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Overview

Yi Hong is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and specializes in the field of Engineering, with a focus on Civil and Structural Engineering. Their body of work spans several subfields, including Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

Their research primarily targets topics within geotechnical engineering, particularly related to underground structures and soil mechanics. Main topics of their work include:

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
  • Dam Engineering and Safety
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis

Yi Hong has contributed to a range of recent publications in notable venues, with selected papers including:

  • "A coupled CFD-DEM investigation of suffusion of gap graded soil: Coupling effect of confining pressure and fines content," 2020, published in International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
  • "A unified lateral soil reaction model for monopiles in soft clay considering various length-to-diameter (L/D) ratios," 2020, published in Ocean Engineering
  • "Centrifuge modeling of the cyclic lateral behavior of large-diameter monopiles in soft clay: Effects of episodic cycling and reconsolidation," 2020, published in Ocean Engineering
  • "Quantifying the influence of pile diameter on the load transfer curves of laterally loaded monopile in sand," 2020, published in Applied Ocean Research
  • "Instability mechanism of shallow tunnel in soft rock subjected to surcharge loads," 2020, published in Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Frequently, Yi Hong collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Lizhong Wang
  • Huan Wang
  • Zhiwei Gao
  • Lilin Wang

Their works have been published repeatedly in journals that are prominent in their fields of study. The leading publication venues for Yi Hong include:

  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • Acta Geotechnica
  • Géotechnique

Yi Hong's research contributions focus on the interaction of soils and structures, soil behavior under various loading and environmental conditions, and aspects of soil stabilization and related geotechnical engineering challenges. The combination of experimental and modeling approaches in their work supports advancements in understanding soil-structure interactions relevant to offshore environments and underground construction.

Best Publications

  • Cyclic lateral response and failure mechanisms of semi-rigid pile in soft clay: centrifuge tests and numerical modelling

    Yi Hong;Ben He;Lizhong Wang;Zhenyu Wang

  • Effects of above-crossing tunnelling on the existing shield tunnels

    Rongzhu Liang;Tangdai Xia;Yi Hong;Feng Yu

  • Ground deformations and soil–structure interaction of a multi-propped excavation in Shanghai soft clays

    Y. Hong;G.B. Liu;T. Liu

  • 3D characterization of microbially induced carbonate precipitation in rock fracture and the resulted permeability reduction

    Chuangzhou Wu;Jian Chu;Shifan Wu;Yi Hong

  • Deformation characteristics of a 38 m deep excavation in soft clay

    Guo B. Liu;Rebecca J. Jiang;Charles Wang Wai Ng;Y. Hong

  • Small Strain Path-Dependent Stiffness of Toyoura Sand: Laboratory Measurement and Numerical Implementation

    Yi Hong;Chi Hung Koo;Chao Zhou;Charles Wang Wai Ng

  • A coupled CFD-DEM investigation of suffusion of gap graded soil: Coupling effect of confining pressure and fines content

    Yajing Liu;Lizhong Wang;Yi Hong;Jidong Zhao

  • A unified lateral soil reaction model for monopiles in soft clay considering various length-to-diameter (L/D) ratios

    Lizhong Wang;Yongqing Lai;Yi Hong;David Mašín

  • Settlement and Load Transfer Mechanism of Pile Group Due to Side-By-Side Twin Tunnelling

    Yi Hong;Mukhtiar Ali Soomro;Charles Wang Wai Ng

  • Three-dimensional centrifuge modelling of pile group responses to side-by-side twin tunnelling

    Charles Wang Wai Ng;Mukhtiar Ali Soomro;Yi Hong

  • Centrifuge modeling of the cyclic lateral behavior of large-diameter monopiles in soft clay: Effects of episodic cycling and reconsolidation

    Yongqing Lai;Lizhong Wang;Yi Hong;Ben He

  • Load transfer mechanism in pile group due to single tunnel advancement in stiff clay

    Mukhtiar Ali Soomro;Yi Hong;Charles Wang Wai Ng;Hu Lu

  • Quantifying the influence of pile diameter on the load transfer curves of laterally loaded monopile in sand

    H. Wang;L.Z. Wang;Yi. Hong;B. He

  • Statistical and probabilistic analyses of impact pressure and discharge of debris flow from 139 events during 1961 and 2000 at Jiangjia Ravine, China

    Yi Hong;Jui Pin Wang;Dianqing Li;Zijun Cao

  • Comparison of monotonic and cyclic lateral response between monopod and tripod bucket foundations in medium dense sand

    L Z Wang;Hong Wang;B Zhu;Y Hong

  • Effect of initial pore pressure on undrained shear behaviour of fine-grained gassy soil

    Yi Hong;Lizhong Wang;Charles Wang Wai Ng;B. Yang

  • Centrifuge testing on monotonic and cyclic lateral behavior of large-diameter slender piles in sand

    Huan Wang;Lizhong Wang;Yi Hong;Davis Mašín

  • Instability mechanism of shallow tunnel in soft rock subjected to surcharge loads

    Feng Huang;Chuangzhou Wu;Bo-An Jang;Y Hong

  • Three-dimensional deformation behaviour of a multi-propped excavation at a “greenfield” site at Shanghai soft clay

    Y. Hong;Charles Wang Wai Ng;G.B. Liu;T. Liu

  • 3D Elastoplastic Model for Fine-Grained Gassy Soil Considering the Gas-Dependent Yield Surface Shape and Stress-Dilatancy

    Yi Hong;Lizhong Wang;Jianfeng Zhang;Zhiwei Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Wang Wai Ng
Charles Wang Wai Ng Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zi-Jun Cao
Zi-Jun Cao Southwest Jiaotong University
David Mašín
David Mašín Charles University
Dian-Qing Li
Dian-Qing Li Wuhan University
Jidong Zhao
Jidong Zhao Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Barry Lehane
Barry Lehane University of Western Australia
Zhen-Yu Yin
Zhen-Yu Yin Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Li Min Zhang
Li Min Zhang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Mingjie Zhang
Mingjie Zhang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Wang
Hong Wang Northeastern University

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