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4520
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186

Overview

Kaiwen Xia is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a primary focus on mechanics of materials, civil and structural engineering, and geophysics. Their research spans a range of subfields including ocean engineering and aspects of management, monitoring, policy, and law related to engineering.

Their work primarily engages with topics such as rock mechanics and modeling, landslides and related hazards, tunneling and rock mechanics, as well as high-velocity impact and material behavior. Additional research interests include earthquake and tectonic studies, geophysical methods and applications, and geotechnical engineering and analysis.

Frequent publication venues for Kaiwen Xia include:

  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Xia are as follows:

  • Dynamic fragmentation of microwave irradiated rock, 2020, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • Investigation of the Heat-Treatment Effect on Rock Fragmentation Characteristics Using the Dynamic Ball Compression Test, 2020, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Slip behavior of rough rock discontinuity under high velocity impact: Experiments and models, 2021, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Dynamic Mode Ⅱ fracture behavior of rocks under hydrostatic pressure using the short core in compression (SCC) method, 2021, International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
  • Influence of Notch Geometry on the Rock Fracture Toughness Measurement Using the ISRM Suggested Semi-Circular Bend (SCB) Method, 2022, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Kaiwen Xia has collaborated frequently with several co-authors in their research efforts, including:

  • Ying Xu
  • Wei Yao
  • Bangbiao Wu
  • Jiacun Liu
  • Peng Dong

Best Publications

  • Suggested Methods for Determining the Dynamic Strength Parameters and Mode-I Fracture Toughness of Rock Materials

    Y.X. Zhou;K. Xia;X.B. Li;H.B. Li

  • Some Fundamental Issues in Dynamic Compression and Tension Tests of Rocks Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar

    Feng Dai;Feng Dai;Sheng Huang;Kaiwen Xia;Zhuoying Tan

  • Dynamic rock tests using split Hopkinson (Kolsky) bar system – A review

    Kaiwen Xia;Wei Yao

  • Laboratory earthquakes: the sub-Rayleigh-to-supershear rupture transition.

    Kaiwen Xia;Ares J. Rosakis;Hiroo Kanamori

  • Effects of microstructures on dynamic compression of Barre granite

    K. Xia;M.H.B. Nasseri;B. Mohanty;F. Lu

  • Determination of dynamic fracture parameters using a semi-circular bend technique in split Hopkinson pressure bar testing

    R. Chen;R. Chen;K. Xia;F. Dai;F. Lu

  • Effects of Thermal Treatment on Tensile Strength of Laurentian Granite Using Brazilian Test

    Tubing Yin;Xibing Li;Wenzhuo Cao;Kaiwen Xia

  • Determination of dynamic rock Mode-I fracture parameters using cracked chevron notched semi-circular bend specimen

    F. Dai;K. Xia;K. Xia;H. Zheng;H. Zheng;Y.X. Wang

  • Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Dynamic Fracture Toughness of Laurentian Granite

    Tubing Yin;Tubing Yin;Xibing Li;Kaiwen Xia;Kaiwen Xia;Sheng Huang

  • Laboratory earthquakes along inhomogeneous faults : Directionality and supershear

    Kaiwen Xia;Kaiwen Xia;Ares J. Rosakis;Ares J. Rosakis;Hiroo Kanamori;Hiroo Kanamori;James R. Rice;James R. Rice

  • Rate dependence of the flexural tensile strength of Laurentian granite

    Feng Dai;Kaiwen Xia;Lizhong Tang

  • Application of Digital Image Correlation (DIC) in Dynamic Notched Semi-Circular Bend (NSCB) Tests

    G. Gao;G. Gao;S. Huang;K. Xia;Z. Li

  • Investigation of the rate dependence of fracture propagation in rocks using digital image correlation (DIC) method

    G. Gao;W. Yao;W. Yao;K. Xia;K. Xia;Z. Li

  • A Semi-Circular Bend Technique for Determining Dynamic Fracture Toughness

    F. Dai;R. Chen;R. Chen;K. Xia

  • Dynamic cracked chevron notched Brazilian disc method for measuring rock fracture parameters

    F. Dai;R. Chen;R. Chen;M.J. Iqbal;K. Xia

  • Loading Rate Dependence of Tensile Strength Anisotropy of Barre Granite

    Feng Dai;Kaiwen Xia

  • Experimental and numerical study on the fracture process zone and fracture toughness determination for ISRM-suggested semi-circular bend rock specimen

    M.D. Wei;F. Dai;N.W. Xu;T. Zhao

  • An Experimental Study of the Rate Dependence of Tensile Strength Softening of Longyou Sandstone

    Sheng Huang;Sheng Huang;Kaiwen Xia;Fei Yan;Xiating Feng

  • Laboratory measurements of the rate dependence of the fracture toughness anisotropy of Barre granite

    F. Dai;K.W. Xia;K.W. Xia

  • Dynamic tensile failure of rocks under static pre-tension

    Bangbiao Wu;Bangbiao Wu;Rong Chen;Kaiwen Xia;Kaiwen Xia

Frequent Co-Authors

Ares J. Rosakis
Ares J. Rosakis California Institute of Technology
Feng Dai
Feng Dai Sichuan University
Hiroo Kanamori
Hiroo Kanamori California Institute of Technology
Nuwen Xu
Nuwen Xu Sichuan University
Thomas J. Ahrens
Thomas J. Ahrens California Institute of Technology
Jian Zhao
Jian Zhao Monash University
Xia-Ting Feng
Xia-Ting Feng Northeastern University
Xibing Li
Xibing Li Central South University
Sheng-Nian Luo
Sheng-Nian Luo Southwest Jiaotong University
Muhammad Iqbal
Muhammad Iqbal University of Agriculture Faisalabad

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