Publications

Google Scholar: 337 citations · h-index 10 · i10-index 11 (as of Oct 2026)
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Journal Articles

First/corresponding-author papers in JMPS 2, CMAME 2, IJNME 1, IJNAMG 1, CG 1, CBM 1, JGGE 1

20. Chen X.Y., Zhao J.D.*, Yu J.D. (2026). The infiltration paradox: Pore-gas pressure controls on early slope failure during rapid hydraulic loading. Engineering Geology, 109124.
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21. Yu J.D., Zhao J.D. (2026). A virtual heat flux method for simple and accurate Neumann thermal boundary imposition in the material point method. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 127(12), e70371.
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22. Liu Y.S., Shen C.M.*, Liu S.H., Yu J.D., Liu Y.C., Li B.W. (2026). Refined constitutive modelling of widely graded granular soils incorporating fractional particle breakage. Computers and Geotechnics, 194, 107973.
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23. Zhang C.X., Chen Y.N.*, Yu J.D., Yang Z.X., Jardine R.J., Guo N. (2026). Stabilized semi-implicit material point method for hydro-mechanical coupled large deformation soil-structure interaction analyses. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 50(9), 3935–3954.
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24. Yu J.D.*, Zhao J.D.*, Liang W.J. (2026). Multiscale modeling of coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical behavior in hydrate-bearing sediment. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 210, 106512.
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25. Yu J.D., Zhao J.D.*, Soga K., Zhao S.W., Liang W.J. (2026). A fully coupled THMC-MPM framework for modeling phase transition and large deformation in methane hydrate-bearing sediment. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 206, 106368.
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26. Liang W.J., Chandra B., Yu J.D., Yin Z.Y.*, Zhao J.D. (2025). A total-Lagrangian material point method for fast and stable hydromechanical modeling of porous media. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 126(19), e70135.
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27. Yu J.D., Liang W.J., Zhao J.D.* (2025). Enhancing dynamic modeling of porous media with compressible fluid: A THM material point method with improved fractional step formulation. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 444, 118100.
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28. Yu J.D., Zhao J.D.*, Liang W.J., Zhao S.W. (2024). Multiscale modeling of coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior in ice-bonded granular media subject to freeze-thaw cycles. Computers and Geotechnics, 171, 106349.
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29. Yu J.D., Zhao J.D.*, Zhao S.W., Liang W.J. (2024). Thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled material point method for modeling freezing and thawing of porous media. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 48(13), 3308–3349.
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30. Yu J.D., Zhao J.D.*, Liang W.J., Zhao S.W. (2024). A semi-implicit material point method for coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation of saturated porous media in large deformation. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 418, 116462.
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31. Shen C.M., Liu S.H.*, Wang L.J., Yu J.D., Wei H., Wu P. (2022). Packing, compressibility, and crushability of rockfill materials with polydisperse particle size distributions and implications for dam engineering. Water Science and Engineering, 15(4), 358–366.
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32. Shen C.M., Yu J.D.*, Liu S.H.*, Mao H.Y. (2021). A unified fractional breakage model for granular materials inspired by the crushing tests of dyed gypsum particles. Construction and Building Materials, 270, 121366.
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33. Shen C.M., Liu S.H.*, Yu J.D., Wang L.J. (2021). A simple scale effect model for the volumetric behavior of rockfill materials. International Journal of Geomechanics, 21(3), 04020266.
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34. Yu J.D., Shen C.M.*, Liu S.H., Cheng Y.P. (2020). Exploration of the survival probability and shape evolution of crushable particles during one-dimensional compression using dyed gypsum particles. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 146(11), 04020121.
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35. Wang T., Liu S.H.*, Feng Y., Yu J.D. (2018). Compaction characteristics and minimum void ratio prediction model for gap-graded soil-rock mixture. Applied Sciences, 8(12), 2584.
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Chinese Journal Articles

4. Yu J.D., Liu S.H.*, Shen C.M.*, Mao H.Y. (2022). Breakage and shape evolution of dyed gypsum particles under one-dimensional compression. Journal of Hohai University (Natural Sciences) (河海大学学报（自然科学版）), 50(1), 110–116. (In Chinese)
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5. Wei H., Shen C.M., Liu S.H., Yu J.D. (2020). Experimental study on compression and crushing characteristics of coarse granular materials considering influence of gradations. Journal of Hohai University (Natural Sciences) (河海大学学报（自然科学版）), 48(2), 182–188. (In Chinese)
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6. Yu J.D., Shen C.M.*, Liu S.H. (2020). Breakage and migration of dyed gypsum particles under one-dimensional compression. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering (岩石力学与工程学报), 39(5), 1071–1079. (In Chinese)
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7. Yu J.D., Liu S.H.*, Wang T., Wei H. (2019). Experimental research on compaction characteristics of gap-graded coarse-grained soils. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (岩土工程学报), 41(11), 2142–2148. (In Chinese)
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Manuscripts Under Review

2. Liu X.Y., Gao G., Yu J.D., Meguid M.A., Zhang F.S. (2026). Micromechanical characterization of fracture evolution in confined jointed rocks using a 3D grain-based model. Submitted to Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
3. Yu J.D., Chandra B.*, Wilkes C., Zhao J.D., Soga K. (2025). An elasto-viscoplastic thixotropic model for fresh concrete capturing flow-rest transition. Submitted to Cement and Concrete Composites. arXiv:2512.23364.
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Conference Papers & Abstracts

7. Yu J.D., Zhao J.D.* (2026). High-fidelity multiscale framework for modelling permafrost thaw-related geohazards. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE), 1743–1746, Vienna, Austria.
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8. Yu J.D., Zhao J.D.* (2025). A multiphysics-multiscale MPM-DEM framework for modeling climate-driven geohazards in phase-change granular media. IX International Conference on Particle-based Methods (Particles 2025), 20–22 October 2025, Barcelona, Spain.
9. Yu J.D., Zhao J.D.* (2025). Hybrid explicit-implicit THMC-MPM for modeling phase transition and large deformation in hydrate-bearing sediment. The 2nd Workshop on Material Point Method & Extreme Deformation Problems (MPM 2025), 12–14 September 2025, Xi’an, China.
10. Yu J.D., Zhao J.D.*, Zhao S.W., Liang W.J. (2024). Thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled material point method for simulating the freeze-thaw behavior of porous media. 16th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 4th Pan American Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-PANACM 2024), July 2024, Vancouver, Canada.
11. Yu J.D., Zhao J.D.*, Zhao S.W., Liang W.J. (2024). Multiphysics simulation of freezing and thawing granular media using material point method. GeoShanghai International Conference 2024, May 2024, Shanghai, China. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1330, 012035.
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12. Yu J.D., Liang W.J., Zhao S.W., Zhao J.D.* (2023). A semi-implicit MPM for modeling the thermal effect in saturated porous media. International Symposium on Innovations in Geotechnical Engineering towards Sustainability (IGES 2023), Hong Kong, China.
13. Yu J.D., Zhao J.D.*, Zhao S.W., Liang W.J. (2023). An explicit-implicit THM-coupled MPM for saturated porous media. The 26th Annual Conference of HKSTAM 2023 in conjunction with the 18th Shanghai–Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics and Its Application, Hong Kong, China, p. 30.
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Thesis

1. Yu J.D. (2025). Multiscale modeling of coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior in granular media. Ph.D. thesis, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
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