Dr Xiaohui Qi

Assistant Professor

Department: Mechanical and Construction Engineering

Dr. Qi, Xiaohui joined the Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering at the Northumbria University as a lecturer in 2020. His research interests are on reliability and back-analysis of geotechnical structures, probabilistic site investigations and data-driven methods for prediction of geotechnical and geological properties.

Prior to joining NU, Dr. Qi was a postdoctoral researcher at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2017-2020). He also was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Macau, Macau, China (2015-2017). He received his Bachelor's Degree (2009) and Ph.D. Degree (2015) from Wuhan University, China. He studied at the National University of Singapore, Singapore as an exchange student (2012-2015).

Uncertainty is an inherent feature of geotechnical engineering, as manifested in the soil property, field measurements, and various models used for geotechnical designs. His research has focused on reliability and back-analysis of geotechnical structures (e.g., slopes, shallow foundations and braced excavations) considering inherent variability of soil properties, characterization of spatial variability of geotechnical and geological properties using limited data. These researches aim to achieve a more reliable or economical design of geotechnical structures. More recently, he is interested in applying data-driven methods (such as artificial intelligence methods) to the spatial prediction of geotechnical and geological properties.

For more information on Dr. Qi’s research:

https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=RokMFHEAAAAJ&hl=en /

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Risk and reliability analysis of geotechnical engineering, Bayesian back-analysis of geotechnical structures, probabilistic site investigations, data-driven methods for spatial prediction of geotechnical and geological properties

Key Publications

Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
Application of 3D Geological Model in Subway Construction in Singapore, Wu, S., Pan, X., Qi, X., Chiam, K., Goh, K., Chu, J. 17 Mar 2022, Geo-Congress 2022, Reston, US, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Data analytics in geotechnical and geological engineering, Wang, Y., Zhang, W., Qi, X., Ching, J. 12 Feb 2022, In: Georisk
Effect of autocorrelation function model on spatial prediction of geological interfaces, Qi, X., Wang, H., Chu, J., Chiam, K. Apr 2022, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Efficient simulation of multivariate three-dimensional cross-correlated random fields conditioning on non-lattice measurement data, Yang, Z., Li, X., Qi, X. 1 Jan 2022, In: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Prediction of interface of geological formations using generalized additive model, Qi, X., Yang, Z., Chu, J. Jan 2022, In: Georisk
Two-dimensional prediction of the interface of geological formations: A comparative study, Qi, X., Wang, H., Chu, J., Chiam, K. 1 Mar 2022, In: Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
考虑场地多源勘测数据三维空间相关性的土体参数概率密度函数估计, Yang, Z., Yin, C., Nie, J., Li, X., Qi, X. 30 Jun 2022, In: Yantu Lixue/Rock and Soil Mechanics
Modified refracted ray path method for determination of shear wave velocity profiles using seismic cone, Wang, H., Wu, S., Qi, X., Chu, J. 1 Nov 2021, In: Engineering Geology
Prediction of interfaces of geological formations using the multivariate adaptive regression spline method, Qi, X., Wang, H., Pan, X., Chu, J., Chiam, K. 1 Jun 2021, In: Undergound Space
Site characterization of reclaimed lands based on seismic cone penetration test, Wang, H., Wu, S., Qi, X., Chu, J. 1 Jan 2021, In: Engineering Geology