2002-2006 Bachelor in Geological Engineering, Nanjing University
2007-2012 Master and PhD in Geological Engineering, Nanjing University
Postdoctoral Research at Stanford University
Published over 90 academic papers
Authored monographs in both Chinese and English
2021-present Professor, Geological Engineering, Nanjing University
2014-2021 Associate Professor, Geological Engineering, Nanjing University
2013-2014 Postdoctoral Researcher, Geological Mechanics, Stanford University
2012-2014 Assistant Researcher, Geological Engineering, Nanjing University
2016 Gu Dezhen Youth Science and Technology Award
2017 Selected for the China Association for Science and Technology Youth Talent Lift Project
2019 Selected for the Jiangsu Province Six Talent Peaks Project
2022 Qian Qihu Award
2023 Jiangsu Patent Silver Award (Rank 1), Ministry of Education Natural Science Award First Prize (Rank 4)
Research
Computational Engineering Geology
A multi-field and fluid–solid coupling method for porous media based on DEM-PNM, Zhu, Y., Liu, C.*, Liu, H., Kou, Y., & Shi, B., 2023
City-wide monitoring and contributing factors to shallow subsurface temperature variability in Nanjing, China, Zhang T., Liu C.*, Bayer P., Zhang L., Gong X.L., U K., Shi B.*, 2022
Negative Pore Water Pressure in Aquitard Enhances Land Subsidence: field, laboratory and numerical evidence, Liu C.*, Shi B.*, Gu K., Zhang T., Tang C., Wang Y, Liu S., 2022
Numerical Simulation of Desiccation Cracking in Clayey Soil Using a Multifield Coupling Discrete-Element Model, Le T., Liu C.*, Tang C., Zhang X., Shi B., 2022
MatDEM-Fast Matrix Computing of the Discrete Element Method, Liu C.*, Liu H., Zhang H., 2021
A three-dimensional discrete element model of triaxial tests based on a new flexible membrane boundary, Qin Y., Liu C.*, Zhang X., Wang X., Shi B., Wang Y., Deng S., 2021
A discrete element modeling of rock and soil material based on the machine learning, Yuan B., Liu C.*, Qin Y., et al., 2021
Slope stability analysis via Discrete Element Method and Monte Carlo Simulations, Xie F., Liu C.*, Zhao T., Xia G., 2021
An investigation of influencing factors of land surface temperature based on the iButton and MODIS temperature data, Zhang L., Liu C.*, Li J., 2021
Discrete element modelling of desiccation cracking in thin clay layer under different basal boundary conditions, Lin Z., Wang Y., Tang C., Cheng Q., Zeng H., Liu C., Shi B., 2021
Dynamic Analysis of the High-Speed and Long-Runout Landslide Movement Process Based on the Discrete Element Method: A Case Study of the Shuicheng Landslide in Guizhou, China, Xia G., Liu C.*, Xu C., et al., 2021
Rock fragmentation induced by a TBM disc-cutter considering the effects of joints: A numerical simulation by DEM, Xue Y., Zhou J., Liu C., et al., 2021
Actively heated fiber optics based thermal response test: A field demonstration, Zhang B., Gu K., Shi B., Liu C., Bayer P., Wei G., Gong X., Yang L., 2020
Satellite identification of atmospheric-surface-subsurface urban heat islands under clear sky, Huang F, Zhan W, Wang Z H , et al., 2020
Discrete element method-based prediction of areas prone to buried hill-controlled earth fissures, Liu Y., Zhang D., Wang G., Liu C., Zhang Y., 2019
Some considerations on the use of numerical methods to simulate past landslides and possible new failures: the case of the recent Xinmo landslide (Sichuan, China), Scaringi G., Fan X., Xu Q., Liu C., Ouyang C., Guillem D., Fan Y., Dai L., 2018
Investigation of land subsidence with the combination of distributed fiber optics sensing techniques and microstructure analysis of soils, Gu K., Shi B., Liu C., Jiang H., Wu J., 2018
Mechanical properties and energy conversion of 3d close-packed lattice model for brittle rocks, Liu, C., Xu, Q., Shi, B., Deng, S., Zhu, H., 2017
Mechanism of formation of wiggly compaction bands in porous sandstone: 2. Numerical simulation using discrete element method, Liu, C., Pollard D. D., Aydin A., and Deng S., 2015
Mechanism of formation of wiggly compaction bands in porous sandstone: 1. Observations and conceptual model, Liu, C., Pollard D. D., Aydin A., and Deng S., 2015
Incorporation of reactive magnesia and quicklime in sustainable binders for soil stabilisation, Gu, K., Jin, F., Al-Tabbaa, A., Shi, B., Liu, C., Gao, L., 2015
Cross-bedding related anisotropy and its interplay with various boundary conditions in the formation and orientation of joints in an aeolian sandstone, Deng, S., Cilona A., Morrow C., Mapeli C., Liu C., Lockner D., Prasad M., and Aydin A., 2015
The characterization and quantitative analysis of nanopores in unconventional gas reservoirs utilizing FESEM–FIB and image processing: An example from the lower Silurian Longmaxi Shale, upper Yangtze region, China, Jiao K., Yao S., Liu C., Gao Y., Wu H., Li M., Tang Z., 2014
Analytical solutions and numerical tests of elastic and failure behaviors of close-packed lattice for brittle rocks and crystals, Liu C., Pollard D.D., Shi B., 2013
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Urban Heat Island Effect on Slope Stability, Liu C., Tang C., Shi B., Shao Y., 2013
Automatic quantification of crack patterns by image processing, Liu C., Tang C., Shi B., Suo W., 2013
TrishearCreator: a tool for the kinematic simulation and strain analysis of trishear fault-propagation folding with growth strata, Liu C., Yin H., Zhu L., 2012
Desiccation cracking behaviour of polypropylene fiber reinforced clayey soil, Tang C., Shi B., Cui Y., Liu C., Gu K., 2012
Observation and analysis of the urban heat island effect on soil in Nanjing, China, Shi B., Tang C., Gao L., Liu C., Wang B., 2012
Quantification and characterization of microporosity by image processing, geometric measurement and statistical methods: application on SEM images of clay materials, Liu C., Shi B., Tang C., Gao L., 2011
Urbanization effect on soil temperature in Nanjing, China, Tang C., Shi B., Gao L., Daniels J.L., Jiang H.T., Liu C., 2011
Desiccation and cracking behaviour of clay layer from slurry state under wetting-drying cycles, Tang C., Cui Y., Shi B., Tang A., Liu C., 2011
Experimental investigation on the desiccation cracking behavior of soil layer during drying, Tang C., Shi B., Liu C., Suo W. B., Gao L., 2011
Experimental characterization of shrinkage and desiccation cracking in thin clay layer, Tang C., Shi B., Liu C., Suo W. B., Gao L., 2011
Analysis of complete fold shape based on quadratic Bezier curves, Liu C., Zhang Y., Wang, Y., 2009
Geometric and kinematic modeling of detachment folds with growth strata based on Bezier curves, Liu C., Zhang Y., Shi B., 2009
Influencing factors of geometrical structure of surface shrinkage cracks in clayey soils, Tang C., Shi B., Liu C., Wang B., 2008
A Discrete Element Analysis of the Sliding Friction Heat in High-Speed and Long-Runout Landslides, Zhu Y., Zhu C., Liu C., Liu H., Deng S., 2020
Distributed optical fiber monitoring test and numerical simulation analysis of water-heat coupling process, Kou Y D , Liu C , Zhu C G , et al., 2020
Experimental Study on Temperature Effect on Engineering Properties of Clayey Soils, Shao Y., Gao L., Liu C., Gao L., 2012
