Associate Professor Xing Ma

Associate Professor in Structural Engineering School of Natural and Built Environments

Mawson Lakes Campus (P2-38)
tel +61 8 830 23109
fax +61 8 830 25082

email Xing.Ma@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Xing Ma has been involved in teaching and research in civil engineering for more than 10 years. Xing was a lecturer at html body http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/ Tongji University /body /html China after he finished his PhD study at the same university in 2000 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2004. During the period at Tongji, his research activities were mainly focused on the nonlinear dynamic behaviour of tower structures, cable structures and vehicle systems. From 2004 to 2010, Xing served as a research fellow in the html body http://www.auckland.ac.nz University of Auckland /body /html and worked for the “Composite Structural Assembly” program for nearly 6 years. Research activities were focused on thin-skinned...

School of Natural and Built Environments

The School plays a leading role in improving environmental and socio-economic sustainability through education and research.

Tweets by @UniversitySA

Research

Research themes

Transforming industries

Research focus

Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Materials Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Interdisciplinary Engineering

Highlights

Steel Structures,Composite Structures,Structural Stability and Dynamics,Wind Engineering and Earthquake Engineering,Structural Behaviour of Sustainable Materials

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Year	Output
2020	Eltayeb, E, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Youssf, O 2020, 'Fresh and hardened properties of innovative foamed-rubberized concrete', in CM Wang, JCM Ho & S Kitipornchai (eds), ACMSM25: Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Springer, Singapore, ch. 4, pp. 33-44.
2020	Li, D, Zhuge, Y, Rahman, M & Ma, X 2020, 'Mix design and mechanical properties of rubberized cement stabilized soil (RCSS) pavers', in CM Wang, JCM Ho & S Kitipornchai (eds), ACMSM25: Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Springer, Singapore, ch. 58, pp. 591-603.
2020	Yi, O, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X, Gravina, R & Mills, J 2020, 'Small-scale pull-out testing on bond behaviour of profiled steel reinforced CRC composite slabs', in CM Wang, JCM Ho & S Kitipornchai (eds), ACMSM25: Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Singapore;Springer, ch. 75, pp. 783-792.
2018	Ma, X, Zhuge, Y, Li, D & Gorjian, N 2018, 'Structural properties of lightweight rubberized concrete', in CM Wang, JCM Ho & S Kitipornchai, ACMSM25, Springer, Singapore, ch. 6, pp. 53-60.
2018	Zhuge, Y, Ma, X, Li, D & Xiao, J 2018, 'Crumb Rubberized Concrete (CRC) application in structural engineering', in X Jianzhuang (ed.), Sustainable Structures and Materials, China Architecture & Building Press, China, pp. 1-18.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2019	Abd-Elaal, ES, Araby, S, Mills, JE, Youssf, O, Roychand, R, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Gravina, RJ 2019, 'Novel approach to improve crumb rubber concrete strength using thermal treatment', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 229, article no. 116901, pp. 1-11.
2019	Ridha, MM, Li, D, Clifton, GC & Ma, X 2019, 'Structural behavior of composite panels made of lightly profiled steel skins and lightweight concrete under concentric and eccentric loads', Journal of Structural Engineering, vol. 145, no. 10, pp. 1-9.
2019	Xu, HJ, Deng, HZ, Hu, XY & Ma, X 2019, 'Wind tunnel test on aerodynamic coefficients of multi-bundled conductors under skew winds', Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol. 91, article no. 102702, pp. 1-17.
2019	Youssf, O, Hassanli, R, Mills, J, Skinner, W, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y, Roychand, R & Gravina, R 2019, 'Influence of mixing procedures, rubber treatment, and fibre additives on rubcrete performance', Journal of Composite Materials, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-17. Open access
2019	Youssf, O, Hassanli, R, Mills, JE, Ma, X & Zhuge, Y 2019, 'Cyclic performance of steel-concrete-steel sandwich beams with Rubcrete and LECA concrete core', Journal of Composites Science, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-18. Open access
2018	Abd-Elaal, E-S, Mills, J & Ma, X 2018, 'A review of transmission line systems under downburst wind loads', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 179, pp. 503-513. 4 4
2018	Chu, L, Li, D, Ma, X & Zhao, J 2018, 'Cyclic behaviour of concrete encased steel (CES) column-steel beam joints with concrete slabs', Steel and Composite Structures: An International Journal, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 735-748.
2018	Dong, J, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Mills, J 2018, 'Contact buckling behaviour of corrugated plates subjected to linearly varying in-plane loads', Steel and Composite Structures: An International Journal, vol.29, pp. 1-16.
2018	Dong, J, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Mills, J 2018, 'Local buckling of thin plate on tensionless elastic foundations under interactive uniaxial compression and shear', Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, vol. 8, pp. 75-82. Open access 2 1
2018	Dong, J, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Mills, JE 2018, 'Buckling analysis of laminated composite plate on tensionless elastic foundations under uniaxial compression', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, vol. 18, no. 6, article no. 1850079, pp. 1-21. 3 2
2018	Dong, J, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Mills, JE 2018, 'Unilateral contact buckling behaviour of orthotropic plates subjected to combined in-plane shear and bending', International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol. 150, pp. 135-153. 2 2
2018	Lu, C, Ma, X & Mills, J 2018, 'Cyclic performance of reinforced legs in retrofitted transmission towers', Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 1608-1625. Open access
2018	Lu, C, Ma, X & Mills, JE 2018, 'Cyclic performance of bolted cruciform and splice connectors in retrofitted transmission tower legs', Thin Walled Structures, vol. 122, pp. 264-285. 2 2
2018	Metwally, E, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2018, 'Numerical simulation of downburst wind flow over real topography', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 172, pp. 85-95. 3 3
2017	Dong, J, Ma, X, Zhuge, Y & Mills, JE 2017, 'Shear buckling analysis of laminated plates on tensionless elastic foundations', Steel and Composite Structures: An International Journal, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 697-709. 7 7
2016	Deng, H, Xu, H & Ma, X 2016, 'Wind-vibration coefficient of guyed masts', Journal of Vibration and Shock, vol. 35, no. 22, pp. 48-53.
2016	Dong, J, Ma, X, Mills, JE & Zhuge, Y 2016, 'A review of skin buckling theory in composite members', Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 846, pp. 312-317. Open access
2016	Dong, J, Zhuge, Y, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2016, 'Local buckling of profiled skin sheets resting on tensionless elastic foundations under in-plane shear loading', European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, vol. 58, pp. 131-139. Open access 5 4
2016	Dong, J, Zhuge, Y, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2016, 'Local buckling of profiled skin sheets resting on tensionless elastic foundations under uniaxial compression', Thin Walled Structures, vol. 103, pp. 81-89. Open access 5 3
2016	Li, D, Mills, J, Benn, T, Ma, X, Gravina, R & Zhuge, Y 2016, 'Review of the performance of high-strength rubberized concrete and its potential structural applications', Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 149-166. Open access 7 3
2016	Li, D, Smith, S & Ma, X 2016, 'End condition effect on initial buckling performance of thin plates resting on tensionless elastic or rigid foundations', International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, vol. 105, pp. 83-89. 11 10
2016	Lu, C, Ou, Y, Xing, M & Mills, J 2016, 'Structural analysis of lattice steel transmission towers: a review', Journal of Steel Structures & Construction, vol. 2, no, 1, pp. 1-11. Open access
2015	Araby, S, Saber, N, Ma, X, Kawashima, N, Kang, H, Shen, H, Zhang, L, Xu, J, Majewski, P & Ma, J 2015, 'Implication of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on polymer/graphene composites', Materials and Design, vol. 65, pp. 690-699. 49 47
2015	Lu, C, Ma, X & Mills, J 2015, 'Modeling of retrofitted steel transmission towers', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol. 112, pp. 138-154. 5 4
2014	Abd-Elaal, ES, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2014, 'Empirical models for predicting unsteady-state downburst wind speeds', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 129, pp. 49-63. 17 10
2014	Lu, C, Ma, X & Mills, JE 2014, 'The structural effect of bolted splices on retrofitted transmission tower angle members', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol. 95, pp. 263-278. 12 10
2014	Youssf, O, ElGawady, MA, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2014, 'An experimental investigation of crumb rubber concrete confined by fibre reinforced polymer tubes', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 53, pp. 522-532. 81 59
2014	Youssf, O, Elgawady, M, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2014, 'Finite element modelling and dilation of FRP-confined concrete columns', Engineering Structures, vol. 79, pp. 70-85. 33 32
2013	Abd-Elaal, ES, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2013, 'A coupled parametric-CFD study for determining ages of downbursts through investigation of different field parameters', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 123, pp. 30-42. 12 7
2013	Abd-Elaal, ES, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2013, 'An analytical model for simulating steady state flows of downburst', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 115, pp. 53-64. 14 13
2012	Ma, X, Mills, JE, Brown, G & Zhuge, Y 2012, 'A force method model for static analysis of transmission line system subjected to in-plane and out-of-plane loadings', Advanced Materials Research, vol. 368-373, pp. 3535-3538.
2012	Mills, JE, Ma, X & Zhuge, Y 2012, 'Experimental study on multi-panel retrofitted steel transmission towers', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol. 78, pp. 58-67. 12 10
2012	Zhuge, Y, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2012, 'Modelling of steel lattice tower angle legs reinforced for increased load capacity', Engineering Structures, vol. 43, pp. 160-168. 27 15
2012	Zou, L, Huang, K, Wang, L, Butterworth, J & Ma, X 2012, 'Vibration control of adjacent buildings considering pile-soil-structure interaction', Journal of Vibration and Control, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 684-695. 3 4
2012	Zou, L, Liu, A, Ma, X, Zhang, C & Huang, K 2012, 'Synthesis of vibration waves based on wavelet technology', Shock and Vibration: Shock and Vibration Control - Crashworthiness - Structural Dynamics - Impact Engineering - Sound, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 391-403. Open access 1 1
2011	Keage, N, Maiolo, C, Pierotti, R & Ma, X 2011, 'Experimental study and numerical simulation on compressive buckling behavior of thin steel skins in unilateral contact with rigid constraints', Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 335-345. 3
2011	Ma, X 2011, 'A nonlinear force method model for dynamic analysis of cable trusses', Advanced Materials Research, vol. 250-253, no. 3, pp. 2281-2284. 2 1
2011	Ma, X 2011, 'Practical design procedure for thin-skinned steel-concrete composite sections', Advanced Materials Research, vol. 243-249, pp. 1421-1424.
2011	Ma, X, Butterworth, J & Clifton, C 2011, 'Shear buckling of infinite plates resting on tensionless elastic foundations', European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 1024-1027. 14 12
2010	Zou, L, Butterworth, J & Ma, X 2010, 'Seismic Control of Multi-Adjacent-Building Systems', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 21-35. 1 1

Conferences

Year	Output
2018	Fan, W, Zhuge, Y, Ma, X, Chow, C & Gorjian, N 2018, 'Potential of using inorganic cementitious composites to retrofit concrete sewerage pipes under chemical and biogenic attack: a review', in (eds), International Symposium on Advanced Composites Technology, University of South Australia, pp. 85-91. Open access
2018	Heng, L, Rahman, MM, Zhuge, Y & Ma, X 2018, 'A review of dem-based simulation of fresh concrete flow', in Jim Shiau, Vanissorn Vimonsatit, Siamak Yazdani & Amarjit Singh (eds), The fourth Australasia and South-East Asia Structural Engineering and Construction Conference: streamlining information transfer between construction and structural engineering, ISEC Press, pp. 1-6. Open access
2017	Dong, J, Ma, X, Mills, J & Zhuge, Y 2017, 'Shear buckling of composite plates on tensionless elastic foundations', in H Hao & C Zhang (eds), Mechanics of Structures and Materials XXIV; ACMSM24, CRC Press, pp. 181-186.
2017	Fan, W, Zhuge, Y & Ma, X 2017, 'Investigation on the material properties and energy absorption capability of ECC', The 15th East Asia-Pacific conference on structural engineering and construction (EASEC) conference, East Asia-Pacific conference on structural engineering and construction, pp. 377-385. Open access
2017	Ma, X, Xiao, J, Mills, J & Li, D 2017, 'Mechanical properties of recycled aggregated concrete with crumb rubber particles', The 15th East Asia-Pacific conference on structural engineering and construction (EASEC) conference, East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, pp. 386-391. Open access
2017	Youssf, O, ElGawady, MA, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2017, 'Analytical modeling of the main characteristics of crumb rubber concrete', in ML Nehdi (ed.), Eco-Efficient and Sustainable Concrete Incorporating Recycled Post-Consumer and Industrial Byproducts at the ACI Fall 2013 Convention, American Concrete Institute, article no. 2, pp. 1-18. 3
2016	Ma, X 2016, 'Contact buckling phenomena in composite components', The 10th International conference on structural integrity and failure (SIF-16): Advances in materials and structures, University of Adelaide, pp. 150-154. Open access
2015	Lu, C, Ma, X & Mills, J 2015, 'Structural performance of bolted connectors in retrofitted transmission tower leg members', Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures Conference: Technical Challenges and Innovative Solutions in Grid Modernization, ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 489-499. 1 2
2015	Youssf, O, ElGawady, MA, Mills, JE, Ma, X & Benn, T 2015, 'Behaviour of crumb rubber concrete columns under seismic loading', 27th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia / the 69th RILEM Week conference, Construction Innovations: Research into Practice, Concrete Institute of Australia, pp. 482-491. Open access
2014	Li, D, Mills, J, Benn, B & Ma, X 2014, 'Abrasion and impact resistance investigation of crumbed rubber concrete (CRC)', in ST Smith (ed.), Australasian conference on the mechanics of structures and materials, Southern Cross University, pp. 1-6.
2014	Lu, C, Ma, X & Mills, JE 2014, 'Modelling and parametric analysis of bolted connections on retrofitted transmission tower leg members', in ST Smith (ed.), 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Southern Cross University, pp. 571-576. Open access
2014	Ma, X & Mills, J 2014, 'Structural performance of composite panels filled with light-weight crumb rubber concrete', in ST Smith (ed.), Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Southern Cross University, pp. 669-674. Open access
2014	Youssf, O, Elgawady, M, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2014, 'Prediction of crumb rubber concrete strength', in Smith, Scott T (ed.), 23rd Australasian conference on the mechanics of structures and materials (ACMSM23), Southern Cross University, pp. 261-266. Open access
2013	Abd-Elaal, ES, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2013, 'A simplified design charts for the vertical profile of horizontal downburst wind speeds', in NR Iyer et al. (eds), Eighth Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering; APCWE-VIII, Research Publishing, pp. 511-521. Open access
2013	Ma, X 2013, 'Prevention study on rain-wind-induced vibration of inclined cables', in (eds), 16th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Australasian Wind Engineering Society, pp. 1-4. Open access
2013	Metwally, E, Ma, X & Mills, J 2013, 'A newly developed analytical model of transient downburst wind loads', in B Samali, 21st Australian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials: From materials to structures: advancement through innovation, CRC Press, pp. 425-430.
2013	Youssf, O, ElGawady, MA, Mills, JE & Ma, X 2013, 'Experimental and finite element investigation of rubberized concrete confined by FRP', in V Dao & P Dux (eds), Concrete 2013 : Concrete Institute of Australia's Biennial National Conference 2013, Arinex, pp. 1-10. Open access
2011	Ma, X, Butterworth, J & Clifton, C 2011, 'Contact buckling theory of thin plates in composite members: a review', 21st Australian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Taylor and Francis, pp. 59-64.
2010	Ma, X 2010, 'Bond-Slip effect on Flexural response of composite members', in M Sahin Dundar, International Science and Technology Conference, ISTEC, pp. 181-187.
2010	Ma, X 2010, 'Numerical simulating for rain-wind induced vibration of inclined cables', in M Sahin Dundar, International Science and Technology Conference, ISTEC, pp. 558-563.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Ancon Beton Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Beijing University of Chemical Technology	CHINA
Chinese Academy of Sciences	CHINA
FMG Engineering	AUSTRALIA
Fuzhou University	CHINA
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	HONG KONG
Lanzhou Jiaotong University	CHINA
Missouri University of Science and Technology	UNITED STATES
O'Donnell Griffin Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
RMIT University	AUSTRALIA
SA Water Corporation	AUSTRALIA
Southern Cross University	AUSTRALIA
Tianjin University	CHINA
Tongji University	CHINA
University of Auckland	NEW ZEALAND
University of Missouri - St Louis	UNITED STATES
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Southern Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology	IRAQ
Xinxiang Spatial Truss Company	CHINA
Zhejiang University	CHINA
Zhengzhou University	CHINA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Editorial Board Member International Journal of Mechanics and Applications	2018
Editorial Board Member NED University Journal of Research	2018
Editorial Board Member International Journal of Mechanics and Applications	2017
Editorial Board Member Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture	2017
Editorial Board Member NED University Journal of Research	2017
Member Engineers Australia	2017
Member Australian Steel Institute (ASI)	2017
Member Concrete Institute of Australia	2017
Member The Australian Wind Engineering Society	2017

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Structural Mechanics,Earthquake Engineering,Structural Design in Steel,Composite design

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Axial and shear behavior of profiled steel composite walls incorporating hybrid lightweight foamed-rubberized concrete	Current
Behaviour of transmission line system under moving downburst wind events	Current
Development of finite element model of stobie pole and its applications	Current
Durability of crumbed rubber concrete	Current
Dynamic behavior of BRB (Buckling restrained bars)	Current
Micro mechanical modelling on rubberized concrete	Current
Particle Flow Code(PFC) modelling on fresh calcium aluminate concrete (CAC) materials	Current
Recycled aggregates in concrete of road kerbsand it performance evaluation on expansive soil.	Current
Retrofitting of corroded concrete pipe with Textile Reinforces Mortar (TRM)	Current
Scenario modelling of the ecosystem services of a sustainable and desirable future	Current
Seawater and sea-sand fibre reinforced concrete for marine structures	Current
Structural performance of double-skin profiled steel sheets composite wall panels infilled with lightweight aggregate rubberized concrete	Current
The bond behaviour and flexural capacity of profiled steel reinforces CRC composite slabs	Current
The effect of high limestone mineral addition and cement kiln dust on chloride penetration of concrete	Current
Behaviour of unbonded post-tensioned masonary walls	Completed
Development and characterization of hybrid engineered cementitious composite (ECC) and its application to column retrofitting	Completed
FRP-confined crumb rubber concrete and conventional concrete columns under seismic load.	Completed
Modelling of downburst wind for applications on extended structural systems	Completed
Structural behaviour of retrofitted steel transmission towers	Completed
Theoretical study on the buckling behavior of profiled skin sheets in steel and concrete composite members	Completed

more less

Associate Professor Xing Ma

About me

About me

School of Natural and Built Environments

About me

Professional Associations

Experience

Qualifications

Research

Research themes

Research focus

Highlights

Projects

Outputs

Chapters

Journal Articles

Conferences

Current research & highlights

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Editorial Board Member

Editorial Board Member

Editorial Board Member

Editorial Board Member

Editorial Board Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Courses and programs

Courses I teach and/or co-ordinate

Research degree supervision

Gallery