Xiao’s research areas include (1) flow and particle transport in porous media, (2) performances of the built environment and infrastructure (such as levees, slurry walls, geosynthetically-reinforced bridge abutments, subgrade, etc.) under in-service conditions and/or extreme events (such as earthquakes), and (3) performances of civil infrastructures and permafrost coastal erosion due to permafrost degradation in the Arctic and their sociodemographic impacts.
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Middle School STEM Summer Camp for Indigenous Students in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, and STEM Activities in State College, Pennsylvania
Hallissey, M., Rubino, I., Ahearn, A. & Xiao, M., 2025, In: Geotechnical Special Publication. 2025-March, GSP 367, p. 59-68 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Hysteresis Model of Permafrost Thermal State Variation with Air Temperature in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, Based on Distributed Temperature Sensing
Ji, X., Xiao, M. & Martin, E., 2025, In: Geotechnical Special Publication. 2025-March, GSP 366, p. 69-78 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Numerical Model for Thaw Consolidation of Ice-Rich Permafrost Using the Finite Volume Approach
Wang, Z. & Xiao, M., 2025, In: Geotechnical Special Publication. 2025-March, GSP 365, p. 157-166 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Statistical Evaluation of Seismic Velocity Models of Permafrost
Ji, X., Xiao, M., Martin, E. R. & Zhu, T., Sep 1 2024, In: Journal of Cold Regions Engineering - ASCE. 38, 3, 04024021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mapping Permafrost Variability and Degradation Using Seismic Surface Waves, Electrical Resistivity, and Temperature Sensing: A Case Study in Arctic Alaska
Tourei, A., Ji, X., Rocha dos Santos, G., Czarny, R., Rybakov, S., Wang, Z., Hallissey, M., Martin, E. R., Xiao, M., Zhu, T., Nicolsky, D. & Jensen, A., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 129, 3, e2023JF007352.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Soil particle–fluid interaction problems in geotechnical engineering oriented towards sustainability
Yang, J., Yin, Z. Y. & Xiao, M., Dec 2024, In: Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A. 25, 12, p. 971-973 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Toward a Permafrost Vulnerability Index for Critical Infrastructure, Community Resilience and National Security
Alessa, L., Valentine, J., Moon, S., McComb, C., Hicks, S., Romanovsky, V., Xiao, M. & Kliskey, A., Sep 2023, In: Geographies. 3, 3, p. 522-542 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Arctic coastal hazard assessment considering permafrost thaw subsidence, coastal erosion, and flooding
Wang, Z., Xiao, M., Nicolsky, D., Romanovsky, V., McComb, C. & Farquharson, L., Oct 1 2023, In: Environmental Research Letters. 18, 10, 104003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Arctic geohazard mapping tools for civil infrastructure planning: A systematic review
Wang, Z., Xiao, M., Liew, M., Jensen, A., Farquharson, L., Romanovsky, V., Nicolsky, D., McComb, C., Jones, B. M., Zhang, X. & Alessa, L., Oct 2023, In: Cold Regions Science and Technology. 214, 103969.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Synthesis of physical processes of permafrost degradation and geophysical and geomechanical properties of permafrost
Liew, M., Ji, X., Xiao, M., Farquharson, L., Nicolsky, D., Romanovsky, V., Bray, M., Zhang, X. & McComb, C., Jun 2022, In: Cold Regions Science and Technology. 198, 103522.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Understanding Effects of Permafrost Degradation and Coastal Erosion on Civil Infrastructure in Arctic Coastal Villages: A Community Survey and Knowledge Co-Production
Liew, M., Xiao, M., Farquharson, L., Nicolsky, D., Jensen, A., Romanovsky, V., Peirce, J., Alessa, L., McComb, C., Zhang, X. & Jones, B., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 10, 3, 422.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Analytical Study of Forces on a Glass Sphere under the Effects of Fluid's Viscosity, pH, and Ionic Strength for Flow-Induced Particle Mobilization
Adams, B. T., Xiao, M. & Gholizadeh-Vayghan, A., Jul 1 2021, In: International Journal of Geomechanics. 21, 7, 04021110.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Infill Mobility through Engineered Synthetic Turf on Steep Slopes
Ismail, H., Xiao, M., Salam, S., Scholl, B. & Liu, X., Aug 1 2021, In: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 147, 8, 04021023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Characterization of physical and mineralogical properties of anthracite and bituminous coal tailings
Liew, M., Xiao, M. & Liu, S., 2021, In: International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization. 41, 9, p. 645-660 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of Lift Thickness, Backfill Material, and Compaction Energy on Utility Trench Backfill Compaction Using Hydraulic Plate Compactors
Prabhu, S., Qiu, T., Liew, M. & Xiao, M., Feb 1 2021, In: Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice. 12, 1, 04020054.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review