2008.12- : Professor, Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University
2002.03-2008.12 : Associate Professor, Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University
2000.03-2002.03: Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore
1997.04-2000.03: Engineer, CTI Engineering Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
1995.04-1997.03: Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Gunma University, Japan
1. Project of the National Nature Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 50779024, 2008-2010
2. Project of the National Nature Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 50879039, 2009-2011
3. Project of the National Nature Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 51179092, 2012-2015
4. Project of the National Nature Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 51379103, 2014-2017
5. The National Key Research and Development Program of China, Grant No. 2017YFC0804602, 2017-2020
2013, Science and Technology Progress Award, Second Prize, Ranking the Second. Yunnan Province
2014, State Science and Technology Progress Award, Second Prize, Ranking the 12th. Ministry of Science and Technology, People's Republic of China
2016, Science and Technology Progress Award, First Prize, Ranking the 13th. Gansu Province
1. Hara, T., Yu, Y. and Ugai, K., Behaviour of piled bridge abutments on soft ground: A design method proposal based on 2D elasto-plastic-consolidation coupled FEM, Computers and Geotechnics 2004; 31(4), 339–355.
2. Yu, Y., Zhang, B. and Zhang, J-M., Action mechanism of geotextile-reinforced cushion under breakwater on soft ground, Ocean Engineering 2005; 32(14-15), 1679-1708.
3. Yu, Y., Xie, L. and Zhang, B., Stability of earth–rockfill dams: Influence of geometry on the three-dimensional effect, Computers and Geotechnics 2005; 32(5), 326-339.
4. Yu, Y., Zhang B. and Yuan H., An intelligent displacement back-analysis method for earth–rockfill dams, Computers and Geotechnics 2007; 34(6), 423-434.
5. Zhang, B., Yu, Y., Fu, J., Hu, L., Simple Shear Test for interfaces between core and filter soils in rock-fill dams, Geotechnical Testing Journal 2008; 31(3), GTJ100859
6. Yu, Y., Deng, L., Sun, X., Lu, H., Centrifuge modeling of a dry sandy slope response to earthquake loading, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 2008; 6(3), 447-461.
7. Liquan Xie, Hongjun Lei, Yuzhen Yu, Xun Sun, Incipient Motion for Riverbank Sediments with Outflow Seepage, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 2009; 135(3), 228-233.
8. Yuzhen Yu, Lijun Deng, Xun Sun, He Lu, Centrifuge modeling of dynamic behavior of pile-reinforced slopes during earthquakes, Journal of Central South University of Technology 2010; 17(5), 1070-1078.
9. Jian He, Jianhong Zhang, Yuzhen Yu, Guoping Zhang, The strength and microstructure of two geopolymers derived from metakaolin and red mud-fly ash admixture: A comparative study, Construction and Building Materials 2012, 30, 80-91.
10. He, J., Jie, Y., Zhang, J., Yu, Y., Zhang, G., Synthesis and Characterization of Red Mud and Rice Husk Ash-Based Geopolymer Composites, Cement & Concrete Composites (2012), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2012.11.010
11. Weixin Dong, Liming Hu, Yuzhen Yu, He Lv, Comparison between Duncan and Chang's EB model and the generalized plasticity model in the analysis of a high earth-rockfill dam, Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2013, doi:10.1155/2013/709430.
12. Jie YX, Yuan HN, Zhou HD, Yu YZ, Bending moment calculations for piles based on the finite element method. Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2013, Article ID 784583.
13. Chen X, Jie YX, Yu YZ, GPU-accelerated iterative solutions for finite element analysis of soil–structure interaction problems. Computational Geosciences, 2013, 17: 723-738.
14. Jianhong Zhang, Liming Hu, Rohit Pant, Yuzhen Yu, Zhongxin Wei, Guoping Zhang, Effects of interlayer interactions on the nanoindentation behavior and hardness of 2:1 phyllosilicates. Applied Clay Science, 2013, 80-81: 267-280.
15. Wen-jie Xu, Yu-xin Jie, Qing-bo Li,, Yuzhen Yu, Genesis, mechanism, and stability of the Dongmiaojia landslide, yellow river, China, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2014, 67: 57-68.
16. Xi Chen, Yongkang Wu, Yuzhen Yu, Jiankun Liu, Xi Frank Xu, Jun Ren, A two-grid search scheme for large-scale 3-D finite element analyses of slope stability, Computers and Geotechnics, 2014, 62(10): 203–215.
17. Weixin Dong, Yongkang Wu, Xi Chen, Yuzhen Yu, Symmetrization method for the generalized plasticity model with non-associated plastic flow rule, International Journal of Geomechanics, 2015, 15(6): 1-10.
18. Yongkang Wu, Huina Yuan, Bingyin Zhang, Zongliang Zhang, and Yuzhen Yu, Displacement-Based Back-Analysis of the Model Parameters of the Nuozhadu High Earth-Rockfill Dam, The Scientific World Journal, 2014, 6.
19. Xu Wenjie, Zhang Haiyang, Jie Yuxin, Yu Yuzhen, Generation of 3D random meso-structure of soil-rock mixture and its meso-structural mechanics based on numerical tests, Journal of Central South University, 2015, 22(2):619-630.
20. Yongkang Wu, Bingyin Zhang, Yuzhen Yu, Zongliang Zhang. Consolidation analysis of Nuozhadu high earth-rockfill dam based on the coupling of seepage and stress-deformation-physical state, International Journal of Geomechanics, 2016, 16(3): 1-11.
21. Hongjun Lei; Yongkang Wu; Yuzhen Yu; Bingyin Zhang; He Lv. Influence of Shear on the Permeability of Clayey Soil, International Journal of Geomechanics, 2016, 16(5): 1-8.
22. Xi Chen; Yongkang Wu; Yuzhen Yu; and Kok-Kwang Phoon. Performance of Neumann Expansion Preconditioners for Iterative Methods with Geotechnical Elastoplastic Applications. International Journal of Geomechanics, 2016, 16(3): 1-13.
23. ZHANG Hai-yang; XU Wen-jie; YU Yu-zhen; Numerical analysis of soil-rock mixture’s meso-mechanics based on biaxial test. Journal of Central South University. 2016, 23(3): 685−700.
24. Yuan Wang; Yuzhen Yu; Yongkang Wu; Bingyin Zhang; He Lv; and Xun Sun. Development and Application of a Large-Scale Static and Dynamic True Triaxial Apparatus for Gravel. International Journal of Geomechanics.
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