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BIOGRAPHICAL OVERVIEW：  

ZHOU Yu is an Associate Professor of department of resources and mining engineering at the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), China. He received his BSc of civil engineering in 2008 and PhD of geotechnical engineering in 2014 from USTB, respectively. During pursuing Ph.D. degree, he went to study in engineering mechanics at the University of Kansas in USA as a visiting scholar from 2011 to 2012. After obtaining his Ph.D. degree, he spent two years as a postdoc at USTB, working on mining engineering. In July 2017, he began to work as an associate professor at the department of resources and mining engineering in USTB. His current research interests include rock mechanics, geotechnical hazard treatment and engineering numerical simulation (using PFC and FLAC software).

EDUCATION：

Ph. D. Geotechnical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 09/2008–01/2014

Thesis Title: Research on Non-continnum Equivelant Rock Mass Technique and Mechanical Parameters of Meso-weaken Jointed Rock Mass

Thesis Advisor: Professor WU Shunchuan

B. S. Civil Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 09/2004–06/2008

Thesis Title: Stability Analysis of High-steep Slope of Copper Mine in Chengmenshan, Jiangxi Province

Thesis Advisor: Professor TAN Zhuoying

EXPERIENCE：

? 07/2017–present, Associate Professor of University of Science and Technology Beijing, China.

? 03/2014–06/2017, Lecturer of University of Science and Technology Beijing, China.

? 03/2014–06/2016, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow of of University of Science and Technology Beijing, China, Research Advisor: Professor GAO Yongtao.

? 09/2011–08/2012, Joint Training PhD Candidate of University of Kansas, USA, Research Advisor: Professor Anil Misra.

RESEARCH GRANTS：

? National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51504016), ?240,000, 01/2016–12/2018, Title: “Fundamental research on the unloading mechanical behavior of rock and excavation unloading effect of slope”.

? China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015M570037), ?80,000, 06/2015–06/2016, Title: “Meso Research on Fracturing Damage and Energy Dissipation of Jointed Rock Mass”.

? Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. FRF-TP-14-036A1), ?50,000, 09/2014– 08/2015, Title: “Particle Flow Analysis on the Fracture Mechanism of Jointed Rock Mass”.

? Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. FRF-TP-15-036A2), ?50,000, 09/2015– 08/2016, Title: “Meso Research on the Nonlinear Mechanical Behavior of Brittle Rock in Deep Mine”.

? Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. FRF-TP-16-021A3), ?50,000, 01/2017– 12/2017, Title: “Research on the Mechanical Effect of Cantilever Excavator in Subway Construction”.

? Research Project with China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co. Ltd. (No. 2017-135), ?500,000, 03/2016– 12/2017, Title: “Synthesis Technique of Nondemolition Excavation for Subway Construction in Urumqi, Chnia”.

RESEARCH PAPERS：

? ZHOU Y, ZHANG G, WU SC, ZHANG L. The effect of flaw on rock mechanical properties under the Brazilian test. Kuwait Journal of Science, accepted.

? ZHOU Y., CHAI JF, HAN G. Meso numerical study on the failure mechanism of rock slope with bedding intermittent joints. Engineering Review, 2017, 37(3): 272-280.

? ZHOU Y, WU SC, GAO YT, MISRA A. Macro and meso analysis of jointed rock mass triaxial compression test by using ERM technique. Journal of Central South University of Technology, 2014, 21(3): 1125-1135.

? ZHOU Y, CHAI JF, WU SC, GAO YT. Numerical Study of the Mechanical Properties of Jointed Rock Mass by Using the Equivalent Rock Mass Technique. Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2015, 28(20): 13439-13449.

? ZHOU Y, WU SC, WANG XQ, DING JF. Research on meso mechanical parameters determining method of rock-soil material. In: Proceedings of 2nd International young scholars’ symposium on rock mechanics, Beijing, China, 2011: 567-572.

? ZHOU Y, WU SC, WU QL, MA YT, GAO YT. Research on Rock Burst Loading Test and PFC3D Numerical Simulation. In: Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building Materials, CEABM 2011, Haikou, China, 2011: (243-249), 3012-3020.

? ZHOU Y, WU SC, XU XL, SUN W, ZHANG XP. Particle flow analysis of acoustic emission characteristics during rock failure process. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2013, 32(5): 951-959. (in Chinese)

? ZHOU Y, MISRA A, WU SC, ZHANG XP. Macro- and meso-analyses of rock joint direct shear test using particle flow theory. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2012, 31(6): 1245-1256. (in Chinese)

? ZHOU Y, WU SC, JIAO JJ, ZHANG XP. Research on mesomechanical parameters of rock and soil mass based on BP neural network[J]. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2011, 32(12): 3821-3826. (in Chinese)

THESES DIRECTED

Courses taught for undergraduate

? Rock Mechanics 

? Elastic Mechanics and Numerical Simulation