• Postdoc., Génie Civil, Université Laval, Canada (2022)
• Ph.D., Génie Civil, Université Laval, Canada (2022)
  Modélisation numérique et étude expérimentale des comportements couplés de transport hygro-thermo-chimio-électrique des matériaux cimentaires
• Ph.D. (Échange), Génie Civil, Northwestern University, USA (2019)
  Discrete lattice modeling of concrete corrosion under the effect of hydro-thermal coupling
• M.Sc., Matériaux et Structures , École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, France (2017)
• M.Ing., Routes et Ouvrages d’art, École Spéciale des Travaux Publics, France (2016)
• B.Ing., Génie Civil, Université de Wuhan, Chine (2014)

English

• Postdoc, Civil Engineering, Laval University, Canada (2022)
• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Laval University, Canada (2022)
  Modélisation numérique et étude expérimentale des comportements couplés de transport hygro-thermo-chimio-électrique des matériaux cimentaires
• Ph.D.(Visiting Scholar), Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, USA (2019)
  Discrete lattice modeling of concrete corrosion under the effect of hydro-thermal coupling
• M.Sc., Material and Structural Engineering , École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, France (2017)
• M.Eng., Road and Structural Engineering, École Spéciale des Travaux Publics, France (2016)
• B.Eng., Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, China (2014)

En cours :

• International Collaboration Project (2025-2027)
  Multiscale Mechanical Performance Evolution and Degradation Mechanism of CFRP under Marine Dry–Wet Cycling
• Fonds de recherche du Québec-Nature et technologies FRQNT-Team (2023-2027)
  Influence of climate change and concrete weathering on infrastructure management in coastal and road environments
• Mitacs-CRSNG Alliance en collaboration avec Société Portuaire du Bas-Saint-Laurent et de la Gaspésie (2025-2028)
  Intelligent Health monitoring and rehabilitation of ageing coastal and port structures with digital twins modeling and mobile sensor station
• FRQNT-NT Strategic Clusters, Concrete Infrastructure Research Center (CRIB) (2025-2026)
  Solutions intégrées de valorisation des granulats et fines recyclées dans le béton : vers une économie circulaire
• Institutional Research Fund (FIR)-UQAR (2025-2026)
  Development of a multiphysics finite element analysis tool – phase II: Port structure modeling and chemical coupling
• Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) (2025-2026)
  Analyse de la durabilité des pâtes de ciment LC3– Une étude numérique et expérimentale avec migration accélérée et sorption dynamique par vapeur

Terminés :

• Institutional Research Fund (FIR)-UQAR (2024-2025)
  Development of a long-term multiphysics finite element analysis tool for concrete shoreline structures
• Mitacs Globalink (2025)
  Data-driven modeling the corrosion of reinforced concrete structures under maritime exposure with Random Forest Algorithm
• Mitacs Globalink (2025)
  Coastal microclimate monitoring with a mobile station equipping climate sensors system
• Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) (2024-2025)
  Dynamic response and control of wind turbine towers subjected to wind and earthquake action
• Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) (2024-2025)
  Generalization of the ultrasonic scattering method for determining concrete strength

En cours :

• Abderrahmane Sghuri, Maîtrise en ingénierie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Directeur (2024-2026) Convection-diffusion modeling of chloride ion penetration into concrete cover in maritime environment
• Fatima Ezzahrae Hafidi, Doctorat en ingénierie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Directeur (2024-2028)
  Modeling coupled multi-ionic transport and chemical reactions in cement and concrete composites
• Chaimae El Guerfte, Maîtrise en ingénierie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Directeur (2025-2027)
  Damage Characterization and Modeling of Ultra High-Performance Concrete Structures with Digital Image Correlation and Intelligent Reverse Analysis
• Junshu Xu, Maîtrise en ingénierie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Directeur (2025-2027)
  Data Processing of Coastal Microclimate and its impact on the Performance and Service Life of Local Infrastructures
• Louis Nelson, Maîtrise en ingénierie, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brézil), Co-Directeur (2025-2026)
  Durability analysis of LC3 cement pastes – A numerical and experimental study with accelerated migration and dynamic vapour sorption

Terminés :

• Arij Ben Youssef, Maîtrise en ingénierie, École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis, Directeur (2024-2026)
  Data-driven modeling the corrosion of reinforced concrete structures under maritime exposure with Random Forest Algorithm
• Manus Saintilma, Maîtrise en ingénierie, Federal University of Goias (Brézil), Co-Directeur (2024-2025)
  Nonlinear Vibrations and Control of Wind Turbines with Variable Cross-Section and Elastic Foundation
• Jean Charles, Maîtrise en ingénierie, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (Brézil), Co-Directeur (2024-2025)
  Widespread use of the diffuse ultrasound method for determining concrete strength

• Auxiliaire de recherche et d’enseignement, Laboratoire de Structures et Matériaux, Université Laval, Canada
• Auxiliaire de recherche, Laboratoire de Mécanique Paris Sacly (LMPS-UMR9026), Université Paris-Saclay, France
• Ingénieur d’études de prix, DVS-SERPEV, France
• Conducteur des travaux, GTM Bâtiment, France
• Ingénieur assistant en Architecture, CSADI, Chine

https://xuandechen.github.io/infrastructure-uqar

• Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
• Société canadienne de génie civil (SCGC)
• American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• Centre de recherche sur les infrastructures en béton (CRIB)
• Alliance for Digital Research in Canada

• Responsable UQAR, Centre de recherche sur les infrastructures en béton (CRIB)
• Reviewer Board, American Journal of Civil Engineering
• Technical Committee Member, RILEM 298-EBD : Test methods to evaluate durability of blended cement pastes against deleteriousions

Articles de revues avec comité de lecture :

• Xuande Chen, David Conciatori, Thomas Sanchez. (2025).Characterization and macroscopic modeling of the moisture diffusion in ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete using dynamic vapor sorption (DVS). Manuscript submitted for publication in Cement and Concrete Research, preprint on SSRN. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5382843
• Xuande Chen, Arij Ben Youssef, Abderrahmane Sghuri. (2025). Data-Driven Corrosion Prediction Framework of Reinforced Concrete in Marine Environments: From Ion Transport to Cracking. Manuscript submitted for publication in Buildings, preprint available
• Zenon Prado, Manus Saintilma, Xuande Chen. (2025). Nonlinear Vibrations and Control of Wind Turbines with Variable Cross-Section and Elastic Foundation. Manuscript submitted for publication in Structural Control and Health Monitoring, preprint available
• Guilhem Morisot, Xuande Chen, et al. (2025). Simulation for the mechanical and thermal performances of prefabricated wood frame wall with concrete hemp insulation. Manuscript submitted for publication in Building and Environment, preprint available.
• Safouen Abbassi, Xuande Chen, et al. (2025). Simulation for the mechanical and thermal performances of simple prefabricated house made of Sandwich-like iPanels with different insulation materials. Manuscript submitted for publication in Building and Environment, preprint available.
• Abdoul Salam Bah, Xuande Chen, et al. (2025). Bridge Service Life and Impact of Maintenance Events on the Structural State Index. Case studies in civil engineering, Vol. 22, ISSN 2214-5095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e04766
• Samaneh Khani, Xuande Chen, et al. (2025). Chloride Ingress in De-Icing Salt-Exposed Bridge: Numerical Modeling and Field Investigations. Case studies in civil engineering, Vol. 23, ISSN 2214-5095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e05003
• Xuande Chen, et al. (2023). Numerical Modeling of Multi-Ionic Transport With/Without Electrical Field Applied in Sound and Micro-cracked Ordinary and Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 23, Issue 232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43452-023-00765-w
• Vicky Turgeon-Malette, Xuande Chen, et al. (2023). Chloride ion permeability of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete under sustained load. Journal of Building Engineering, Vol. 66, ISSN 2352-7102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.105842
• Xuande Chen, et al. (2022). Numerical modeling of 2D hygro-thermal transport in unsaturated concrete with capillary suction. Journal of Building Engineering, Vol. 45, 103640, ISSN 2352-7102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103640

Conférences avec comité de lecture :

• Xuande Chen, Abderrahmane Sghuri. (2025). Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) approach for the optimization of vapor diffusion coefficient for moisture transport in unsaturated concrete. In The 17^th International Conference on the Durability of Building Materials and Components. July 2026, Montreal, Canada.
• Xuande Chen, Fatima Ezzahrea Hafidi. (2025). Coupling multi-ionic transport modeling of chloride ingress in concrete materials with chemical reactions and binding mechanisms. In The 17^th International Conference on the Durability of Building Materials and Components. July 2026, Montreal, Canada.
• Xuande Chen, et al. (2024). Measuring Chloride-Induced Structure Corrosion in Marine Environment: A Characterization Study of Fluorescence-Based Optical Sensor. In The 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil and Ecological Engineering Research, pp. 197-208. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. July 2024, Beijing, China. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-96-1627-5_16
• Xuande Chen, et al. (2023). UHPFRC Permeability to Chloride under Service Load. In 4th ACI fib-RILEM Workshop on Fibre Reinforced Concrete: From Design to Structural Applications. FRC 2023. September 2023, Tempe, United States.
• Xuande Chen, et al. (2023). Numerical modeling of water transport in Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete. In Numerical Modeling Strategies for Sustainable Concrete Structures. Workshop in Strategies for Sustainable Concrete Structures. July 2023, Marseille, France. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-07746-3_9
• Xuande Chen, et al. (2022). An Experimental Study on the Sorption in UHPFRC: Adaptation of the DVS Measurement Procedure. In Proceedings of the 1st Conference of the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Stru. 1st Conference of the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures – EUROSTRUCT2021. July 2021, Padova, Italy. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-91877-4_145
• Abdoul S. Bah, Xuande Chen et al. (2022). Road network bridge rating and management system. In 11th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges. Canadian Society of Civil Engineering (CSCE). July 2022, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390113837_ROAD_NETWORK_BRIDGE_RATING_AND_MANAGEMENT_SYSTEM#fullTextFileContent
• Xuande Chen, et al. (2021). Effect of the temperature on the water transport by capillarity into the concrete porosity. In 4th International RILEM conference on Microstructure Related Durability of Cementitious Composites. TU Delft. May 2021, Hague, Netherlands. https://repository.tudelft.nl/record/uuid:7e2a72cb-fddd-4b6f-8d74-15b3ca017e99

Mémoire de thèse de doctorat :

• Xuande Chen (2022). Modélisation numérique et étude expérimentale des comportements couplés de transport hygro-thermo-chimio-électrique des matériaux cimentaires. Thèse de doctorat, Université Laval, Janvier 2022. https://corpus.ulaval.ca/entities/publication/3c840c52-1171-4179-9929-4c7e35b61d6c

Rapports techniques :

• Xuande Chen, et al. (2023). TransChlor and TransChlor2D computation software user guide. User manuel. September 2023, Rimouski, Canada.
• David Conciatori, Xuande Chen, et al. (2021). Prédiction de l’initiation de la corrosion et de la durée de vie des chambres électriques souterraines en béton armé d’Hydro-Québec. Research report, Report nr. CRDPJ521772 – 2017. NSERC-DRC Grant. October 2021, Quebec, Canada. (Confidential)
• David Conciatori, Xuande Chen, et al. (2020). Caractérisation de la traction du béton renforcé de fibres à ultra-haute performance avec corrélation d’image. Research report, Report nr. 019-01v01. NSERC-ENGAGE grant. October 2020, Quebec, Canada. (Confidential)

• Xuande Chen et Benoît Fournier, Conférencier invité (2025). Évaluation de la condition réelle et de la performance mécanique et durabilité d’éléments en béton du Pont Champlain. Forum recherche et application/Déconstruction du pont Champlain d’origine. Montréal, Canada
• Xuande Chen, Conférencier invité (2025). Microclimate monitoring and multiphysics modeling of the long-term performance of concrete structures. 2025 CRIB Student Symposium. Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Saguenay, Canada
• Xuande Chen, Conférencier invité et chaire de session (2024). Measuring Chloride-Induced Structure Corrosion in Marine Environment: A Characterization Study of Fluorescence-Based Optical Sensor. The 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil and Ecological Engineering Research. Beijing, China
• Xuande Chen, Conférencier (2022). An Experimental Study on the Sorption in UHPFRC: Adaptation of the DVS Measurement Procedure. EuroStruct 2021. Padova, Italy
• Xuande Chen, Conférencier (2021). Effect of the temperature on the water transport by capillarity into the concrete porosity. 4th International RILEM conference on Microstructure Related Durability of Cementitious Composites. TU Delft, Netherlands