I am an active assistant professor at the School of Ocean and Civil Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) China. My primary research interests are in emerging structural/functional materials, digital maintenance of structure with particular emphasis on glass-based composites (e.g., coated photovoltaic glass or laminates) and system, smart monitoring methodology in civil and ocean engineering. I have published over 70 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals and conference proceedings with a h-index of 17, i10-index of 25.

Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=kqm-RX8AAAAJ

ORCID - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3429-0256

• Glass façade/structural system

• Inorganic nonmetallic matrix composites

• Structural and functional integrated materials

• Energy harvest and sensing

• Digital maintenance of structure

Membership:

• Senior Member of the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures

• Member of ISO Technical Committee 206 Fine Ceramics

• Member of Chinese Society for Composite Materials

• Member of the Chinese Ceramic Society

• Member of the Academic Committee for Novel Materials and Structures of the Architectural Society of China

• Member of China Construction Metal Structure Association

• Editorial Board Member of Journal Modelling and Simulation in Engineering

Journal reviewer experience:

Engineering Structures, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids，Journal of Vibration and Control, Pattern Recognition Letters etc.

1.   Research and development of intelligent quality inspection technology for low carbon building envelope based on UAV-hyperspectral analysis (Key research and develop program of Shandong Province). 09/2024 - 08/2026, PI.

2.     Research and demonstration of innovative technologies for complex construction and intelligent construction of large transportation station projects (Research Project Plan of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban Rural Development). 03/2024 - 03/2027, PI.

3.     Post-fracture model of structural glass considering fracture morphology and residual effect of cracked tempered glass (National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project). 01/2020 - 12/2022, PI.

4.     Failure analysis of laminated glass system under hard body impacts (Project of Key Laboratory of Impact and Safety Engineering (Ningbo University), Ministry of Education). 07/2019 - 07/2021, PI.

5.     Failure process and optimal design of hybrid adhesive joints - a microscale experimental and numerical approach. (EPSRC project, UK), 01/2021 - 01/2023, key researcher.

6.     Research on improving the post-fracture load resistance of structural glass using novel gradient interlayer. (National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project). 01/2021 - 12/2024, Co-PI.

7.     Key theory and technology of anti-collapse system of glass structure. (National Key Research and Development Program). 01/2017-06/2021, Co-PI.

8.     Online health monitoring system of existing glass curtain walls. (Science Research Plan of Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology). 07/2017-06/2020, Co-PI.

9.     Damage mechanism and prediction model of architectural glass under coupling effects of wind load and windborne debris (Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education). 06/2014 - 12/2016, key researcher.

10.  Failure mechanism and bearing capacity prediction of architectural laminated glass under coupling static-dynamic load. (Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission). 06/2014 - 12/2016, key researcher.

11.  Impact damage mechanism and prediction model of glass structures under hard-body impact. (NFSC project). 09/2014 - 12/2017, key researcher.

[1]    Wang, Y., Wang X.E. ^*, Yang J., Xie D., Pang K., Pan Z. (2024) Experimental investigation into the expansion behaviour of thermally tempered laminated glass plates at asymmetric fracture. Construction and Building Materials, 442, 137586.

[2]    Pan, Z., Yang, J., Wang X.E.* (2024) Scratch-induced micro-fracture behavior and translational failure of glass: An experimental and numerical study, Thin-Walled Structures, 112341.

[3]    Pan, Z., Yang, J., Wang, X.E. ^*, Zhao, C., Wang, Y., Zhu, Y. (2024) Assessment on flexural performance of monolithic glass considering spatial and depth characteristics of scratches. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 109964.

[4]    Xie, D., Yang, J. ^*, Zhao, C., Wang, X. E. ^* (2023). Comprehensive investigation into the thermal rheological behaviour and relaxation characteristic of single/composite polymers in laminated glass. Thin-Walled Structures, 195, 111369.

[5]    Zhu, Y., Yang, J., Wang, X. E. ^*, Xie, D., Hou, X. (2023). Morphological characterization and reconstruction of fractured heat-treated glass. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 616, 122455.

[6]    Yang J., Zhao C., Zhang Y., Wang X.E.^* Wang Y., Xie D., (2023) Constitutive models for temperature-, strain rate- and time-dependent behaviors of ionomers in laminated glass. Journal of Materials Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-08222-y.

[7]    Wang, X. E., Kanani, A. Y., Gu, Z., Yang, J., Ye, J., Hou, X., (2023) Investigation on the transitional micromechanical response of hybrid composite adhesive joints by a novel adaptive DEM model. Theoretical and applied fracture mechanics, 124, 103760.

[8]    Wang, X.E., Pang, K., Huang, X., Yang, J., Ye, J., Hou, X. (2023) Insights into the micromechanical response of adhesive joint with stochastic surface micro-roughness. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 277, 108954.

[9]    Wang, X. E., Kanani, A. Y., Gu, Z., Yang, J., Ye, J., Hou, X., (2022) Estimating microscale DE parameters of brittle adhesive joints using genetic expression programming. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 118, 103230.

[10] Wang, X.E., Kanani A., Pang K., Yang J., Ye J., Hou X., (2022) A novel genetic expression programming assisted calibration strategy for discrete element models of composite joints with ductile adhesives. Thin-Walled Structures, 180, 109985.

[11] Yang J., Wang Y., Wang, X.E.^*, Hou X., Zhao C., (2022). Local bridging effect of fractured laminated glass with novel hybrid interlayers under weathering actions. Construction and Building Materials. 314:125595.

[12] Wang, X.E., Huang, X.H.^*, Yang, J., (2021). Experimental and analytical study on the pre-crack impact response of thick multi-layered laminated glass under hard body impact. International Journal of Mechanical Science. 206: 106613.

[13] Huang, X.H., Wang, X.E.^*, Yang, J., Pan, Z., Wang, F. (2021). Nonlinear analytical study of structural laminated glass under hard body impact in the pre-crack stage. Thin-Walled Structures. 167: 108137.

[14] Wang, X.E.^*, Yang, J., Huang, X., Wang, F. (2021). Voronoi-FDEM concept for modelling post-fracture response of progressively damaged structural glass. Engineering with Computers. doi:10.1007/s00366-021-01318-6

[15] Pan, Z., Yang, J., Wang, X.E.^*, Wang, F., Azim, I. (2021). Image-based surface scratch detection on architectural glass panels using deep learning approach. Construction and Building Materials. 282:122717.

[16] Wang, X.E., Meng, Y., Yang, J., Huang, X., Wang, F., Xu, H. (2021). Optimal kernel extreme learning machine model for predicting the fracture state and impact response of laminated glass panels. Thin-Walled Structures. 162:107541.

[17] Wang, X.E., Yang, J., Chong, W.T., Qiao P., Peng, S., Huang, X. (2020). Post-fracture performance of laminated glass panels under consecutive hard body impacts. Composite Structures. 254:112777.

[18] Sadeghian, M.A., Yang, J., Wang, X.E.^*, Wang, F. (2021). Novel adaptive tuned viscous inertance damper (ATVID) with adjustable inertance and damping for structural vibration control. Structures, 29:814-822.

[19] Wang, X.E., Yang, J., Pan, Z., Zhu, Y. (2020). Exploratory investigation into the post-fracture model of laminated tempered glass using combined Voronoi-FDEM approach. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 105989.

[20] Wang, X. E., Yang, J., Liu, Q., & Zhao, C. (2018). Experimental investigations into SGP laminated glass under low velocity impact. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 122, 91-108.

[21] Wang, X. E., Yang, J., Wang, F., Liu, Q. F., & Xu, H. (2018). Simulating the impact damage of laminated glass considering mixed mode delamination using FEM/DEM. Composite Structures, 202, 1239-1252.

[22] Wang, X. E., Yang, J., Liu, Q. F., Zhang, Y. M., & Zhao, C. (2017). A comparative study of numerical modelling techniques for the fracture of brittle materials with specific reference to glass. Engineering Structures, 152, 493-505.

[23] 林煜铭, 杨健, 谢东东, 王星尔*, 宋春雨. 浮式风机钢-混组合立柱的HSEC切条试件抗弯性能研究[J]. 海洋工程, 2024.

[24] 尹俊熙，彭沈楠，王星尔*，杨健. 基于卷积神经网络的夹层玻璃开裂后拉伸性能快速评估方法[J]. 硅酸盐通报，2024.

[25] 王义戈，王星尔^*，杨健，刘强. 考虑碎片膨胀效应的物理钢化夹层玻璃开裂后变形分析模型[J].应用力学学报, 2022.

[26] 朱禹翰, 杨健, 王星尔^*, 张凯, 王义戈. 热处理玻璃裂纹形态试验及维诺形态表征方法研究[J].硅酸盐学报, 2022,50(02):482-491. (封面论文)

[27] 王星尔, 杨健, 王翰坤. 夹层热钢化玻璃裂纹形态表征及开裂后力学行为[J]. 硅酸盐学报, 2019(8):1039-1046.

[28] Pang, K., Wang, X. E., Ye, J., Carnegie, C., & Hou, X. (2024). Effect of microstructural roughness on the performance and fracture mechanism of multi-type single lap joints. Composites Part B: Engineering, 111763.

[29] Liu, Z., Zhang, S., Wu, Z., Wang, X. E., Zou, K., Zhu, Z., ... & Hu, Z. (2024). Visual‐Audio Thermoelectric Detectors for Images and Sound Recognition. Advanced Functional Materials, 2406110.

[30] Nazar, S., Yang, J., Wang, X. E., Khan, K., Amin, M. N., Javed, M. F., ... & Ali, M. (2023). Estimation of strength, rheological parameters, and impact of raw constituents of alkali-activated mortar using machine learning and SHapely Additive exPlanations (SHAP). Construction and Building Materials, 377, 131014.

[31] Kanani, A. Y., Wang, X. E., Hou, X., Rennie, A. E., Ye, J. (2023). Analysis of failure mechanisms of adhesive joints modified by a novel additive manufacturing-assisted method. Engineering Structures, 277, 115428.

[32] Wang, F., Shah, S., Wang, X., Wang, X. E., Zhang, W. X., Pang, B., & Yang, J. (2022). Investigation of the Structural Behaviour of RC Beam-Column Sub-frame Subjected to Progressive Collapse. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 26(4), 1782-1792.

[33] Liu, Q. F., Hu, Z., Wang, X. E., Zhao, H., Qian, K., Li, L. J., & Meng, Z. (2022). Numerical study on cracking and its effect on chloride transport in concrete subjected to external load. Construction and Building Materials, 325, 126797.

[34] Zhao, C., Yang, J., Wang, X.E., Ren, M., Azim, I. (2021). Investigation into short term behaviors of embedded laminated glass connections with various configurations. Construction and Building Materials. 297:123687.

[35] Zhang H, Wang F, Yang J^*, Wang X.E. (2021). Evaluation on the behaviour of screwed CFS joints subjected to combined loading. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 2021; 180:106582.

[36] Wang, F., Yang, J., Wang, X.E., Azim I. (2021). Study on progressive collapse behaviour of steel-framed substructures with sheathed CFS stud infill walls. Journal of Building Engineering. 102720.

[37] Meng, Y., Wang, X.E., Yang, J., Xu, H., Zhang, J. (2021). Research on machine learning based model for predicting the impact status of laminated glass. Journal of Inorganic Materials. 36(01):61-68.

[38] Huang, X., Yang, J., Bai, L., Wang, X.E. (2020). Theoretical solutions for auxetic laminated beam subjected to pulse load. Structures. 28:57-68.

[39] Huang, X., Yang, J., Wang, X.E., Azim, I. (2020). Combined analytical and numerical approach for auxetic FG-CNTRC plate subjected to a sudden load. Engineering with Computers. 10.1007/s00366-020-01106-8.

[40] Huang, X.H., Yang, J., Azim, I., Wang X.E., Ren, X. (2020). Geometric nonlinear analysis of auxetic hybrid laminated beams containing CNT reinforced composite materials. Materials. 13, 3718.

[41] Huang, X.H., Yang, J., Azim, I., Ren, X. Wang X.E. (2020). Characterization of static and dynamic response of auxetic hybrid FRC/CNTRC laminated plates. Nanotechnology Reviews. 9(1): 1625-1642. doi:10.1515/ntrev-2020-0106

[42] Hu, Y., Yang, J., Baniotopoulos, C., Wang, X.E., Deng, X. (2020). Dynamic analysis of offshore steel wind turbine towers subjected to wind, wave and current loading during construction. Ocean Engineering, 216,108084.

[43] Zhao, C., Yang, J., Wang, X. E., & Azim, I. (2019). Experimental investigation into the post-breakage performance of pre-cracked laminated glass plates. Construction and Building Materials, 224, 996-1006.

[44] Zhang, Y. M., Wang, X. E., Yang, J. (2018). Experimental Study of Multiple Layered SGP Laminated Glass under Hard Body Impact. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 33(10), 1110-1118.

[45] 谢东东, 杨健, 王星尔, 赵宸君. (2022). 夹层玻璃PVE中间膜热流变行为及松弛特性[J]. 中南大学学报:自然科学版, 53(11), 4523-4533.

[46] 张强, 杨健, 王星尔, 徐涵, 孟嫣然. 基于结构响应向量和支持向量机的框支承玻璃幕墙连接松弛状态智能识别[J].硅酸盐学报,2020,48(10):1682-1688.

[47] 赵宸君，杨 健，王星尔，黄小坤，刘 强. 基于国内外标准的结构用玻璃构件承载性能设计对比[J].建筑结构学报, 2022, 43(3):212-222.

[48] 黄栩浩, 杨健, 王星尔, 任鑫. (2022). 负泊松比碳纳米管增强层合结构预测与设计[J]. 应用力学学报, 38(4), 1408-1414.

[49] 任明根, 杨健, 高皖扬, 王星尔, 赵宸君. (2021). 温度作用下热塑及热固性中间膜拉伸与撕裂性能研究[J]. 新型建筑材料, 48(5), 1-6.

[50] 徐涵, 杨健, 王星尔, 等. 反向传播神经网络在隐框玻璃幕墙脱胶损伤识别中的应用[J]. 硅酸盐学报, 2019(8)：1073-1079.

[51] 刘炘炜，杨健，王星尔，刘强. 冲击致损的夹层玻璃板开裂后的静载强度[J]. 上海交通大学学报, 2020, 54(3): 227-238.

[1] Invention Patent: A Semi active Tuned Mass Inertial Damper, July 2021, CN 111503202 B

[2] Invention patent: Continuously variable transmission and semi-active tuned viscous inertia damper, February 2021, CN 110985602 B

[3] Utility model patent: A fully automatic glass panel microcrack detection platform, 2020-09, CN 211528246 U

[4] Utility model patent: A detachable multifunctional test bench, December 2019, CN 209829038 U

[5] Utility model patent: A glass curtain wall delamination detection device, 2020-02, CN 210037556 U

[6] Utility model patent: A steel bar connector for improving the ductility of prefabricated concrete structures, 2020-05, CN 210622118 U

[7] Software copyright: Full glass panel safety intelligent monitoring and analysis software, 2018-112018SR996322

[8] Software copyright: Glass structure failure simulation software based on combined finite discrete element method, 2020-012021SR0478213

First prize of "Huaxia Construction Science and Technology Award" in January 2023, research and application of key technologies and design methods for glass structures