Educational Background

B.S. C.E with honors, 1997, Tsinghua University

M.S.C.E with honors, 2000, Tsinghua University

Ph.D., 2003, Purdue University

Interdisciplinary

B.S.C.S, 1997, Tsinghua University

M.S.E.C.E., 2002, Purdue University

Academic and Professional Memberships

ASCE, IEEE, ASTM, EEGS, EERI, ISSMGE

Major Teaching Interests -

Soil mechanics (ECIV330 Lab Session, Spring 2005)

Foundation engineering

Geotechnical field instrumentation

Infrastructure materials and applications

Research Interests -

My research interests aim to the application of interdisciplinary principles for developing modern sustainable infrastructure systems. This embraces research on innovative approaches for construction materials properties characterization, infrastructure integrity evaluation, performance monitoring, and infrastructure management information system. Study the fundamentals of civil engineering material-structure interactions at different scales. Develop advanced numerical methods for Civil Engineering applications

Recent Publications:

Yu, X. (2005), “Parametric frequency estimation for structure damage detection,” 2005 Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials (McMAT2005). Louisiana.

Yu, X. and Drnevich, V.P., (2005), “Density compensation of TDR calibration for Geotechnical applications,” Journal of ASTM International, January, in press.

Yu, X., Drnevich, V.P. and Nowack, R.L. (2005) “In-situ Time Domain Dielectric Spectroscopy of Coarse Grained Construction Materials”, Submitted to Material Characterization 2005 - Second International Conference on Computational Methods and Experiments in Material Characterizations.

Yu, X., Drnevich, V.P. and Nowack, R.L., (2004), “Statistic comparison of models for dielectric spectrum of soil mixtures,” Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP), Atlanta, GA, April 3-7, 2005.

Yu, X. and Drnevich, V.P., (2004), “Time domain reflectometry for compaction control of stabilized soils,” Journal of Transportation Research Record, No. 1868, pp.14-22.

Yu, X. and Drnevich V.P., (2004), “Soil water content and dry density by time domain reflectometry,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 130, No. 9, September, pp.922-934.

Yu, X., Drnevich, V.P. and Nowack, R.L., (2004), “Comprehensive evaluation of near surface soil properties by combining electromagnetic wave and seismic wave method,” 16^th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Osaka, Japan, Sep. 12-16, 2005.

Drnevich, V.P., Ashmawy, A.K., Yu, X. and Sallan, A.M., (2004), “Time domain reflectometry for water content and density of soils: sensitivity analysis of soil-dependent coefficients,” Canadian Geotechnical Journal, tentatively accepted.

Yu, X., Zhou, Y.F., and Peng S.Z., (2004), “Stability analysis of gravity-arch dam abutments by 3D elasto-plastic finite element method,” the International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, in press.

Yu, X. (2004), “Field evaluation of ground stiffness by static and dynamic tests,” Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 9, Bun. D.

Yu, X., Drnevich, V.P., and Olek, J., (2004), “Time domain reflectometry for prediction of strength development of concrete,” The Proceedings of the RILEM Symposium: Advance in Concretes through Science and Engineering, Evanston, IL., Mar. 21-26, 2004.

Yu, X., Drnevich, V.P., and Olek, J., (2004), “Measurement of water-cement ratio of concrete by time domain reflectometry,” The Proceedings of the RILEMl Symposium: Advances in Concrete through Science and Engineering, Mar. 21-26, Evanston, IL.

Graduate Student:

Actively recruiting, feel free to contact me about research opportunities

Contact Information:

Office: Bingham 210

Office: (216) 368- 6247

Fax: (216) 368-5229

E-mail: xxy21@po.cwru.edu