Faculty Profiles
Xinran (Sharon) Xiao
Associate Professor
Research Interests
- composites
- constitutive modeling
- material behaviors
- polymers
Research Biography
Dr. Xiao will concentrate her research on structural integrity thrust, and is also working on the mechanics of materials, polymers and composites, constitutive modeling, crashworthiness, viscoelasticity, damage mechanics, creep, fatigue and fracture.
Selected Publications
- Xinran Xiao, Ching-Kuo Hsiung, Zhong Zhao, Analysis and Modeling of Flexural Deformation of Laminated Steel, Int J. Mechanical Science, 50, 69-82, 2008.
- Xinran Xiao, Dynamic Tensile Testing of Plastic Materials, Polymer Testing, 27, 2008, 164-178.
- Xinran Xiao, On the Measurement of True Fracture Strain of Thermoplastics Materials, Polymer Testing, 27, 2008, 284-295.
- Xinran Xiao, Carla Mcgregor, Reza Vaziri, Anoush Poursartip, Progress in Braided Composite Tube Crush Simulation, Int J Impact Engineering, 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.09.006.