Haiyang Zhao

Haiyang Zhao is a Researcher at RMIT University's School of Engineering, specializing in multi-scale modelling for expansive soils and advanced materials analysis. His work focuses on waste management, computational modelling, and composite materials, with applications in civil engineering and environmental sustainability. He holds a PhD and is actively engaged in research projects involving discrete element method (DEM) simulations for soil, concrete, and granular materials.

Key research interests include:

• Fracture mechanics of concrete and rock-like materials
• Recycled aggregate concrete performance
• DEM-based modelling of granular systems
• Biomineralization processes in geotechnical engineering

He is open to supervising Masters and PhD students in topics such as multi-scale material modelling and sustainable construction materials. His research has been published in high-impact journals, with a focus on advancing numerical methods and experimental validation techniques.