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Overview

Ou Zhao is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and has published extensively in the field of engineering, with a particular focus on civil and structural engineering. Their body of work spans multiple subfields including building and construction, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, and automotive engineering. The research conducted mainly addresses aspects of structural load-bearing analysis, reinforced concrete behavior, and fire effects on concrete materials.

The recent publication record of Ou Zhao illustrates a consistent engagement with topics related to additive manufacturing and steel structures. Notable papers include:

  • Mechanical properties and microstructure characteristics of wire arc additively manufactured high-strength steels (2023, Engineering Structures)
  • Mechanical behavior of austenitic stainless steels produced by wire arc additive manufacturing (2023, Thin-Walled Structures)
  • Additive manufacturing oriented parametric topology optimization design and numerical analysis of steel joints in gridshell structures (2023, Thin-Walled Structures)
  • Parametric topology optimization design and analysis of additively manufactured joints in spatial grid structures (2023, Engineering Structures)
  • Material properties and membrane residual stresses of S690 high strength steel welded I-sections after exposure to elevated temperatures (2020, Thin-Walled Structures)

Ou Zhao's research topics frequently engage with advanced manufacturing materials and processes, structural engineering and vibration analysis, mechanical stress and fatigue analysis, and welding techniques and residual stresses. These focus areas point to a specialization in the intersection of material science and structural performance under diverse conditions.

The most frequent co-authors connected with Ou Zhao include:

  • Andi Su
  • Ke Jiang
  • Yating Liang
  • Yukai Zhong
  • Shuai Li

Ou Zhao's work is most commonly published in several key venues within structural and civil engineering, reflecting wide engagement with the specialist community. These venues include:

  • Thin-Walled Structures
  • Engineering Structures
  • Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The publication count highlights consistent contributions, with a strong focus on Thin-Walled Structures and Engineering Structures journals. Ou Zhao's scholarship is centered on understanding the behavior of structural steels, concrete materials under fire, and the development of optimized structural components using additive manufacturing techniques.

Best Publications

  • Structural response and continuous strength method design of slender stainless steel cross-sections

    Ou Zhao;Sheida Afshan;Leroy Gardner

  • Behaviour of structural stainless steel cross-sections under combined loading – Part I: Experimental study

    Ou Zhao;Barbara Rossi;Leroy Gardner;Ben Young

  • Structural performance of stainless steel circular hollow sections under combined axial load and bending – Part 1: Experiments and numerical modelling

    Ou Zhao;Leroy Gardner;Ben Young

  • Behaviour of structural stainless steel cross-sections under combined loading – Part II: Numerical modelling and design approach

    Ou Zhao;Barbara Rossi;Leroy Gardner;Ben Young

  • Buckling of ferritic stainless steel members under combined axial compression and bending

    Ou Zhao;Leroy Gardner;Ben Young

  • Standardised material properties for numerical parametric studies of stainless steel structures and buckling curves for tubular columns

    S. Afshan;S. Afshan;S. Afshan;O. Zhao;O. Zhao;O. Zhao;L. Gardner;L. Gardner;L. Gardner

  • Testing and numerical modelling of austenitic stainless steel CHS beam–columns

    Ou Zhao;Leroy Gardner;Ben Young

  • Behaviour and design of stainless steel SHS and RHS beam-columns

    Ou Zhao;Leroy Gardner;Ben Young

  • Experimental and Numerical Studies of Ferritic Stainless Steel Tubular Cross Sections under Combined Compression and Bending

    Ou Zhao;Barbara Rossi;Leroy Gardner;Ben Young

  • Testing, numerical modelling and design of S690 high strength steel welded I-section stub columns

    Yao Sun;Yating Liang;Ou Zhao

  • Testing and numerical modelling of S960 ultra-high strength steel angle and channel section stub columns

    Fangying Wang;Ou Zhao;Ben Young

  • Additive manufacturing oriented parametric topology optimization design and numerical analysis of steel joints in gridshell structures

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  • Press-braked S690 high strength steel equal-leg angle and plain channel section stub columns: Testing, numerical simulation and design

    Lulu Zhang;Fangying Wang;Yating Liang;Ou Zhao

  • Design manual for structural stainless steel

    Sheida Afshan;Itsaso Arrayago Luquin;Leroy Gardner;Graham Gedge

  • Material properties and membrane residual stresses of S690 high strength steel welded I-sections after exposure to elevated temperatures

    Andi Su;Yao Sun;Yating Liang;Ou Zhao

  • Elevated temperature material properties of a new high-chromium austenitic stainless steel

    Yating Liang;Timo Manninen;Ou Zhao;Fiona Walport

  • Membrane residual stresses and local buckling of S960 ultra-high strength steel welded I-section stub columns

    Andi Su;Yao Sun;Yating Liang;Ou Zhao

  • Experimental and numerical studies of S960 ultra-high strength steel welded I-section columns

    Andi Su;Yating Liang;Ou Zhao

  • Material response and local stability of high-chromium stainless steel welded I-sections

    Yao Sun;Ou Zhao

  • Stainless steel channel sections under combined compression and minor axis bending – Part 1: Experimental study and numerical modelling

    Yating Liang;Ou Zhao;Yue-ling Long;Leroy Gardner

  • Experimental and numerical studies of fixed-ended cold-formed stainless steel equal-leg angle section columns

    Lulu Zhang;Kang Hai Tan;Ou Zhao

  • Structural performance of stainless steel circular hollow sections under combined axial load and bending - Part 2: Parametric studies and design

    Ou Zhao;Leroy Gardner;Ben Young

  • Flexural-torsional buckling behaviour of fixed-ended hot-rolled austenitic stainless steel equal-leg angle section columns

    Yating Liang;Vijaya Vengadesh Kumar Jeyapragasam;Lulu Zhang;Ou Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Leroy Gardner
Leroy Gardner Imperial College London
Ben Young
Ben Young Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Kang Hai Tan
Kang Hai Tan Nanyang Technological University

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