Xuan(Sean) Kong Professor, Ph.D., P.E. College of Civil Engineering Hunan University Changsha, China 410082 Email: kongxuan@hnu.edu.cn xuankong119@gmail.com Phone: 13875971923 |
Dr. Kong’s research focuses on: (1) Moving sensing based modal identification, damage detection, health monitoring and performance evaluation of bridge structures; (2) Applying machine/deep learning and computer vision techniques to identify spatiotemporal and weight information of traffic vehicles, to characterize structure dynamic responses and modal information, and to track and manage overloaded vehicles; (3) Bridge scour research including scour mechanism, fluid/wave-soil/particle-structure interaction, detection and monitoring methods, countermeasures and rehabilitation materials/techniques.
Educational Background
· Ph.D. 2013, Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA, USA
· M.S. 2009, Tongji University (TJU), Shanghai, China.
· B.S., 2006, Huazhong University of S&T (HUST), Wuhan. China.
Employment History
2018.10 ~ Present Professor, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, China
2017.7 ~ 2018.10 Professional Engineer, Colorado Dept. of Transportation (CDOT), USA
2016.3 ~ 2017.7 Structure Engineer, Viaero Wireless Inc., USA
2013.7 ~ 2016.2 Structure Engineer, SBM Offshore USA, Houston,USA
2016.8 ~ 2018.8 Adjunct Teacher, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, USA
2014.2 ~ 2016.2 Visiting Researcher, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston
Professional Service and Affiliations
· Associate Editor, ASCE J. of Aerospace Engineering
· Guest Editor, Smart Materials and Structures
· 《中国公路学报》青年编委
· Member of ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers).
· Committee Member of Structural Health Monitoring & Control, ASCE EMI
· Committee Member of Experimental Analysis and Instrumentation, ASCE EMI
· Member of SPIE (the international society for optics and photonics)
· Member of IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering).
· Member of IABMAS (International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety).
· Member of ISHMII (International Society for Stru. Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure)
· ISHMII Earlier Career Researchers Committee (ECR)
Research interests
· Structural Health Monitoring, Damage Detection
· Machine Learning, AI and Computer Vision, Big Data
· Smart and Mobile sensors, Vibration-based Energy Harvesting
· Bridge Scour, Wind/Wave/Vehicle-Structure Interaction, Multi-hazard Mitigation
Publications
1. Kong, X.*,Wu, D.J., Cai, C.S., Liu, Y.Q. (2012). “New Strategy of Substructure Method to Model Long-span Hybrid Cable-Staye d Bridges under Vehicle-induced Vibration.” Engineering Structures, 34, 421–435.（pdf）
2. Xiong, W., Cai, C.S.,Kong, X.(2012). “Instrumentation Design for Bridge Scour Monitoring Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors.” A pplied Optics, Vol. 51, No. 5, 547-557. （pdf）
3. Kong, X.,Cai, C.S., Hou, S. (2013). “Scour effect on a single pile and development of corresponding scour monitoring methods.” Smart Materials and Structures, 22 (5), 055011. （pdf）
4. Kong, B., Cai, C.S. and Kong, X.(2013). “Thermal behaviors of concrete and steel bridges after slab replacements with GFRP honeycomb sandwich panels.” Engineering Structures, 56, 2041-2051. （pdf）
5. Nair, A., Cai, C. S., Pan, F., and Kong, X.(2014). “Acoustic emission monitoring of damage progression in CFRP retrofitted RC beams.” Structural Monitoring and Maintenance, Vol. 1, No. 1, 111-130.（pdf）
6. Kong, B., Cai, C.S.,Kong, X.(2014). ”Thermal property analysis and applications of GFRP panels to integral abutment bridges.”Engineering Structures,Vol.76, 1–9.（pdf）
7. Xiong, W., Cai, C.S., Kong, B.,Kong, X.(2014). “CFD simulation and analysis for bridge scour development using dynamic mesh updating technique.” J. of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 30, Issue 1.（pdf）
8. Cai, C.S., Hu, J.X., Chen, S.R., Han, Y., Zhang, W.,Kong, X.(2015). “A coupled wind–vehicle- bridge system and its applications: a review.” Wind and Structures, 20 (2), 117-142.（pdf）
9. Kong, B., Cai, C.S. and Kong, X.(2015). “Field Monitoring Study of an integral abutment bridge supported by prestressed precast concrete piles on soft soils.” Engineering Structures, 104, 18-31.（pdf）
10. Kong, X.,Cai, C.S., Kong, B. (2015). “Damage detection based on transmissibility of a vehicle and bridge coupled system.” J. of Engineering Mechanics, 141 (1), 04014102.（pdf）
11. Kong, X.*,Cai, C.S., Hu, J.X. (2015). “Scour monitoring on a field bridge using FBG-based instrumentation”, Structural Health Monitoring 2015, doi: 10.12783/SHM2015/364.（）
12. Kong, X.,Cai, C.S. (2016). “Scour effect on bridge and vehicle response under bridge-vehicle-wave interaction.” J. of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 21, Issue 4.（pdf）
13. Kong, X.,Cai, C.S., Kong, B. (2016). “Numerically Extracting Bridge Modal Properties from Dynamic Responses of Moving Vehicles.” J. of Engineering Mechanics, Vol.142, Issue 6.（pdf）
14. Jiang, Y. B., Liao, G. Y.,Kong, X.(2016). “Stiffness study of inner concave cable-arch structure based on an efficient method.” Advances in Structural Engineering,19(12), 1927-1939.（pdf）
15. Liu, Y.,Kong, X., Cai, C.S., Wang, D. (2016). “Driving Effects of Vehicle-induced Vibration on Long-span Suspension Bridges.” Structure Control and Health Monitoring, DOI: 10.1002/stc.1873. pdf）
16. Yin, Y.F., Liu, Y., Deng, L., andKong, X.(2017). “Dynamic behavior of damaged bridge with multiple cracks under moving vehicular loads.”International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 17(2).（pdf）
17. Kong, X.*,Cai, C.S., Hu, J.X., Xiong, W., Peng, H. (2017). “Field Application of an Innovative Bridge Scour Monitoring System with Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors.” J. Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 30, Issue 2.（pdf）
18. Kong, X.,Cai, C.S., Deng, L., Zhang, W. (2017). “Using Dynamic Responses of Moving Vehicles to Extract Bridge Modal Properties of a Field Bridge.” ASCE J. of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 22, Issue 6.（pdf）
19. Kong, X.*, Ho, S.C.M, Song, G.B., Cai, C.S. (2017). “Scour Monitoring System using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor and Water-swellable Polymers.” ASCE J. of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 22, Issue 7.（pdf）
20. Kong, X.,Cai, C.S., Hu, J.X. (2017). “The state-of-the-art on framework of vibration-based structural damage identification for decision making.” Applied Science, 2017, 7, 497.（pdf）
21. Nair, A., Cai, C. S., and Kong, X.*(2018). “Studying Failure Modes of GFRP Laminate Coupon Specimens Using Scanning Electron Microscopy Technique.” ASCE J. of Aerospace Engineering, 31 (6).（pdf）
22. Nair, A., Cai, C. S., and Kong, X.*(2019). “Studying Failure Modes of GFRP Laminate Coupons Using AE Pattern Recognition Method.” ASCE J.Aerospace Engineering, 32(4).（pdf）
23. Nair, A., Cai, C. S., and Kong, X.*(2019). “Acoustic Emission Pattern Recognition in CFRP Retrofitted RC Beams for Failure Mode Identification.” Composites Part B: Engineering, 161, 691–701.（pdf）
24. Nair, A., Cai, C. S., and Kong, X.*(2019). “Bridge Retrofitting Using FRP-wrapped Balsa Wood Deck: Experimental Study and Field Evaluation.” ASCE J. Aerospace Engineering, 32(5).（pdf）
25. Nair, A., Cai, C. S., and Kong, X.*(2020). “Using Acoustic Emission to Monitor Damage Modes in CFRP Strengthened Concrete Structures.” ASCE J. Aerospace Engineering,33 (1).（pdf）
26. Deng, L., Chu, H.H., Shi, P.,Kong, X.(2020). “Region-based CNN method with deformable modules for visually classifying concrete cracks.” Applied Sciences,10(7), 2528.（pdf）
27. Wang, W., Shi, P., Deng, L., Chu, H.H.,Kong, X.(2020). “Residual Strength Evaluation of Corroded Textile-Reinforced Concrete by the Deep Learning-Based Method”, Materials, 13(14), 3226;（pdf）
28. Wang, G.C., Zhang, J.,Kong, X.*(2020). “Study onPassenger Comfort based on Human-Bus-Road Coupled Vibration”, Applied Sciences, 2020, 10(9), 3254;（pdf）
29. Yu, X.C., Xiang, G., Collopy, H., Wang, W.,Kong, X.(2020). “Trajectory tracking of a model rocket falling into the towing tank: experimental tests vs. numerical simulations.” J. of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 33 (5).（pdf）
30. Chen, Z., Deng, L.,Kong, X.(2020). “Analysis of factors affecting the accuracy of moving force identification.” International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 2150019.（pdf）
31. Zhan, J.W., Zhang, F., Siahkouhi M.,Kong, X., Xia H. (2020). “A damage identificationmethod for connections of adjacent box-beam bridges using vehicle–bridge interaction analysis and FE model updating.” Engineering Structures.（pdf）
32. Li, J.Z, Kong, X.*, Yang, Y.L., Deng, L., Xiong, W. (2022). “CFD Investigations of Tsunami-Induced Scour around Bridge Piers”, Ocean Engineering, Vol.24, 110373（pdf）
33. Li, J.Z, Kong, X.*, Yang, Y.L., Yang, Z.W., Hu, J.X. (2022). “Optical Flow Based Measurement of Flow Field in Wave-Structure Interaction”, Ocean Engineering,
34. Kong, X., Zhang, J., Wang, T.Y., Deng, L.*, Cai, C.S. (2022). “Non-contact vehicle weighing method based on tire-road contact model and computer vision techniques”, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Volume 174, 15 July 2022, 109093（pdf）
35. Kong, X., Luo, K., Ji, W.*, Tang, Q.Y., Deng, L. (2022). “Study on dynamic characteristics of improved composite box girder bridge with corrugated steel webs”, J. of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 27 (6), (pdf)
36. Kong, X., Wang, T.Y., Zhang, J.*, Deng, L., Zhong, J.W., Cui, Y.P., Xia, S.D. (2021). “Tire Contact Force Equations for Vision-based Vehicle Weight Identification”, Applied Sciences, 12(9), 4487;（pdf）
37. 孔烜，吴定俊，简方梁.公铁两用桥公路桥混凝土板竖向裂缝分析.铁道标准设计，2009(3). (pdf)
38. 邓露*，王涛，何钰龙，孔烜，淡丹辉，毕涛.车辆轴限对钢筋混凝土桥梁可靠度和加固费用的影响，中国公路学报，2020. (pdf)
39. 邓露*，凌天洋，何维，孔烜.用于公路车桥耦合振动分析的精细化轮胎模型，中国公路学报，2020.
40. 孔烜*，张杰，邓露，刘英凯.基于计算机视觉和深度学习的车辆参数识别研究进展，中国公路学报，2020. (pdf)
Published Books:
1. Kong, X.,Cai, C.S. “Framework of Damage Detection in Vehicle-Bridge Coupled System: Application to Bridge Scour Monitoring.” LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, June 2013.
2. Cai, C.S., Deng, L., Kong, X., Zhang, W., Chen, S.R. “Highway Vehicle-Bridge Coupled Vibrations: Numerical Simulations and Applications.” Wiley和高等教育出版社联合，2020.
3. 邓露，王维，孔烜，蔡春声，公路桥梁车桥耦合振动理论与应用，科学出版社，2020.
Patents
1. Song, G.B., Kong, X., Ho, S.C.M. (2015). “Systems and Methods for Scour Monitoring with Fiber Optic Sensor.” US Patent WO2016191530 A1, May 26, 2016
2. 孔烜，李思琪，邓露，胡揭玄，用于桥梁动力特性识别和损伤诊断的检测车装置
3. 孔烜，张杰，邓露，基于图像识别的轮胎荷载获取方法、车辆称重方法及系统
4. 孔烜，余甜甜，邓露，张杰，一种利用桥梁挠度识别车轴和车速的方法和系统
5. 孔烜，余甜甜，邓露，王腾义，一种基于视频测量动挠度的桥梁动态称重方法和系统
6. 孔烜，唐全余，邓露，一种基于信号处理和挂车响应的桥梁移动检测方法和系统
7. 孔烜，李思琪，邓露，桥梁健康检测车装置参数获取方法及系统
8. 孔烜，罗奎，邓露，非接触式铁路桥梁状况综合检测方法和系统
9. 孔烜，张杰，邓露，基于视觉识别和深度学习的车辆参数检测方法与相关装置
10. 孔烜，张杰，邓露，基于视频识别的车辆接触里程力测量方法及装置
11. 孔烜，郭宇聪，邓露，基于间接模态识别的桥梁支座病害检测方法及相关组件
12. 孔烜，王腾义，邓露，基于非接触式测量桥梁动挠度的车辆动态称重方法及系统
13. 孔烜，张杰，黄启祥，胡揭玄，邓露，基于计算机视觉的非接触式轮胎气压获取方法及相关装置
14. 孔烜，王腾义，邓露，基于仿真分析的车重识别方法、装置、设备及存储介质
15. 胡揭玄，李金钊，孔烜，邓露，风-车-桥全动态耦合分析方法及系统
16. 胡揭玄，李金钊，孔烜，邓露，复杂风环境下车辆行驶安全预测方法及系统
