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Xiang Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department
Room 335B, EERB
1000 E. University
Dept. 3295
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-4238
Fax: 307-766-2695
Email: xiang.zhang@uwyo.edu

Publications

Journal Publications

Z. Chen, X. Zhang . Modeling of through-thickness FP and VaSC: impact of sacrificial fiber configurations.Composite Science and Technology, 247:110394, 2023. DOI:j.compscitech.2023.110394
P. Centellas, M. Gard, Z. Chen, X. Zhang , N. Parikh, P. Geubelle, N. Sottos. Energy-efficient manufacturing of multifuncnioal vasculariazed composites.Journal of Composite Materials, 57:581-592, 2022. DOI:10.1177/0021998322114235
Z. Chen, M. Ziaee, M. Yourdkhani, X. Zhang . Multiphysics Modeling of Frontal Polymerization-Assisted Layer-by-Layer Additive Manufacturing of Thermoset Polymer Components.Additive Manufacturing, 59:103182, 2022. DOI:10.1016/j.addma.2022.103182
Y. Liu, X. Zhang and C. Oskay. A Comparative Study on Fatigue Crack Initiation Parameters for Near Alpha Titanium Alloys.Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 46:271-294, 2022. DOI:10.1016/j.cma.2022.115388
D. BrandyBerry, P. Geubelle and X. Zhang . Multiscale Design of Nonlinear Materials Using Reduced-Order Modeling.Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 399:115338, 2022. DOI:10.1111/ffe.13862
J. Aw, X. Zhang A. Nelson, L. Dean, M. Yourdkhani, R. Ewoldt, P. Geubelle, N. Sottos. Self-Regulative Direct Ink Writing of Frontally Polymerizing Thermoset Polymers.Advanced Materials , 2200230, 2022. DOI: 10.1002/admt.202200230
M. Garg, A. Ladd, J. Aw, X. Zhang and N. Sottos. Sacrificial Cyclic Poly(phthalaldehyde) Templates for Low-Temperature Vascularization of Polymer Matrices.ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 4:479-487, 2022. DOI:10.1021/acsapm.1c01372
D. Xia, X. Zhang and C. Oskay. Large-deformation reduced order homogenizationpolycrystalline materials.Computer Methods Applied Mechanical Engineering, 387:114119, 2021. DOI:110.1016/j.cma.2021.114119
X. Zhang , Y. Liu and C. Oskay. Multiscale reduced-order modeling of a titanium skin panel subjected to thermo-mechanical loading.AIAA Journal, 60:302-315, 2021. DOI:10.2514/1.J060497
C. Zhao, S. Tanweer, J. Li, M. Lin, X. Zhang and Y. Liu. Nonlinear guided wave tomography for detection and evaluation of early-life material degradation in plates.Sensors, 21:16, 2021. DOI:10.3390/s21165498
D. brandyberry, X. Zhang and P.H. Geubelle. A GFEM-based reduced-order homogenization model for heterogeneous materials under volumetric and interfacial damage.Computer Methods Applied Mechanical Engineering, 377:113690, 2021. DOI:10.1016/j.cma.2021.113690
M. Garg, J. E. Aw, X. Zhang , P. Centellas, L. Dean, E. Lloyd, I. Robertson, Y. Liu, M. Yourdkhani, J. Moore, P. Geubelle and N. Sottos. Rapid synchronized fabrication of vascularized thermosets and composites.Nature Communications, 12:1-9, 2021. DOI:10.1038/s41467-021-23054-7
S. Vyas, X. Zhang , E. Goli, and P.H. Geubelle. Frontal vs. bulk polymerization of fiber-reinforced polymer-matrix composites.Composite Science and Technology, 198:108303, 2020. DOI:10.1016/j.compscitech.2020.108303
Y. Liu, X. Zhang, Y. Zhu, P. Hu and C. Oskay. Dislocation density informed eigenstrain based reduced order homogenization modeling: verification and application on a titanium alloy structure subjected to cyclic loading. Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-651X/ab602e
S. Vyas, E. Goli, X. Zhang and P.H. Geubelle. Manufacturing of unidirectional glass-fiber-reinforced composites via frontal polymerization: A numerical study.Composite Science and Technology, 184:107832, 2019. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.107832
X. Zhang, D. Brandyberry and P. Geubelle. IGFEM-based shape sensitivity analysis of the transverse failure of a composite laminate. Computational Mechanics, 64:1455-1472. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-019-01726-y
J.T. Benzing, Y. Liu, X. Zhang, W.E. Luecke, D. Ponge, A. Dutta, C. Oskay, D. Raabe and J.E. Wittig. Experimental and numerical study of multi-phase medium-Mn TWIP-TRIP steel: influences of strain rate and phase constituents. Acta Materialia, 177:250-262, 2019. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.07.036
X. Zhang and C. Oskay. Sparse and scalable eigenstrain-based reduced order homogenization models for polycrystal plasticity. Computer Methods Applied Mechanical Engineering, 326:241-269, 2017. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2017.07.027
V. T. Phan, X. Zhang, Y. Li and C. Oskay. Microscale modeling of creep deformation and rupture in Alloy 617 at high temperature. Mechanics of Materials, 114:215-227, 2017. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2017.08.008
X. Zhang, C. Oskay. Polycrystal plasticity modeling of Nickel-based superalloy IN 617 subjected to cyclic loading at high temperature. Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 24:055009, 2016. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0965-0393/24/5/055009
X. Zhang and C. Oskay. Eigenstrain-based reduced order homogenization for polycrystalline materials. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 297:408-436, 2015. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2015.09.006
D.Y. Hu and X. Zhang. Full-scale crash test and FEM simulation of a crashworthy helicopter seat. Journal of Aerospace Power, 27:395-400, 2012. DOI:https://doi.org/10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.2012.02.025

Book Chapters

S. Zacek, D. Brandyberry, A. Klepacki, C. Montgomery, M. Shakiba, M. Rossol, A. Najafi, X. Zhang, N. Sottos, P. Geubelle, C. Przybyla, G. Jefferson. Transverse failure of unidirectional composites: sensitivity to interfacial properties.Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME). DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40562-5_15 .

Conference Publications

M. Lin, D. Brandyberry and X. Zhang. An Adaptive Clustering-Based Reduced-Order Modeling Homogenization Method for Composites Materials. AIAA Scitech 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD, January 23-27, 2023.
Z. Chen, M. Ziaee, M. Yourdkhani and X. Zhang. Coupled Thermo-Chemical Modeling of Frontal Polymerization-Assisted Additive Manufacturing of Thermoset Polymer Components. AIAA Scitech 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD, January 23-27, 2023.
M. Lin, Y. Liu, C. Oskay and X. Zhang. Toward Microstructure-Informed Reduced-Order Modeling of Fatigue Initiation in a Titanium Skin Panel Subjected to Thermo-Mechanical Loading. AIAA Scitech 2023 Forum, San Diego, CA, January 3-7, 2022.
E. Goli, N. Parikh, S. Vyas, X. Zhang, N. Sottos, J. Moore and P. Geubelle. Manufacturing of carbonand glass-fiber composites using frontal polymerization. International Conference on Composite Materials, Melbourne, Australia, August 11-16, 2019.
X. Zhang, Y. Liu and C. Oskay. Coupling crystal plasticity with structural mechanics for prediction of thermo-mechanical response in large scale structures. 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanic, Glasgow, UK, June 11-15, 2018.

X. Zhang and C. Oskay. Eigenstrain-based reduced order homogenization models for polycrystal plasticity: addressing scalability. XIV International Conference of Computational Plasticity. Fundamentals and Applications, Barcelona, Spain, September 5-7, 2017.

X. Zhang, V. T. Phan and C. Oskay. Microstructural creep, fatigue and creep-fatigue modeling of Nickel-based superalloy Inconel 617 at high temperature. Proceedings of the High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR) Meeting 2016, Las Vegas, NV, November 7-10, 2016.

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