Journal papers:

1. Xu X, Lo DKK, Satriya IAA, Zheng L, An experimental investigation into fracture resistance of carbon fibre sheet moulding compound. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2025:111198, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2025.111198 

2. Paul A, Xu X, Shimizu T, Wisnom MR, The effects of environmental conditions on the failure of double lap composite joints with different overlap lengths and adherend thicknesses. Composite Structures, 2025:119265, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119265 

3. Xu X, Millen SLJ, Mitchard D, Wisnom MR, On residual tensile strength after lightning strikes. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2025:108899, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108899 

4. Lee J, Millen SLJ, Xu X, Critical comparison of potential machine learning methods for lightning thermal damage assessment of composite laminates. Advanced Composite Materials, 2024:2416169, https://doi.org/10.1080/09243046.2024.2416169 

5. Zhao Z, Wan Y, Xu X, Takahashi J, Influence of one-dimensional material flow on mechanical properties and fiber orientation distribution of thin-ply carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics sheet molding compounds. Composites Communications, 2024;51:102071, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2024.102071

6. Xu X, Jesus A, Wan Y, & Takahashi J. A stochastic modelling framework for predicting flexural properties of ultra-thin randomly oriented strands. Advanced Composite Materials, 2024;1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/09243046.2024.2351667 

7. Xu X, Leung N, Jargalsaikhan U et al. Observation of Damage Initiation for Trans-laminar Fracture Using in situ Fast Synchrotron X-ray Radiography and ex situ X-ray Computed Tomography. Appl Compos Mater 2024;31:765–774 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-024-10210-7 

8. Gong B, Ge Y, Wang H, Peng HX, Wisnom MR, Xu X, Hygrothermal effects on translaminar fracture toughness of quasi-isotropic laminates with different stacking sequences. 2024;45:101791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2023.101791 

9. Millen SLJ, Xu X, J. Lee, Mukhopadhyay S, Wisnom MR, Murphy A, Towards a virtual test framework to predict residual compressive strength after lightning strikes. 2023;174:107712. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2023.107712 

10. Xu X, Millen S, Lee J, Mitchard D, Wisnom MR & Murphy A, Developing Test Methods for Compression after Lightning Strikes. Applied Composite Materials. 2023;30:539–556. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-022-10100-w

11. Xu X, Takeda S & Wisnom MR, Investigation of Fracture Process Zone Development in Quasi-isotropic Carbon/Epoxy Laminates using in situ and ex situ X-ray Computed Tomography. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 2023;166:107395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.107395

12. Gordon T, Xu X, Wisnom MR, Hallett SR & Kim BC, Improved impact damage resistance of tapered composite laminates using a ply scarfing technique. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 2023;166:107391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.107391 

13. Xu X, Abbas A & Lee J, Identifying Fibre Orientations for Fracture Process Zone Characterisation in Scaled Centre-Notched Quasi-Isotropic Carbon/Epoxy Laminates with a Convolutional Neural Network. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2022;274:108768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2022.108768 

14. Jesus A & Xu X, Rapid Prediction of Fibre-dominant Tensile Failure in Randomly Oriented Strands. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/07316844221107927 

15. Rev T, Wisnom MR, Xu X & Czel G, The effect of transverse compressive stresses on tensile failure of carbon fibre/epoxy composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 2022;156:106894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.106894

16. Xu X, Sun X & Wisnom MR. Initial R-curves for trans-laminar fracture of quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates from specimens with increasing size. Composites Science and Technology. 2021;216:109077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.109077 

17. Gordon T, Xu X, Kawashita L, Wisnom MR, Hallett SR & Kim BC. Delamination suppression in tapered unidirectional laminates with multiple ply drops using a tape scarfing technique. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 2021;150:106627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2021.106627 

18. Paul A, Xu X, Shimizu T & Wisnom MR. The role of broken fibres on crack migration into 0° surface plies in adhesive bonded carbon fibre composite joints. Composite Structures. 2021;276:114530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.114530 

19. Kristnama A, Xu X, Wisnom MR & Hallett SR. Numerical analysis of high velocity, oblique impacts and residual tensile strength of carbon/epoxy laminates. Composite Structures.2021:113476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113476

20. Reiner J, Xu X, Zobeiry N, Vaziri R, Hallett SR & Wisnom MR. Virtual characterization of non-local continuum damage model parameters using a high fidelity finite element model, Composite Structures.2021:113073.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113073 

21. Sun X, Takeda S, Wisnom MR & Xu X. In situ Characterization of Trans-laminar Fracture Toughness using X-ray Computed Tomography, Composites Communications.2020:100408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2020.100408

22. Gordon T, Xu X, Wisnom MR & Kim BC. Novel Tape termination method for automated fibre placement: cutting characteristics and delamination suppression, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 2020:106023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.106023 

23. Xu X, Paul A, Sun X & Wisnom MR. An Experimental Study of Scaling Effects in Notched Quasi-isotropic Carbon/Epoxy Laminates under Compressive Loads, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 2020;137:106029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.106029 

24. Xu X, Jones MI, Ali H, Wisnom MR & Hallett SR. Effect of out-of-plane wrinkles in curved multi-directional carbon/epoxy laminates, Composites Science and Technology. 2020;197:108282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2020.108282 

25. Kristnama RA, Xu X, Nowell D, Hallett SR & Wisnom MR, Experimental investigation of high velocity oblique impact and residual tensile strength of carbon/epoxy laminates, Composites Science and Technology, 2019;182:107772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.107772 

26. Xu X, Wisnom MR & Hallett SR, Deducing the R-curve for trans-laminar fracture from a virtual Over-height Compact Tension (OCT) Test, Composites, Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2019;118:162-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.12.027 

27. Xu X, Paul A & Wisnom MR, Thickness effect on mode I trans-laminar fracture toughness of quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates, Composite Structures, 2019;210:145-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.11.045 

28. Xu X, Wisnom MR, Sun X, Rev T & Hallett SR, Experimental determination of Through-Thickness Compression (TTC) enhancement factor for mode II fracture energy, Composites Science and Technology, 2018;165:66-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2018.06.012 

29. Xu X, Takeda S, Aoki Y, Hallett SR & Wisnom MR, Predicting notched tensile strength of full-scale composite structures from small coupons using fracture mechanics, Composite Structures, 2017;180:386-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.08.026 

30. Xu X, Wisnom MR, Chang K & Hallett SR, Unification of strength scaling between unidirectional, quasi-isotropic, and notched carbon/epoxy laminates, Composites, Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2016;90:296-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.07.019 

31. Xu X, Wisnom MR, Li XQ & Hallett SR, A numerical investigation into the size effects in centre-notched quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates, Composites Science and Technology, 2015;111:32-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.03.001 

32. Xu X, Wisnom MR, Mahadik Y & Hallett SR, Scaling of fracture response in over-height compact tension tests, Composites, Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2015;69: 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.11.002 

33. Xu X, Wisnom MR, Mahadik Y & Hallett SR, An experimental investigation into size effects in quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates with sharp and blunt notches, Composites Science and Technology, 2014;100: 220-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.06.002 

34. Xu X, Cui W & Huang X, A comparison between two models of fatigue crack growth under overload, Journal of Ship Mechanics, 2010;14: 263-271. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270759698_A_comparison_between_two_models_of_fatigue_crack_growth_under_overload

35. Xu X, Huang X & Cui W, A procedure for fatigue strength assessment of large Ro/Ro passenger ship (in Chinese), Shipbuilding of China, 2010;51:35-46. http://gb.oversea.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?filename=ZGZC201002007&dbcode=CJFD&dbname=CJFD2010