Department of Civil Engineering International University, Vietnam National University HCMC Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Email: tctngoc@hcmiu.edu.vn

• PhD in Civil Engineering, Nanyang Technological University - Singapore, 2010
• BEng, Nanyang Technological University - Singapore, 2006

Professional Activities

• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Advances in Concrete Construction (SCIE)
• Reviewers: ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering (SCI), ASCE Journal of Composites for Constructions (SCIE), Engineering Structures (SCI), Advances in Concrete Construction (SCIE), Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration(SCIE), Structures (ESCI).

Research Interests:

• Earthquake and Blast Resistant Design
• Structural Dynamics
• Structural Vibration Control

• Analytical Studies on the Seismic Behavior of Non-seismically Detailed Reinforced Concrete Columns (NAFOSTED) 2014-2016 
• Strut-and-tie Model for Non-seismically Detailed Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to Earthquake Loadings (NAFOSTED) 2017-2019

Selected SCI Journal Papers:

1. Bing Li and C. T. Ngoc Tran “Reinforced Concrete Beam Analysis Supplementing. Concrete Contribution in Truss Models” Engineering Structures, Vol. 30, No. 11, Oct 2008.
2. Bing Li, T-C Pan and C. T. Ngoc Tran “Effects of Axial Compression Load and Eccentricity on Seismic Behavior of Non-seismically Detailed Interior Beam-Wide Column Joints” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol.135, No.7, July 2009.
3. Bing Li, C. T. Ngoc Tran and T-C Pan “Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Seismic Behavior of Lightly Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 135, No. 9, September 2009.
4. Bing Li and C. T. Ngoc Tran "Seismic Behavior of Non-seismically Detailed Interior Beam-Wide Column and Beam-Wall Connections” ACI Structural Journal Vol. 106, No. 5, Sept-Oct 2009.
5. Bing Li and C. T. Ngoc Tran "Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints with Vertical Distributed Reinforcement” ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 106, No. 6, Nov-Dec 2009.
6. Bing Li and C.T. Ngoc Tran "Determination of Inclination of Strut and Shear Strength Using Variable Angle Truss Model for Shear-critical RC Beams" Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 41, No. 4, 2012.
7. C.T. Ngoc Tran and Bing Li "Initial Stiffness of Reinforced Concrete Columns with Moderate Aspect Ratio" Advances in Structural Engineering, Vol.15, No. 2, 2012.
8. C.T. Ngoc Tran "Modeling of Non-seismically Detailed Columns Subjected to Reversed Cyclic Loadings" Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 44, No. 2, 2012.
9. C.T. Ngoc Tran and Bing Li "Ultimate Displacement of Reinforced Concrete Columns with Light Transverse Reinforcement" Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2013.
10. Bing Li, Kai Qian and C.T. Ngoc Tran "Retrofitting Earthquake Damaged RC Structural Walls with Openings by Externally Bonded FRP Strips and Sheets" ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2013.
11. C.T. Ngoc Tran and Bing Li "Shear strength model for reinforced concrete columns with low transverse reinforcement ratios" Advances in Structural Engineering, Vol.17, No.10, 2014. 
12. C.T. Ngoc Tran and Bing Li "Experimental studies on the backbone curves of reinforced concrete columns with light transverse reinforcement" ASCE Journal of performance of constructed facilities, Vol.5, No.29, 2015.
13. C.T. Ngoc Tran and Bing Li "Analytical Model for Shear-critical Reinforced Concrete Interior Beam-Column Jointsl" Journal of Earthquake Engineering (Accepted).
14. C.T. Ngoc Tran and Bing Li "Seismic Performance of RC Short Columns with Light Transverse Reinforcement" Structural Engineering and Mechanics (Accepted).