Research Team
Fracture Mechanics Lab
Institution: Xi'an Jiaotong University
Department: Department of Civil Engineering
The research conducted in the Fracture Mechanics lab focuses on computational mechanics, with particular emphasis on generating characterisation, comparison, and/or proof data for materials in terms of fracture toughness, strength, static and cyclic behaviour, pressure performance, and creep properties. The modeling approaches developed by the group have enabled a fundamental understanding of micro-mechanisms in engineering components, the prediction of material instabilities, and the simulation of concurrent fracture propagation across multiple scales. Computational mechanics and Artificial Neural Networks form the pillars of their scientific work. Interdisciplinary collaborations have allowed the group to deploy modeling strategies in civil engineering, railway engineering mechanical engineering, and materials science.
Lab Head
Dr. Reza Masoudi Nejad
Associate Professor
Email: masoudinejad@xjtu.edu.cn
Ph.D. Students
Dr. Hossein Ghasemi
Year: Completed
Thesis Title: Experimental study of the effect of microstructure on very high cycle fatigue behavior in DP1000 dual phase steel
Junqiang Li
Year: 3
Thesis Title: Mechanisms and life prediction of multi-axial fatigue crack initiation and propagation in wheel-rail components under complex service loading (in progress)
Aboozar Gholami
Year: 1
Research Interests: Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, and Finite Element Methods
Mohammad Sadegh Aghareb Parast
Year: 1
Research Interests: Fatigue, Surface Damage and Surface Science
Master Students
QianLe Yang
Year: 2
Research Interests: Structural Integrity, and Durability of Engineering Materials
Jahed Rasooli
Year: 1
Research Interests: Multi-Scale Damage Modelling, and Fatigue Life Prediction
