Yan Xiao
![Yan Xiao at 21st Amendment Brewery in San Francisco (January 2019)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Yan_Xiao_January_2019.jpg)
He describes his research interests as "seismic analysis and design of structures; experimental analysis of structures, components and materials, and implementation of new materials into structural design and retrofit."
In 2006, Xiao developed a bamboo derived material known as GluBam that was strong enough to be used for beams and trusses. He was able to build a 33-foot heavy use bridge, capable of supporting 8 tons, in Leiyang, Hunan, using the material. A principal advantage of GluBam is construction of large structures such as a bridge doesn't require heavy machinery. The bridge was assembled in a quick 10 days. In addition to the machinery and speed requirements, the GluBam beams cost 20 percent as what imported lumber costs. Rural China also has a constantly replenishing supply of bamboo.
While on sabbatical in 2008, he created quick to build homes made from the material to be used as a rapid housing solution following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake which had left many homeless.
Xiao was featured in Popular Science's Top 100 Innovations of 2008 for "Glubam Construction: The Sustainable Bridge." Provided by Wikipedia
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4by Su, Hua, Wang, Yunpeng, Xiao, Jie, Yan, Xiao-HaiGet access
Published in International Journal of Remote Sensing (2015)
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5by Su, Hua, Wang, Yunpeng, Xiao, Jie, Yan, Xiao-HaiGet access
Published in International Journal of Remote Sensing (2015)
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7by Huiping Deng, Li Dan, Huanguang Deng, Yan Xiao, Qian WangGet access
Published in Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management (2022)
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9by Li, Feili, Jo, Young-Heon, Yan, Xiao-Hai, Timothy Liu, W.Get access
Published in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers (2015)
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11by Zhang, LinLin, Yan, XiaoMei, Sun, Che, Hu, DunXinGet access
Published in Science China Earth Sciences (2016)
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13by Zhang, Chi, Yang, Kun, He, Ya-long, Yan, Xiao-Min, Meng, LiangGet access
Published in DEStech Transactions on Materials Science and Engineering (2017)
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16by Zheng, Qiang, Chen, Chuang, Yan, Xiao-Jun, Wang, Ya-Nan, Zeng, Yong-Hui, Hao, Li-Kai, He, Wei-Hong, Jiao, Nian-Zhi, 陈朝, 焦念志Get access
Published 2010
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