Professional experience

Assistant professor (6/2009 to 12/2012): Department of Building Engineering, Tongji University

Associate professor (12/2012 to present): Department of Building Engineering, Tongji University

Professor (12/2018 to present): Department of Structural Engineering, Tongji University 

Courses taught

Fundamental theories of reinforced concrete structures (in Chinese, undergraduate)

Timber structures and mechanics (in English, undergraduate)

Chinese traditional structures (in English, undergraduate)

Advanced theories of concrete structures (in English, graduate)

Current research projects

Seismic analysis of multi-story heavy timber framed structures based on elastoplastic damage mechanics and multiple performance criteria, Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51878477)

Key technologies of innovative multi-story timber frames, Shanghai Science and Technology committee (Grant No. 2015-110)

Fundamental theories of safety design and inspection of super large span bridges, 973 project (Grant No.: 2015CB057700)

Combined bending and shear resistance and variability of bolted glulam beam-to-column connections, Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51478336)

Design and construction theories of traditional multi-story timber pagoda, Shanghai Science and Technology committee (Grant No. 13231201700)

Hysteretic rule of bolted glulam beam-to-column connection, Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.: 51008221)

Seismic behavior of bolted glulam beam-to-column connection. Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No.: 20100072120001)

Bonding behavior of yong concrete and reinforcing bars, Program for Young Excellent Talents in Tongji University (Grant No.:2009KJ099)

Professional affiliation

American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE

American Concrete Institute, ACI

Committee of Timber Engineering of the Architectural Society of China, ASC

Awards

"Structural assessment and appraisal theories and technologies for life cycle maintenance of buildings.” First prize of Advances in science and technology of Shanghai metropolitan (10th awardee), 2009.

"Key technologies of relocation and reconstruction of historical timber residential buildings.” Third prize of Advances in science and technology of Shanghai metropolitan (2nd awardee), 2015.

Selected publications (in English)

Song X.B.*, Cai Q, Li Y Q, Li C Z. Bond behavior between steel bars and carbon nanotube modified concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 2020, 255, 119339

Wu Y.J., Song X.B.*, Ventura C. Lam F. Modelling hysteretic behaviour of lateral load-resisting elements in traditional Southeast Asian timber structures. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 2020, 146(5): 04020062

Wu Y.J., Song X.B.*, Ventura C., Lam F. Rocking effect on response mechanism of a multi-story timber pagoda model. Engineering Structures, 2020, 209(110009)

Song X.B.*, Wu Y.J., Li K., Jin L.C., Chen F.M., Liu X., Dou X. J.. Mechanical behavior of a Chinese traditional timber pagoda during construction. Engineering Structures, 2019, 196: 109302

Wang M Q, Song X B*, Gu X L, Tang J Y. Bolted glulam beam-column connections under different combinations of shear and bending. Engineering Structures, 2019, 181:281-292

Wu Y J, Song X B*, Li Kai.Compressive and racking performance of eccentrically aligned dou-gong connections. Engineering Structures, 2018, 175:743-752
Wu Y J, Song X B*, Gu X L, Luo L. Dynamic performance of a multi-story timber pagoda. Engineering Structures, 2018, 159: 277-285
Crayssac E, Song X B*, Wu Y J, Li K. Lateral performance of mortise-tenon jointed traditional timber frames with wood panel infill. Engineering Structures, 2018, 161: 223-230
Wang M Q, Song X B*, Gu X L. Three dimensional combined elastoplastic and damage model for nonlinear analysis of wood, Journal of Structural Engineering, 2018,144(8): 04018103
Song X B*, Li K, Crayssac E, Wu Y J. Lateral performance of traditional heavy timber frames with mortise-tenon joints retrofitted using self-tapping screws , Journal of Structural Engineering, 2018, 144(10): 04018187

Song X B*, Zhang J Y, Shang S S. Mechanical properties of early age concrete reinforced with multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Magazine of Concrete Research,, 2017, 69(13): 683-693
Song X B*, Li Y Q, Chen C, Lin F, Shang S S. Modeling early age RC slab cracking considering time-dependent bond behaviour. Engineering Structures, 2017, 138: 27-34
Song X B, Shang S S, Chen D D, Gu X L*. Multi-walled carbon nanotube reinforced mortar-aggregate interfacial properties. Construction and Building Materials, 2017, 133: 57-64
Song X B*, Jiang Y M, Gu X L, Wu Y J. Load-carrying capacity of lengthwise cracked wood beams retrofitted by self-tapping screws. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 2017, 143: 04017021.

Song X B*, Ma Y R, Gu X L, Wang M Q. Carbon fiber reinforced polymer reinforcement for rotational behavior of bolted glulam beam-to-column connections. Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, 2016 , 04016096,1-8
Song X B*, Wu Y J, Jiang R. Compressive capacity of longitudinally cracked wood columns retrofitted by self-tapping screws. J Zhejiang Univ-Sci A (Appl Phys & Eng), 2015,16(12): 964-975
Song X B, Wu Y.J., Gu X L*, Chen C. Bond behaviour of reinforcing steel bars in early age concrete. Construction and Building Materials, , Elsevier, 2015, 94:209-217

Wang M Q, Song X B*, Gu X L, Luo L. Rotational Behavior of Bolted Beam-to-Column Connections with Locally Cross-Laminated Glulam. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 2014, 04014121-1-7 

Li, X, Gu X L, Song, X B, Ouyang Y, and Feng Z L. Contribution of –U-shaped strips to the flexural capacity of low-strength reinforced concrete beams strengthened with carbon fibre composite sheets. Composite: Part B, Elsevier, 2013, 45: 117-126.
Song, X B, Gu, X L*, Li, Y P, Chen, T, and Zhang W P. Mechanical behavior of FRP-strengthened concrete columns subjected to concentric and eccentric compression loading. Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE , 2013, 17(3): 336–346.
Song X B*. A curvature method for beam-column with different materials and arbitrary cross-section shapes. Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 2012, 43(2): 147-161.
Zhang W P, Song X B, Gu X L*, and Li S B. Tensile and fatigue behavior of corroded rebars. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier. 2012; 34: 409-417.
Li X, Gu X L, Ouyang Y and Song X B. Long-term behavior of existing low-strength reinforced concrete beams strengthened with carbon fiber composite sheets. Composites: Part B, Elsevier. 2012; (43): 1637–1644
Song, X B* and Lam, F. Stability analysis of metal plate connected wood truss assemblies. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 2012; 138(9): 1110-1119.
Lin F, Song X B*, Gu X L, Peng B, and Yang L P. Cracking analysis of massive concrete walls with cracking control techniques. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 2012; 31: 12-21.
Zhang W P., Song X B*., Gu X L, and Tang H Y. Compressive behavior of longitudinally cracked timber columns retrofitted using FRP sheets. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 2012; 138(1):90-98.
Gu X L, Song X B*, Lin F, Li C, and Jin X Y. Cracking behaviour of cast in situ reinforced concrete slabs with control joints. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 2011; 25(3): 1398-1406.
Song X B, Gu X L*, Zhang W P, Zhao T S and Jin X Y. Structural analysis of high-rise reinforced concrete building structures during construction. Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 2010; 36 (4): 513-527
Song, X B*, Lam, F, Huang, H, and He M J. Stability capacity of metal plate connected wood truss assemblies. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE. 2010; 136(6):723-730.
Song, X B* and Lam, F. Stability capacity and lateral bracing requirements of wood beam-columns. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE. 2010; 136(2): 211-218.
Song, X B* and Lam, F. Laterally braced wood beam-columns subjected to biaxial eccentric loading. Computers and Structures, Elsevier, 2009; 87: 1058-1066.