Editorial Information

Education

1989: Ph.D. from Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1986: Master of Science from Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1982: Bachelor degree from School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, Wuhan University

Work Experience

1992.03- Assistant Research Fellow, Associate Researcher, Researcher Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2001.09-2003.08 postdoctor, Shanghai Jiaotong University
1986.06-1989.08 Assistant Engineer, Bridge and tunnel Department, fourth survey and Design Institute of the Ministry of Railways.

Research Interests

Special soil mechanics
Subgrade Engineering
Engineering geology

Major Publications

Dynamic Response and Design Method of Highway Subgrade. Science Press. 2018.

Field test and semi-analytical simulation of unsaturated road subgrade in various water content subjected to a heavy duty truck. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 2021.

Development and mechanical properties of HDPE/PA6 blends: Polymer-blend geocells. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 2021.

Experimental study on soft rock subgrade reinforced with geocell. Road Materials and Pavement Design. 2021.

A fast and precise methodology of creep master curve construction for geosynthetics based on stepped isothermal method (SIM). Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 2021.

Semianalytical Solution for Dynamic Responses of Railway Track System on Unsaturated Poroelastic Half-Space Subjected to Moving Trainload. International Journal of Geomechanics. 2021.

Polyetheramine as swelling‐inhibitor for expansive soil: Performance and mechanism. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2021.

Vibration Characteristics of Unsaturated Runways Under Moving Aircraft Loads. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 2021.

Dynamic responses of the pavement-unsaturated poroelastic ground system to a moving traffic load. Transportation Geotechnics, 2020.

Numerical Analysis of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Coupling of Diversion Tunnels in a Seasonally Frozen Region. Journal of Cold Regions Engineering. 2020.

Experimental study of dynamic resilient modulus of subgrade soils under coupling of freeze-thaw cycles and dynamic load. Journal of Central South University. 2020.

Long-Term Deformation of Highway Subgrade under Coupling Effect of Traffic Load and Drying–Wetting Cycles. International Journal of Geomechanics. 2020.

Experimental study on the engineering properties of expansive soil treated with Al₁₃. Scientific Reports. 2020.

Inhibition effect of swelling characteristics of expansive soil using cohesive non-swelling soil layer under unidirectional seepage. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 2020.

Cumulative strain characteristics of compacted soil under effect of freeze-thaw cycles with water supply. Transportation Geotechnics. 2019.

Influence of freeze-thaw cycles in the presence of a supplementary water supply on mechanical properties of compacted soil. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 2019.

Honors and Social Service

Honors
2003. Experimental study on soft foundation treatment of Expressway. Third prize of Hubei science and Technology Progress Award.
2005. Study on Highway Survey and design technology in expansive soil area. First prize of Hubei science and Technology Progress Award.
2006. Research and engineering application of biological treatment and ecological landfill technology of municipal solid waste. First prize of Hubei science and Technology Progress Award.
2009. Complete set of technology for highway construction in expansive land area. First prize of national science and Technology Progress Award.
2011. Long term performance control technology of highway treated soil. Second prize of Hubei science and Technology Progress Award.
2011. Study on long-term performance of highway treated soil subgrade. Second prize of China highway society.
2016. Decay law of service performance of highway subgrade and its dynamic design method. First prize of Hubei science and Technology Progress Award.
2020. Key technology of highway subgrade construction in loess area of western Henan. Second prize of Henan science and Technology Progress Award.
Social Service
2021. Member of the 12th CPPCC Hubei Provincial Committee.
2017. Chairman of Wuhan Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences of China Democratic League.

Hailin Yao（Professor）