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(519) 888-4567 ext.33988 |
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(519) 888-4349 |
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xie@uwaterloo.ca |
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Dr. Wei-Chau Xie, P. Eng.
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1
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Research Interests:
- Structural dynamics and random vibration, dynamic stability of structures, nonlinear dynamics and stochastic mechanics
- Localization in randomly disordered engineering structures
- Vibration design of residential floor systems using cold-formed steel joists
- Seismic analysis and design of engineering structures, reliability and safety analysis of engineering systems
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Current Sources of
Research Funding:
NSERC Research Grant, NSERC Industrial Research Grant, Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute, Steel Structures Education Foundation
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Selected Publications:
- Xie, Wei-Chau, Lyapunov Exponents and Moment Lyapunov Exponents of a Two-Dimensional Near-Nilpotent System, ASME J. of Applied Mechanics, submitted.
- Xie, Wei-Chau, Buckling Mode Localization in Rib-Stiffened Plates with Randomly Misplaced Stiffeners, Computers and Structures, 67, pp 175-189, 1998.
- Xie, Wei-Chau et al., Vibration Mode Localization in Two-Dimensional Systems, AIAA Journal, 35(10), pp 1653-1659, 1997.
- Xie, Wei-Chau et al., Vibration Mode Localization in Disordered Cyclic Structures II: Multiple Substructure Modes, J. of Sound and Vibration, 189(5), pp 647-660, 1996.
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Professional
Affiliations:
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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