Dr. Yuyan Chen is an associate professor of National Facility for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NFEES) at Tianjin University. Her research focuses on seismic responses of hydraulic structures, landslides and slope stability, bioinspired soil penetration processes, dynamic response of a half plane under moving loads, and large deformation simulations using DEM and MPM. She has published more than 10 SCI papers in the abovementioned research areas.
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 dam-reservoir-foundation system
2. Landslides and slope stability considering coupling effects of earthquakes and rainfalls
3. Bioinspired soil penetration technique and its application in site investigation
4. Dynamic responses of a poroelastic half-plane to a load moving on its surface
5. 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. Multi-Cycle Self-Burrowing Simulations in Specimens of Varying Density at Shallow Depths. Acta Geotechnica, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-023-02088-9
[2] Yuyan Chen, Alejandro Martinez. DEM modeling of root circumnutation-inspired penetration in shallow granular materials. Géotechnique, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.22.00258
[3] 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
[4] 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
[5] 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
[6] 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
[7] 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
[8] 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.
[9] 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
[10] 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
[11] 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)
