Dr Jingsheng Zhou (Present)

Jingsheng Zhou
Research Fellow - The University of Melbourne

Jingsheng Zhou is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He completed his PhD degree in Structural Engineering at the University of Sydney in 2023 under the supervison of Prof Kim Rasmussen under the topic "Numerical study and Generalised Component Method for predicting full-range behaviour of bolted steel connections". His research interests focus on steel structures, bolted connections, and fracture modelling.

Contact details

  • Email : jingsheng.zhou@unimelb.com.au
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Education

  • PhD in Structural Engineering, The University of Sydney, Australia (2020 – 2023)
  • BEng (Civil Engineering), Griffith University, Australia (2017 – 2019)

Employment

  • Research Fellow - The University of Melbourne, Australia (2024 - Present)

Research Interests

  • Advanced manufacturing (additive manufacturing and modular construction)
  • Protective structures against extreme loadings
  • Bio-inspired structures for protective structural applications
  • Automated design workflow (generative design and rapid engineering)

Awards and Scholarships

  • Sydney Research Scholarships, University of Sydney (2020).
  • Outstanding paper award, eurosteel2023 (2023).

Publications

  • Zhou J.S., Pan W.H., Zhang H., and Wang C.M., Modeling joints with multiple members in Hencky bar-chain model for buckling analysis of frames, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 164, p. 105165, 2019
  • Zhou J., Yan S., Zhang H., Rasmussen K.J.R., and Deierlein G.G., A new generalised component method for predicting the full range behaviour of bolted bearing type joints, In Tenth Eurosteel conference – Eurosteel 2023, Amsterdam, Netherland, 2023, pp. 1368-1374. Outstanding Paper Award
  • Zhou, J., Yan, S., Zhang, H., and Rasmussen, K.J.R. Full-range response of angle cleats in bolted angle connections, In Ninth International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures – ICTWS 2023, Sydney, Australia, 2023