Chenyang ZhaoPhD candidate

IC 5-99, Universitiaetsstr.15044801, Bochum, Germany

T +49 234 32 26058B Chenyang.Zhao@rub.de

Í www.gbf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Personal InformationDate of birth December 10, 1988Nationality P.R. China

Gender Male

EducationSince 2013.09 PhD candidate, Chair of Foundation Engineering, Soil and Rock Mechanics, Ruhr-University

Bochum, Germany.Supervisor: Prof.Dr.-Ing.habil. Tom Schanz

2010.09-2013.06

Masters of Geotechnical Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China, Master thesis: Ex-perimental study on solidification of high moisture dredged sludge.Supervisor: Prof. Baotian Wang

2006.09-2010.06

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China.

Research ActivitiesPhD topic Numerical modeling of mechanized tunnel excavation: Effects of sub-systems and advanced

process simulationKey interests Numerical modeling of mechanized tunneling

Constitutive modeling of soil behaviorSoil-structure interaction analysisHydro-mechanical coupled analysisSensitivity, inverse and uncertainty analyses of the geotechnical problems

Project ExperienceGermany

Since 2013.09 Collaborative Research Center SFB 837, Interaction Modeling Mechanized Tunneling.http://sfb837.sd.rub.de/Subproject – A5{ Adaptive Constitutive Modeling of Soil with Special Consideration of the DestructurationSubproject – C2{ System and Parameter Identification Methods for Ground Models in Mechanized Tunneling

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China2010.09–2013.06

Master study, Geotechnical Engineering Institute, Hohai University.{ Suzhou Yanglin Ship Lock Project (May 2012 – Aug 2012){ Nanjing Yangtze River-crossing Channel Project (Jan 2012 – Apr 2012){ Study on the Uneven Deformation of Guangxi Express Way (Jul 2011 – Oct 2011)

SkillsSoftware Plaxis, Matlab, Python, Fortran, Java, Latex, Gnuplot, MS OfficeLanguage Chinese (native), English (fluent), German (basic)

Teaching Experience2014-2017 Master course: Numerical simulation in Geotechnics (in English)

Awards2017 Scholarship of Wilhelm und Günter Esser Stiftung2017 Research stay project funding by Research School PLUS2016 Teaching Assistantship summer term 2016 by Research School PLUS2013 PhD scholarship by the China Scholarship Council2010 Master student scholarship by Hohai University2008 Undergraduate student scholarship by Hohai University

Presentations and Posters2017.09 Model validation and parameter identification based on online monitoring. Workshop for Modeling

and Simulation in Mechanized Tunneling, Sofia, Bulgaria2017.09 Introduction to sub-systems in mechanized tunneling: Importance and difficulties. Workshop for

Modeling and Simulation in Mechanized Tunneling, Sofia, Bulgaria2017.04 Influencing factors affecting the numerical simulation of the mechanized tunnel excavation using

FEM and FDM techniques. EURO:TUN 2017, Innsbruck, Austria2016.06 Numerical investigation of mechanized tunnel excavation: Consolidation and infiltration analyses.

Geo5 Workshop, Berlin, Germany2016.05 Numerical investigation of the tunneling in saturated soil in construction and operation periods.

4th Modern Trends in Geomechanics, Assisi, Italy2015.04 Numerical investigation of tunneling in saturated soil: Consolidation analysis. Deutsch-

Norwegischer Workshop, Bochum, Germany

PublicationsJournal paper

1. C. Zhao, A.A. Lavasan & T. Schanz (2017), Application of Submodeling Technique in Numerical Modeling ofMechanized Tunnel Excavation Using Plaxis, International Journal of Civil Engineering (Under review)

2. A.A. Lavasan, C. Zhao & T. Schanz (2017), Adaptive Constitutive Soil Modeling Concept in MechanizedTunneling, International Journal of Geomechanics (Under review)

3. R. Hölter, C. Zhao, E. Mahmoudi, A.A. Lavasan & T. Schanz (2017), Optimal Measurement Design forParameter Identification in Mechanised Tunnelling, Underground Space (1st revision)

4. C. Zhao, A.A. Lavasan, T. Barciaga & T. Schanz (2017), Mechanized Tunneling Induced Ground Movementsand its Dependency on the Tunnel Volume Loss and Soil Properties, International Journal for Numerical andAnalytical Methods in Geomechanics (1st revision)

5. C. Zhao, A.A. Lavasan, R. Hölter, T. Barciaga & T. Schanz (2017), Mechanized Tunneling Induced BuildingSettlements and Design of Optimal Monitoring Strategies Based on Sensitivity Field, Computers and Geotechnics

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(1st revision)6. N. Müthing, C. Zhao, R. Hölter, & T. Schanz (2017), Settlement Prediction for an Embankment on Soft Clay,

Computers and Geotechnics (Accepted). DOI:10.1016/j.compgeo.2017.06.0027. A.A. Lavasan, C. Zhao, T. Barciaga, A. Schaufler, H. Steeb & T. Schanz (2017), Numerical Investigation of

Tunneling in Saturated Soil: The Role of Construction and Operation Periods, Acta Geotechnica September,1-21. DOI: 10.1007/s11440-017-0595-4

8. C. Zhao, A.A. Lavasan, T. Barciaga, C. Kämper, P. Mark & T. Schanz (2017), Prediction of tunnel lining forcesand deformations using analytical and numerical solutions, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology64:164-176. DOI:10.1016/j.tust.2017.01.015

9. C. Kämper, T. Putke, C. Zhao, A.A. Lavasan, T. Barciaga, P. Mark, & T. Schanz (2016), Vergleich-srechnungen zu Modellierungsvarianten für Tunnel mit Tübbingauskleidung, Bautechnik 93(7):421-432.DOI:10.1002/bate.201500064. (in German)

10. C. Zhao, A.A. Lavasan, T. Barciaga, V. Zarev, M. Datcheva & T. Schanz (2015), Model Validation andCalibration via Back Analysis for Mechanized Tunnel Simulations - The Western Scheldt Tunnel Case, Computersand Geotechnics 69:601-614. DOI:10.1016/j.compgeo.2015.07.003

11. C. Zhao & B. Wang (2013), Experimental Study on Rapid Solidification of Dredged Sludge with High WaterContent by Absorbent Resin, Journal of Hohai University 43(1):59-63. (in Chinese)

12. H. Yu, B. Wang & C. Zhao (2013), Effect of Particle Composition on Shrinkage Property of Clay Soil, ScienceTechnology and Engineering 13(9):2591-2593. (in Chinese)

13. B. You, B. Wang & C. Zhao (2012), Application of Laser Particle Size Analyser in Geotechnical Particle SizeAnalysis, Yangtez River 43(24):50-54. (in Chinese)

Conference paper1. T. Schanz, C. Zhao & A.A. Lavasan (2017), A Hybrid Modeling Approach for Numerical Simulation of

Mechanized Tunnel Excavation, 13th National Congress Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. September 6–10,2017, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2. R. Hölter, C. Zhao, E. Mahmoudi, A.A. Lavasan & T. Schanz (2017), Optimal Measurement Setup for ParameterIdentification in 3D-Tunnelling Cases, EURO:TUN 2017 - IV International Conference on ComputationalMethods in Tunneling and Subsurface Engineering. April 18–20, 2017, Innsbruck, Austria, 465-472.

3. R. Shah, C. Zhao, A.A. Lavasan, D. Peila, T. Schanz & A. Lucarelli (2017), Influencing Factors Affecting theNumerical Simulation of the Mechanized Tunnel Excavation Using FEM and FDM Techniques, EURO:TUN2017 - IV International Conference on Computational Methods in Tunneling and Subsurface Engineering. April18–20, 2017, Innsbruck, Austria, 483-490.

4. C. Zhao, A.A. Lavasan & T. Schanz (2014), Sensitivity Analysis of the Model Response in MechanizedTunnelling Simulation - A Case Study Assessment, Proceedings of 4th International Conference on EngineeringOptimization. September 8–11, 2014, Lisbon, Portugal, 491-496.

5. C. Zhao, A.A. Lavasan, T. Barciaga, R. Hölter, M. Datcheva & T. Schanz (2014), Constitutive ParameterAdjustment for Mechanized Tunneling with Reference to Sub-system Effects, Proceedings of 8th InternationalConference on Numerical Methods and Applications. August 20–24,2014, Borovets, Bulgaria, 217-225.

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