue tests of cracked steel plates strengthened with UHM CFRP plates', Advances in Structural Engineering, 15, pp. 1801 - 1815, http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/1369-4332.15.10.1801

Peng Y; Tong LW; Zhao XL; Xiao ZG, 2012, 'Improved formulae for stress intensity factors of welded joints', Gongcheng Lixue/Engineering Mechanics, 29, pp. 225 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.6052/j.issn.1000-4750.2011.02.0071

Li W; Ren QX; Han LH; Zhao XL, 2012, 'Behaviour of tapered concrete-filled double skin steel tubular (CFDST) stub columns', Thin-Walled Structures, 57, pp. 37 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2012.03.019

Li W; Han LH; Zhao XL, 2012, 'Axial strength of concrete-filled double skin steel tubular (CFDST) columns with preload on steel tubes', Thin-Walled Structures, 56, pp. 9 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2012.03.004

Yu T; Fernando D; Teng JG; Zhao XL, 2012, 'Experimental study on CFRP-to-steel bonded interfaces', Composites Part B: Engineering, 43, pp. 2279 - 2289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.01.024

Gould S; Rajeev P; Kodikara J; Zhao XL; Burn S; Marlow D, 2012, 'A new method for developing equations applied to the water retention curve', Soil Science Society of America Journal, 76, pp. 806 - 814, http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2011.0260

Haedir J; Zhao XL, 2012, 'Design of CFRP-strengthened steel CHS tubular beams', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 72, pp. 203 - 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2011.12.004

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