Biography

Dr Yong Fu obtained his PhD degree in the National University of Singapore in 2018, and worked as a research fellow during 2018 and 2020 before he joined the Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China, as an Assistant Professor. His research interest and expertise include offshore geotechnical engineering (i.e., torpedo anchors, spudcans and pipelines), underground space technology (i.e., development of horizontal DCM equipment), physical experiments (i.e., laboratory, centrifuge, and field experiments), large deformation finite element modelling (i.e., CEL and RITSS methods). In recent years, Dr Fu has published more than 30 high-quality international journal papers in world-renowned geotechnical journals such as Geotechnique, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Computers and Geotechnics, Geotechnical Testing Journal. In addition, he also served as the reviewer of several international journals.

Educational Background

2013 – 2018, National University of Singapore, Doctor of Philosophy (Geotechnical Engineering) 

2010 – 2013, Tongji University, Master of Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering) 

2006 – 2010, Shanghai University, Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)

Work Experience

2020.05 – present, Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor 

2018.02 – 2020.05, National University of Singapore, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Research Fellow 

2017.07 – 2018.01, National University of Singapore, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Research Engineer

Honors and Awards

2013 – 2017，NUS Research Scholarship，Second Prize of the Mystery Challenge in CEE DAY 2015 of NUS 

2010 – 2013，First-class Academic Scholarship of Tongji University 

2006 – 2010，Excellent Dissertation of Shanghai University，Principal Scholarship of Shanghai University，Guanghua Scholarship of Shanghai University， First-class Scholarship of Shanghai University，Winner of the 2nd and 3rd Structure Design Contest of Shanghai University，Outstanding Student of Military Training of Shanghai University，Excellent Volunteer of Shanghai “Intelligence Assistance for Disabilities”

Projects

Land & Liveability National Innovation Challenge (L2NIC) project of Singapore “Technology for Cement-Treatment of Ground in Areas Obstructed by Obstacles”. Total project value: S$2,850,000/=, 2017 – 2020, participator

Centre for Offshore Research & Engineering (CORE) project “Deepwater Dynamically Installed Anchors” supported by Singapore Maritime Institute. Total project value: S$660,290/=, 2013 – 2017, participator

“Large-Scale Three-Dimensional Random Finite Element Analysis on Ground Improvement” funded by Key R&D Plan Science and Technology Cooperation Programme of Hainan Province, China. Total project value: RMB350,000/=, 2016 – 2017, participator

Shanghai Technology Innovation Project for University Students “Study on Properties on Vertical Unloaded Soil and Its Rebound under Excavation”. Total project value: RMB20,000/=, 2008 – 2010, principal investigator

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Papers

1. Luo, Z., Li, Z., Fu, Y.* & Airey, D. (2024). Insight into the formation of marine clay structure and its effect on the correlation of index properties with engineering properties. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment.

2. Shao, X., Jiang, C., Fu, Y. & Cao, R. (2024). A Modified failure wedge model for modeling soil-pile interaction of laterally loaded piles in sand considering slope effect. International Journal of Geomechanics.

3. Shao, X., Fu, Y. & Jiang, C. (2024). Lateral soil-pile interaction of large-diameter rigid monopiles supporting OWTs in clay: Insights and an enhanced theoretical model. Applied Ocean Research, 150, 104093.

4. Shao, X., Jiang, C., Fu, Y., Yao, J. & Pang, L. (2024). Failure envelope for offshore rigid piles under combined horizontal-moment loading in clay with linearly increasing undrained shear strength. Ocean Engineering, 307, 118168.

5. Zhang, B. & Fu, Y.* (2024). An innovative booster-assisted dynamically installed fish anchor and its installation characteristics considering the action of ocean currents. Physics of Fluids, 36, 055137.

6. Fu, Y., Ding, K. & Han, C. (2024). Experimental data-centric prediction of penetration depth and holding capacity of dynamically installed anchors using machine learning. Computers and Geotechnics, 170, 106249.

7. Liu, J., Xue, Y., Wang, H., Li, S., Fu, Y.* & Yao, K. (2024). Triple-phase-field modeling and simulation for mixed-mode fracture of bedded shale. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 300, 109993.

8. Fu, Y., Xu, J., Luo, Z. & Yang, H. (2024). Laboratory study and modelling of strength evolution of dredged soil stabilization using alkali-activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag. International Journal of Geomechanics, 24(4): 04024034.

9. Zhang, B., Fu, Y.* & Wang, Q. (2024). Installation performance of torpedo anchor at different installation heights under the action of currents: the example of T98 torpedo anchor. Ocean Engineering, 293, 116626.

10. Chen, Y., Fu, Y.*, Zhang, M., Yin, Z. & Cheng, J. (2024). Bending moment capacity and failure mechanism of caisson foundations under monotonic and cyclic loading in clay. Marine Structures, 93, 103520.

11. Cheng, B., Hu, Y., Yao, K., Fu, Y. & Liu, Y. (2023). Probabilistic investigations on the elastic stiffness coefficients for suction caisson considering spatially varying soils. Ocean Engineering, 289, 116273.

12. Zhang, B. & Fu, Y.* (2023). Numerical investigations of hydrodynamic performance of dynamically installed anchors subjected to current considering anchor geometric effects. Ocean Engineering, 285, 115303.

13. Zhang, M. H., Yin, Z. Y. & Fu, Y.* (2023). Numerical investigation of pull-out capacity and failure mechanism of suction anchors with mooring line in sand. Ocean Engineering, 280, 114837.

14. Zhang, B., Fu, Y.*, Zhang, M. & Liu, J. (2023). Numerical investigations into the influence of geometric configurations on hydrodynamic characteristics of torpedo anchors. Marine Structures, 90, 103445.

15. Zhang, M. H., Yin, Z. Y. & Fu, Y.* (2023). Numerical investigation on the pull-out capacity of suction anchors in sand considering torsional and mooring line effects. Computers and Geotechnics, 160, 105524. 

16. Liu, J., Xue, Y., Fu, Y., Yao, K. & Liu, J. (2023). Numerical investigation on microwave-thermal recovery of shale gas based on a fully coupled electromagnetic, heat transfer, and multiphase flow model. Energy, 263, 126090.

17. Chen, X., Fu, Y.* & Liu, Y. (2022). Random finite element analysis on uplift bearing capacity and failure mechanisms of square plate anchors in spatially variable clay. Engineering Geology, 304, 106677.

18 Fu, Y. & Liu, Y. (2021). Experimental and theoretical investigations on the fin configuration effects of dynamically installed anchors in clay. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 58 (10), 1527-1542.

19. Yu, J., Leung, C. F., Huang, M. & Fu, Y. (2021). Centrifuge and theoretical study on tunnel-raft interaction in clay. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 115, 104038.

20. Fu, Y., Hu, J. & Wu, Y. (2021). Finite element study on temperature field of subway connection aisle construction via artificial ground freezing method. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 189, 103327.

21. Li, B., Fu, Y., Hong, Y. & Cao, Z. (2021). Deterministic and probabilistic analysis of tunnel face stability using support vector machine. Geomechanics and Engineering, 25(1), 17-30.

22. Fu, Y., Hu, J., Liu, J., Hu, S., Yuan, Y. & Zeng, H. (2020). Finite element analysis of natural thawing heat transfer of artificial frozen soil in shield-driven tunnelling. Advances in Civil Engineering, 2769064.

23. Liu, J., Liang, X., Xue, Y., Yao, K. & Fu, Y. (2020). Numerical evaluation on multiphase flow and heat transfer during thermal stimulation enhanced shale gas recovery. Applied Thermal Engineering, 115554.

24. Liu, J., Liang, X., Xue, Y., Fu, Y., Yao, K. & Dou, F. (2020). Investigation on crack initiation and propagation in hydraulic fracturing of bedded shale by hybrid phase-field modeling. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 102651.

25. Yi, J., Fu, Y.*, Liu, C., Zhang, Y., Li, Y. & Zhang, X. (2020). Pull-out capacity of an inclined embedded torpedo anchor subjected to combined vertical and horizontal loading. Computers and Geotechnics, 121, 103478.

26.Wang, W., Fu, Y.*, Zhang, C. & Li, N. (2020). Mathematical models for stress-strain behaviour of nano magnesia-cement-reinforced seashore soft soil. Mathematics, 8(3), 456.

27.Pan, Y. & Fu, Y.* (2020). Effect of random geometric imperfections on the water-tightness of diaphragm wall. Journal of Hydrology, 580, 124252.

28.Mao, J., Guo, J., Fu, Y.*, Zhang, W. & Ding, Y. (2020). Effects of rapid water-level fluctuations on the stability of an unsaturated reservoir bank slope. Advances in Civil Engineering, 2360947.

29.Fu, Y., Li, Y., Liu, Y., Lee, F. H., Zhang, X. & Gu, H. (2019). An effective stress theoretical model for shear resistance and adhesion factor of dynamically installed anchors. Géotechnique, 69(11), 1004-1018.

30.Fu, Y., Yi, J., Li, Y. & Li, B. (2019). A semi-theoretical method for holding capacity of dynamically installed anchors under inclined loading. Computers and Geotechnics, 115, 103171.

31.Fu, Y., Liu, Y. & Yu, J. (2019). Effects of reconsolidation time on the holding capacity of deepwater dynamically installed anchors. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 56 (12): 1876-1888.

32.Jia, L., Guo, J., Zhou, Z., Fu, Y. & Yao, K. (2019). Experimental investigation on strength development of lime stabilized loess. RSC Advances, 9, 19680-19689.

33.Jia, L., Guo, J., Jiang, Y., Fu, Y., Zhou, Z., Lim, S. M. & Zhao, X. (2019). Experimental investigation on shear strength parameters of lime stabilized loess. Sustainability, 11(19), 5397.

34.Yi, J., Li, Y., Bai, S., Fu, Y., Lee, F. H. & Zhang, X. (2018). A simple effective stress approach for modeling rate-dependent strength of soft clay. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 140(4), 044501.

35.Fu, Y., Zhang, X., Li, Y., Gu, H., Sun, J., Liu, Y. & Lee, F. H. (2017). Holding capacity of dynamically installed anchors in normally consolidated clay under inclined loading. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 54(9), 1257-1271.

36.Liu, X., Fu, Y.*, Yeo, C. H., Li, Y., Lee, F. H., Gu, H. & Sun, J. (2016). Technique for modeling installation and pullout of DIAs on a beam centrifuge. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 39(6), 1-10.

Conferences

1. Zhang, M., Fu, Y., & Yin, Z. (2024). Pull-out capacity of suction anchors considering trench effect: A numerical study. Proceedings of the ASME 2024 43rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering OMAE2024, June 9-14, 2024, Singapore, Singapore.

2. Zhang, B., Fu, Y., Zhang, M., & Wang, H. (2024, May). Hydrodynamic and bearing behaviors of two typical deepwater dynamically installed anchors: torpedo anchor and fish anchor. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 1332, No. 1, p. 012022). IOP Publishing.

3. Zhang, M., Yin, Z., & Fu, Y. (2022). Numerical investigation of inclined pull-out capacity of suction anchors in sand. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of HKSTAM 2022 The 17th Jiangsu–Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics and Its Application (p. 22), Hong Kong, China, April 23, 2022.

4. Li, B., Fu, Y., Hong, Y. & Cao, Z. (2020). Deterministic and probabilistic analysis of tunnel face stability using support vector machine. The 2020 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental, & Materials Research (ACEM20), GECE, Seoul, Korea, 25-28 August, 2020.

5. Fu, Y., Huang, L, Li, S. & Lee, F. H. (2019). Some possible trajectory planning methodologies for an articulated deep soil mixing equipment with limited degrees-of-freedom. IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Engineering Solutions 2019, Xiamen, China, December 6 – 9, 2019.

6. Lee, F. H., Fu, Y., Li, Y., Yi, J. & Zhang, X. (2019). Lattice leg-soil interaction effects in deeply embedded spudcan foundations. First Indian Symposium on Offshore Geotechnics (ISOG 2019), Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, December 5 – 6, 2019. Book: Advances in Offshore Geotechnics; Page: 81-100; Publisher: Springer, Singapore.

7. Zhang, X., Fu, Y., Li, Y., Yi, J., Lee, F. H., Chen, X. & Wang, S. (2019). Design and installation of dynamically installed piles for deepwater mooring. Proceedings of the 24th Offshore Symposium, Houston, Texas, February 20, 2019. Texas Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.

8. Fu, Y. & Lee, F. H. (2016). Centrifuge model test study on deepwater dynamically installed anchors. Proceedings of the 29th KKHTCNN symposium on Civil Engineering, Hong Kong, China, December 3 – 5, 2016.

Academic and social participation

Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Reviewer of Ocean Engineering, Marine Structures, Structures, soils and Foundations, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, Geomechanics and Engineering, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Journal of Zhejiang University Science A, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Advances in Civil Engineering