Associate Professor
Email: lixiang@tongji.edu.cn
Tel/Fax: 8621-65982928
Education
Doctor of Philosophy. 2007. Department of Building Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai, China.
Master of Science. 1999. Department of Building Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Bachelor of Science. 1992. Department of Civil Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Urban Construction, Shanghai, China.Research interests
His research interests include the fundamental theories of masonry and reinforced concrete structures, life-cycle analysis and maintenance of structures, and computer simulation of engineering structures.
Specific interests include:
Seismic behaviors of masonry structures
Structural behaviors of wall beams and perforated concrete brick walls
Structural behaviors of existing structures in historical buildings
Structural behaviors of low-strength concrete members strengthened with fiber reinforce plastic
Professional experience
Associate Professor (12/2011 to now):Department of Building Engineering, Tongji University.
Assistant Professor (7/1996 to now): Department of Building Engineering, Tongji University.
Courses taught
Masonry structure (undergraduate)
Building Structure (undergraduate)
Graduate students
Cheng GongLian (co-chair). Doctor of Philosophy. Study on static and dynamic mechanical behavior of concrete perforated brick masonry structures.
Ma JunYuan (co-chair). Master of Science. Study on shear properties of concrete perforated brick masonry materials and seismic behavior of brick walls.
Zhao Zhen (co-chair). Master of Science. Strengthening method of steel reinforced concrete composite beams.
Viet Phuong Truong (co-chair). Master of Science. Shearing properties of low strength reinforced concrete beams strengthened with carbon fiber composite sheets.
Current research projects
Seismic behavior of insulating perforated concrete brick wall. Specialized Fund of the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No: 20100072120001)
Professional affiliation
American Concrete Institute, ACI
Member of Committee of Masonry Structure, China Association for Engineering Construction Standardization
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. (Participant No 6)
Recent publications
Journal publication
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.
Li, X., Chen, G.L., Ma, J.Y., and Gu, X.L. Experimental study of shear properties of perforated concrete brick masonry materials. Journal of Building Materials, Elsevier, 2011; 14(1): 98-105. (in Chinese)
Li, X. and Gu, X.L. Bending bearing capacity of low strength reinforced concrete beams strengthened with carbon fiber composite sheets. China Civil Engineering Journal, Elsevier, 2012; 45(1): 23-29. (in Chinese)
Gu, X.L. Chen, G.L., Ma, J.Y., and Li, X. Experimental study on mechanical behavior of concrete perforated brick walls under cyclic loading. Journal of Building Structures, Elsevier, 2010; 31(12): 123-131. (in Chinese)
Conference publication
Li X., Gu, X.L., Song, X.B., and Wang, J.N. New method for surveying and mapping architectural plane in-house with laser reticule images. Advanced Materials Research, 2010; 133-134:1213-1218.
Song, L., Chen, T., Li, X., Gu, X.L., and Zhang, W.P. Natural frequencies of corroded reinforced concrete beams strengthened with carbon fiber composite sheets under fatigue Load. In Proc. of 12th ASCE Aerospace Devision International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenge Environments and the 4th NASA/ASCE Workshop on Granular Materials in Lunar Martin Exploration. Honolulu, Hawaii. 2010: 3590-3597.
Gu, X.L., Chen, G.L., Li, X., and Gao, L.Y. Experimental study on basic mechanical properties of concrete perforated brick masonry. In Proc. of 14th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, Sydney, Australia. CD-ROM Proceedings, 2008.
Gu, X.L., Peng, B., Li, X., and Shang, D.F. Structural inspection and analysis of former British consulate in Shanghai. Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, In Proc. of 6th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Construction, Bath, UK. 2008: 1537-1543.
Li, X., Gu, X.L., Zhao, Z. Zhang, W.P., and Ouyang, Y. Study on steel reinforced concrete composite beams strengthened with steel plates or CFRP sheets. Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, New Delhi, India. 2006:1397-1404.
Li, X., Gong, S.X., Gu, X.L. Finite element model and approximate calculation of masonry wall supported on two-span RC frame. In Proc. of 13th International Brick/Block Masonry Conference, Amsterdam. 2004: 431-438.