Xu Research Group

Below is a list of peer-reviewed journal articles authored or co-authored by the Principal Investigator. A comprehensive and up-to-date publication record is also available on the PI’s Google Scholar profile. Please contact us if you are unable to access any of the manuscripts.

  • Xu, T., Nguyen, T. D., and Guest, J. K. (2026). Computational optimization of director patterns in liquid crystal elastomers. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 106369. [Link]
  • Reed, M. M., Ferrier, K. L., Nachlas, W. O., Schneider, B., Arson, C., Xu, T., Shen, X., and West, N. (2025). A free, open-source method for automated mapping of quantitative mineralogy from energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy scans of rock thin sections. Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, 14(2), 193–205. [Link]
  • Xu, T. and Arson, C. (2025). Feedback mechanisms between weathering advancement and cohesive fracture propagation in granite. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 130(8). [Link]
  • Xu, T. and Arson, C. (2023). Interface homogenization approach for mechanical healing driven by pressure solution. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 149(10). [Link]
  • Xu, T., Shen, X., Reed, M. M., West, N., Ferrier, K. L., and Arson, C. (2022). Anisotropy and microcrack propagation induced by weathering, regional stresses, and topographic stresses. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127(7). [Link]
  • Wu, Z., Xu, T., and Arson, C. (2022). Effect of the intermediate principal stress on pre-peak deformation and damage in hard rock under true triaxial compression. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 55(10), 6475–6494. [Link]
  • Xu, T. and Arson, C. (2022). Self-consistent approach for modeling coupled elastic and visco-plastic processes induced by dislocation and pressure solution. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 238, 111376. [Link]
  • Liao, D., Yang, Z., and Xu, T. (2021). J2-deformation-type soil model coupled with state-dependent dilatancy and fabric evolution: multiaxial formulation and FEM implementation. Computers and Geotechnics, 129, 103674. [Link]
  • Pan, K., Xu, T., Liao, D., and Yang, Z. (2020). Failure mechanisms of sand under asymmetrical cyclic loading conditions: experimental observation and constitutive modelling. Géotechnique, 1–14. [Link]
  • Yang, Z., Liao, D., and Xu, T. (2020). A hypoplastic model for granular soils incorporating anisotropic critical state theory. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 44(6), 723–748. [Link]
  • Wu, Q., Xu, T., and Yang, Z. (2019). Diffuse instability of granular material under various drainage conditions: discrete element simulation and constitutive modeling. Acta Geotechnica, 1–16. [Link]
  • Yang, Z., Xu, T., and Li, X. (2019). J2-deformation type model coupled with state dependent dilatancy. Computers and Geotechnics, 105, 129–141. [Link]
  • Pan, K., Yang, Z., and Xu, T. (2018). Impact of static preshearing on undrained anisotropy and shear characteristics of sand. International Journal of Geomechanics, 18(12), 04018162. [Link]
  • Yang, Z., Xu, T., and Chen, Y. (2018). Unified modeling of the influence of consolidation conditions on monotonic soil response considering fabric evolution. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 144(8), 04018073. [Link]