Pengbo Yuan

Personal Information
Name: Pengbo Yuan
 
Nationality: China
Institution: College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University
Address: 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
Email: yuanpb@lzu.edu.cn
Education
Sept. 2007-Dec. 2011    Ph.D. in Geological Engineering, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics,
Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Supervisor: Prof. Wenfeng Han and Prof. Wenwu Chen
Sept. 2008- Sept. 2010 Joint Ph.D. Student Arizona State University, Tempe, United States and Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
                     Supervisor: Prof. Edward Kavazanjian, Jr.
Sept. 2001-Jun. 2005     B.E. in Geological Engineering, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Appointments
Apr. 2012-present       Lecturer, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, 
Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Nov. 2012-Dec. 2012    Visiting scholar, Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Research Areas
BioGeotechnical Engineering
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
Members and Activities
May 2018-present        Member of the Technical Committee on the conservation and reinforcement of ancient sites, the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering
Jan. 2017- present        Member of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering
Research Grants
2018-2021     Study on stabilization mechanism and dynamic behaviors of lignin improved loess
 in view of seismic disaster characteristics, NSFC, Co-III
2016-2018     Mechanism of surrounding rock deformation and construction technology of
Neogene red bed tunnel, Fund of Gansu Provincial Communications Department, PI
Refereed Publications
1. Yuan P, Jr E K, Chen W, et al. Compositional effects on the dynamic properties of municipal solid waste [J]. Waste Manag, 2011, 31(12):2380-2390.
2. Yuan P, Dai P, Chen W. Enzyme Induced Calcite Precipitation (EICP) to strengthen the ability of anti-wind erosion of earthen archaeological sites[C]//Ancient Underground Opening and Preservation: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Scientific Problems and Long-term Preservation of Large-scale Ancient Underground Engineering (23-26 October 2015, Longyou, Zhejiang, China). CRC Press, 2015: 327.
3. Chen W, Dai P, Yuan P, et al. Effect of inorganic silicate consolidation on the mechanical and durability performance of sandstone used in historical sites [J]. Construction & Building Materials, 2016, 121:445-452.