Academic Profile : Faculty
Asst Prof Liang Xuan
Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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Journal Articles
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Refereed Journal Publications
Kun Li, Jiahui Fang, Jianbin Zhan, Ruijin Ma, Shengqian Wang, Yingjie Wu, Na Gong et al. "A critical review of biomimetic structures via laser powder bed fusion: Toward multi-functional application." Journal of Manufacturing Processes 131, 2443-2472, 2024.
Kun Li, Chunlin Zuo, Ruobing Liao, Haisong Liang, Xuan Liang, David Z. Zhang, Lawrence E. Murr, and Huajun Cao. "Optimizing mass transfer performance in triply periodic minimal surface porous scaffolds through isosurface offset." Thin-Walled Structures 208, 112800, 2024.
Lisha White, Xuan Liang, Guanglu Zhang, Jonathan Cagan, and Yongjie Jessica Zhang. "A Modified Simulated Annealing-Based Method for Hybrid Lattice Support Structure Design in LPBF Additive Manufacturing." Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering 24, no. 12, 121002, 2024.
Xuan Liang, Lisha White, Jonathan Cagan, Anthony D. Rollett, and Yongjie Jessica Zhang, “Unit-based design of cross-flow heat exchangers for LPBF additive manufacturing,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 145(1), pp. 012002, 2023.
Xuan Liang, Angran Li, Anthony D. Rollett, and Yongjie Jessica Zhang, “An isogeometric analysis-based topology optimization framework for 2D cross-flow heat exchangers with manufacturability constraints,” Engineering with Computers, Vol. 38(6), pp. 4829-4852, 2022.
Wen Dong, Xuan Liang, Qian Chen, Shawn Hinnebusch, Zekai Zhou, and Albert C. To, “A new procedure for implementing the modified inherent strain method with improved accuracy in predicting both residual stress and deformation for laser powder bed fusion,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 47, pp. 102345, 2021.
Qian Chen, Hunter Taylor, Akihiro Takezawa, Xuan Liang, Xavier Jimenez, Ryan Wicker, and Albert C. To, “Island scanning pattern optimization for residual deformation mitigation in laser powder bed fusion via sequential inherent strain method and sensitivity analysis,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 46, pp. 102116, 2021.
Xuan Liang, Albert C. To, Jianbin Du, and Yongjie Jessica Zhang, “Topology optimization of phononic-like structures using experimental material interpolation model for additive manufactured lattice infills,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 377, pp. 113717, 2021.
Xuan Liang, Devlin Hayduke, and Albert C. To, “An enhanced layer lumping method for accelerating simulation of metal components produced by laser powder bed fusion,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 39, pp. 101881, 2021.
Xuan Liang, Wen Dong, Qian Chen, and Albert C. To, “On incorporating scanning strategy effects into the modified inherent strain modeling framework for laser powder bed fusion,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 37, pp. 101648, 2021.
Hai T. Tran, Xuan Liang, and Albert C. To, “Efficient prediction of cracking at solid-lattice support interface during laser powder bed fusion via global-local J-integral analysis based on modified inherent strain method and lattice support homogenization,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 36, 101590, 2020.
Akihiro Takezawa, Albert C. To, Qian Chen, Xuan Liang, Florian Dugast, Xiaopeng Zhang, and Mitsuru Kitamura, “Sensitivity analysis and lattice density optimization for sequential inherent strain method used in additive manufacturing process,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 370, pp. 113231, 2020.
Xuan Liang, Lin Cheng, Tianqiao Liu, and Jianbin Du, “Nonlinear dynamic analysis of the bridge bearing and genetic algorithm–based optimization for seismic mitigation,” Advances in Structural Engineering, Vol. 23(12), pp. 2539-2556, 2020.
Ran, Zou#, Xuan Liang#, Qian Chen, Mohan Wang, Mohamed AS Zaghloul, Hui Lan, Michael P. Buric, Benjamin Chorpening, Albert C. To, and Kevin P Chen, “A digital twin approach to study additive manufacturing processing using embedded optical fiber sensors and numerical modeling,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 38(22), pp. 6402-6411, 2020 (#co-first author).
Xuan Liang, Wen Dong, Shawn Hinnebusch, Qian Chen, Hai T. Tran, John Lemon, Lin Cheng, Zekai Zhou, Devlin Hayduke, and Albert C. To, “Inherent strain homogenization for fast residual deformation simulation of thin-walled lattice support structures built by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 32, pp. 101091, 2020.
Xuan Liang, and Jianbin Du, “Design of phononic-like structures and band gap tuning by concurrent two-scale topology optimization,” Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 61(3), pp. 943-962, 2020.
Qian Chen, Jikai Liu, Xuan Liang, and Albert C. To, “A level-set based continuous scanning path optimization method for reducing residual stress and deformation in metal additive manufacturing,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 360, pp. 112719, 2020.
Hao Deng, Lin Cheng, Xuan Liang, Devlin Hayduke, and Albert C. To, “Topology optimization for energy dissipation design of lattice structures through snap-through behavior,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 358, pp. 112641, 2020.
Xuan Liang, Qian Chen, Lin Cheng, Devlin Hayduke, and Albert C. To, “Modified inherent strain method for efficient prediction of residual deformation in direct metal laser sintered components,” Computational Mechanics, Vol. 64, pp. 1719-1733, 2019.
Qian Chen, Xuan Liang, Devlin Hayduke, Jikai Liu, Lin Cheng, Jason Oskin, Ryan Whitmore, and Albert C. To, “An inherent strain based multiscale modeling framework for simulating part-scale residual deformation for direct metal laser sintering,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 28, pp. 406-418, 2019.
Jikai Liu, Qian Chen, Xuan Liang, and Albert C. To, “Manufacturing cost constrained topology optimization for additive manufacturing,” Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 14, pp. 213-221, 2019.
Xuan Liang, and Jianbin Du, “Concurrent multi-scale and multi-material topological optimization of vibro-acoustic structures,” Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering, Vol. 349, pp. 117-148, 2019.
Lin Cheng, Xuan Liang, Jiaxi Bai, Qian Chen, John Lemon, and Albert C. To, “On utilizing topology optimization to design support structure to prevent residual stress induced build failure in laser powder bed metal additive manufacturing,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 27, pp. 290-304, 2019.
Xuan Liang, Lin Cheng, Qian Chen, Qingcheng Yang, and Albert C. To, “A modified method for estimating inherent strains from detailed process simulation for fast residual distortion prediction of single-walled structures fabricated by directed energy deposition,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 23, pp. 471-486, 2018.
Lin Cheng, Xuan Liang, Eric Belski, Xue Wang, Jennifer M. Sietins, Steve Ludwick, and Albert C. To, “Natural frequency optimization of variable-density additive manufactured lattice structure: theory and experimental validation,” Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 140(10), pp. 105002, 2018.
Jikai Liu, Andrew T. Gaynor, Shikui Chen, Zhan Kang, Krishnan Suresh, Akihiro Takezawa, Lei Li, Junji Kato, Jinyuan Tang, Charlie C.L. Wang, Lin Cheng, Xuan Liang and Albert C. To, “Current and future trends in topology optimization for additive manufacturing,” Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 57, pp. 2457-2483, 2018.
Lin Cheng, Jikai Liu, Xuan Liang, and Albert C. To, “Coupling lattice structure topology optimization with design-dependent feature evolution for additive manufactured heat conduction design,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 332, pp. 408-439, 2018.
Kun Li, Jiahui Fang, Jianbin Zhan, Ruijin Ma, Shengqian Wang, Yingjie Wu, Na Gong et al. "A critical review of biomimetic structures via laser powder bed fusion: Toward multi-functional application." Journal of Manufacturing Processes 131, 2443-2472, 2024.
Kun Li, Chunlin Zuo, Ruobing Liao, Haisong Liang, Xuan Liang, David Z. Zhang, Lawrence E. Murr, and Huajun Cao. "Optimizing mass transfer performance in triply periodic minimal surface porous scaffolds through isosurface offset." Thin-Walled Structures 208, 112800, 2024.
Lisha White, Xuan Liang, Guanglu Zhang, Jonathan Cagan, and Yongjie Jessica Zhang. "A Modified Simulated Annealing-Based Method for Hybrid Lattice Support Structure Design in LPBF Additive Manufacturing." Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering 24, no. 12, 121002, 2024.
Xuan Liang, Lisha White, Jonathan Cagan, Anthony D. Rollett, and Yongjie Jessica Zhang, “Unit-based design of cross-flow heat exchangers for LPBF additive manufacturing,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 145(1), pp. 012002, 2023.
Xuan Liang, Angran Li, Anthony D. Rollett, and Yongjie Jessica Zhang, “An isogeometric analysis-based topology optimization framework for 2D cross-flow heat exchangers with manufacturability constraints,” Engineering with Computers, Vol. 38(6), pp. 4829-4852, 2022.
Wen Dong, Xuan Liang, Qian Chen, Shawn Hinnebusch, Zekai Zhou, and Albert C. To, “A new procedure for implementing the modified inherent strain method with improved accuracy in predicting both residual stress and deformation for laser powder bed fusion,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 47, pp. 102345, 2021.
Qian Chen, Hunter Taylor, Akihiro Takezawa, Xuan Liang, Xavier Jimenez, Ryan Wicker, and Albert C. To, “Island scanning pattern optimization for residual deformation mitigation in laser powder bed fusion via sequential inherent strain method and sensitivity analysis,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 46, pp. 102116, 2021.
Xuan Liang, Albert C. To, Jianbin Du, and Yongjie Jessica Zhang, “Topology optimization of phononic-like structures using experimental material interpolation model for additive manufactured lattice infills,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 377, pp. 113717, 2021.
Xuan Liang, Devlin Hayduke, and Albert C. To, “An enhanced layer lumping method for accelerating simulation of metal components produced by laser powder bed fusion,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 39, pp. 101881, 2021.
Xuan Liang, Wen Dong, Qian Chen, and Albert C. To, “On incorporating scanning strategy effects into the modified inherent strain modeling framework for laser powder bed fusion,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 37, pp. 101648, 2021.
Hai T. Tran, Xuan Liang, and Albert C. To, “Efficient prediction of cracking at solid-lattice support interface during laser powder bed fusion via global-local J-integral analysis based on modified inherent strain method and lattice support homogenization,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 36, 101590, 2020.
Akihiro Takezawa, Albert C. To, Qian Chen, Xuan Liang, Florian Dugast, Xiaopeng Zhang, and Mitsuru Kitamura, “Sensitivity analysis and lattice density optimization for sequential inherent strain method used in additive manufacturing process,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 370, pp. 113231, 2020.
Xuan Liang, Lin Cheng, Tianqiao Liu, and Jianbin Du, “Nonlinear dynamic analysis of the bridge bearing and genetic algorithm–based optimization for seismic mitigation,” Advances in Structural Engineering, Vol. 23(12), pp. 2539-2556, 2020.
Ran, Zou#, Xuan Liang#, Qian Chen, Mohan Wang, Mohamed AS Zaghloul, Hui Lan, Michael P. Buric, Benjamin Chorpening, Albert C. To, and Kevin P Chen, “A digital twin approach to study additive manufacturing processing using embedded optical fiber sensors and numerical modeling,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 38(22), pp. 6402-6411, 2020 (#co-first author).
Xuan Liang, Wen Dong, Shawn Hinnebusch, Qian Chen, Hai T. Tran, John Lemon, Lin Cheng, Zekai Zhou, Devlin Hayduke, and Albert C. To, “Inherent strain homogenization for fast residual deformation simulation of thin-walled lattice support structures built by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 32, pp. 101091, 2020.
Xuan Liang, and Jianbin Du, “Design of phononic-like structures and band gap tuning by concurrent two-scale topology optimization,” Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 61(3), pp. 943-962, 2020.
Qian Chen, Jikai Liu, Xuan Liang, and Albert C. To, “A level-set based continuous scanning path optimization method for reducing residual stress and deformation in metal additive manufacturing,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 360, pp. 112719, 2020.
Hao Deng, Lin Cheng, Xuan Liang, Devlin Hayduke, and Albert C. To, “Topology optimization for energy dissipation design of lattice structures through snap-through behavior,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 358, pp. 112641, 2020.
Xuan Liang, Qian Chen, Lin Cheng, Devlin Hayduke, and Albert C. To, “Modified inherent strain method for efficient prediction of residual deformation in direct metal laser sintered components,” Computational Mechanics, Vol. 64, pp. 1719-1733, 2019.
Qian Chen, Xuan Liang, Devlin Hayduke, Jikai Liu, Lin Cheng, Jason Oskin, Ryan Whitmore, and Albert C. To, “An inherent strain based multiscale modeling framework for simulating part-scale residual deformation for direct metal laser sintering,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 28, pp. 406-418, 2019.
Jikai Liu, Qian Chen, Xuan Liang, and Albert C. To, “Manufacturing cost constrained topology optimization for additive manufacturing,” Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 14, pp. 213-221, 2019.
Xuan Liang, and Jianbin Du, “Concurrent multi-scale and multi-material topological optimization of vibro-acoustic structures,” Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering, Vol. 349, pp. 117-148, 2019.
Lin Cheng, Xuan Liang, Jiaxi Bai, Qian Chen, John Lemon, and Albert C. To, “On utilizing topology optimization to design support structure to prevent residual stress induced build failure in laser powder bed metal additive manufacturing,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 27, pp. 290-304, 2019.
Xuan Liang, Lin Cheng, Qian Chen, Qingcheng Yang, and Albert C. To, “A modified method for estimating inherent strains from detailed process simulation for fast residual distortion prediction of single-walled structures fabricated by directed energy deposition,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 23, pp. 471-486, 2018.
Lin Cheng, Xuan Liang, Eric Belski, Xue Wang, Jennifer M. Sietins, Steve Ludwick, and Albert C. To, “Natural frequency optimization of variable-density additive manufactured lattice structure: theory and experimental validation,” Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 140(10), pp. 105002, 2018.
Jikai Liu, Andrew T. Gaynor, Shikui Chen, Zhan Kang, Krishnan Suresh, Akihiro Takezawa, Lei Li, Junji Kato, Jinyuan Tang, Charlie C.L. Wang, Lin Cheng, Xuan Liang and Albert C. To, “Current and future trends in topology optimization for additive manufacturing,” Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 57, pp. 2457-2483, 2018.
Lin Cheng, Jikai Liu, Xuan Liang, and Albert C. To, “Coupling lattice structure topology optimization with design-dependent feature evolution for additive manufactured heat conduction design,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 332, pp. 408-439, 2018.
Book Chapters
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staff as info will be
pulled from PRDS)
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staff as info will be
pulled from PRDS)
To, A.C., Liang, X. and Dong, W., 2023. Modified Inherent Strain Method for Predicting Residual Deformation and Stress in Metal Additive Manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing Technology: Design, Optimization, and Modeling, pp.219-265.
Conference Papers
(Not applicable to NIE
staff as info will be
pulled from PRDS)
(Not applicable to NIE
staff as info will be
pulled from PRDS)
Refereed Conference Papers
Xuan Liang, Lisha White, Jonathan Cagan, Anthony D. Rollett, and Yongjie Jessica Zhang, “Design and printability evaluation of heat exchangers for laser powder bed fusion process”, the ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Ran Zou, Xuan Liang, Mohan Wang, Aidong Yan, Paul Ohodnicki, Albert C. To, and Kevin Chen, “Embedding distributed temperature and strain optical fiber sensors in metal components using additive manufacturing,” In CLEO: Applications and Technology, pp. ATu4M-6, Optica Publishing Group, 2018.
Ran Zou, Xuan Liang, Rongtao Cao, Shuo Li, Albert C. To, Paul Ohodnicki, Michael Buric, and Kevin Chen, “Optical fiber sensor-fused additive manufacturing and its applications in residual stress measurements,” In CLEO: Applications and Technology, pp. AW1B-2, Optica Publishing Group, 2017.
Xuan Liang, Qian Chen, Lin Cheng, Qingcheng Yang, and Albert C. To, “A modified inherent strain method for fast prediction of residual deformation in additive manufacturing of metal parts,” In 2017 International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, University of Texas at Austin, 2017.
Ran Zou, Rongtao Cao, Mohamed AS Zaghloul, Aidong Yan, Rongzhang Chen, Paul Ohodnicki, Michael Buric, Dustin Crandall, Xuan Liang, Albert C. To, Kevin Chen, “Optical fiber sensor-fused additive manufacturing and its applications in residual stress measurements in titanium parts,” In Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference, pp. Th1A-7, Optica Publishing Group, 2016.
Xuan Liang, and Jianbin Du, “Integrated multi-scale vibro-acoustic topology optimization of structure and material,” In Proc. 11th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimisation (WCSMO11), Sydney, Australia, 2015.
Xuan Liang, Lisha White, Jonathan Cagan, Anthony D. Rollett, and Yongjie Jessica Zhang, “Design and printability evaluation of heat exchangers for laser powder bed fusion process”, the ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Ran Zou, Xuan Liang, Mohan Wang, Aidong Yan, Paul Ohodnicki, Albert C. To, and Kevin Chen, “Embedding distributed temperature and strain optical fiber sensors in metal components using additive manufacturing,” In CLEO: Applications and Technology, pp. ATu4M-6, Optica Publishing Group, 2018.
Ran Zou, Xuan Liang, Rongtao Cao, Shuo Li, Albert C. To, Paul Ohodnicki, Michael Buric, and Kevin Chen, “Optical fiber sensor-fused additive manufacturing and its applications in residual stress measurements,” In CLEO: Applications and Technology, pp. AW1B-2, Optica Publishing Group, 2017.
Xuan Liang, Qian Chen, Lin Cheng, Qingcheng Yang, and Albert C. To, “A modified inherent strain method for fast prediction of residual deformation in additive manufacturing of metal parts,” In 2017 International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, University of Texas at Austin, 2017.
Ran Zou, Rongtao Cao, Mohamed AS Zaghloul, Aidong Yan, Rongzhang Chen, Paul Ohodnicki, Michael Buric, Dustin Crandall, Xuan Liang, Albert C. To, Kevin Chen, “Optical fiber sensor-fused additive manufacturing and its applications in residual stress measurements in titanium parts,” In Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference, pp. Th1A-7, Optica Publishing Group, 2016.
Xuan Liang, and Jianbin Du, “Integrated multi-scale vibro-acoustic topology optimization of structure and material,” In Proc. 11th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimisation (WCSMO11), Sydney, Australia, 2015.
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