F. Albert Liu, PhD

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 in Liu’s research has been studying and analyzing natural and human-induced disasters. His research is centred on developing more resilient, intelligent, and sustainable civil engineering solutions by analyzing and mitigating landslides and evaluating and improving the design and performance of resilient infrastructures for post-disaster mitigation and community reconstruction.

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.

CIV E 381 - Soil Mechanics

Compaction; site investigation; theories of water seepage; effective stress principles; settlement; strength and mechanical properties; introduction to retaining structures, foundation, and slope stability. Prerequisite: EAS 210.

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.

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