| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Kamil, G. M., Liang, Q. Q., & Hadi, M. NS. (190201). Numerical analysis of axially loaded rectangular concrete-filled steel tubular short columns at elevated temperatures. Engineering Structures, 180 (89-102). |
| 2018 | Ahmed, M., Liang, Q. Q., Patel, V. I., & Hadi, M. NS. (181115). Nonlinear analysis of rectangular concrete-filled double steel tubular short columns incorporating local buckling. Engineering Structures, 175 (13-26). |
| 2018 | Kamil, G. M., Liang, Q. Q., & Hadi, M. NS. (180801). Local buckling of steel plates in concrete-filled steel tubular columns at elevated temperatures. Engineering Structures, 168 (108-118). |
| 2018 | Liang, Q. Q. (180801). Numerical simulation of high strength circular double-skin concrete-filled steel tubular slender columns. Engineering Structures, 168 (205-217). |
| 2017 | Patel, V. I., Liang, Q. Q., & Hadi, M. NS. (170601). Nonlinear analysis of biaxially loaded rectangular concrete-filled stainless steel tubular slender beam-columns. Engineering Structures, 140 (120-133). |
| 2017 | Liang, Q. Q. (170115). Nonlinear analysis of circular double-skin concrete-filled steel tubular columns under axial compression. Engineering Structures, 131 (639-650). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Steel-concrete composite structures
- Structural fire engineering
- Steel structures
- Concrete structures
- Structural optimization
Available to supervise research students
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About Qing Quan Liang
Professor Qing Quan (Stephen) Liang is a Professor of Structural Engineering in the College of Engineering and Science at Victoria University, Australia. He is also the Founder and President of Australian Association for Steel-Concrete Composite Structures (AASCCS), a member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and was a member of the ASCE Technical Committees on Optimal Structural Design and Composite Construction.
Professor Liang’s research interests are in the areas of:
- steel-concrete composite structures
- structural fire engineering
- steel structures
- concrete structures
- structural optimisation
- computational mechanics.
Professor Liang has contributed over 95 publications in these research areas, including 5 books and 50 journal articles in high-impact and high-ranking international journals. Professor Liang is the sole author of the research book Performance-Based Optimization of Structures: Theory and Applications (2004, Spon Press) and of the textbook Analysis and Design of Steel and Composite Structures (2014, CRC Press), and the co-author of the research books Nonlinear Analysis of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns (2015, Scholar’s Press) and Concrete-Filled Stainless Steel Tubular Columns (2018, CRC Press). Professor Liang's books have been well received worldwide.
He received the ASCE 2004 State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award from ASCE.
He is a member of the editorial boards of several international journals, including Steel and Composite Structures-An International Journal.
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 103 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Qing Quan's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Book (showing 4 of 4)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Patel, V. I., Liang, Q. Q., & Hadi, M. NS. (181218). Concrete-Filled Stainless Steel Tubular Columns (1st). Boca Raton and London: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. |
| 2015 | Patel, V. I., Liang, Q. Q., & Hadi, M. NS. (150630). Nonlinear Analysis of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns (1st Edition). Germany: Scholar's Press. |
| 2014 | Liang, Q. Q. (141023). Analysis and Design of Steel and Composite Structures (1st Edition). Boca Raton and London: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. |
| 2004 | Liang, Q. (040101). Performance-Based Optimization of Structures: Theory and Applications. Spon Press, Taylor and Francis Group. |
Journal article (showing 6 of 56)
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
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Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
| 2 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
| 2 | Masters by Research | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (1) | Associate supervisor |
| PhD (2) | Principal supervisor |
| Masters by Research (2) | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (1) | Principal supervisor |
Teaching activities & experience
Currently, Professor Liang teaches the following units:
- NEC2102 Solid Mechanics
- NEC4102 Structural Engineering Design 2 (Steel and Composite Structures)
- NEF4206 Advanced Engineering Design (Design of Multistory Steel Buildings)
- NEF4207 Engineering Applications (Prestressed Concrete Structures).
Professor 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
- NEC4201 Civil Engineering Design 2 (Design of Multistory Steel Buildings)
- NEC4202 Structural Engineering Design 3 (Prestressed Concrete Structures).
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2004 |
The ASCE 2004 State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) |
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
