F. Albert Liu, PhD
Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/geosrl
Contact
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept
- fa6@ualberta.ca
- Address
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6-209 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211 116 StEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Geotechnical Centre
About
- PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019
- MSc, Computational Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019
- MSc, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016
- MEng (undergraduate), Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, 2011
Research
A core focus of Liu’s research is to develop more intelligent and resilient civil engineering solutions by improving the fundamental understanding of the failure mechanisms of natural and human-induced hazards.
Announcements
Dr. Liu is accepting applications of prospective graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and visiting scholars with the background of, including but not limited to, advanced experimental geomechanics, wave characterization, constitutive and numerical modelling, remote sensing, Bayesian inferences, and artificial intelligence. Highly motivated undergraduate students and M.Eng. students looking for research experience are also encouraged to apply.
If you want to find out more about his background, research and publications or if you are interested in joining his research group, please visit his research website.
Courses
CIV E 695 - Soil Structures
Stresses in slopes. Limit equilibrium methods of analysis. Landslides in soil. Design of earth dams and embankments. Case histories of earth and rockfill dams. Dam foundations. Soft ground tunnelling.