Lijun Deng, PhD, PEng

Area of Study / Keywords

Geotechnical Centre Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

About

Education

• Ph.D., Civil & Environ Eng, 2012, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
• M.Sc., Geotechnical Eng, 2006, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
• B.Sc., Hydraulic & Hydropower Eng, 2003, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Professional Experience

• Professor, 2025 - , University of Alberta
• Associate Professor, 2019 - 2025, University of Alberta
• Assistant Professor, 2013 - 2019, University of Alberta
• Geotechnical Engineer, 2012-2013, Advanced Geomechanics Pty Ltd, Perth, WA, Australia
• Graduate Student Researcher, 2006-2012, University of California, Davis, CA, USA

Awards

• Springer Nature Author Service Award, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering journal, 2025
• Faculty Graduate Teaching Award, Faculty of Engineering, UAlberta, 2024
• APEGA 5 Years of Dedicated Volunteer Service, APEGA, 2023
• Outstanding Reviewer, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2023
• Gledden Fellowship, awarded by the University of Western Australia, 2019
• Fugro West Fellowship for excellent graduates in geotechnical engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Davis, 2011.
• Best Oral Presentation Award, UC Davis Geotech Roundtable Seminar, 2011.
• Best Poster Award, UC Davis Geotech Roundtable Seminar, 2011.
• Liu Huixian Earthquake Engineering Award, Huixian Earthquake Engineering Foundation (China) and the US-China Earthquake Engineering Foundation (USA), 2010.
• Travel Grant to the 9th US and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake in Toronto, Canada, under NSF Award #094379 through EERI, 2010.
• Fugro West Fellowship for excellent graduates in geotechnical engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Davis, 2009.

Affiliations

• Board member Geotechnical Society of Edmonton
• Canadian Geotechnical Society
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG)
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

EDITORSHIP

• Associate Editor, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2024 - present
• Associate Editor, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2023 - present
• Editorial board member: Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2018 - 2023
• Editorial board member: Intl J Geotech Eng, 2013 - 2018

Research

Research Interests

• Dynamic soil-structure interaction,
• Pile foundations,
• Soil dynamics, and
• Permafrost engineering.

Dr. Deng's selected research projects are:

• Rocking Shallow Foundations for Improving Seismic Performance of Soil-Structure Systems, 2014 – 2018, NSERC – DG
• Innovative Rock Foundation for Earthquake Risk Mitigation, 2015 – 2017, UAlberta International
• Behaviour of Tapered Screw Pile Foundations in Unfrozen and Frozen Soils, 2015 – 2018, NSERC – CRD program
• In-situ Helical Pile Load Tests for CCMC Certification, 2014 – 2015

Select Journal Publications (refer to Google Scholar's profile)

Teaching

Courses offered lately

• CIV E 481 Soil Engineering
• CIV E 690 Advanced Foundation Engineering
• CIV E 799 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

Courses taught in preceding years

• CIV E 381 Soil Mechanics
• CIV E 270 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
• CIV E 681 Seepage and Drainage
• ENGG 130 Engineering Mechanics: Statics
• Geotechnical Graduate Laboratory

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 481 - Soil Engineering

Site investigation; strength of soils; geosynthetics for soil improvement; design of excavations and earth pressures on retaining structures; stability of natural slopes and their improvement; design of cuts and embankments; foundation design, stability and settlement; pile foundations; frost action and permafrost. Prerequisite: CIV E 381.

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