Guobin Gong Ph.D.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Dr. Gong is currently an associate professor in the department of civil engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). He obtained his first degree (honours) and master degree in structural engineering both from Hua Zhong University of Science and Technology in China. He obtained a PhD in geotechnical engineering from University of Birmingham (UK) in 2008. He then worked in consultant companies including Mott MacDonald Limited (head office in London) and URS-Scott Wilson (Hong Kong office). He also worked in Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen, China) as an academic fellow (research and teaching) before joining XJTLU. His research interests include granular materials, soil liquefaction, constitutive elastic-plastic models, concrete cracking, concrete filled steel tubes, finite element method and discrete element method.


  • Ph.D. , University of Birmingham, UK - 2008
  • MSc , Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China - 2003
  • BEng (honours) , Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China - 2000


  • Associate Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2020-
  • Lecturer, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2013-2020
  • Academic fellow, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen Graduate School, China - 2010 to 2013
  • Structural engineer, URS -Scott Wilson in Hong Kong - 2009 to 2010
  • Structural analyst, Mott MacDonald in UK - 2008 to 2009


  • Variational principles
  • Finite element method and Discrete element method
  • Soil Liquefaction
  • Constitutive elastic-plastic relationships for engineering materials
  • Concrete filled steel tubes
  • Structual Dynamics and floor vibration
  • Critical State Soil Mechanics
  • Granular mechanics


  • Kodicherla S.P.K., Gong G., Moy C.K.S., Fan L., Kristian K. (2020) Direct Shear Test Simulations Using DEM. In: Latha Gali M., P. R.R. (eds) Geotechnical Characterization and Modelling. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 85. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6086-6_67
  • Kodicherla S, Gong G*, Fan L, Wilkinson S and Moy, CKS 2020. DEM investigations of the effects of particle morphology on granular material behaviour using a multi-sphere approach. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering; 12(5). (In press)
  • Cai Y, Gong G*, Xia J et al. 2020. Simulations of human-induced floor vibrations considering walking overlap. SN Applied Sciences; 2: 19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-1817-1
  • Kodicherla S, Gong G*, Yang ZX, Krabbenhoft K, Fan L, Moy CKS and Wilkinson S 2019. The influence of particle elongations on direct shear behaviour of granular materials using DEM. Granular Matter; 21(4): 86.
  • Gong G* and Xia J 2019. A revisit to higher variations of a functional. Journal of Advance Research in Mathematics and Statistics (ISSN: 2208-2409); 6(2): 1-15.
  • Kodicherla S, Gong G*, Fan L, Moy CKS and He J 2018. Effects of preparation methods on inherent fabric anisotropy and packing density of reconstituted sand. Cogent Engineering; 5: 1533363.
  • Gong G* and Zha X 2012. DEM simulation of liquefaction for cohesionless media at grain scale. Journal of Central South University of Technology (English version); 19: 2643−2649.
  • Gong, Guobin 2015 'DEM simulations of granular soils under undrained triaxial compression and plane strain', Journal of Applied Mathematics and Phycics., vol. 3, no. 8, p. 1003-1009
  • Gong, Guobin, Zha, X. & Liu, X. 2013 'Study on behavior of concrete filled elliptical steel tube members II:Under bending and eccentric compression', International Journal of Advanced Steel Construction, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 108-123
  • Gong, Guobin, Zha, X. & Liu, X. 2013 'Study on behavior of concrete filled elliptical steel tube membersⅠ:Short and long columns under axial compression', International Journal of Advanced Steel Construction, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 90-107
  • Gong, Guobin & Zha, X 2013 'DEM simulation of undrained behaviour with preshearing history for saturated granular media', Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 21, no. , p. 025001
  • Gong, Guobin & Zha, X 2012 'Comparison of granular material behaviour under drained triaxial and plane strain conditions using 3D DEM simulations', Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, vol. 25, no. 2, p. 186-196
  • Liu, Y, Zha, X & Gong, G 2012 'Study on recycled-concrete-filled steel tube and recycled concrete based on damage mechanics', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol. 71, no. , p. 143-148
  • Gong, Guobin, Thornton, C & Chan, A 2012 'DEM simulations of undrained triaxial behaviour of granular material', Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, vol. 138, no. 6, p. 560-566
  • Gong, Guobin, Lin, P, Qin, Y & Wei, J 2012 'DEM simulation of liquefaction for granular media under undrained axisymmetric compression and plane strain conditions', Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, vol. 25, no. 6, p. 562-570
  • Wei, J, Zhu, Y & Gong, G 2003 'Stability Analysis of Main Spans of the 3rd Macau-Taipa Bridge', Bridge building, vol. 5, no. , p. 23-26. ( in Chinese)
  • Wei, J, Liu, G, Gong, G & Yu, X 2003 'Analysis of the Crack Reasons for the Superlong and Thin-walled Concrete Structure in Open Air', Industrial Construction, vol. 33, no. 10, p. 78-80. ( in Chinese


  • He J and Gong G. Development of optimized waste-containing concrete. Sustainable buildings and structures: building a sustainable tomorrow, Edited by Konstantinos P et al. The Second International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS 2019), 25-27 Oct., 2019, Suzhou, China. p. 57-64.
  • Fan L, Gong G and Zhang C. Effects of random measurement errors on a linear DEM error model: A case study using TLS point clouds. Sustainable buildings and structures: building a sustainable tomorrow, Edited by Konstantinos P et al. The Second International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS 2019), 25-27 Oct., 2019, Suzhou, China. p. 329-334.
  • Zhan X, Gong G and Liu Y. New achievements and new opportunities and challenges in tunnel engineering in China. Sustainable buildings and structures: building a sustainable tomorrow, Edited by Konstantinos P et al. The Second International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS 2019), 25-27 Oct., 2019, Suzhou, China. p. 16
  • Liu Y, Gong G and Zhan X. A brief on cost controls of highway construction projects. Sustainable buildings and structures: building a sustainable tomorrow, Edited by Konstantinos P et al. The Second International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS 2019), 25-27 Oct., 2019, Suzhou, China. p. 17
  • Wu C, Lu S, Xue F, Jiang L and Gong G. Smart construction for urban rail transit based on energy-efficient bi-directional vertical alignment optimisation. Sustainable buildings and structures: building a sustainable tomorrow, Edited by Konstantinos P et al. The Second International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS 2019), 25-27 Oct., 2019, Suzhou, China. p. 163-170.
  • Kodicherla S, Gong G, Moy CKS, Fan L and Krabbenhoft K. Direct shear test simulations using DEM. IGC-2018 (Indian Geotechnical Conference), 13-15 Dec., 2018, Bengaluru, India.
  • Zhang C, Liu B and Gong G. Experiencing Interoperability of BIM in a Stadium Project in China. The 16th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, 2016, Osaka, Japan.
  • Gong G. DEM simulations of granular soils under undrained triaxial compression and plane strain. The 4th Conference on Computational Mechanics (CCM 2015), 25-27 Aug., 2015, Shanghai, China.
  • Gong G and Jiang W. Dynamical analysis of a substation structure under short-circuit current loadings. Sustainable buildings and structures, Edited by Wilkinson, Xia and Chen. The First International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS 2015), 29-31 Oct., 2015, Suzhou, China. p. 149-152.
  • Guo, Y., Gong, G, Chin, C and Zhang, C (2018). Concrete structural design to Eurocode and China Code: comparison. MATEC Web of Conferences, 175, 01039, 20 May, 2018, Guang zhou China.
  • Guobin Gong, Shiva Prashanth Kumar Kodicherla, Lei Fan, Charles K.S. Moy and Kristian Krabbenhoft (2019). Noncoaxiality between stress and strain rate in planar granular materials. 53-62, ISBN 978-986-89298-0-7, Asian Conference on Civil, Material and Environmental Sciences (ACCMES), 16-18 July, Hokkaido, Japan.
  • M. Zhu and G. Gong (2019). A comparative study of concrete filled steel tubes using FEM & DEM. Sustainable buildings and structures: building a sustainable tomorrow, Edited by Konstantinos Papadikis et al. The Second International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS), Suzhou, China.
  • P. Yang and G. Gong (2019). Dynamic analysis of short-circuit effects on a flexible conductor system. Sustainable buildings and structures: building a sustainable tomorrow, Edited by Konstantinos Papadikis et al. The Second International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS), Suzhou, China.
  • S.P.K. Kodicherla, G. Gong, L. Fan & Charles K.S. Moy (2019). Effects of particle morphology on the macroscopic behaviour of ellipsoids: A discrete element investigation. Sustainable buildings and structures: building a sustainable tomorrow, Edited by Konstantinos Papadikis et al. The Second International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS), Suzhou, China.


  • Konstantinos Papadikis, Chee S. Chin, Isaac Galobardes, Guobin Gong & Fangyu Guo (2019). Sustainable buildings and structures: building a sustainable tomorrow. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS), Suzhou, China. CRC Press, ISBN-13: 978-0367430191


  • Gong G. Hao J and Xu B. (2020). Effects of short circuit loading on a substation structure. The Second Civil Engineering Conference on New Materials and Structures. Guangzhou.
  • 2007-2008, UK Workshop on Fundamental Micro-Macro Geomechanics / DEM simulations of liquefaction of loose sand.
  • 2012-2013, International Symposium on Discrete Element Modelling of Particulate Media, RSC Publishing , ISBN: 978-1-84973-360-1, ed. C.Y. Wu, Birmingham , p.219-226 / 3D DEM simulations of undrained triaxial behaviour with preshearing history
  • 2015-2016, The First International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS) / Dynamical analysis of a substation structure under short-circuit current loadings


  • Gong, G. 2014. Bridging the E-learning practices between Euro Codes and Chinese Codes. TDF, 50 k RMB (PI, completed)
  • Footfall induced vibration of floors based on experiments and FEM simulations, funded by SIP, KSF-E-19, 200k RMB, 2019-2021. (PI, ongoing)
  • Numerical and experimental investigations of compressive behaviour of FRP-confined waste-containing concrete columns, Funded by Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), project number: PGRS1906002, PhD project, 420k RMB, approved in 2019. (PI, ongoing)
  • Point cloud data sampling based on model precision requirements, funded by SIP, KSF-E-40, 200k RMB, 2019-2022. (Co-I, ongoing)
  • DEM simulations of triaxial behaviour of structural concrete, funded by Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), project number: RDF-18-01-23, PhD project, 420k RMB, approved in 2018. (PI, ongoing)
  • PIV-based investigation of pile-soil interactions under lateral loadings, funded by NSFC (young scholar project), NSFC Grant number: 51308164, 2014-2016. (Co-I, completed)
  • Anisotropic critical state theory based constitutive modeling of soil accounting for the influence of internal structure, collaborated with Zhejiang University,2016-2020. External Grant number: RRSC0138 (100k RMB allocated to XJTLU). (PI, ongoing)
  • Anisotropic critical state theory based constitutive modeling of soil accounting for the influence of internal structure, funded by Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), project number: RDF-15-01-38, PhD project, 366k RMB, approved in 2015. (PI, ongoing)
  • Discrete element modelling of the micromechanics of cracking in concrete, funded by Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), project number: RDF-14-02-44, 456k RMB, 2015-2018. (PI, completed)


  • 2015: Review Board Member for the First International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS 2015).
  • 2019: Lead Review Editor for the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS 2019).
  • 2020-present: Editorial Board Member of Journal of Civil Engineering Inter Disciplinary.
  • 2015-Present: Work as the Geotechnics Rep. in the Departmental Research Sub-Committee
  • 2013-2018: Work in the Departmental Health and Safety Sub-Committee
  • 2020-Present: Designated Coordinator of the Department of Civil Engineering (COVID-19)
  • 2019-Present: Programme Director of MSc Civil Engineering
  • 2018-Present: Site Visit Coordinator
  • 2018-Present: Departmental Industry Liaison Officer
  • 2018-2019 Organising Secretary of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS 2019)
  • 2015-2019: Academic Liaison Officer of the Student Chapter of ICE (SICE)
  • 2015-2019: Member of the Departmental Progress Committee (DPC)
  • 2013-2018: Departmental Lab Management Officer


  • 2020-:CEN407: Critical State Soil Mechanics (Module Leader)
  • 2013-2020:CEN201: Construction Methods (Module Leader)
  • 2013-Present:CEN206: Structural Behaviour and Modelling (Module Leader)
  • 2015-Present:CEN303: Foundation Engineering (Module Leader)
  • 2015-2018:CEN108: Surveying (Co-Lecturer)
  • 2013-2020:CEN304: Capstone Design 2 (Co-Lecturer)
  • 2018-2019:CEN101: Design for engineers (Co-Lecturer)
  • 2019-Present:CEN901: Research Methods-Information Management and Expression (Module Leader)
  • 2020-Present:CEN406: Dissertation (Module Leader)
  • 2016-Present:CEN903 Research and Development in Engineering (Co-Lecturer)
  • 2017-Present:CEN904: Current Developments in the Engineering Industry (Co-Lecturer)
  • 2013:BNV001: Introduction to the Built Environment (one lecture)
  • 2015:ARC306: Professional Practice (one lecture)


  • 2020-:CEN407: Critical State Soil Mechanics (Module Leader)
  • CEN201: Construction Methods (Module Leader)
  • 2013-Present:CEN206: Structural Behaviour and Modelling (Module Leader)
  • 2015-Present:CEN303: Foundation Engineering (Module Leader)
  • 2015-2018:CEN108: Surveying (Co-Lecturer)
  • 2013-2020:CEN304: Capstone Design 2 (Co-Lecturer)
  • 2018-2019:CEN101: Design for engineers (Co-Lecturer)
  • 2019-Present:CEN901: Research Methods-Information Management and Expression (Module Leader)
  • 2020-Present:CEN406: Dissertation (Module Leader)
  • 2016-Present:CEN903 Research and Development in Engineering (Co-Lecturer)
  • 2017-Present:CEN904: Current Developments in the Engineering Industry (Co-Lecturer)
  • 2013:BNV001: Introduction to the Built Environment (one lecture)
  • 2015:ARC306: Professional Practice (one lecture)


  • Excellent COVID-19 Coordinator, 2020
Guobin Gong