Research Division-Geotechnical Engineering

Division of Geotechnical Engineering

Head: Prof. YUAN Xiaoming

Deputy Head: Prof. JING Liping

Research Directions:

l Soil Dynamic Behavior Strong Motion Liquefaction Assessment

l Geotechnical Earthquake Hazard Prediction Earth and Underground Structure Analysis

l Seismic Response of Soil Layers

l Site Effects and Ground Failures

l Geotechnical Reinforcement Technique

Research Projects in Recent Years:

1. Evaluation Method of Liquefaction of Gravelly Soils, Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2013-2016

2. Study on the Relationship and Interaction Between Earthquake Waves and Liquefied Layers, Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2013-2016

3. Study on Dynamic Contact Stress Subjected to Earthquake Excitations between Colluvial Landslide Body of XIGEDA Strata and Ancher Cable Anti-Sliding Pile, Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2011-2015

4. Study on Mechanism of Abnormal Intensity in Hanyuan County Induced by Wenchuan Great Earthquake, Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2009-2012

5. Cooperation Research on Soil Liquefaction Prediction Based on field test Parameters, Project of International S&T Cooperation Program of China,2009-2010

6. Theory and Analysis Model for Detecting Soil Layer Liquefaction From Ground Motion records，Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2008-2010

7. Study on Dynamic Constitutive Model of Saturated Soft Soils Considering Softening Degradation Behavior, Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2008-2011