Jun Xia Ph.D., FHEA

Associate Professor

Dr. Jun Xia is a Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He is interested in ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete material (UHPFRC) and its structural applications. More specifically, his work examines how the micro material properties, such as fibre percentage and distribution condition affect the mechanical properties of UHPFRC material. The design and optimization of structure component based on the material properties is also of interest.


  • Ph.D. , Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,University of Central Florida, U.S. - 2011
  • M.S. , Zhejiang University, China - 2006
  • B.Eng , Zhejiang University, China - 2003


  • Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University 2021
  • Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University 2013-2021
  • Research Associate, University of Central Florida - 2012 to 2013
  • Adjunct Lecturer, University of Central Florida - 2011 to 2011


  • Interests lie in the following areas:
  • 1. Development of sustainable ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete materials containing recycled and reused aggregates or cement replacement materials.
  • 2. Ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) application in infrastructures, leading to quick construction and longer service life;
  • 3. Numerical modeling of cement based fiber reinforced composites, micro-scale material mechanics. Anisotropic fiber orientation distribution;
  • 4. Nonlinear finite element analysis of infrastructures under static, impact, wind, and seismic loading.


  • B Oni, J Xia, M Liu, Mechanical properties of pressure moulded fibre reinforced pervious concrete pavement brick, Case Studies in Construction Materials 13, e00431.
  • M Liu, J Xia, CS Chin, Z Liu, Improving the properties of recycled aggregate pervious pavement blocks through bio-mineralization, Construction and Building Materials 262, 120065.
  • MN Zafar, MA Saleem, J Xia, MM Saleem, Experimental Characterization of Prefabricated Bridge Deck Panels Prepared with Prestressed and Sustainable Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Applied Sciences 10 (15), 5132
  • Y Cai, G Gong, J Xia, J He, J Hao, Simulations of human-induced floor vibrations considering walking overlap, SN Applied Sciences 2 (1), 19. 2020.
  • O Nanayakkara, J Xia, Mechanical and physical properties of mortar of partially replaced fine aggregates with sawdust, Academic Journal of Civil Engineering 37 (2), 308-313. 2019.
  • G Gong, J Xia, A revisit to higher variations of a functional, Journal of Advance Research in Mathematics And Statistics 6 (2), 1-15,2019.
  • X Wang, CS Chin, J Xia, Material Characterization for Sustainable Concrete Paving Blocks, Appl. Sci. 9 (6),2019.
  • J Xia, T Chan, KR Mackie, MA Saleem, A Mirmiran, Sectional analysis for design of ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete beams with passive reinforcement,Engineering Structures 160, 121-132, 2018.
  • J Lu, S Yu, J Xia, X Qiao, Y Tang, Experimental study on the hysteretic behavior of steel plate shear wall with unequal length slits, Journal of Constructional Steel Research 147, 477-487, 2018
  • X Wang, J Xia, O Nanayakkara, Y Li, Properties of high-performance cementitious composites containing recycled rubber crumb, Construction and Building Materials 156, 1127-1136, 2017.
  • Xia, Jun & Kevin, R. 2015 'Dowel action and shear strength contribution of high strength rebar embedded in ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete', Engineering Structures, vol. , no. , p.
  • Xia, Jun, Zghayar, E. & Kevin, R. 2014 'Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Retrofitting of Concrete Structures: Polyurethane Systems Versus Epoxy Systems', ACI Special Publication, vol. , no. , p.
  • Xia, Jun, Kevin, R. & Mackie, K. 2014 'Axisymmetric fiber orientation distribution of short straight fibers in fiber reinforced concrete', ACI Materials Journal, vol. , no. , p.
  • Xia, Jun, Mirmiran, A., Saleem, M.A. & Mackie, K. 2014 'Experimental Characterization of Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete Bridge Deck System', ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, vol. , no. , p.
  • Xia, Jun, Saleem, M.A., Mirmiran, J. & Mackie, K. 2013 'Development Length of High-Strength Steel Rebars in Ultra-High Performance Concrete', Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. , no. , p.
  • Saleem, M.A., Mirmiran, A., Xia, Jun & Mackie, K. 2012 'Experimental evaluation of Aluminum Bridge Deck System', ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, vol. 17, no. 1, p. 97-106
  • Xia, Jun, Mackie, K., Saleem, M.A. & Mirmiran, A. 2011 'Shear failure analysis on ultra-high performance concrete beams reinforced with high strength steel', Elsevier Engineering Structures, vol. 33, no. , p. 3597-3609
  • Saleem, M.A., Mirmiran, A., Xia, Jun, Mackie, K. & Ansley, M.H. 2011 'Ultra-high performance concrete bridge deck reinforced with high strength steel', ACI Structural Journal, vol. 108, no. 5, p. 601-609
  • Xia, Jun, Vyas, S.J., Zhao, L. & Ansley, H.M. 2009 'Characterization of a low-profile fiberreinforced polymer deck system for moveable bridges', Journal of bridge engineering, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 55-65
  • Tong, G & Xia, Jun 2008 'Bending Stiffness of Steel-Concrete Composite Beams Considering Effect of Slip', Progress in steel building structures, vol. 10, no. 6, p. (in Chinese)
  • Tong, G & Xia, Jun 2007 'Buckling of I-Sectional Steel Beams Loaded by Negative Moments', Progress in steel building structures, vol. 9, no. 1, p. (in Chinese)
  • Xia, Jun & Tong, G.S. 2006 'Elastic Stability Analysis of I-section Frame Beams Under Negative Bending Moment', Building Structures, vol. , no. , p.


  • Z.W. Liu, C.S. Chin, J. Xia, V. Achal, Improving properties of recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) by biomineralization method, the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable, Buildings and Structures (ICSBS 2019), October 25‐27, 2019, Suzhou, China.
  • L.N. Jia, J. Xia & M.D. Liu, Compressive Strength of Recycled Coarse Aggregate Pervious Concrete Containing Cement Supplementary Material, the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable, Buildings and Structures (ICSBS 2019), October 25‐27, 2019, Suzhou, China.
  • Xinyi Wang, Chee Seong Chin and Jun Xia, Impact of the content variation of the different recycled wastes to the properties of concrete paving block, 2018 the 3rd International Conference on Civil Engineering and Materials Science (ICCEMS 2018), April 13 th -15th Chengdu, China.
  • Isaac Galobardes, Kaiyang Wang, Lufan Li and Jun Xia, Control Of The Ultra-High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) Concerning To Post-Cracking Performance, Melbourne, Australia, Oct. 6-12, 2018.
  • Lufan Li, Jun Xia, Isaac Galobardes, Magnetic Probe to Test Spatial Distribution of Steel fibres in UHPFRC Prisms, Melbourne, Australia, Oct. 6-12, 2018.
  • Saleem, Muhammad Azhar, Zafar, Muhammad Naveed And Xia, Jun, Prefabricated Bridge Deck Panels Prepared With Sustainable Fiber Reinforced Concrete, 10th International Conference On Short And Medium Span Bridges, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, July 31 – August 3, 2018.
  • Muhammad Naveed Zafar, Jun Xia, Ominda Nanayakkara, Muhammad Azhar Saleem, Properties of concrete material containing recycled coarse aggregates andground granulated blast-furnace slag, 14th International Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology and Sustainability Issues. October 30 –November 2, 2018, Beijing, China.
  • (2016-2017) Role of Force Resultant Interaction on Ultra-High Performance Concrete In: 1st International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Perfomance Concrete, Des Moines, Iowa, US, pp.
  • (2016-2017) Mechanical behavior of UHPFRC thin plate reinforced with externally bonded CFRP sheet In: 1st International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Perfomance Concrete, Des Moines, Iowa, US, pp.
  • (2016-2017) Experimental Investigation on Push-out Test of Steel-Ultra-high Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete Composite Beam In: 11th Pacific Structural Steel Conference Shanghai, China, pp.


  • Wilkinson, Stephen, Xia, Jun & Chen, Bing 2015 Sustainable Buildings and Structures, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, London


  • Life Cycle Assessment of Concrete Masonry Units with Waste Paper Fibres, Xiang Wang, Chee Seong Chin, Jun Xia,Building Materials for Sustainable and Ecological Environment, 2021, 101-117, Springer.
  • Utilisation of Biomineralisation Method in Recycled Coarse Aggregate Concrete with Fly Ash, Zuowei Liu, Chee Seong Chin, Jun Xia, Building Materials for Sustainable and Ecological Environment, 2021, 9-24,Springer.


  • 2016-2017, First sustainable concrete theory and technology symposium / UHPFRC mix design and size effect regarding compressive strength
  • 2016-2017, 1st International Conference on UHPC Materials and Structures (UHPC2016) & Sino-Germanscience Workshop on UHPC / Experimental and analytical investigations on ultrahigh performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC)-steel composite slab
  • 2016-2017, 1st International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Perfomance Concrete, Des Moines, Iowa, US / Role of Force Resultant Interaction on Ultra-High Performance Concrete
  • 2015-2016, ICSBS2015 / Compressive and flexural strength of ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete containing recycled rubber crumb
  • 2015-2016, HPFRCC7 / Tensile chartensile characterization of sustainable ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete containing GGBS
  • 2013-2014, UHPFRC 2013 International Symposium on ultra-high performance fibre-reinforced concrete / Dowel action and shear strength contribution of high strength rebar embedded in ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete
  • 2012-2013, In Proceedings of ASCE Structures Congress / Ultra High Performance Concrete Bridge Decks Reinforced with High-Strength Steel or Fiber Reinforced Polymers
  • 2010-2011, In 3rd fib International Congress / Lightweight ultra-high performance concrete deck for movable bridges
  • 2010-2011, FHWA Bridge Engineering Conference 2010, April 8-9 / System level finite element analysis of two movable bridge deck systems
  • 2009-2010, Concrete Bridge Conference 2010, Feb 24-26 / Tube-based composite deck system for moveable bridges


  • Xia, Jun 2019 (Principal Investigator), Performance investigation on Prefabricated Ultra high Performance Concrete- Steel Buckling Restrained Shear Wall, Suzhou housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau project associated with Wuzhong District Building Design Review Centre, 50 K RMB. RDS10120190072, 2019.
  • Xia,Jun 2019 (Co-Principal Investigator), Sustainable Self-Compacting Concrete, Sika , 100 K RMB. RP0016.
  • Xia, Jun 2019, Study on Mechanical Properties of Assembled Ultra-high Performance fibre reinforced Concrete-High Strength Steel Composite Beams, Open Project of Key Structural laboratory of Jiangsu Province,RMB25000
  • Xia, Jun 2017, Principal Investigator, Mechanical behaviour of Ultra-high strength concrete-high strength steel composite beam, RMB50000,
  • Xia, Jun & CHIN, CS 2017, Co-Principal Investigator, Investigation of the Material Properties and Structural Behaviour of Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC), 50000,


  • 2019-2020 Programme director for Architectural Engineering UG Programme
  • 2016-2019 Departmental Research Committee Chair
  • 2013-2016 Department Undergraduate Placement Officer
  • 2012-2013 Coordinator of Research Seminars.
  • 2011-2012 Lab Manager for data acquisition system (DAQ).


  • IND108 Materials for Design
  • DES001 Explore Design
  • CEN106 Introduction to Materials
  • CEN401 Sustainable Technology and Building Materials


  • CEN901 Research Methods
  • CEN902 Statistical Methods
  • CEN903 Research and Development in Engineering
  • CEN101 Design for Engineers
  • CEN112 Engineering Skills
  • CEN207 Construction Materials
  • CEN304 Structural Design and Planning


  • 2016 USGBC LEED AP BD+C
  • 2020 Higher Education Academy


  • 2018, second price at the 1st Sino-Foreign corporation in running school teaching innovation award for applying CDIO framework in teaching. Awarded by commission on Chinese-Foreign cooperation in Education and XJTLU institute of leadership and Education Advanced Development.
Jun Xia