Prof. Daichao Sheng
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 5746 |
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| Fax | (02) 4921 6991 |
| Daichao.Sheng@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Professor School of Engineering |
| Office | EA225, Engineering A |
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Qualifications
- PhD, Lulea University of Technology - Sweden, 1994
- Licentiate in Engineering, Lulea University of Technology - Sweden, 1990
- Bachelor of Science, Lanzhou University - China, 1986
Research
Research keywords
- Computational Geomechanics
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
Research expertise
(1) Unsaturated soil mechanics
(2) Computational geomechanics (Numerical analysis, finite element method, etc)
(3) Constitutive modelling and testing of geomaterials
(4) Geo-environmental engineering
Languages
- Chinese
- English
- Swedish
Fields of Research
| Description (Code) | % |
|---|---|
| Civil Geotechnical Engineering(090501) | 80 |
| Interdisciplinary Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified(091599) | 15 |
| Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy Not Elsewhere Classified(091499) | 5 |
Centres and Groups
Centre
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering
- PRC - Priority Research Centre for Geotechnical and Materials Modelling
Memberships
Body relevant to professional practice.
- Fellow - Engineers Australia
Editorial Board.
- Member - Canadian Geotechnical Journal
- Member - Computers and Geotechnics (Elesvier)
Awards
Recognition.
| 2009 | RM Guiley Award Canadian Geotechnical Society (Canada) This is a prestigious best paper award given by the Canadian Geotechnical Society. The recipient is selected by the 30 members of the editorial board of Canadian Geotechnail Journal through anonymous voting. |
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| 2005 | Best Paper Award International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (United States) Best paper published in International Journal of Geomechanics (2005) |
| 2004 | Young Investigator Award 6th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (China) To recognise the outstanding accomplishments of a Young Investigator (under age of 41) through published works in computational mechanics |
Invitations
| Keynote Lecture at the 12th IACMAG conference (2008) International Association of Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, India (Keynote Address) | 2008 |
| General Report at 5th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (2010) UPC, Barcelona, Spain, Spain (Keynote Address) | 2010 |
Administrative
Administrative expertise
(1) Co-Director, Centre for Geotechnical and Materials Modelling (2007-)
(2) Assistant Dean Research Training (2007-2009)
(3) Program Convenor of Civil Engineering (2003-2006)
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Geomechanics
- Stress Analysis
Teaching expertise
(1) Geomechanics
(2) Stress and finite element analysis
(2) Geotechnical engineering