QIAN Xudong
Associate Professor
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore
Biography
Dr. QIAN Xudong is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is currently the Director at Centre for Advanced Materials and Structures in NUS, and the co-director for NUS-JTC industrial infrastructure innovation centre. Prof Qian’s research interest focuses on experimental fracture mechanics, fracture and fatigue assessment for steel/offshore structures, welded tubular connections, steel-concrete-steel composite structures, brittle fracture assessment for Arctic applications, polymer composite materials for deep-water applications, structural resilience under extreme and impact loadings. He has published more than 120 papers in international journals and conferences. Prof Qian has been serving as members in different Technical Committees for the International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress. He is currently also a member of the ASTM E-08 committee on fatigue and fracture.
Research Interest
Experimental fracture mechanics, fracture and fatigue assessment for steel/offshore structures, welded tubular connections, steel-concrete-steel composite structures, brittle fracture assessment for Arctic applications, polymer composite materials for deep-water applications, structural resilience under extreme and impact loadings.