Wei Gao

Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Interests - Advanced methods for structural analysis and design - Prefabricated and modular building - Computational uncertainty/stochastic mechanics - Composite materials and structures - Structural optimization and metamaterial design - Infrastructure and building safety against natural hazards - Engineered cementitious composite materials National Research Grants - W Gao, QH Wang, MM Alamdari, SK Hou, DY Sun; SMARTBuild: A scalable AI-reinforced digital twin build platform for modular building and community infrastructure; AEA (Australia's Economic Accelerator) Ignite (IG250200252); 2026-2027 - W Gao, SK Hou, DY Sun; Transforming construction practices: Systematic comparison of modular and conventional construction with transition pathways; ARC (Australian Research Council) Linkage-ARC Research Hub (IH210100048) sub-project; 2026-2027 - W Gao, D Ruan, Z Luo; Experiment-numerical-virtual generative design of nondeterministic impacts; ARC Discovery (DP240102559); 2024-2026 - W Gao, X Tan; Developmet of computational tool for data-driven structural safety assessment and service life prediction; ARC Linkage-ARC Research Hub (IH210100048) sub-project; 2022-2027 - W Gao, CW Yang; Circular economy-oriented analysis and design for energy-saving materials and structures; ARC Linkage-ARC Research Hub (IH200100010) sub-project; 2021-2026 - Z Luo, W Gao, P Walker, M Wang; Topological design of mechanical meta-structures; ARC Discovery (DP210101353); 2021-2023 - W Gao, D Wu, YX Zhang, GY Li, YM Chen; Performance assessment and optimal design for nano and composite structures; ARC Linkage-ARC Research Hub (IH150100006) sub-project; 2017-2022 - W Gao, Y-L Pi, S Tangaramvong; Unified nondeterministic dynamic safety assessment of softening structures; ARC Discovery (DP160103919); 2016-2018 - W Gao, Y-L Pi, F Tin-Loi; Stochastic geometrically nonlinear elasto-plastic buckling and behaviour of curved grid-like structures; ARC Discovery (DP140101887); 2014-2016 - CM Song, W Gao, Y-L Pi; A high-performance stochastic scaled boundary finite-element framework for safety assessment of structures susceptible to fracture; ARC Discovery (DP130102934); 2013-2015 - CM Song, W Gao, W Becker; Non-deterministic fracture analysis of structures by extending the scaled boundary finite-element method; ARC Discovery (DP1094451); 2010-2012 - N Zhang, W Gao; Quantitative analysis of dynamic performance of vehicles with uncertain system parameters and road inputs; ARC Discovery (DP0988429); 2009-2011 Research Projects for Future PhD Students - Advanced methods for structural analysis and design - Prefabricated and modular building - Smart, sustainable and resilient structural design - Data-driven structural reliability assessment and service-life prediction - Stochastic elasto-plastic, fracture and fatigue nonlinear analysis - Infrastructure and building fire safety - Robust safety/ reliability-based design of composite structures - Durability and safety of nano-enhanced building materials Editorial Boards - Modelling | An International Journal (Editor-in-Chief) - Engineering Structures (Associate Editor) - Applied Mathematical Modelling (Subject Editor) - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Advisory Board) - Nanotechnology Reviews (Advisory Board) - Machines (Advisory Board) - Composites Part B Engineering (Board Member, 2013-2019) Advanced methods for structural analysis and design, Prefabricated and modular building, Computational uncertainty/stochastic mechanics, Composite materials and structures, Structural optimization and metamaterial design, Infrastructure and building safety against natural hazards, Engineered cementitious composite materials