Yixin Shao Professor / Associate Chair
Professor / Associate Chair
Chemical Engineering
McGill University
Canada
Biography
Professor Shao’s expertise is in the area of civil engineering materials and their structural applications. His research is involved with fibre-reinforced cement-based composites, fibre-reinforced plastic composites, utilization of wastes, environment friendly building materials, durability, and Moiré interferometry for stress and strain analysis.
Research Interest
1.Extrusion process of fibre-cement thin sheets, structural sha pes and honeycomb panels 2.Carbon dioxide fast curing of cement and concrete products 3.Strain hardening of fibre-reinforced cement based composites: mechanism and fabrication 4.Cement-bonded wood products 5.Durability of polymer concrete overlay for bridge and parking garage decks 6.Utilization of waste glass in concrete
Publications
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Shao, Y. and Kouadio, S. (2003), "Prediction of Strength Loss in Saturated Composite Sheet Piling", CANCOM 2003, The 4th Canadian International Composites Conference, Ottawa, August.
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Giroux, C. and Shao, Y. (2003), "Flexural and Shear Rigidity of Composite Sheet Piles", ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction 7(4), November.
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Shao, Y. and Shanmugam, J. (2003), "Deflection Creep of Pultruded Composite Sheet Piling", ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, in press.
