General

Professor, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics in Wuhan, CAS                                                                                

Postal Code: 430071

Mailing Address: State Key Laboratory of Rock and Soil Mechanics,

                            Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics in Wuhan, CAS

E-mail: jchen@whrsm.ac.cn


Research Areas

Geotechnical variability and risk

Statistical characterization of soil parameters

Random field generation for soil spatial variability

Stochastic modelling using finite elements

Reliability analysis and risk management

Numerical analysis

Limit analysis using rigid element

High performance computing

Underground construction

Tunnelling and deep excavation and their Influence on adjacent structures

Monitoring and assessment of infrastructures

          3D geological modelling and BIM

Education

2004 PhD (Geotechnical Engineering), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

2001 PhD (Geotechnical Engineering), Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China

1997 MSc (Geotechnical Engineering), Wuhan University of Technology, China

1994 BEng (Mining Engineering), Wuhan University of Technology, China

Experience

​2010 – present, Professor, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China

2008 – 2010, Geotechnical Engineer, Atkins Ltd, UK

2006 – 2008, Research Associate, The University of Manchester, UK

2005 – 2006, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Dae Won Soil Co., Ltd., South Korea

2004 – 2005, Research Assistant, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

2004 – 2004, Research Assistant, The Hong Kong University, Hong Kong

1997 – 2001, Assistant Researcher, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China

1995 – 1997, Assistant Geotechnical Engineer, Yangtze River Scientific Research Institute, China

Publications

   
Papers

[1] Cheng, H.Z., Chen, J.*, Chen, R.P., Huang, J.H., Li, J.H. Three-dimensional analysis of tunnel face stability in spatially variable soils. Computers and Geotechnics. 2019, 111:76-88. 

[2] Cheng, H.Z., Chen, J.*, Chen, R.P., Chen, G.L. Reliability study on shield tunnel face using a random limit analysis method in multilayered soils. Tunnelling and underground space technology. 2019, 84(2):353-363. 

[3] Cheng, H.Z., Chen, J.*, Chen, R.P., Chen, G.L. Comparison of Modeling Soil Parameters Using Random Variables and Random Fields in Reliability Analysis of Tunnel Face. International Journal of Geomechanics. 2019, 19(1):1-13. 

[4] Xiaodong Fu, Qian Sheng, Liwei Wang, Jian Chen, Zhengping Zhang, Yuxiang Du, Wenjie Du. Spatial Topology Identification of Three-Dimensional Complex Block System of Rock Masses [J]. International Journal of Geomechanics. 2019, 19(12):1-13. 

[5] Xiaodong Fu, Qian Sheng, Hua Tang, Jian Chen, Yuxiang Du, etc. Seismic stability analysis of a rock block using the block theory and Newmark method [J]. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2019, 43: 1392-1409. 

[6] Cheng, H.Z., Chen, J.*, Chen, R.P., Chen, G.L., Zhong Y. Risk assessment of slope failure considering the variability in soil properties. Computers and Geotechnics. 2018, 103:61-72.

[7] Xiaodong Fu, Qian Sheng, Yonghui Zhang, Jian Chen, Shankai Zhang. Computation of the safety factor for slope stability using discontinuous deformation analysis and the vector sum method [J]. Computers and Geotechnics. 2017, 92: 68-76. 

[8] Xiaodong Fu, Qian Sheng, Yonghui Zhang, Jian Chen. Time-Frequency Analysis of Seismic Wave Propagation across a Rock Mass Using the Discontinuous Deformation Analysis Method[J]. International Journal of Geomechanics, 2017, 17(8). 

[9] Xiaodong Fu, Qian Sheng, Yonghui Zhang, Jian Chen, Xianlun Leng. Extension of discontinuous deformations analysis method to simulate seismic response of large rock cavern complex[J]. International Journal of Geomechanics, 2017, 17(5). 

[10] Xiaodong Fu, Qian Sheng, Yonghui Zhang, Jian Chen. Investigation of highly efficient algorithms for solving linear equations in the discontinuous deformation analysis method[J]. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2016, 40(4): 469-486.

[11] Zhen Cui, Qian Sheng, Xianlun Leng, Jian Chen. Seismic response and stability of underground rock caverns: a case study of Baihetan underground cavern complex. Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, 2016, 39(1): 26-39.

[12] Fu X D,Sheng Q,Zhang YH,Chen J. Investigations of the sequential excavation and reinforcement of an underground cavern complex using the discontinuous deformation analysis method. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2015, 50:79–93. 

[13] Fu X D,Sheng Q,Zhang YH,Chen J. Application of the discontinuous deformation analysis method to Stress wave propagation through a one-dimensional rock mass. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2015, 80:155–170.

[14] M.A. Hicks, J.D. Nuttall, J. Chen (2014). Influence of heterogeneity on 3D slope reliability and failure consequence.  Computers and Geotechnics, 61(1):198-208.

[15] Leng, X.L., Cui, Z., Liu, J.J., Sheng, Q., and Chen, J. (2012). Performance-based Seismic Stability Assessment of Large Underground Carven Complex with Incremental Dynamic Analysis. Disaster Advances. 5(4):686-692.

[16] Y.M. Cheng, Y.K. Choi, A.T. Yeung, L.G. Tham, A.S.K. Au, W.B. Wei, J. Chen. “New Soil Nail Material—Pilot Study of Grouted GFRP Pipe Nails in Korea and Hong Kong”. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 21(3): 93-102, 2009.

[17] J. Chen, J.H. Yin, C.F. Lee. “A Three-dimensional Upper-bound Approach to Slope Stability Analysis Based on RFEM”. Geotechnique, 55(7): 549-556, 2005. 

[18] J. Chen, J.H. Yin, C.F. Lee. “The Use of a SQP Algorithm in Slope Stability Analysis”.  Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, 21(1): 23-37, 2005. 

[19] J. Chen, J.H. Yin, C.F. Lee. “A Rigid Finite Element Method for Upper Bound Limit Analysis of Soil Slopes Subjected to Pore Water Pressure”. ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 130(8): 886-893, 2004.  

[20] J. Chen, J.H. Yin, C.F. Lee.  “Stability analysis of the permanent shiplock slopes of the Three Gorges Project”.  International J of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 41(3), 472-473 (full paper in CD Rom attached to the journal), 2004.

[21] J. Chen, J.H. Yin, C.F. Lee. “Upper Bound Limit Analysis of Slope Stability Using Rigid Finite Elements and Non-linear Programming”. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 40(4): 742-752, 2003. 


Students

已指导学生

胡伟  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

冯德定  硕士研究生  430114-建筑与土木工程  

李龙飞  硕士研究生  085213-建筑与土木工程  

王占盛  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

栗晓龙  硕士研究生  085213-建筑与土木工程  

刘晓敏  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

黄珏皓  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

胡之锋  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

钟宇  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

程红战  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

柯文汇  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

陈进河  硕士研究生  085213-建筑与土木工程  

李健斌  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

现指导学生

邱岳峰  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

易顺  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

吴佳明  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

韦宗科  硕士研究生  085213-建筑与土木工程  

田宁  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

卢渊  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程  

白强强  博士研究生  081401-岩土工程