þ Doctoral Supervisor
þ Master Supervisor
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Current Professional Societies
Committee member, Youth Working Committee of Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME-YWC)
Committee member, Mathematical Simulation of Rock Physics Committee of Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME-MSRPC)
Committee member, Underground Space Committee of Chinese Society for Urban Studies (CSUS-USC)
Committee member, Youth Working Committee of Guangdong Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (GSSMGE-YWC)
Member, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
Member, International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM)
Member, Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME)
Member, China Highway & Transportation Society (CHTS)
Research Areas
Tunneling engineering
Urban underground engineering
Soil-structure interaction (SSI)
Intelligent process control of shield tunneling
Resilient assessment and enhancement of underground structures
Performance evaluation and maintenance of urban tunnels
Honors
Highest Science and Technology Prize of China Highway & Transportation Society, 2019.
Highest Science and Technology Prize of Jiangsu Underground Space Society, 2023.
Publications
Cao Liqiang, Lu Dechun*, Chen Xiangsheng, Su Dong, Zhou Xin. Theoretical investigation of the resistance effect of embedded isolation piles on tunneling-induced lateral ground movements. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 2025, 155, 106166.
Cao Liqiang, Chen Xiangsheng*, Lu Dechun, Zhang Dingli, Su Dong. Theoretical prediction of ground settlements due to shield tunneling in multi-layered soils considering process parameters. Underground Space. 2024, 16, 29-43.
Cao Liqiang, Chen Xiangsheng, Lin Xingtao*, Su Dong, Fang Huangcheng, Lu Dechun. Analytical solutions for the restraint effect of isolation piles against tunneling-induced vertical ground displacements. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 2023, 15, 2582-2596.
Cao Liqiang, Chen Xiangsheng, Shen Xiang*, Zhang Dingli, Su Dong, Fang Huangcheng. Theoretical analysis of the barrier effect of embedded isolation piles on tunneling-induced vertical ground displacements. Computers and Geotechnics. 2022, 144, 104609.
Cao Liqiang, Zhang Dingli, Shen Xiang*, Su Jie, Fang Huangcheng, Su Dong. Horizontal mechanical responses of single pile due to urban tunnelling in multi-layered soils. Computers and Geotechnics. 2021, 135, 104164.
Cao Liqiang, Zhang Dingli, Fang Qian*, Yu Lin. Movements of ground and existing structures induced by slurry pressure-balance tunnel boring machine (SPB TBM) tunnelling in clay. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 2020, 97, 103278.
Cao Liqiang, Zhang Dingli*, Fang Qian. Semi-analytical prediction for tunnelling-induced ground movements in multi-layered clayey soils. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 2020, 102, 103446.
Cao Liqiang, Fang Qian*, Zhang Dingli, Chen Tielin. Subway station construction using combined shield and shallow tunnelling method: Case study of Gaojiayuan station in Beijing. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 2018, 82, 627-635.
Shen Xiang, Chen Yifan, Cao Liqiang*, Chen Xiangsheng, Fu Yanbin, Hong Chengyu. Prediction of the slurry pressure and inversion of formation characteristics based on a machine learning algorithm during tunnelling in a fault fracture zone. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 2024, 144, 105514
Shen Xiang, Yuan Dajun, Cao Liqiang*, Fu Yanbin, Jin Dalong, Gao Zhenfeng. Experimental investigation of the dynamic sealing of shield tail grease under high water pressure. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 2022, 121, 104343.
Shen Xiang, Yuan Dajun, Cao Liqiang*, Jin Dalong, Chen Xiangsheng, Gao Zhenfeng. Experimental investigation of the failure of shield grease seals under the influence of environmental factors: A case study. Engineering Failure Analysis. 2022, 133, 105975.
Fang Huangcheng, Yin Zhenyu, Zhang Dingli, Cao Liqiang. A hydro-mechanical coupled contact method for two-phase geotechnical large deformation problems within the SNS-PFEM framework. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 2024, 420, 116743.
Cao Liqiang, Chen Xiangsheng*, Zhang Dingli, Su Dong. Theoretical investigation of restraint effect of isolation piles on vertical ground displacements due to tunneling under the plane state. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2022, 44(5), 1-10.
Cao Liqiang, Zhang Dingli*, Fang Qian, Hou Yanjuan, Sun Zhenyu. Ground vertical displacements due to shield tunnelling in double-layer soil. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2019, 38(3), 634-648.
Cao Liqiang, Zhang Dingli*, Li Xinyu, Li Ao, Sun Zhenyu. Analysis of limit support pressure due to shield tunnelling with shallow overburden under seepage. Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University, 2019, 38(3), 634-648.
Personal Statement
Liqiang Cao obtained his BSc degree in Civil Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University, China, in 2014, and his PhD in Tunneling and Underground Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University in 2020. He worked in Shenzhen University, China, as a postdoctoral research fellow from 2020 to 2022. He is now an associate professor in Institute of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering of Beijing University of Technology, China. He focuses on the urban underground and tunneling engineering. The specific research interests include: (1) ground movement and soil-structure interaction (SSI) due to tunneling/deep excavation; (2) resilience assessment and enhancement of underground structures; (3) machine/deep learning in excavation activities especially in shield tunneling in urban areas; and (4) performance evaluation and maintenance of urban tunnels.
