Basic Information
Tongji University, China, Doctor, Geotechnical Engineering, 2003
Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Associate Professor, 2006.11-present
caoyuchun@zust.edu.cn
Main Research Interests
Soft Clay Engineering
Ground Improvement
Soil Dynamics
Geotechnical Reliability

Main Research Projects
[1] Experimental study and theoretical analysis of liquefaction behavior of anisotropically consolidated offshore silty soils, funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.40406019, 2005-2007.
[2] Progressive failure analysis of fill slope on soft ground, funded by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.Y104281, 2005-2006.
[3] Study on the influence of metro shield tunneling crossing perpendicularly the existing urban road tunnel and its countermeasures, funded by the Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province under Contract No. 2014C33037, 2014-2016.
[4] Theoretical study on consolidation of one-layer foundation subjected to cyclic loading, funded by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.Y104463, 2005-2006.
[5] Pile-raft foundation settlement control methods under complex conditions, funded by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.Y1100116, 2010-2012.

Main Published Papers
[1] Cao Yuchun. A comparison of simplified calculation methods of undrained shear strength of soft clays after consolidation[J]. China Civil Engineering Journal, 2014, 47(10): 107-116. (in Chinese). (EI)
[2] Cao Yuchun, Liu Fuling. Reliability analysis of foundation bearing capacity based on combined coefficients of variation[J]. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2014, 35(7): 1950-1956. (in Chinese). (EI)
[3] Cao Yuchun, Yang Jianhui. Undrained shear strength determination of structured clays basedon effective consolidation stress method[J]. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2013, 34(11): 3085-3090. (in Chinese). (EI)
[4] Cao Yuchun. Stochastic dynamic reliability analysis of seismic response of soft ground including silt[J]. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2013, 438-439: 1577-1586. (EI)
[5] Cao Yuchun. Effective stress principle of saturated soils in terms of skeleton compressibility[J]. Construction Technology, 2013, 42(S1): 7-11.
[6] Cao Yuchun, Wang Weitang. Seabed ground improvement in coastal reclamation area by heavy tamping after rockfilling displacement. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 2007, 25(1):1-14. (SCI & EI)
[7] Cao Yuchun, Chen Yunmin, Huang Maosong. One-dimensional nonlinear consolidation analysis of structured natural soft clay subjected to arbitrarily time-dependent construction loading. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2006, 28(5): 569-574. (in Chinese). (EI)
[8] Cao Yuchun, Zhou Jian. Sliding simulation of a fill slope on soft ground using PFC2D. Journal of Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, 2006, 18(1): 45-49. (in Chinese). (EI)
[9] Cao Yuchun, Zhou Jian, Huang Maosong, Wu Shiming. Assessment of liquefaction potential of silt layer using seismic response analysis method. Journal of hydraulic Engineering, 2003, 34(3): 69-73. (in Chinese). (EI)
[10] Bai Bing, Zhou Jian, Cao Yuchun. Some problems on the deformation and pore pressure of soft clay under impact loading. Journal of Tongji University. 2001, 29(3): 268-272. (in Chinese). (EI)

Books
[1] Cao Yuchun. Soil Mechanics and Engineering Geology (Chapter 4 Compressibility and Settlement of Soil in Part 2 Soil Mechanics)[M]. Hangzhou: Zhejiang University Press, 2012. (in Chinese).