Chen Yunmin

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Phone: | +86 571 8820 8776 |
Fax: | +86 571 8820 8793 |
Email: | chenyunmin@zju.edu.cn |
Office: | Room A425, Anzhong Building |
Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus
388 Yuhangtang Road
Hangzhou, China 310058
Other Appointments
Vice-dean, Faculty of Engineering
Director, Institute of Geotechnical Engineering
Director, MOE Key Laboratory of Soft Soils and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Professional Activities
Member, TC215 (Environmental Geotechnics) under ISSMGE
Council member, IGS (International Geosynthetics Society)
Co-chairman, IGS Asian Activities Committee
Education
Ph.D. – Zhejiang University, Geotechnical Engineering, 1989
M.S. – Zhejiang University, Structure Engineering, 1986
B.S. – Zhejiang University, Structure Engineering, 1983
Working Experience
2009 - , Vice-dean, Faculty of Engineering, Zhejiang University
1999 - 2008, Vice-dean, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University
1999 - 2003, Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University
2007 - , Director, MOE Key Laboratory of Soft Soils and Geoenvironmental
Engineering, Zhejiang University
2002 - , Director, Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University
1995 - , Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University
1993 - 1995, Institute of Foundation Verification, Netherlands
1989 - 1993, Assistant professor, Associate professor, Department of Civil Engineering,Zhejiang University
Awards and Honors
Ministry of Education Science and Technology Advance Award, First class, 2010
National Science and Technology Advance Award, Second class, 2009
Zhejiang Province Science and Technology Award, First class, 2008
Ministry of Education Science and Technology Advance Award, First class, 2007
The Cheung Kong Scholar (Distinguished Professor), 2006
Zhejiang Province Special-class Expert, 2005
National Distinguished Young Scientist Award, 2004
National Science and Technology Advance Award, Second class, 1996
Research Interests
Environmental Geotechnics
Soil Dynamics
Foundation Engineering
Current Projects
- Generation, Transport and Systems Engineering Control of Leachate and Gas in Landfills, The Major International (Regional) Joint Research Program of The National Natural Science Foundation of China (51010008), Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China , 2011.01-2013.12
- Study of Solid Waste Landfills Bio-chemical Phase Transition Process and Its Effect on Mechanic Behavior, The General Program of The National Natural Science Foundation of China (10972195), Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China , 2010.01-2012.12
- The Control Technique of Geotechnique Engineering Disaster, Program for Key Innovative Research Team of Zhejiang Province (2009R50050), Supported by Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, 2010.09-2013.08
- High-Gravity Centrifuge Simulation and Testing System, Principal Special Approval Project of Zhejiang University (2010XZZX001), Supported by Science Foundation of Chinese University, 2010.08-2012.07
Selected Publication List
- Chen, YM (Chen, Yunmin); Ke, H (Ke, Han); Fredlund, DG (Fredlund, Delwyn G.); Zhan, LT (Zhan, Liangtong); Xie, Y (Xie, Yan), Secondary compression of municipal solid wastes and a compression model for predicting settlement of municipal solid waste landfills, JOURNAL OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 136 (5): 706-717 MAY 2010
- Chen, YM (Chen, Yun-Min); Lin, WA (Lin, Wei-an); Zhan, TLT (Zhan, Tony L. T.), Investigation of mechanisms of bentonite extrusion from GCL and related effects on the shear strength of GCL/GM interfaces, GEOTEXTILES AND GEOMEMBRANES, 28 (1): 63-71 FEB 2010
- Chen, RP (Chen, R. P.); Chen, YM (Chen, Y. M.); Xu, W (Xu, W.); Yu, X (Yu, X.), Measurement of electrical conductivity of pore water in saturated sandy soils using time domain reflectometry (TDR) measurements, CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL, 47 (2): 197-206 FEB 2010
- Zhou, YG (Zhou, Yan-Guo); Chen, YM (Chen, Yun-Min); Shamoto, Y (Shamoto, Yasuhiro), Verification of the soil-type specific correlation between liquefaction resistance and shear-wave velocity of sand by dynamic centrifuge test, JOURNAL OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 136 (1): 165-177 JAN 2010
- Ke, H (Ke, Han); Chen, YM (Chen, Yunmin); Fredlund, DG (Fredlund, Delwyn G.), Steady-state drainage in a liquid collection system with two different slopes, CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL, 47(4): 377-387 APR 2010
- Chen, YM (Chen, Yunmin); Xie, HJ (Xie, Haijian); Ke, H (Ke, Han); Chen, RP (Chen, Renpeng), An analytical solution for one-dimensional contaminant diffusion through multi-layered system and its applications, ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY, 58 (5): 1083-1094 SEP 2009
- Chen, YM (Chen, Y. M.); Zhan, TLT (Zhan, Tony L. T.); Wei, HY (Wei, H. Y.); Ke, H (Ke, H.), Aging and compressibility of municipal solid wastes, WASTE MANAGEMENT, 29 (1): 86-95 JAN 2009
- Chen, RP (Chen, R. P.); Chen, YM (Chen, Y. M.); Han, J (Han, J.); Xu, ZZ (Xu, Z. Z.), A theoretical solution for pile-supported embankments on soft soils under one-dimensional compression, CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL, 45 (5): 611-623 MAY 2008
- Chen, YM (Chen YunMin); Gao, D (Gao Deng); Zhu, B (Zhu Bin); Chen, RP (Chen RenPeng), Seismic stability and permanent displacement of landfill along liners, SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES E-TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 51 (4): 407-423 APR 2008
- Zhan, TLT (Zhan, Tony L. T.); Chen, YM (Chen, Y. M.); Ling, WA (Ling, W. A.), Shear strength characterization of municipal solid waste at the Suzhou landfill, China, ENGINEERING GEOLOGY, 97 (3-4): 97-111 APR 4 2008
- Chen, YM (Chen, Yun-Min); Tang, XW (Tang, Xiao-Wu); Jia, N (Jia, Ning), Consolidation of sensitive clay with vertical drain, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL AND ANALYTICAL METHODS IN GEOMECHANICS, 31 (15): 1695-1713 DEC 25 2007
- Zhou, YG (Zhou, Yan-Guo); Chen, YM (Chen, Yun-Min), Laboratory investigation on assessing liquefaction resistance of sandy soils by shear wave velocity, JOURNAL OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 133 (8): 959-972 AUG 2007
- Chen, YM (Chen, Yun-Min); Ke, H (Ke, Han); Chen, RP (Chen, R. P.), Correlation of shear wave velocity with liquefaction resistance based on laboratory tests, SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 25 (6): 461-469 JUL 2005
- Zhou, YG (Zhou, Yan-Guo); Chen, YM (Chen, Yun-Min), Influence of seismic cyclic loading history on small strain shear modulus of saturated sands, SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 25 (5): 341-353 JUL 2005
- Chen, YM (Chen, Yun-Min); Tang, XW (Tang, Xiao-Wu); Wang, J(Wang, Jun), An analytical solution of one-dimensional consolidation for soft sensitive soil ground, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL AND ANALYTICAL METHODS IN GEOMECHANICS, 28 (9): 919-930 AUG 2004
Selected Conference List
- The First International Conference on Sustainable Urbanization, December 15 -17, 2010, Hong Kong, Invited Lecturer
- Sixth International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics, November 8-12, 2010, New Delhi, India, Invited Lecturer
- 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, October 2-12, 2009, Alexandria, Egypt
- International Symposium on Geoenvironmental Engineering, September 8-10,2009, Hangzhou, China, Invited Lecturer, Chairman of organizing Committee
- The 4th Asian Regional conference on Geosynthetics, June 11-20, 2008, Shanghai, China, Keynote speaker, Co-chairman of organizing Committee
- 13th Asian Regional Conference on SMGE, December 10-14, 2007, Kolkata, India, Keynote speaker
Selected Patent List
- The foundation and slope engineering model test platform, ZL 200710069866.8
- A saturated sand liquefaction display instrument, ZL 2006 1 0155205.2
- Deep saturated sand void ratio site tester, ZL 2005 1 0060568.3
- National Computer Software Copyright:Landfill Stability Analysis Software (LandfillStab V1.0), 2010SR045161
- National Computer Software Copyright:Landfill Settlement and Capacity Analysis Software (Landfill V1.0), 2009SR08257
- National Computer Software Copyright: Piled Raft Foundation Design and Analysis Software (POGAP V1.0), 2005SR10478