Dr. Yuyan Che is an associate professor of National Facility for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NFEES) at Tianjin University. Her research focuses on seismic responses of silo structures, landslides and slope stability, bioinspired soil penetration processes, and large deformation simulations using DEM and MPM.
Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering, University of California, Davis, Sep. 2018-Sep. 2022
M.S. in Structural Engineering, Tongji University, Sep. 2015-Jun. 2018
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Sep. 2011-Jun. 2015
Oct. 2023–Present Associate Professor, National Facility for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, Tianjin University
Oct. 2022–Sep. 2023 Lecturer and Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Davis, the United States
May. 2022-Aug. 2022 Visiting Scholar, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
1. Seismic responses of the silo-grain system
2. Landslides and slope stability
3. Bioinspired soil penetration technique
4. Large deformation simulations using discrete element method (DEM) and material point method (MPM)
1. Fugro Education Scholarships, 2022
2. ConeTec Education Scholarships, 2020
3. Excellent Graduate of Tongji University, 2018
4. Excellent Master Student of Tongji University, 2016
5. Excellent Graduate of Wuhan University, 2015
6. National Scholarship for undergraduate student, Ministry of Education, P. R. China, 2014, 2012
7. Excellent Student of Wuhan University, 2014, 2013, 2012
1. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
2. Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG)
[1] Yuyan Chen, Ningning Zhang, Raul Fuentes, Alejandro Martinez. A numerical study on the multi-cycle self-burrowing of a dual-anchor probe in shallow coarse-grained soils of varying density[J]. Acta Geotechnica, 2024, 19(3): 1231-1250.
[2] Yuyan Chen, Alejandro Martinez. DEM modelling of root circumnutation-inspired penetration in shallow granular materials[J]. Géotechnique, 2024: 1-18.
[3] Bowen Wang, Ningning Zhang, Yuyan Chen, Alejandro Martinez, Raul Fuentes. Gravity effects on a bio-inspired self-burrowing probe in granular soils. Computers and Geotechnics, 2024, 176, 106748.
[4] Xiaotong Yang, Ningning Zhang, Rui Wang, Alejandro Martinez, Yuyan Chen, Raul Fuentes, Jianmin Zhang. A numerical investigation on the effect of rotation on the cone penetration test. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 2024, 61(11):2468-84.
[5] Ningning Zhang, Yuyan Chen*, Alejandro Martinez, Raul Fuentes. A bio-inspired self-burrowing probe in shallow granular materials. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2023. 149(9), p.04023073. https://doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11507
[6] Olivia Hunt, Kyle O’Hara, Yuyan Chen, Alejandro Martinez. Numerical and physical modeling of the effect of cone apex angle on the penetration resistance in coarse-grained soils. International Journal of Geomechanics, 2022. 23(2), 04022273. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0002626
[7] Yuyan Chen, Alejandro Martinez. DEM Simulations of a Bio–Inspired Site Characterization Probe with Two Anchors. Acta Geotechnica, 2022. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11440-022-01684-5
[8] Yuyan Chen, Alejandro Martinez, Jason DeJong. DEM study of the alteration of the stress state in granular media around a bio-inspired probe. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, May 7, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2021-0260
[9] Yuyan Chen, Ali Khosravi, Alejandro Martinez, Jason DeJong. “Modeling the self-penetration process of a bio-inspired probe in granular soils”. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 16, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748–3190/abf46e
[10] Martinez, A., DeJong, J., Akin, I., Aleali, A., Arson, C., Atkinson, J., Bandini, P., Baser, T., Borela, R., Boulanger, R., Burrall, M., Chen, Y., Collins, C., Cortes, D., Dai, S., DeJong, T., Del Dottore, E., Dorgan, K., Fragaszy, R., Frost, D., Full, R., Ghayoomi, M., Goldman, D., Gravish, N., Guzman, I.L., Hambleton, J., Hawkes, E., Helms, M., Hu, D.L., Huang, L., Huang, S., Hunt, C., Irschick, D., Lin, H., Lingwall, B., Marr, W.A., Mazzolai, B., McInroe, B., Murthy, T., O’Hara, K., Porter, M., Sadek, S., Sanchez, M., Santamarina, C., Shao, L., Sharp, J., Stuart, H., Stutz, H.H., Summers, A.P., Tao, J., Tolley, M., Treers, L., Turnbull, K., Valdes, R., van Passen, L., Viggiani, G., Wilson, D., Wu, W., Yu, X. and Zheng, J. Bio-inspired geotechnical engineering: principles, current work, opportunities and challenges. Géotechnique, 1-19, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.20.P.170.
[11] Yuyan Chen, Niki D. Beskou, Jiang Qian. Dynamic response of an elastic plate on a cross-anisotropic poroelastic half-plane to a load moving on its surface. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2018, 107: 292-302. DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2018.01.038
[12] Niki D.Beskou, Yuyan Chen, Jiang Qian. Dynamic response of an elastic plate on a cross-anisotropic elastic half-plane to a load moving on its surface. Transportation Geotechnics, 2018; 14: 98-106. DOI: 10.1016/j.trgeo.2017.11.003
[13] Yuyan Chen, Jiang Qian. “Effects of damper failure on the ultimate performance of a frame-core tube building under extreme earthquakes”. Structural Engineering 2018; 34(1): 98-106. (in Chinese)
[14] Riya Anilkumar ranilkumar, Yuyan Chen, and Alejandro Martinez. Plant Root-Inspired Soil Penetration in Sands Using Circumnutations for Geotechnical Site Characterization. Geo-Congress 2024.
[15] Bowen Wang, Ningning Zhang, Raul Fuentes, Yuyan Chen, Alejandro Martinez. DEM investigation of the performance of a bio-inspired self- burrowing probe in granular soils of varying gravity. 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering 2023.
[16] Ningning Zhang, Yuyan Chen, Alejandro Martinez, Raul Fuentes. DEM Simulation of a Self-Burrowing Bio-Inspired Probe in Granular Materials. Geo-Congress 2023 (pp. 142-150).
[17] Yuyan Chen, Alejandro Martinez, Jason DeJong. Discrete element modeling of the anchor-tip interactions during self-penetration of a bio-inspired probe. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Sydney 2022.
[18] Yuyan Chen, Ali Khosravi, Alejandro Martinez, Jason DeJong, Dan Wilson. Analysis of the self-penetration process of a bio-inspired in situ testing probe. Geo-Congress 2020 (pp. 224–232). Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers.
[19] Yuyan Chen, Alejandro Martinez, Jason DeJong. A DEM study of the interaction between multiple anchors of a bio-inspired probe. Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, 2019.
