{"627908":{"#nid":"627908","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Defense by Fangzhou (Albert) Liu","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPh.D. Thesis Defense Announcement\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Multi-scale\u0026nbsp;Analyses\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;Granular\u0026nbsp;Flows\u0026nbsp;For\u0026nbsp;Disaster\u0026nbsp;Resilience\u0026nbsp;Enhancement\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFangzhou (Albert) Liu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvisor:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. David Frost (CEE)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee Members:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Susan E. 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\/\u003E\r\nThe\u0026nbsp;current\u0026nbsp;work\u0026nbsp;reveals\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;state-dependent\u0026nbsp;effects\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;structure\u0026nbsp;on\u0026nbsp;flow\u0026nbsp;behavior\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;loess\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;proposes\u0026nbsp;modified\u0026nbsp;criteria\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;predict\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;flow\u0026nbsp;behavior.\u0026nbsp;Laboratory\u0026nbsp;tests\u0026nbsp;show\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;changes\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;mechanical\u0026nbsp;behavior\u0026nbsp;due\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;decementation\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;loess\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;indicates\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;needs\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;study\u0026nbsp;loess\u0026nbsp;within\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;scope\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;geotechnical\u0026nbsp;analysis.\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;failure\u0026nbsp;mechanism\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;loess\u0026nbsp;flowslide\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;better\u0026nbsp;understood\u0026nbsp;from\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;study\u0026nbsp;on\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;deformation\u0026nbsp;process\u0026nbsp;that\u0026nbsp;shows\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;compounding\u0026nbsp;effects\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;increasing\u0026nbsp;pore-water\u0026nbsp;pressure\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;reducing\u0026nbsp;confining\u0026nbsp;stresses\u0026nbsp;on\u0026nbsp;static\u0026nbsp;liquefaction.\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;earthquake\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;post-earthquake\u0026nbsp;impacts\u0026nbsp;are\u0026nbsp;documented\u0026nbsp;after\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;2008\u0026nbsp;Wenchuan\u0026nbsp;earthquake,\u0026nbsp;which\u0026nbsp;permits\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;pilot\u0026nbsp;study\u0026nbsp;on\u0026nbsp;quantifying\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;recovery\u0026nbsp;process\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;community\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;light\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;Bayesian-based\u0026nbsp;learning\u0026nbsp;method.\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;design\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;performance\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;post-seismic\u0026nbsp;debris\u0026nbsp;flow\u0026nbsp;mitigation\u0026nbsp;systems\u0026nbsp;are\u0026nbsp;reviewed;\u0026nbsp;it\u0026nbsp;offers\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;simple\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;robust\u0026nbsp;data-driven\u0026nbsp;approach\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;evaluate\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;effectiveness\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;debris\u0026nbsp;flow\u0026nbsp;mitigation\u0026nbsp;systems\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;regional\u0026nbsp;scale.\u003Cbr 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