Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Song Lab
Led by Xiaoyu Song · Civil and Coastal Engineering
What we study
The Song Lab studies how soils and rocks behave under stress using computer models. They focus on predicting failures in materials like soil and rock, especially in unsaturated conditions.
What working here is like
- Computational
- No organisms (data only)
- Coding required
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Evaluation on Excavation Face Stability of Shield Tunnel Using 3D Logarithmic Spiral Damage Mechanics in Heavy Rainfall Environments
2026 · International Journal of Geomechanics
Develops a model to predict shield tunnel stability in heavy rain using 3D failure mechanics.
- Case study on resilience assessment of shield tunnels under coupled effects of collision and fire based on multi-performance indicator type
2026 · Underground Space
Investigates shield tunnel resilience to collisions and fires using multiple performance indicators.
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- Computational large deformation geomechanics with a focus on the periporomechanics paradigm
2025 · Rock Mechanics Bulletin
Reviews computational methods for large deformations in porous materials using periporomechanics.
- Cosserat Elastoplastic Finite-Element Model Incorporating Structural Properties of Natural Soil and Case Study of the Saint-Alban Embankment
2025 · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Creates a new finite-element model to simulate soil behavior with structural properties.
- Stability mechanism on shield tunnel excavation face in layered soils with earthquake action considering upper bound limit analysis
2025 · Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
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