Xiao Zhigang
lecturer
Engineering
University of Ballarat
Australia
Biography
Dr Zhigang Xiao works as a lecturer. Before joining the school in 2009, Dr Xiao had worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University for three years. Being different to most academics, his professional career also has close connections with the civil engineering industry. His 10-year industry working experience in Pacific Consultants in Japan as a research engineer and in Shenyang Institute of Architectural and Building Design in China as a structural engineer helps relate most of his research to practical engineering needs and challenges.
Research Interest
Dr Xiao's research interest include civil infrastructure assessment, rehabilitation and maintenance with the focus on 1) fatigue and fracture of welded steel structures, 2) advanced structural analysis and 3) structural health monitoring.
Publications
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Crack propagation prediction of CFRP retrofitted steel plates with different degrees of damage using BEM
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Evaluation of stress intensity factor for CFRP bonded steel plates." Advances in Structural Engineering
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Boundary element analysis of fatigue crack growth for CFRP strengthened steel plates with longitudinal weld attachment
