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RESEARCH GROUP

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Xu Wang, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

ASEC Room 533
Dept. of Civil Engineering
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-3905, U.S.A.

Tel: 1-330-972-2457

Email: xuwang_sun@hotmail.com

 

EDUCATION

    Ph.D. Xi¡¯an Jiaotong University, Xi¡¯an, China, 2002

    M.S.  Xi¡¯an Jiaotong University, Xi¡¯an, China, 1994

    B.S.   Xi¡¯an Jiaotong University, Xi¡¯an, China, 1991

RESEARCH INTERESTS 

    1.Fracture mechanics of piezoelectric solids and its application to  reliability design of electromechanical 
   devices and structures.
2. Effect of interphase layer or  imperfect interface on the induced stress field within and near the inclusion.
3. Influence of neighboring  inhomogeneities on (nonuniform) stress field within inhomogeneities.
4. Dislocations interacting with  interfaces and boundaries.
5. Mechanical behavior of  magnetoelectroelastic composite materials, with particular interest in the exact 3D 
    solution for circular cylindrical and spherical shells made of piezoelectric/piezomagnetic  composites.
6. Computational geomechanics  using FEM, BEM, and other advanced numerical methods, with applications 
    to  contact mechanics, novel material modeling, and other geotechnical areas (in  particular rock mechanics area).
7. Multilayered pavement analysis  and design, currently supported by Ohio Dept. of Transportation 
   (Involved with  project report, project review, journal article writing).
8. Mechanical behavior of  nanomaterials, such as nanotubes, nanorods and quantum dots.
9. Instability of thin films due to Van der Waals force.
10. Strain gradient elasticity and its application.
      

PUBLICATIONS (journal papers)

  1. Wang, X., Pan, E., 2008. On partially debonded circular inclusions in finite plane elastostatics of harmonic materials. ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics (Accepted).

  2. Wang, X., Pan, E., Albrecht, J. D., 2008. Two-dimensional Green¡¯s functions in anisotropic multiferroic bimaterials with viscous interface. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (In press, published online).

  3. Wang, X., Pan, E., Albrecht, J. D., 2008. Exact closed-form electromagnetic Green¡¯s functions for graded uniaxial multiferroic materials. Journal of Applied Physics 103, 113511.

  4. Wang, X., Pan, E., 2008. 3D quasi-steady-state problem of moving heat and diffusion sources in an infinite solid. Mechanics Research Communications (In press, published online).

  5. Wang, X., Pan, E., 2008. On the screw dislocation in a functionally graded piezoelectric plane and half-plane. Mechanics Research Communications 35, 229-236.

  6. Wang, X., Pan, E., Albrechet, J. D., Feng, W. J., 2007. Effective properties of multilayered functionally graded multiferroic composites. Composite Structures (In press, published online).

  7. Feng, W. J., Pan, E., Wang, X., 2008. Stress analysis of a penny-shaped crack in a magneto-electro-thermo-elastic layer under uniform shear load and heat flow. Journal of Thermal Stresses. (In press)

  8. Feng, W. J., Pan, E., Wang, X., Jin, J., 2008. Rayleigh waves in a magneto-electro-elastic half-plane. Acta Mechanica (In press).

  9. Wang, X., Pan, E., Sudak, L. J., 2007. Uniform stresses inside an elliptical inhomogeneity with an imperfect interface in plane elasticity. ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics (In press, published online).

  10. Wang, X., Pan, E., Roy, A. K., 2008. Interaction between a screw dislocation and a piezoelectric circular inclusion with viscous interface. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures 3(4), 761-773.

  11. Wang, X., Pan, E., 2008. Analytical solutions for some defect problems in 1D hexagonal and 2D octagonal quasicrystals. PRAMANA - journal of physics 70, 911-933.

  12. Wang, X., Pan, E., 2008. Antiplane shear deformations of an anisotropic elliptical inhomogeneity with imperfect or viscous interface. Zeitschrift fur angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik (ZAMM) 88, 142-150.

  13. Wang, X., Pan, E., 2007. Magnetoelectric effects in multiferroic fibrous composite with imperfect interface. Physical Review B 76, 214107.

  14. Wang, X., 2008. Surface instability of a semi-infinite anisotropic elastic body under surface van der Waals forces. Mechanics Research Communications 35, 181-186.

  15. Wang, X., Pan, E., Feng, W. J., 2007. Closed-form solutions for a mode III radial matrix crack penetrating a circular inhomogeneity. Applied Mathematical Modelling (In press, published online).

  16. Wang, X., Sudak, L. J., Pan, E., 2007. Pattern instability of functionally graded and layered elastic films under van der Waals forces. Acta Mechanica (In press, published online).

  17. Wang, X., Pan, E., Feng, W. J., 2008. Anti-plane Green¡¯s functions and cracks for piezoelectric material with couple stress and electric field gradient effects. European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids 27, 478-486.

  18. Pan, E., Wang, X., Albrecht, J. D., 2007. Decay rates for a transversely isotropic piezoelectric hollow circular nanocolumn. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design 42, 557-567.

  19. Wang, X., Pan, E., Feng, W. J., Albrecht, J. D., 2008. Electromagnetic fields induced by a concentrated heat source in multiferroic materials. Physica Status Solidi (b) 245, 206-212.

  20. Wang, X., Pan, E., Roy, A. K., 2008. A circular inhomogeneity with viscoelastic interface under antiplane shear. AIAA Journal 46, 764-769.

  21. Wang, X., Pan, E., Albrecht, J. D., 2007. Anisotropic elasticity of multilayered crystals deformed by a biperiodic network of misfit dislocations. Physical Review B 76, 134112.

  22. Wang, X., Pan, E., 2008. Interaction between a screw dislocation and a viscoelastic piezoelectric bimaterial interface. International Journal of Solids and Structures 45, 245-257.

  23. Wang, X., Pan, E., Roy, A. K., 2007. Three-dimensional Green¡¯s functions for a steady point heat source in a functionally graded half-space and some related problems. International Journal of Engineering Science 45, 939-950.

  24. Wang, X., Pan, E., 2007. Exact solutions for simply-supported and multilayered piezothermoelastic plates with imperfect interfaces. The Open Mechanics Journal 1, 1-10.

  25. Feng, W. J., Pan, E., Wang, X., 2007. Dynamic fracture analysis of a penny-shaped crack in a magnetoelectroelastic layer. International Journal of Solids and Structures 44, 7955-7974.

  26. Wang, X., Pan, E., Feng, W. J., 2007. Time-dependent Green¡¯s functions for an anisotropic bimaterial with viscous interface. European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids 26, 901-908.

  27. Wang, X., Pan, E., Roy, A. K., 2007. New phenomena concerning a screw dislocation interacting with two imperfect interfaces. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 55, 2717-2734.

  28. Wang, X., Pan, E., 2007. Electromagnetic fields induced by a point source in a uniaxial multiferroic full-space, half-space, and bimaterial-space. Journal of Materials Research 22, 2144-2155 (the focus issue on multiferroics).

  29. Wang, X., Pan, E., Roy, A. K., 2008. A functionally graded plane with a circular inclusion under uniform antiplane eigenstrain. ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics 75, 014501 (4 pages).

  30. Wang, X., Pan, E., 2007. Electromagnetic fields induced by a cuboidal inclusion with uniform spontaneous polarization and magnetization. Journal of Applied Physics 101, 103524.

  31. Wang, X., Pan E., Roy, A. K., 2007. Scattering of antiplane shear wave by a piezoelectric circular cylinder with an imperfect interface. Acta Mechanica 193, 177-195.

  32. Wang, X., Pan, E., 2007. A moving screw dislocation interacting with an imperfect piezoelectric bimaterial interface. Physica Status Solidi (b) 244, 1940-1956.

  33. Wang, X., Sudak, L. J., 2008. Three-dimensional analysis of a multilayered functionally graded anisotropic cylindrical panel under thermomechanical loading. Mechanics of Materials 40, 235-254.

  34. Wang, X., Sudak, L. J., 2007. Antiplane time-harmonic Green¡¯s functions for a circular inhomogeneity with an imperfect interface. Mechanics Research Communications 34, 352-358.

  35. Wang, X., Sudak, L. J., 2007. Scattering of elastic waves by multiple circular cylinders with imperfect interface. Waves in Random and Complex Media 17, 159-187.

  36. Wang, X., Sudak, L. J., 2007. A piezoelectric screw dislocation interacting with an imperfect piezoelectric bimaterial interface. International Journal of Solids and Structures 44, 3344-3358. (Times Cited: 3)

  37. Wang, X., Sudak, L. J., 2006. 3D Green¡¯s functions for a steady point heat source interacting with a homogeneous imperfect interface. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures (JoMMS) 1(7), 1269-1280.

  38. Sudak, L. J., Wang, X., 2006. Green¡¯s functions for plane anisotropic bimaterials with imperfect interface. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics 71, 783-794. (Times Cited: 3)

  39. Wang, X., Sudak, L. J., Ru, C. Q., 2007. Elastic fields in two imperfectly bonded half-planes with a thermal inclusion of arbitrary shape. Zeitschrift fur angewandte Mathematik und Physik (ZAMP) 58, 488-509.

  40. Wang, X., Sudak, L. J., 2006. Interaction of a screw dislocation with an arbitrary shaped elastic inhomogeneity. ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics 73, 206-211.

  41. Wang, X., Shen, Y. P., 2001. A solution of the elliptic piezoelectric inclusion problem under uniform heat flux. International Journal of Solids and Structures 38, 2503-2516. (Times Cited: 2)

  42. Wang, X., Shen, Y. P., 2001. On double circular inclusion problem in anti-plane piezoelectricity. International Journal of Solids and Structures 38, 4439-4461. (Times Cited: 6)

  43. Wang, X., Shen, Y. P., 2002. Exact solution for mixed-boundary value problems at anisotropic piezoelectric bimaterial interface and unification of various interface defects. International Journal of Solids and Structures 39, 1591-1619. (Times Cited: 10)

  44. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2002. A conducting arc crack between a circular piezoelectric inclusion and an unbounded matrix. International Journal of Solids and Structures 39, 5895-5911. (Times Cited: 3)

  45. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2003. A circular inclusion with a nonuniform interphase layer in antiplane shear. International Journal of Solids and Structures 40, 881-897. (Times Cited: 2)

  46. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., Wu, F. L., 2003. A moving conducting crack at the interface of two dissimilar piezoelectric materials. International Journal of Solids and Structures 40, 2381-2399. (Times Cited: 6)

  47. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2003. Three-dimensional solution of smart laminated anisotropic circular cylindrical shells with imperfect bonding. International Journal of Solids and Structures 40, 5901-5921. (Times Cited: 13)

  48. Wang, X., Zhang J. Q., Guo, X. M., 2005. Two circular inclusions with inhomogeneously imperfect interfaces in plane elasticity. International Journal of Solids and Structures 42, 2601-2623. (Times Cited: 1)

  49. Wang, X., Shen, Y. P., 2002. An edge dislocation in a three-phase composite cylinder model with a sliding interface. ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics 69, 527-538. (Times Cited: 14)

  50. Wang, X., Shen, Y. P., 2002. The general solution of three-dimensional problems in magnetoelectroelastic media. International Journal of Engineering Science 40, 1069-1080. (Times Cited: 64; Highly Cited!)

  51. Wang, X., Shen, Y. P., 2003. Inclusions of arbitrary shape in magnetoelectroelastic composite materials. International Journal of Engineering Science 41, 85-102. (Times Cited: 23)

  52. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2003. A circular tube or bar of cylindrically anisotropic magnetoelectroelastic material under pressuring loading. International Journal of Engineering Science 41, 2143-2159. (Times Cited: 11)

  53. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2003. A finitely long circular cylindrical shell of piezoelectric/piezomagnetic composite under pressuring and temperature change. International Journal of Engineering Science 41, 2429-2445. (Times Cited: 14)

  54. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2004. Interaction between a semi-infinite crack and a straight dislocation in a decagonal quasicrystal. International Journal of Engineering Science 42, 521-538. (Times Cited: 5)

  55. Wang, X., 2004. Eshelby¡¯s problem of an inclusion of arbitrary shape in a decagonal quasicrystalline plane or half-plane. International Journal of Engineering Science 42: 1911-1930.

  56. Wang, X., Shen, Y. P., 2002. Two circular inclusions with circumferentially inhomogeneous interfaces interacting with a circular Eshelby inclusion in anti-plane shear. Acta Mechanica 158(1-2), 67-84.

  57. Du J. K., Shen, Y. P., Wang, X., 2002. Scattering of antiplane shear waves by a partially debonded piezoelectric circular cylindrical inclusion. Acta Mechanica 158(3-4), 169-183.

  58. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2003. The general solution of spherically isotropic magnetoelectroelastic media and its application. European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids 22, 953-969. (Times Cited: 8)

  59. Wang, X., 2005. An electric point charge moving along the poling direction of a transversely isotropic piezoelectric solid. Archive of Applied Mechanics 74, 509-516.

  60. Wu, X. H., Shen, Y. P., Wang, X., 2004. Stress concentration around a hyperboloidal notch under tension in a magnetoelectroelastic material. Zeitschrift fur angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik (ZAMM) 84, 818-824. 

  61. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2002. A moving piezoelectric screw dislocation. Mechanics Research Communications 29, 425-429. (Times Cited: 9)

  62. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2003. A cracked sliding interface between anisotropic bimaterials. Mechanics Research Communications 30, 387-393. (Times Cited: 2)

  63. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2003. Two-dimensional time-harmonic dynamic Green¡¯s functions in transversely isotropic piezoelectric solids. Mechanics Research Communications 30, 589-593. (Times Cited: 4)

  64. Wang, X., Zhang, J. Q., 2005. A steady line heat source in a decagonal quasicrystalline half-space. Mechanics Research Communications 32, 420-428.

  65. Wang, X., 2006. Interaction between an edge dislocation and a circular inclusion with an inhomogeneously imperfect interface. Mechanics Research Communications 33, 17-25. (Times Cited: 1)

  66. Wang, X., 2006. The general solution of one-dimensional hexagonal quasicrystal. Mechanics Research Communications 33, 576-580. (Times Cited: 2)

  67. Wang, X., Shen, Y. P., 2000. Basic solution for the three-phase composite constitutive model in anti-plane piezoelectricity. Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica 13, 134-140. (English version, Times Cited: 3)

  68. Wang, X., Shen, Y. P., 2001. Arc interface crack in a three-phase piezoelectric composite constitutive model. Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica 14, 104-117. (English version, Times Cited: 6)

  69. Wang, X., Shen, Y. P., Du, J. K., 2001. Green¡¯s function for the anisotropic piezoelectric bimaterials with a slipping interface. Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica 14, 189-194. (English version)

  70. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2003. A decagonal quasicrystal with an arc-shaped crack. Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica 16, 8-15. (English version)

  71. Wang, X., 2005. Time-harmonic Green¡¯s functions for one-dimensional hexagonal quasicrystals. Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica 18, 302-306. (English version)

  72. Wang, X., 2005. Green¡¯s functions for a decagonal quasicrystalline material with a parabolic boundary. Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica 18, 57-62. (English version)

  73. Wang, X., Shen, Y. P., 2001. Analysis of a partially debonded conducting rigid elliptical inclusion in a piezoelectric matrix. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 22, 35-52. (English version)

  74. Wang, X., Shen, Y.P., 2001. Green¡¯s function for two circular inclusion problem in plane elasticity. Acta Mechanica Sinica 33, 639-654. (Chinese version)

  75. Wang, X., Shen, Y.P., 2002. Uniform stress field within a three-phase anisotropic elliptical inclusion in antiplane shear. Acta Mechanica Sinica 34, 37-46. (Chinese version)

  76. Wang, X., Shen, Y.P., 2002. Electrode-ceramic interfacial cracks and elliptical inclusion in piezoelectric multiplayer materials. Acta Mechanica Sinica 34, 881-894. (Chinese version)

  77. Wang, X., Shen, Y.P., 2003. Inclusions of arbitrary shape in piezoelectric composite materials. Acta Mechanica Sinica 35, 26-32. (Chinese version)

  78. Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2003. Thermal stress analysis for decagonal quasicrystals. Acta Mechanica Sinica 35, 690-696. (Chinese version)

  79. Wang, X., Zhang, J. Q., Guo, X. M., 2005. Two kinds of contact problems in decagonal quasicrystalline materials of point group 10mm. Acta Mechanica Sinica 37, 169-174. (Chinese version)

  80. Zhang, J. Z., Wang, X., Zhong, Z., 2002. On two circular inclusion problem in magnetoelectroelastic composite. Chinese Quarterly of Mechanics 23, 373-379. (in Chinese, Times Cited: 5).     

AWARDS

  • Final Nominee for Excellent Doctoral Thesis of China (2004)
  • Excellent Doctoral Thesis of Xian Jiaotong Univ (2003)
  • Excellent Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Tongji Univ (First place, 2004)
  • Excellent Research Paper for Young Investigator during the 9th Conference on Fatigue and Fracture, Guangzhou, P.R. China, December (2001)

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