| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Guan, M., Lu, S., Weng, Y., Antiohos, A., Patel, V. I., & Liang, Q. Q. (250901). Seismic performance of self-slitting composite shear walls with energy dissipation incorporating external O-connectors. Structures, 79 |
| 2025 | Guan, M., Li, Y., Zhao, W., Patel, V. I., Antiohos, A., Vrcelj, Z., & Liang, Q. Q. (250701). Experimental study on seismic behavior of self-slitting composite shear walls with external O-type dampers. Structures, 77 |
| 2025 | Zhu, H., Chen, S., Ahmed, M., & Liang, Q. Q. (250701). Numerical Modeling of Circular Concrete-Filled Double Steel Tubular Columns Under Fire Incorporating a New Concrete Confinement Model. Fire Technology, 61(4), (2105-2137). |
| 2025 | Zhu, H., Chen, S., Ahmed, M., Li, C., Kong, X., Ghazali, H., & Liang, Q. Q. (250301). Behavior and design of eccentrically loaded circular concrete-filled double steel tubular beam-columns under fire exposure. Thin Walled Structures, 208 |
| 2025 | Zhu, H., Chen, S., Li, C., Ahmed, M., Yang, Q., & Liang, Q. Q. (250115). A multiaxial thermo-plasticity model for concrete in a transient fire condition. Engineering Structures, 323 |
| 2025 | Khechai, A., Layachi, M., Belarbi, M. O., Gohery, S., Layachi, S., Ruocco, E., Gemi, L., & Liang, Q. Q. (250101). An extended Greszczuk's analytical method for stress analysis of unsymmetrical laminated composite plates with a circular hole under axial, biaxial, and shear loads. Structures, 71 |
| 2025 | Hamoda, A., Abadel, A. A., Ahmed, M., Wang, V., Vrcelj, Z., & Liang, Q. Q. (250101). Punching shear performance of reinforced concrete slab-to-steel column connections incorporating ECC and UHPECC. Engineering Structures, 322 |
| 2024 | Ghalla, M., Badawi, M., Elsamak, G., Ahmed, M., Liang, Q. Q., & El, Zareef. (241215). Strengthening of reinforced concrete beams with insufficient lapped splice length of reinforcing bars. Engineering Structures, 321 |
| 2024 | Hamoda, A., Shahin, R. I., Ahmed, M., Abadel, A. A., Ng, A. WM., & Liang, Q. Q. (241201). Behavior of circular reinforced concrete columns strengthened with corrugated steel sheets and high-performance concrete. Structures, 70 |
| 2024 | Zhu, H., Ahmed, M., Li, C., Kong, X., Chen, S., Yang, Q., Ghazali, H., & Liang, Q. Q. (241115). Fire resistance of square double-skin concrete-filled steel tubular columns and concrete-filled double steel tubular columns. Engineering Structures, 319 |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Steel-concrete composite structures
- Steel structures
- Structural concrete
- Structural fire engineering
- Structural optimization; Ai in structural engineering
Available to supervise research students
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About Qing Quan Liang
Dr Qing Quan (Stephen) Liang is the Founder and President of Australian Association for Steel-Concrete Composite Structures (AASCCS) and a member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society (USA). He is currently an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering at Victoria University, Australia. He obtained his ME (Hons) in Civil (Structural) Engineering from the University of Wollongong in 1998 and PhD in Structural Engineering from Victoria University of Technology in 2002.
Dr Liang was awarded the 2004 State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is a member of the Editorial Board of Engineering Structures (Elsevier), Scientific Reports (Springer Nature), and Steel and Composite Structures (Techno-Press); in addition, he is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Structural Concrete, Journal of the fib (John Wiley & Sons).
Dr Liang’s research interests focus on steel-concrete composite structures, steel structures, structural concrete, structural fire engineering, structural optimization, and AI in structural engineering. He has published over 140 technical books, journal articles, and conference papers. He is the sole author of the research book entitled "Performance-Based Optimization of Structures: Theory and Applications" (2004, Spon Press; 2019, CRC Press) and the textbook entitled "Analysis and Design of Steel and Composite Structures" (2014, CRC Press); in addition, he is the co-author of the research books entitled "Nonlinear Analysis of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns" (2015, Scholar’s Press) and "Concrete-Filled Stainless Steel Tubular Columns" (2018, CRC Press). His books have been well received worldwide.
Dr Liang has been recognised as one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University since 2020 and one of the Best Scientists in Engineering and Technology (Research.com).
Qualifications
- PhD, Victoria University of Technology, Australia, 2002
- GradCert Tertiary Education, Victoria University, Australia, 2011
- ME (Hons), The University of Wollongong, Australia, 1998
Key publications
Qing Quan has over 181 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Qing Quan's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Journal article (showing 10 of 122)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Funding details for this researcher are currently unavailable.
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Not available for media queries
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
| 2 | PhD by Publication | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | Master of Applied Research | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (1) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD by Publication (2) | Principal supervisor |
| Master of Applied Research (1) | Principal supervisor |
Teaching activities & experience
Currently, Assoc. Prof. Liang teaches the following units:
- NEC2201 Introduction to Structural Engineering Design (Steel Design)
- NEC4102 Structural Engineering Design 2 (Steel and Composite Structures)
- NEF4206 Advanced Engineering Design (Design of Multistory Steel Buildings)
- NEF4207 Engineering Applications (Prestressed Concrete Structures).
- NNC7001 Advanced Structures (Composite Structures).
Assoc. Prof. Liang has taught the following units:
- VAN1022 Solid Mechanics 1
- VAC4021 Structural Engineering Analysis and Design 1
- VAC4022 Structural Engineering Analysis and Design 2
- VAC4091 Structural Engineering Design 1
- VAC4092 Structural Engineering Design 2
- VAC4191 Structural Engineering Design 2
- VAC4192 Structural Engineering Design 3
- NEC2102 Solid Mechanics
- NEC4201 Civil Engineering Design 2 (Design of Multistory Steel Buildings)
- NEC4202 Structural Engineering Design 3 (Prestressed Concrete Structures).
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2013 - Present |
Associate Professor of Structural Engineering
|
Victoria University |
| Mar 2006 - Jun 2008 |
Lecturer in Structural Design
|
The University of Southern Queensland |
| Jan 2002 - Feb 2006 |
Australian Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Associate
|
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jan 2013 -
Present
|
Associate Professor of Structural Engineering
Victoria University |
| Mar 2006 -
Jun 2008
|
Lecturer in Structural Design
The University of Southern Queensland |
| Jan 2002 -
Feb 2006
|
Australian Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Associate
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales |
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2004 |
The ASCE 2004 State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) |
| 2004 |
Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship - The Australian Research Council |
Professional memberships
- Founder and President, Australian Association for Steel-Concrete Composite Structures
- Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
- Member, The Association for Steel-Concrete Composite Structures
- Member, Australian Association for Computational Mechanics
- Member, The International Society of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
- Member, International Association for Computational Mechanics
