RESEARCH GRANTS 

 In Progress

1. Principal Investigator, Mitigation of underground life pipelines in liquefiable soil – incorporating new investigation techniques, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Project Number: 110-2221-E-002-046-MY3) $3,056,000 (NTD), August 2021 – July 2024, In Progress.

2. Principal Investigator, Developing and Advancing Liquefaction Mitigation Technique - Using microbial immobilization technology in soil liquefaction remediation and developing its constitutive model, National Council of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Project Number: 112-2625-M-002-018) $1,449,000 (NTD), August 2023 – July 2024, In Progress.

Principal Investigator, Implement Team Project on Disaster Reduction and Resilience Technology, National Council of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Project Number: 112-2124-M-002-016) $9,906,000 (NTD), August 2023 – July 2024, In Progress. 

Completed

1. Principal Investigator, 2023 International Training Courses on Geo-Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, National Council of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Project Number: 112-2927-I-002-002) $1,970,000 (NTD), July 2023 – December 2023, Completed.

2. Principal Investigator, The Executive Yuan Program on Innovative Technology for Disaster Reduction- Phase II - Program Office 2019-2022, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Project Number: 111-2124-M-002-017) $8,531,803 (NTD), January 2022 – December 2022, Completed.

3. Principal Investigator, Monotonic and Cyclic Constitutive Modeling on Binary Mixtures Using a Generalized Plasticity Model – Development, Parameter Calibration, and Model Validation. MOST-DAAD Project-Based Personnel Exchange Program, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Project Number: 111-2927-I-002-510) $349,000, January 2022 – December 2022, Completed.

4. Principal Investigator, Developing and Deploying Microbiological Techniques to Ground Improvement of Liquefiable Soil (III), Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Project Number: 111-2625-M-002-007) $839,000 (NTD), August 2022 – July 2023, Completed.

5. Principal Investigator, Developing and Deploying Microbiological Techniques to Ground Improvement of Liquefiable Soil (II), Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Project Number: 110-2625-M-002-016) $1,069,000 (NTD), August 2021 – July 2022, Completed.

6. Principal Investigator, Utilization of PDC on Site Investigation for Liquefaction Potential Analysis, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Project Number: 110-2622-E-002-024) $677,000 (NTD), June 2021 – May 2022, Completed.

7. Principal Investigator, The Executive Yuan Program on Innovative Technology for Disaster Reduction - Program Office 2019-2021, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Project Number: 108-2119-M-002-016-MY3) $24,574,000 (NTD), January 2019 - December 2021, Completed.

8. Principal Investigator, Developing and Deploying Microbiological Techniques to Ground Improvement of Liquefiable Soil, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Project Number: 109-2625-M-002-006) $885,000 (NTD), August 2020 – July 2021, Completed.

9. Principal Investigator, Mechanical Properties of Granular Materials under Binary Packing, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, (Project Number: 107-2221-E-002-044-MY3) $2,631,000 (NTD), August 2018 - July 2021, Completed.

10. Principal Investigator, 2019 International Training Courses on Geo-disaster Reduction and Sustainability, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, (Project Number: 108-2911-I-002-301-) $3,800,000 (NTD), June 2019 - May 2020, Completed.

11. Principal Investigator, Investigation, assessment and analysis of soil liquefaction induced disasters in Meinung earthquake – settlement prediction of existing buildings and risk assessment of underground lifeline system, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, (Project Number: 106-2119-M-002-020-) $1,311,000 (NTD), January 2017 - December 2017, Completed.

12. Principal Investigator, Permeability of Sand at Liquefaction, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, (Project Number: 105-2221-E-002-076-) $739,000 (NTD), August 2016 - July 2017, Completed.

13. Principal Investigator, A cyclic plasticity model for liquefaction-induced lateral spreading simulation - development, calibration, and verification, a sub-project of Seismic performance and simulation of civil structures subjected to liquefaction -induced lateral spreading, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, (Project Number: 104-2625-M-002-025-) $781,000 (NTD), August 2015 - August 2016, Completed.

14. Principal Investigator, Deformation and Failure Behavior of Soils under Erosion, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, $1,450,000 (NTD), August 2014 - January 2015, Completed.

15. Principal Investigator, Liquefaction Behavior of Silts and Low Plasticity Silts, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, $835,000 (NTD), August 1, 2013 - July 31, 2014, Completed.

16. Principal Investigator, Liquefaction and Post-Cyclic Behavior of Silts, National Science Council, Taiwan, $683,000 (NTD), 100% share, August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2013, Completed.

17. Principal Investigator, Critical State and Post Elastic Shakedown Behavior of Granular Materials, National Science Council, Taiwan $468,000 (NTD), 100% share, January 1, 2012 - October 31, 2012, Completed.

18. Co-Principal Investigator (with Norbert Maerz at Missouri S&T - PI), Development of a Quantitative Model for the Mechanism of Raveling Failure in Highway Rock Slopes and Cuts, University of Missouri System Research Board, $27,350, 50% share, February 1, 2011 - May 31, 2012, Completed.

19. Principal Investigator (with Richard Stephenson at Missouri S&T - Co-PI, Brent Rosenblad at University of Missouri-Columbia - Co-PI), Use of Coal Fly Ash and Other Waste Products in Soil Stabilization and Road Construction - Including Non-Destructive Testing of Roadway, $120,000, 40% share, and National University of Transportation Center, $60,000, 80% share, November 30, 2010 - December 31, 2011, Completed.

20. Principal Investigator (with Genda Chen at Missouri S&T - Co-PI), Validation on the Mechanical Models of Asphalt Pavement Structures with Field Measured Data Associated with Increasing Freight Movements, Mid-America Transportation Center, $73,708, 50% share, July 2008 - May 2011, Completed.

21. Principal Investigator (with Richard Stephenson at Missouri S&T - Co-PI), Transportation Geotechnics Research Program - Site Characterization for Lowest Cost Transportation Products, Missouri Department of Transportation, $97,405, 50% share, and National University Transportation Center at Missouri S&T , $97,406, 50% share, November 2008 - October 2010, Completed.

22. Co-Principal Investigator (with Ronaldo Luna - PI, Richard Stephenson - Co-PI, and Richard Frueh- Co-PI), ASDSO Advanced Technical Seminar on Slope Stability for Embankment Dams, Association of State Dam Safety Officials, July 17-20 (Rolla), and October 12-26 (Denver), $66,915, 20% share, January 2007 - December 2008, Completed.

23. Principal Investigator (with Thomas Petry - Co-PI), Optimizing Equipment and Methods to Evaluate the Quality of Pavement Subgrades, Senator Bond Fund in Transportation Research, Missouri Transportation Institute, $93,846, 75% share, February 2007 - October 2008, Completed.

24. Co-Principal Investigator (with Thomas Petry - PI and David Richardson - Co-PI), Resilient Moduli of Typical Missouri Soils and Unbound Granular Base Materials, Missouri Department of Transportation, $165,004, 33% share, April 2006 - December 2007, Completed.

25. Principal Investigator, Using PIV and Silica Gels in Soil Mechanics Research - Focusing on Identifying Proper Pore Fluids in Transparent Soils, University of Missouri System Research Board, $26,225, 100% share, August 2006 - July 2007, Completed.

26. Co-Principal Investigator (with Genda Chen - PI and Frank Liu - Co-PI), Assessment of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge Based on Seismic Instrumentation Data, Missouri Department of Transportation, $150,000, 10% share, December 2005 - June 2007, Completed.