Gang Wang
Professor, Ph.D., P. Eng., PMP
School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
Tel: 13808216151
Fax: 0086-23-65252732
Email: cewanggang@163.com

Education

• PH.D. 7/2005，      Chongqing University

• B.S.  7/2000,        Tsinghua University

Career Details

• 2005/07-2014/06:    Engineer, Senior Engineer, Deputy Chief Engineer,                    Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu, China

• 2014/07-present:     Professor, Director of Geotechnical Laboratory, College of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China

Research Interests                                        

• Constitutive modeling of soils

• Soil dynamics and earthquake engineering

• Dam engineering

• Numerical simulation in geotechnical practice

• Project management

Research Projects

• National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51209179): Mechanism and modeling of flowslides of dilative sand depending on shearing-induced water absorption (Chair, Jan 2013-Dec 2015)

• Nation key lab Science Foundation (No. sklhse-2015-D-02): Mechanism and modeling of post-earthquake flowslides of dilative sand slopes. (Chair, Jan 2015-Dec 2016)

• Contract of China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering: Numerical simulation of earth and rockfill dams. (Chair, Jan 2016-Dec 2016)

• Contract of Chongqing Nanjiang Institute of Geology Survey and Design: Stability analysis of slope at Raffles City subject to construction vibration. (Chair, Jan 2016-March 2016)

Selected Publications

2. WANG Gang, ZHANG Jian-Min, WEI Xing. Mechanism and modeling of post-earthquake flow deformation of dilative sand. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2015.6

4. WANG Gang, WEI Xing. Modeling swelling-shrinkage behavior of compacted expansive soils during wetting-drying cycles - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2015, 52(6): 783-794 (Editor’s choice paper award)

6. WANG Rui, ZHANG Jian-Min, WANG Gang. A unified plasticity model for large post-liquefaction shear deformation of sand. Computers and Geotechnics, 2014, 59: 54-66

8. WEI Xing, WANG Gang. Modeling the swell-shrink behavior of compacted expansive clays subjected to cyclic drying and wetting. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2014, 36(8): 1423-1431.

10. WANG Gang, WEI Xing. Liquefaction potential evaluation of dam foundation soil considering influence of overlying structures. Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering, 2014, 33(4): 220-226

12. WANG Rui, ZHANG Jian-min, WANG Gang. Multiaxial formulation and numerical implementation of a constitutive model for the evaluation of large liquefaction-induced deformation. China Earthquake Engineering Journal, 2013, 35(1): 91-97

14. ZHANG Jian-Min, WANG Gang. Large post-liquefaction deformation of sand, part I: physical mechanism, constitutive description and numerical algorithm. Acta Geotechnica, 2012,(7): 69-113.

16. WANG Gang, ZHANG Jian-Min, WEI Xing. Seismic response analysis of a subway station in liquefiable soil. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2011, 33(10): 1623-1627

18. WEI Xing，WANG Gang，YU Zhi-ling. FEM of traffic-load-induced settlement of road on soft clay. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2010,31(6): 2011-2015

20. Zhang, JM, Zhang, JH, Wang G, and Chen, Y. Safety evaluation of breakwaters based on physical and numerical modelling, Ocean Engineering. 2009, 36(11): 852-862.

22. Zhang, JM, Zhang JH, Wang, G, and Chen Y. Stability of jetties for channel protection in soft soils at Huanghua Port. Ocean Engineering, 2008, 35(17-18): 1716-1726

24. Zhang, J-M, Zhang JH, Wang, G, and Chen Y. 2010. Stability Evaluation of a Quay Wall of Large Cylinders. The Open Ocean Engineering Journal, 3, 69-74

26. WANG Gang, ZHANG Jian-Min. Recent advances in seismic liquefaction research. Advances in Mechanics, 2007, 37(4): 575-589.

28. WANG Gang, ZHANG Jian-Min. Numerical modeling of liquefaction-induced deformation in sand. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2007, 29(3): 403-409

30. WANG Gang, ZHANG Jian-Min. A cyclic elasto-plastic constitutive model for evaluating large liquefaction-induced deformation of sand. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2007, 29(1): 51-59

32. ZHANG Jian-Min, WANG Gang. Mechanism of large post-liquefaction deformation in saturated sand. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2006, 28(7): 835-840

34. WANG Gang, ZHANG Jian-Min, PU Jia-Liu. An evaluation of the factor s influencing the stress and deformation of concrete diaphragm wall in dams. China Civil Engineering Journal, 2006, 39(4): 73-77

36. WANG Gang, LI Zi-Hao, ZHANG Jian-Min. Cyclic triaxial test study of Huanghua Harbor’s silt under ocean wave loading. Port Engineering Technology, 2006,(1):49-54

38. WANG Gang, ZHANG Jian-Min. Implementation and application of a bounding surface model in MARC. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2006, 27(9): 1535-1540

40. WANG Gang, ZHANG Jian-min. Dynamic consolidation finite element analysis of a sediment-protecting dyke under ocean wave loading. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2006, 27(4): 555-560

42. WANG Gang, CHEN Yang, ZHANG Jian-min. Finite element method for analyzing overturn stability of large cylindrical structures. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2006, 27(2): 238-241

44. ZHANG Jian-min, WANG Gang. A constitutive model for evaluating small to large cyclic strains of saturated sand during liquefaction process. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2004,7, 26(4):546-552

46. Fu, P., Wang, G., and Zhang, J.-M.. A simplified analysis method for dynamic response subway tunnel subjected to longitudinally propagating shear waves. Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 2004, 24(3): 44-51

48. ZHANG Jian-min, WANG Gang. Pile-soil dynamic interaction analysis considering large post-liquefaction ground deformation. Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology), 2004,03:143-146

50. WANG Gang, ZHANG Jian-min. Modeling of the influence of density and pressure on sand deformation characteristics. Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology), 2003, 08: 93-96

52. ZHANG Bin-yin, SHI Rui-feng, WANG Gang. Contact analysis of separation between concrete slab and cushion layer in high concrete face rock-fill dam. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2003, 25(3): 361-364

54. HU Li-ming, PU Jia-liu, WANG Gang. Application of damage interface model for3-D FEM analysis. Chinese Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2002, (3): 46-51

Awards                                        

• 2005: Excellent Ph.D. Graduate Award of Tsinghua University

• 2005: Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Tsinghua University

• 2012: Excellent Technician of Central Government-owned Enterprises, awarded by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, China

• 2015: Editor’s Choice’s Paper Award by Canadian Geotechnical Journal

• 2014: Committee member, Chinese Institution of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, China Civil Engineering Society.

• 2015: Committee member, Division of Soil Dynamics, Chinese Society for Vibration Engineering.