Dr Xinqun Zhu

• Biography
• Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise
• Grants/Current Projects
• Publications
• Contact via School of Engineering

Biography

Xinqun obtained his Bachelor degree from Zhejiang Sci-tech University in 1987 and his master degree from Southwest Jiaotong University in 1990. He studied at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1998 and was awarded a PhD degree in 2001. He then worked as a research fellow at the University of Manchester, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the University of Western Australia for around 7 years.

He was also the manager of the laboratory on Sensor Technology and Signal Processing at Shijiazhuang Railway Institute from 1990-1998 and is a member of the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII).

Xinqun commenced as a Structural Engineering lecturer at UWS in January 2009.

Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise

85006 Introduction to Structural Engineering
300040.1 Mechanics of Materials

Xinqun has published over 90 articles and his research interests are primarily in structural dynamics, especially in structural health monitoring and condition assessment, vehicle-bridge/road/track interaction analysis, damage mechanism of concrete structures and smart sensor technology. Xinqun’s significant contribution is condition assessment of civil infrastructure in operational environment. Currently, he works on integrated health monitoring for civil infrastructures in operational environment, providing a high level of consultancy in this area.

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Grants Current Projects

Dynamic behaviour of prestressed concrete bridges with box-section subjected to moving vehicular loads, (J.Q. Bu & X.Q. Zhu), National Science Foundation of China, 2009-2011, RMB340,000. Project No.: 50878136.

Condition Assessment of Prestressed Concrete Box-Section Bridge deck with Reliability-based Results, (S.S. Law & X.Q. Zhu), Research Grant Council of Hong Kong, 2008-2009, HK$345,232. Project No.: 521608.

Integrated Health Monitoring System for Infrastructure Structures in Operational Environments, (H. Hao, M. Stewart & X.Q. Zhu), 2007-2009, A$216,000, Project No.: ID207.

Novel condition monitoring strategies for engineering structures in operational environment, (X.Q. Zhu), University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at University of Western Australia, 2005-2008.

Condition Assessment of Concrete Bridges under Vehicular Loads, (X.Q. Zhu), University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2003-2005, HK$873,700.

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Publications

Ren W.X., Hao H. and Zhu X.Q. (2007) Structural Condition Assessment, Monitoring and Improvement, Vol. I &II, Science Press, China. ISBN 978-7-900224-62-0.

Zhu X.Q., Hao H. and Peng X.L. (2008) 'Dynamic assessment of underwater pipeline systems using statistical model updating.' International Journal of Stability and Structural Dynamics, 8(2), 271-297.

Xia Y., Hao H., Deeks A.J. and Zhu X.Q. (2008) 'Condition assessment of a full slab-girder bridge via vibration measurements.' Journal of Bridge Engineering ASCE, 13(1), 43-54.

Zhu X.Q. and Law S.S. (2007) 'A concrete-steel interface element for damage detection of reinforced concrete structures.' Engineering Structures, 29(12), 3515-3524.

Zhu X.Q. and Law S.S. (2007) 'Nonlinear characteristics of damaged reinforced concrete beams from Hilbert-Huang transform.' Journal of Structural Engineering ASCE, 133(8), 1186-1191.

Zhu X.Q. and Law S.S. (2007) 'Damage detection in simply supported concrete bridge structures under moving vehicular loads.' Journal of Vibration and Acoustics ASME, 129(1), 58-65.

Zhu X.Q., Law S.S. and Bu J.Q. (2006) 'A state space formulation for moving loads identification.' Journal of Vibration and Acoustics ASME, 128(4), 509-520.

Zhu X.Q. and Law S.S. (2006) 'Wavelet-based crack identification of bridge beam from operational deflection time history.' International Journal of Solids and Structures, 43(7-8), 2299-2317.

Zhu X.Q. and Law S.S. (2006) 'Identification of moving loads on multi-span continuous bridges with elastic bearings.' Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 20(7), 1759-1782.

Zhu X.Q. and Law S.S. (2003) 'Dynamic behavior of orthotropic rectangular plates under moving loads.' Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 129(1), 79-87.

For more information, contact Xinqun.

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