Course Outline: This short course consists of three lectures. Lecture 1 will cover conventional and advanced lab test apparatuses, typical test data, interpretation, the stress-strain-strength behavior in 1D, 2D and 3D stress states. Lecture 2 will present simple and commonly used constitutive models. The framework of elastic plastic models is explained. After this, commonly used Mohr-Coulomb elastic-plastic model and critical state models are presented. The advantages and limitations of these models are explained. Lecture 3 presents a 1-D Elastic Visco-Plastic (EVP) model and a simplified Hypothesis B method for consolidation settlement calculation of clayey soils. The main equations and validation of this new method are presented first. The final part includes worked examples of calculation of consolidation settlement of a single or two layered soils.
Who Should Attend? This course is intended for those who are fully conversant with classical soil mechanics and are practising geotechnical engineers. The course will provide a useful introduction to modern soil mechanics and is vital to engineers using geotechnical software packages.
Biodata of Speaker: Professor Yin received a BEng degree in 1983 in Chinese Mainland, an MSc degree from Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1984, and a PhD from The University of Manitoba, Canada in 1990. Dr Yin has a mix of industrial and academic experiences. He joined Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1995 as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to an Associate Professor position in 1999, to a Professor position in 2002, and recently to the position of Chair Professor of Soil Mechanics in 2014. Professor Yin has a good track record in research and has played a leading role in development of advanced soil testing equipment, innovative fiber optical sensors, establishing a large-scale multi-purpose physical modeling facility for studying geo-hazards, organization of regional and international conferences. His research interests include (i) testing study of properties and behaviour of soils, (ii) elastic visco-plastic modeling, (iii) soft soil improvement, (iv) soil nails and slope analysis, (v) development and applications fiber optical sensors, (vi) soil-structure interface, and (vii) development of advanced/special lab test apparatus. Currently, Professor Yin serves as a Vice-President of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), Co-Editor of International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), and Co-Editor of Geomechanics and Geoengineering (UK). He has received the honours of the prestigious “JOHN BOOKER Medal” in 2008, “Chandra S. Desai Excellence Award” in 2011 from IACMAG, and delivered the high-status 2011 “Huang Wenxi Lecture” in Chinese Mainland.
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