Prof. Xiaosheng Gao

The University of Akron, USA

Professor

Email: xgao@uakron.edu

Qualifications

1998 Ph.D., Brown University, Mechanical Engineering

1995 M.Sc., Brown University, Applied Mathematics

1990 M.Sc., Xi’an Jiaotong University, Solid Mechanics

1987 B.Sc., Xi’an Jiaotong University, Mechanical Engineering

Publications (Selected)

1. Gao, X., Zhang, T., Zhou, J., Graham, S.M., Hayden, M. and Roe, C. (2011) On Stress-State Dependent Plasticity Modeling: Significance of the Hydrostatic stress, the Third Invariant of Stress Deviator and the Non-Associated Flow Rule. International Journal of Plasticity, 27, 217–231.
2. Hu, S., Jiang, H., Xia, Z. and Gao, X. (2010) Friction and Adhesion of Biomimetic Hierarchical Fibrillar Adhesives: Multiscale Modeling. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2, 2570-2578.
3. Jiang, H., Gao, X. and Srivatsan, T.S. (2010) A Cohesive Zone Model for Studying Crack Growth in Materials and Structures. Neural, Parallel, and Scientific Computations, 18, 291–306.
4. Gao, X. (2010) Fracture Assessment of Ferritic Steel Components under Dynamic Loading. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 87, 511-519.
5. Stearns, J., Gao, X., Srivatsan, T.S., and Lam, P.C. (2010) The Mechanical Response of a Rotating Wheel: Influence of Inflation Pressure and Radial Loads. International Journal of Vehicle Design, 53, 166-180.
6. Gao, X., Zhang, G. and Roe, C. (2010) A Study on the Effect of the Stress State on Ductile Fracture. International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 19, 75-94.
7. Prakash, S., Gao, X. and Srivatsan, T.S. (2010) A Computational Analysis to Assess the Influence of Specimen Geometry on Cleavage Fracture Toughness of Metallic Materials. Neural, Parallel, and Scientific Computations, 18, 33–46.
8. Prakash, S., Gao, X. and Srivatsan, T.S. (2009) Numerical Modeling of the Constraint Effects on Cleavage Fracture Toughness. Neural, Parallel, and Scientific Computations, 17, 445–462.
9. Gao, X., Zhang, T., Hayden, M. and Roe, C. (2009) Effects of the Stress State on Plasticity and Ductile Fracture of an Aluminum 5083 Alloy. International Journal of Plasticity, 25, 2366–2382.
10. Young, B.A., Gao, X. and Srivatsan, T.S. (2009) A Study of Life Prediction Differences for a Nickel-Base Alloy 690 Using a Threshold and a Non-threshold Model. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 394, 63–66.
11. Joyce, J.A. and Gao, X. (2008) Analysis of Material Inhomogeneity in the European Round Robin Fracture Toughness Data Set. Journal of ASTM International, 5 (No. 9), 1-19 (DOI: 10.1520/JAI101512).
12. Gao, X., Joyce, J.A. and Roe, C. (2008) An Investigation of the Loading Rate Dependence of the Weibull Stress Parameters. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 75, 1451–1467.
13. Kim, J., Zhang, G. and Gao, X. (2007) Modeling of Ductile Fracture: Application of the Mechanism-Based Concepts. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 44, 1844-1862.
14. Young, B.A., Gao, X., Srivatsan, T.S. and King, P.J. (2007) The Response of Alloy 690 Tubing in Pressurized Water Reactor Environment. Materials and Design, 28, 373-379.
15. Gao, X., Zhang, G. and Srivatsan, T.S. (2006) Prediction of Cleavage Fracture in the Ductile-to-Brittle Transition Region of Pressure Vessel Steels: A Probabilistic Model. Key Engineering Materials, Vols. 324-325, 283-286.
16. Young, B.A., Gao, X., Srivatsan, T.S. and King, P.J. (2006) An Investigation of the Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Inconel 690. Materials Science and Engineering A, 416, 187-191.
17. Gao, X., Zhang, G. and Srivatsan, T.S. (2006) A Probabilistic Model for Prediction of Cleavage Fracture in the Ductile-to-Brittle Transition Region and the Effect of Temperature on Model Parameters. Materials Science and Engineering A, 415, 264-272.
18. Stearns, J., Srivatsan, T.S., Gao, X., Prakash, A. and Lam, P.C. (2006) Understanding the Influence of Pressure and Radial Loads on Stress and Displacement Response of a Rotating Body: The Automobile Wheel. International Journal of Rotating Machinery, 2006, 1-8 (DOI: 10.1155/IJRM/2006/60193).
19. Gao, X. and Kim, J. (2006) Modeling of Ductile Fracture: Significance of Void Coalescence. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 43, 6277-6293.
20. Gao, X., Wang, T. and Kim, J. (2005) On Ductile Fracture Initiation Toughness: Effects of Void Volume Fraction, Void Shape and Void Distribution. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 42, 5097-5117.