Xiaohan Shen
Email: xiaohan.shen@unsw.edu.au
Supervisors: Samad Sepasgozar, Michael Ostwald, Changxin Wang
As a Scientia PhD candidate at UNSW, my research focuses on smart construction, bridging past methods with future innovations. To address communication inefficiencies on construction sites, my work aims to enhance data, information, and knowledge management through digitalised solutions. A significant aspect of this research involves Digital Twin (DT) technology, addressing technical challenges in the interaction between physical and virtual phases. My research combines camera-based object detection, a crucial sensor for capturing information on construction sites, with semantic web technologies to integrate with BIM design data. This integration improves interoperability among stakeholders dealing with heterogeneous data formats within DT interactions. My skills include ontology and knowledge graph building, SPARQL queries, and machine learning.
I completed a master's degree in civil engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, researching construction materials with a focus on concrete carbonation, leaching, and ion diffusion at the micro-scale. With experience in structural design and extensive research, I am enthusiastic about the future of digitalisation in civil engineering, construction management, and building environments.
- Research area
- Research outputs
Advanced knowledge-based information management for sustainable off-site construction, focusing on leveraging semantic web technologies (including linked data, ontology, and knowledge graphs) and advanced techniques in object detection and segmentation.
- Liu, Q. F., Shen, X. H., Šavija, B., Meng, Z., Tsang, D. C., Sepasgozar, S., & Schlangen, E. (2023). Numerical study of interactive ingress of calcium leaching, chloride transport and multi-ions coupling in concrete. Cement and Concrete Research, 165, 107072.
- Sepasgozar, S. M., Khan, A. A., Smith, K., Romero, J. G., Shen, X., Shirowzhan, S., ... & Tahmasebinia, F. (2023). BIM and digital twin for developing convergence technologies as future of digital construction. Buildings, 13(2), 441.
- Li, L., Yang, J., & Shen, X. (2022). Measuring the hydration product proportion in composite cement paste by using quantitative BSE-EDS image analysis: A comparative study. Measurement, 199, 111290.
- Shaban, W. M., Elbaz, K., Yang, J., Thomas, B. S., Shen, X., Li, L., ... & Li, L. (2021). Effect of pozzolan slurries on recycled aggregate concrete: Mechanical and durability performance. Construction and Building Materials, 276, 121940.
- Shen, X. H., Liu, Q. F., Hu, Z., Jiang, W. Q., Lin, X., Hou, D., & Hao, P. (2019). Combine ingress of chloride and carbonation in marine-exposed concrete under unsaturated environment: A numerical study. Ocean Engineering, 189, 106350.
- Shen, X. H., Jiang, W. Q., Hou, D., Hu, Z., Yang, J., & Liu, Q. F. (2019). Numerical study of carbonation and its effect on chloride binding in concrete. Cement and Concrete Composites, 104, 103402.
- Jiang, W. Q., Shen, X. H., Hong, S., Wu, Z. Y., & Liu, Q. F. (2019). Binding capacity and diffusivity of concrete subjected to freeze-thaw and chloride attack: A numerical study. Ocean Engineering, 186, 106093.
- Jiang, W. Q., Shen, X. H., Xia, J., Mao, L. X., Yang, J., & Liu, Q. F. (2018). A numerical study on chloride diffusion in freeze-thaw affected concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 179, 553-565.