{"id":1034,"date":"2014-09-15T19:57:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T19:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ernianpan\/?page_id=1034"},"modified":"2014-09-24T17:03:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T17:03:33","slug":"ewan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ernianpan\/ewan\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuanguo (Ewan) Chen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nASEC Room 535
\nDept. of Civil Engineering
\nThe University of Akron
\nAkron, OH 44325-3905, U.S.A.
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\nTel:<\/strong> 1-330-972-2683
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\nEmail:<\/strong> yc39@zips.uakron.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n
EDUCATION<\/h6>\n

08\/2006~Present<\/strong> (Expected graduation date: 12\/2009)
\n The University of Akron, Akron, OH, U.S.A.
\n Ph.D. Candidate, Civil Engineering
\n09\/2003~03\/2006<\/strong>
\n Tongji University, Shanghai, P.R. China
\n Master of Engineering, Solid Mechanics
\n09\/1999~06\/2003<\/strong>
\n Wuhan University of Hydraulic & Electric Engineering-Yichang, Yichang, Hubei, P. R. China
\n Bachelor of Engineering, Hydroelectric Engineering<\/p>\n

Yuanguo(Ewan) Chen received his bachelor degree in Hydroelectric Engineering, a branch of Civil Engineering in China, where he obtained solid knowledge on Mechanics, Structure and Geo-technology. In 2003, Ewan Chen succeed in competing for the chance to study for his Master degree in Tongji University, the top universities in Civil Engineering in China, where he concentrated his research on the dynamic responses of layered poroelastic medium under high speed moving load, a project supported by the NSF (National Nature and Science Foundation, No. 10372073). In this work, Ewan Chen put forward the analytical solution for the layered poroelasticity under vehicle load and discussed the effect of moving speed and oscillating frequency on the responses of subgrade. The difficulties faced by him during his work in layered problem are very challenging, thus Ewan Chen joined the group of Computer and Modeling Simulation at the University of Akron to continue his research in the layered problem for his Ph.D. degree, where his research included pavement and earth structure, both are layered structure.
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RESEARCH<\/h6>\n

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\n08\/2006~06\/2007<\/em>
\nAn Exploratory Study on Functionally Graded Materials with Applications to Multilayered Pavement Design.<\/strong>
\nSupported by ODOT\/FHWA
\nThe released LTPP data showed that the modulus varied with depth, thus the conventional assumption that every layer had constant moduli could not give birth to satisfactory pavement performance. The newly released MEPDG suggested subdividing every layer to many sublayers, with every sublayer being identical. However, the number of sublayers and field points considered constrained to 20 and 26, respectively, which can not model the variation of modulus satisfactorily. To overcome this challenge, the group of Computer Modeling and Simulation (CMS) at the University of Akron developed an innovative and powerful computation program, MultiSmart3D<\/em>, which can deals with arbitrary number of lays\/sublayers and field points. Based on the work finished by previous group member, Ewan Chen upgraded the program treating single load to the present one treating multiple loads, a more practical situation in transportation engineering. As well, Ewan Chen helped finalize the report (mainly Chapter 7, FHWA\/OH-07-012) and the program, MultiSmart3D<\/em>.<\/p>\n

06\/2007~Present<\/em>
\nViscoelastic Modeling of Flexible Pavement<\/strong>
\nSupported by Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship, FHWA, DOT
\n Most existing pavement design programs, e.g. MEPDG, assume pavement material to be elastic for simplicity. However, as we know, flexible pavement is far from pure elasticity, for example, the AC layer shows typical viscoelasticity. In modeling viscoelastic pavement, conventionally only some approximate methods, e.g. collocation methods, finite difference method (FDM), can be employed. Recently, Ewan has developed a unique semi-analytical solution to analyze the lineally viscoelastic pavement analytically in time domain for the first time, a benchmark work in the modeling of viscoelastic pavement.
\n Because of the contribution of his work, Ewan received the competitive Eisenhower graduate fellowship in 2008 supporting his PhD study for two years. Preliminarily, his work will include:
\n1. model rutting test (APA) and fatigue test (BBF) based on linear viscoleasticity
\n2. incorporate the semi-analytical solution into the MEPDG.
\nincorporate the semi-analytical solution into Finite Element Method (FEM) codes, e.g. ABAQUS.
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PUBLICATIONS<\/h6>\n

Journal Papers<\/strong>
\nChen, E. Y. G.<\/strong>, Pan, E., and Green, R. (2008). \u201cSurface loading of a multilayered viscoelastic pavement: A semi-analytical solution.\u201d Journal of Engineering Mechanics<\/em>, ASCE. (In review)
\nChen, E. Y. G.<\/strong> and Pan, E. (2007). \u201cResponses of a transversely isotropic layered half-space to multiple horizontal loads.\u201d ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication: Innovations in the Characterization, Modeling and Simulation of Pavements and Materials.<\/a><\/em> (in press)
\nPan, E., Chen, E.<\/strong>, and Alkasawneh, W. (2008). \u201cLayered flexible pavement studies: challenges in forward and inverse problems.\u201d International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology<\/em>, 1(1), 12-16. (Technique paper)
\nChen, Y. G.<\/strong> and Jin, B. (2008). \u201cDynamic response of a poroelastic stratum to moving oscillating load.\u201d Science in China, Series G: Physics, Mechanics, Astronomy<\/em>, 38(3), 250-259 (Chinese version); 51(7), 883-893 (English version)
\nChen, Y. G.<\/strong> and Jin, B. (2006). \u201cDynamic responses of a layered poroelastic medium under high speed and time harmonic load.\u201d<\/em> Chinese Quarterly of Mechanics, 27(2), 212-219.(in Chinese)
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\nReports<\/strong>
\nPan, E., Alkasawneh, W., and Chen, E.<\/strong> (2007). \u201cAn exploratory study on functionally graded materials with applications to multilayered pavement design.\u201d FHWA\/OH-07-012, Ohio Department of Transportation, Columbus, Ohio.
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\nConferences<\/strong>
\nTRB 86th Annual Meeting, January 21-25, 2007, Washington DC
\nThe 18th Engineering Mechanics Division Conference of the ASCE, June 3-6, 2007, Blacksburg, VA. \u201cResponses of a Transversely Isotropic Layered Half-Space to Multiple Horizontal Loading.\u201d
\n9th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 22- 26, 2007, San Francisco, CA. \u201cResponses of a Transversely Isotropic Pavement to Multiple Shear Loads.\u201d
\nInaugural International Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute,May 18-21, 2008, Minneapolis, MN. \u201cSurface loading of a multilayered viscoelastic pavement: A semi-analytical solution.\u201d
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PROGRAM<\/h6>\n

Computer Modeling and Simulation Group, Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Akron, MultiSmart3D<\/em>
\nBased on the innovative multilayer elasticity theory, this program can compute an arbitrary number of field points of the pavement composed of an arbitrary number of layers, with just choosing the corresponding option and inputting the basic information of load and pavement in the user friendly GUI as below.<\/p>\n

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