Faculty Members
Dr. Jinyuan Liu, P. Eng., P.E.
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
E-Mail: jinyuan.liu@ryerson.ca
Current Graduate/Undergraduate Students
Guangran Yang (3rd Year CE Student) 2012.05-now
Navid Movahedian Moghadam (MEng student) 2011.9-now
Yasir Kamal (MEng student) 2011.9-now
Shazali Elhanan (MEng student) 2011.9-now
Mohan Karki (MEng student) 2011.9-now
Previous Group Members and Visitors
Visiting Scholars and Professors
Dr. Keping Chen, 2010.1-2010.12, Associate Professor, Central South University
Dr. Tong Jiang, 2010.1-2010.7, Asociate Prof., North China University of Water Conservancy and HydorPower
Dr. Wanghua Sui 2008.9-2009.8, Dean and Professor, China University of Mining & Technology
Dr. Hanlong Liu 2009.4-2009.5, Professor & Director, Geotechnical Research Center, Hohai University
Graduate Research Assistants
Bingxiang Yuan 2010.2-2011.11 (A visiting student from Lanzhou University)
PhD Dissertation: Development of a robust Stereo-PIV system for measuring 3D soil deformation
Hongmei Gao 2008.9-2009.12 (A visiting student from Hohai University)
PhD Dissertation:Creep properties of expanded polystyrene composite soil
Mingliang Liu 2008.10-2009.10 (A visiting student from Hohai University)
PhD Dissertation: Experimental investigation of anchor failure mode in sand
Saeed Khorsand 2010-2012
MEng Report: A rational soil classification system toward a safer trench construction practice in Ontario
Prathik Joshi 2010-2012
MEng Report: Numerical analysis of a combined soil nailing and tieback anchor system
Muhammad Waseem 2009-2011
MEng Report: Design and analysis of plate anchors in sand
Pezhman Sainia 2007-2010
MEng Report: Optical measurement of sand deformation around an uplifting deep anchor using DIC
Ranga Arachchi 2007-2009
MASc Thesis: Visualization of an internal sand displacement around a laterally loaded vertical pile
Faraz Bagheri 2011.9-2011.12, PT Research Assistant
Tanweer Khokhar 2007-2009, MEng course work
MD Kayes 2007-2009, MEng course work
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Alireza Abolghasem, 2011 Summer, Program: 4th Year BEng in Civil Engineering Science, Ryerson
Yudong Wu, 2011 Summer, Program: 2nd Year BSc in Engineering Science, UoT
Yinjie Ye, 2011 Summer, Program: 2nd Year BSc in Civil Engineering, Ryerson
Muhammad Anwar, 2011 Summer, Program: 2nd Year BEng in Electrical Engineering, Ryerson
Abbas Farhat (NSERC USRA), 2010.5-2010.8, Project: Development an integrated data acquisition system
Safia Abdulaziz (Ryerson F/W RA), 2011.11-2012.3, Project: Soil nailing manual
Cindy Costain (Ryerson F/W RA), 2009.9-2010.5, Project: Measuring 3D deformation using Stereo-PIV technique
Chratien Mak (Ryerson F/W RA), 2008.9-2009.5, Project: Program camera control driver using Matlab
B.Eng. Thesis Groups
Eric Liu, Maria Rivera, Adam Salem (Co-supervision) 2010-2011, Thesis: Planning of a Transit Tunnel in Urban Toronto
Van Thien Mai & Ralph Dimaano 2009-2010, Thesis: Visualizing soil deformation around a laterally loaded pile
George Papafotis & Afolobi Lowrie 2008-2009, Thesis: Design and analysis of post-grouted anchor tieback wall
Emily Saleh & Brian Puckerin 2008-2009, Thesis: Image soil deformation
