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Aixi Zhou

Dr. Aixi Zhou
Assistant Professor

Phone: 704-687-3727
Office: Smith 315
Email: aixi.zhou@uncc.edu

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Areas of Interest/Specialization
• Fire Safety: Structural fire safety; fire resistant materials and structures; methods and tools for fire safety evaluation and fire investigation.
•   Composite Materials and Adhesives: Multifunctional composites; polymer composites and adhesives for structural and biomedical applications.

•   Engineering Mechanics: Computational mechanics; coupled thermal-mechanical analysis; fracture, fatigue, durability and life prediction of materials and structures.

Degrees & Professional Registration

• Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2002
•   M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, China, 1999

•   B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, China, 1996
 
Other Professional Appointments

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Postdoctoral Associate, 2006-2007; Graduate Research Assistant, 2000-2002

•   Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Lausanne, School of Architecture, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Lecturer and Senior Research Scientist, 2003-2006

•   University of California-San Diego, Department of Structural Engineering, Research Associate, 2002-2003
 
Selected Recent Publications/Presentations

• Post NL, Riebel F, Zhou A, Keller T, Case SW, Lesko JJ. Investigation of 3D moisture diffusion coefficients and damage in a pultruded E-glass/polyester structural composite. Journal of Composite Materials. (accepted)

•   Keller T, Riebel F, Zhou A. Multifunctional all-GFRP joint for concrete slab structures. Construction and Building Materials, 2007, 21(6): 1206-1217.

•   Keller T, Riebel F, Zhou A. Multifunctional hybrid GFRP/steel joint for concrete slab structures. ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, 2006; 10(6): 550-560.

•   Keller T, Tracy C, Zhou A. Structural response of liquid-cooled GFRP slabs subjected to fire: Part II. Thermo-chemical and thermo-mechanical modeling. Composites Part A, 2006, 37(9): 1296-1308.

•   Keller T, Tracy C, Zhou A. Structural response of liquid-cooled GFRP slabs subjected to fire: Part I. Material and post-fire modeling. Composites Part A, 2006, 37(9): 1286-1295.

•   Keller T, Zhou A. Fatigue behavior of adhesively bonded joints composed of pultruded GFRP adherends for civil infrastructure applications. Composites Part A, 2006; 37(8): 1119-1130.

•   Keller T, Zhou A, Tracy C, Hugi E, Schnewlin P. Experimental study on the concept of liquid cooling for improving fire resistance of FRP structures for construction. Composites Part A, 2005; 36(11):1569-1580.

•   Keller T, Tirelli T, Zhou A. Tensile fatigue performance of pultruded glass-fiber reinforced polymer profiles. Composite Structures, 2005; 68 (2): 235-245.

•   Zhou A, Colemen JT, Temeles AB, Lesko JJ, Cousins TE. Laboratory and field performance of cellular fiber reinforced polymer composite bridge deck systems. ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, 2005; 9(5): 458-467.
•   Zhou A, Keller T. Joining techniques for fiber reinforced polymer composite bridge deck systems. Composite Structures, 2005; 69(3): 336-345.

•   Zhou A, Wei Y, Lang F. Theoretical investigation of controllable and regular fracture theory. Key Engineering Materials, 2000; 183 (1): 55-60.

•   Zhou A, Post N, Pingry R, Cain J, Lesko J, Case S. Durability of Composites under Fatigue Loads. Durability of Composites for Civil Structural Applications, Karbhari VM, editor, Woodhead Publishing, 2007: 126-149.

•   Kyriakides S, Cook F, Shah N, Case N, Lesko J, Zhou A, Peairs D. Quasi-static and fatigue bending behavior of composite joints for naval ship structures. SAMPE 2007 Conference and Exhibition, June 3-7, 2007, Baltimore, MD.

•   Lesko J. Moffitt R, Peairs D, Zhou A, Mutnuri B, Zhang W. Rapid prototyping and tooling techniques for pultrusion development. SAMPE 2007 Conference and Exhibition, June 3-7, 2007, Baltimore, MD.

•   Liu Z, Majumdar P, Cousins T, Lesko J, Zhou A,  Sotelino E. Finite element simulating and parametric studies of an FRP bridge deck supported on steel stringers, SAMPE 2007 Conference and Exhibition, June 3-7, 2007, Baltimore, MD.
•   Zhou A, Keller T. Structural responses of FRP elements under combined thermal and mechanical loadings: experiments and analyses. 4th Int. Conf. on the Response of Composite Materials to Fire, Sep. 15-16, 2005, Newcastle, U.K.

•   Zhou A, Bai Y, Keller T. Dynamic characteristics of bridge superstructures with FRP composite structural elements. Composites in Construction, July 11-13, 2005, Lyon, France.

•   Keller T, Tracy C, Zhou A. Fire resistance of cellular GFRP slabs for building and bridge construction. Composites in Construction, July 11-13, 2005, Lyon, France.

•   Keller T, Tracy C, Zhou A. A study on the fire behavior of multifunctional and fire resistant FRP building components. Proceedings of the 2nd Int. Conf. on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, Adelaide, Australia, Dec. 8-10, 2004: 897-904.

•   Zhou A, Keller T. Connections of fiber reinforced polymer bridge decks. Proceedings of IABSE 2004 Symposium, Sept. 22-24, 2004, Shanghai, China.

•   Zhou A, Riebel F, Keller T. FRP element for thermal insulation and load transfer in concrete structures. Proceedings of the 4th Int. Conf.  on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures, July 20-23, 2004, Calgary, Canada.

•   Zhou A, Vallée T, Keller T. Behavior of adhesively bonded joints from pultruded GFRP laminates under quasi-static loadings. Proceedings of the 4th Int. Conf. on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures, July 20-23, 2004, Calgary, Canada.

• Keller T, Gürtler H, Zhou A. Performance of adhesively bonded FRP deck and steel bridge girders. Proceedings of the 4th Int. Conf.  on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures, July 20-23, 2004, Calgary, Canada.

• Keller T, de Castro J, Zhou A. Concept of system ductility and redundancy for FRP beam systems with adhesive joints. Proceedings of the 4th Int. Conf. on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures, July 20-23, 2004, Calgary, Canada.

• Zhou A, Tirelli T, Keller T. Fatigue behavior of double-lap joints from pultruded GRFP laminates. Advanced Polymer Composites for Structural Applications in Construction, Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Cambridge, UK; 2004: 641-648.

• Zhou A, Brestel D, Karbhari VM. Effects of cutout on the performance of FRP cylindrical shells. Proceedings of International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition, Long Beach, California, USA, 2003; 48(2): 2479-2492.

• Zhou A, Lesko JJ. Fiber-reinforced polymer decks for bridge systems: stiffness and strength. Lightweight Bridge Decks, Proceedings of the European Bridge Engineering Conference, March 27-28, 2003, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Paper 9.

• Zhou A, Lesko JJ, Coleman JT, Cousin TE. Failure modes and failure mechanisms of fiber reinforced polymer composite bridge decks. Proceedings of the 3rd Int. Conf. on Composites in Infrastructure. June 10-12, 2002, San Francisco, California, USA.

• Zhou A, Coleman JT, Lesko JJ, Cousins TE. Structural analysis of FRP bridge deck systems from adhesively bonded pultrusions. Proceedings of the Int. Con. on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, Hong Kong, China, December 2001: 1413-1420.

• Zhou A, Lesko JJ, Davalos JF. Fiber reinforced polymer decks for bridge systems. Proceedings of the Composites Fabricators Association COMPOSITES 2001 Convention, October 3-6, 2001, Tampa, Florida, USA.

• Zhou A, Lesko JJ, Coleman JT, Cousins TE. Behavior of multi-cellular orthotropic FRP composite bridge deck under static loadings. Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 16th Annual Conference. September 10-12, 2001, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.

• Huang JL, Zhou A, Lang F. Practice link in teaching and learning of engineering mechanics and ability training of engineers.  Proceedings of the 2nd Int. Sym. on the Role of Engineering Mechanics in the Training of Engineers, Beijing, China, October 12-14, 1998:130-135.
 
Representative Research and Grants

• “Development and Application of Fire Resistive Models for Naval Composite Structures”, Office of Naval Research through the Naval International Cooperative Opportunities in Science and Technology Program (NICOP), 8/2007-7/2010, PI, $385,759.

•   “Standard for Load Resistance Factor Design of Pultruded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Structures: Plates”, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and American Composite Manufacturers Association (ACMA), 8/2007-7/2010, Co-PI, $138,896.

• “Fire Integrity in Advanced Ship Structures, SBIR (Phase I)”, Office of Naval Research, 07/2007-10/2007, Co-PI, $5,000.

•   “Equipment for Soft Tissue/Soft Material Characterization”, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). 11/2006, Co-PI, $63,550.

• “Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites under Elevated and High Temperatures”, Swiss National Science Foundation, 10/2005-09/2007, Co-PI, CHF90, 160($72,000).

•   “Fatigue of Adhesively Bonded Joints from Pultruded GFRP Composites (Phases I and II)”, Swiss National Science Foundation, 05/2004-04/2008, Co-PI, CHF 234,881 ($188,000).

 
Selected Honors/Awards/Recognitions

• Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2006-2007 Edition