Huabei Liu
Ph.D. ( Columbia, 2002)
Assistant Professor


Contact Information:
Tel: (212)650-8007

Research

On-going projects:
1. Seismic design recommendations, Co-Principal Investigator, New Jersey State Department of Transportation, 2008-2010, $500,000

2. Verification/development of seismic design specifications for downstate zone, Co-Principal Investigator, New York State Department of Transportation, 2009-2011, $200,000

3. Strain softening of backfill soils and the earthquake-induced deformation of GRS structures, Principal Investigator, Professional Staff Congress – CUNY, 2009-2010.

Completed projects
1. Dynamic analysis of subway structure under impact loading, Principal Investigator, University Transportation Research Center - Region II, 2008, $7,700.

2. Evaluation of the lateral deformation of geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining walls, Principal Investigator, Professional Staff Congress – CUNY, 2008-2009, $3,099.

3. Theoretical investigations on the seismic response of geosynthetic-reinforced soil structures considering the effects of creep, P.I., Natural Science Foundation of China (grant No. 50408002), 2005-2007, 240,000 Chinese Yuan (completed in China).

4. Seismic response of underground structures in saturated liquefiable Soils, P.I., Ministry of Education of China, 2004-2006, 25,000 Chinese Yuan (completed in China).

5. Soil-structure interaction analysis for the plate and raft foundations of the towers for a high tension power line, Co-P.I., State owned company, 2007, 250,000 Chinese Yuan (completed in China).

6. Soil-structure interaction analysis for the north anchorage of the No.4Yangtze River Bridge of Nanjing, Co-P.I., State owned company, 2006-2007, 220,000 Chinese Yuan (completed in China).

7. Squeezed-branch-pile foundation analyses of CCTV new head quarter, Co-P.I., Private company, 2005, 50,000 Chinese Yuan (completed in China).

8. Seismic response mechanism of large underground structures considering the multi-phase characteristics of soils, Key Investigator, Natural Science Foundation of China (grant No. 50378050), 2004-2006, 240,000 Chinese Yuan (completed in China).