Consolidation theories for saturated-unsaturated soils and numerical simulation of residential buildings on expansive soils

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE • Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering), Texas A&M University (TAMU), 2004 Dissertation title: Consolidation Theories for Saturated-Unsaturated Soils and Numerical Simulation of Residential Buildings on Expansive Soils, Advisor: Jean-Louis Briaud • M. S., Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering), China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), Beijing, China, 1995 Thesis title: Study on Filter of Broadly-Graded Soils Used as Anti-Seepage Material of Core Wall in High Earth-Rock Dam, Advisor: Jie Liu • B. S., Civil Engineering(Geotechnical Engineering), Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 1992

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