want a PhD position (numerical simulation)

I am a Ms student of civil engineering, University of South Carolina,US. I am planning to further my study in numerical simulation field as a PhD Student.

 I finished many laboratory test and analysis, Now my resaerch is focused on numerical simulation.

 I am very interested in establishing the macro–micro relationship linking the physical quantities between the two different scales, and in developing macro constitutive relationships in light of the microscopic behaviors or some similar research work based on the combination of computational approach and coordinated laboratory experiments.

Outlines:

02/2011---present: Research Assistant in the research of sandy soil dynamics at USC-columbia

1.   Prepare disturbed sand sample and test to obtain the basic parameters such as Gs, emax, emin, .Grain size Curve.

2.        Hysteresis of SWCCs . 

3.        Run triaxial test, such as standard and cyclic test ( saturated and unsaturated sand)4.        Numerical simulation 

09/2008---12/2010: Research Assistant in the research of Breach mechanics and risk analysis of dam and embankment under complicated conditions（National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (Grant No. 2007CB714102)）.

1   Collected undisturbed soil sample and did in-situ test to obtain the basic parameters such as horizontal and vertical stresses, osmotic coefficient of the levee and analyzed their trends.

2 Indoor basic geotechnical tests, such as direct shear test, consolidation test, and triaxial test

3 Simulated the process of piping with PFC 3D and got the critical factors to further study development of piping.

4         Breach mechanics and risk analysis

01/2009---12/2010: researcher in the research of study of formation mechanism of piping central seepage flow channel in embankment (Supported by “the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities” series number: 2009B00714).

Ÿ           Permeability test

 Ÿ           Numerical simulation of the process of particle motion and forces by the advantage of PFC3d and digital photography

Thank you for your time.

See the attached CV. If you have some interest, please feel free to contact me. jiting.xu@gmail.com;xu57@email.sc.edu