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47
Citations
7565
World Ranking
1384
National Ranking
96

Overview

Zhongwei Guan is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on engineering, with a specialization in civil and structural engineering, mechanics of materials, and mechanical engineering. Guan's work also encompasses building and construction as well as materials chemistry.

The researcher's main topics of study include the mechanical behavior of composites, cellular and composite structures, and high-velocity impact and material behavior. Additional areas of interest cover structural response to dynamic loads, structural behavior of reinforced concrete, innovative concrete reinforcement materials, and composite structure analysis and optimization.

Guan has a significant publication record in several scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Composite Structures
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Thin-Walled Structures
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Engineering Structures

Some recent publications by Guan, indicating the variety of research topics, are:

  • A review of the recent trends on core structures and impact response of sandwich panels (2021, Journal of Composite Materials)
  • Evaluation of the dynamic response of triply periodic minimal surfaces subjected to high strain-rate compression (2021, Additive Manufacturing)
  • Mechanical behavior and impact resistance of rubberized concrete enhanced by basalt fiber-epoxy resin composite (2024, Construction and Building Materials)
  • Waste-to-chemicals: Green solutions for bioeconomy markets (2023, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • High temperature behaviour of basalt fibre-steel tube reinforced concrete columns with recycled aggregates under monotonous and fatigue loading (2023, Construction and Building Materials)

Guan has collaborated extensively with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jin Zhou
  • W.J. Cantwell
  • Qingyuan Wang
  • Di Zhang
  • Jiangfeng Dong

This body of work collectively addresses key aspects of composite materials, dynamic structural response, and concrete performance under various conditions. Guan's contributions span fundamental studies of material mechanics to applied research in construction materials and reinforcement technologies.

Best Publications

  • Finite element modelling of the compressive response of lattice structures manufactured using the selective laser melting technique

    M. Smith;Z. Guan;W.J. Cantwell

  • Structural behaviour of RC beams with external flexural and flexural-shear strengthening by FRP sheets

    Jiangfeng Dong;Jiangfeng Dong;Qingyuan Wang;Zhongwei Guan

  • A review of the recent trends on core structures and impact response of sandwich panels

    Quanjin Ma;Quanjin Ma;Mrm Rejab;Mrm Rejab;JP Siregar;Zhongwei Guan

  • Material properties of basalt fibre reinforced concrete made with recycled earthquake waste

    J.F. Dong;Q.Y. Wang;Z.W. Guan

  • The low velocity impact response of foam-based sandwich panels

    Jin Zhou;Mohamad Zaki Hassan;Zhongwei Guan;Wesley J. Cantwell

  • Evaluation of the dynamic response of triply periodic minimal surfaces subjected to high strain-rate compression

    Sara AlMahri;Rafael Santiago;Dong­-Wook Lee;Henrique Ramos

  • Numerical modelling of perforation failure in fibre metal laminates subjected to low velocity impact loading

    J. Fan;Z.W. Guan;W.J. Cantwell

  • Experimental study on impact-initiated characters of multifunctional energetic structural materials

    X. F. Zhang;A. S. Shi;L. Qiao;J. Zhang

  • Experimental and numerical study on the mechanical response of Nomex honeycomb core under transverse loading

    Longquan Liu;Longquan Liu;Hai Wang;Zhongwei Guan

  • Review of State of the Art of Dowel Laminated Timber Members and Densified Wood Materials as Sustainable Engineered Wood Products for Construction and Building Applications

    Adeayo Sotayo;Daniel Bradley;Michael Bather;Pooya Sareh

  • The impact response of graded foam sandwich structures

    J. Zhou;Z.W. Guan;W.J. Cantwell

  • Structural behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete filled steel tube columns strengthened by CFRP

    J.F. Dong;J.F. Dong;Q.Y. Wang;Z.W. Guan

  • Analytical integral algorithm applied to boundary layer effect and thin body effect in BEM for anisotropic potential problems

    Huanlin Zhou;Zhongrong Niu;Changzheng Cheng;Zhongwei Guan

  • Lateral impact response of the concrete filled steel tube columns with and without CFRP strengthening

    A.S. Shakir;Z.W. Guan;Z.W. Guan;S.W. Jones

  • The mechanical properties of natural fibre based honeycomb core materials

    M.Y.M. Zuhri;M.Y.M. Zuhri;Z.W. Guan;W.J. Cantwell

  • The quasi-static and blast response of steel lattice structures:

    M. Smith;WJ Cantwell;Z. Guan;S. Tsopanos

  • Finite element modelling of anisotropic elasto-plastic timber composite beams with openings

    Z.W. Guan;E.C. Zhu

  • The influence of core density on the blast resistance of foam-based sandwich structures

    M.Z. Hassan;Z.W. Guan;W.J. Cantwell;G.S. Langdon

  • Dielectric abnormality and ferroelectric asymmetry in W/Cr co-doped Bi4Ti3O12 ceramics based on the effect of defect dipoles

    Yu Chen;Shaoxiong Xie;Haomin Wang;Qiang Chen

  • Structural behaviour of RC beams externally strengthened with FRP sheets under fatigue and monotonic loading

    J.F. Dong;J.F. Dong;Q.Y. Wang;Z.W. Guan

  • Modelling of the low-impulse blast behaviour of fibre–metal laminates based on different aluminium alloys

    Thuc Vo;Zhongwei Guan;Wesley Cantwell;Graham Schleyer

  • The flatwise compressive properties of Nomex honeycomb core with debonding imperfections in the double cell wall

    Longquan Liu;Longquan Liu;Peng Meng;Hai Wang;Zhongwei Guan

  • The low-velocity impact response of fiber-metal laminates

    J. Fan;WJ Cantwell;ZW Guan

Frequent Co-Authors

Wesley J. Cantwell
Wesley J. Cantwell Khalifa University
Jin Zhou
Jin Zhou Shandong University of Technology
Genevieve Langdon
Genevieve Langdon University of Sheffield
Jianguo Zhu
Jianguo Zhu Sichuan University
Gerald Nurick
Gerald Nurick University of Cape Town
Jian Xiong
Jian Xiong Harbin Institute of Technology
Thuc P. Vo
Thuc P. Vo La Trobe University
Bangchun Wen
Bangchun Wen Northeastern University
Jincang Zhang
Jincang Zhang Zhejiang Lab
Ashraf F. Ashour
Ashraf F. Ashour University of Bradford

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