Title

Associate   Professor

Degree

Ph.D

Position

-

Discipline

Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Education and Professional   Experience

Education：

Ph.D University of Wisconsin – Madison,   Wisconsin, USA
  2014.06 – 2018.08
  M.S. Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
  2012.09 – 2014.06
  Maîtrise. Lille University of Science and Technology, Lille, France
  2011.09 – 2012.06
  B.S. Lille University of Science and Technology, Lille, France
  2010.03 – 2011.07
  B.S. Hohai University, Nanjing, China
  2007.09 – 2012.06 

Professional Experience：

2022.12-Present Key Laboratory of   Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering,   Postdoctoral Fellow
  2020.05-Present Jiangsu University, Lecturer, Associate Professor
  2017.06-2018.08 ASCE, GI-GSO representative
  2017.02-2017.12 University of Wisconsin – Madison, Teaching Assistant
  2014.06-2018.08 University of Wisconsin – Madison, Research Assistant
  2013.06-2014.06 Northwestern University, Research Assistant

Social Academic Post and   Honor

Members   and Certificates

International   Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - Member

American   Society of Civil Engineers - Associate Member

Registered   E.I.T in the State of California (No. EIT 160032)

Resilient   Disaster Reduction and Emergency Professional Committee of the Chinese   Geophysical Society – Member

Reviewer for Journal Papers

Waste   Management, Géotechnique Letters, Environmental Reviews, Marine Georesources   & Geotechnology, Transportation Geotechnics, Journal of Rock Mechanics   and Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering,   Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, Environmental Science   and Pollution Research, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Environment,   Development and Sustainability, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Waste   and Biomass Valorization, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, AIMS Geosciences,   Journal of Engineering and Applied Science

Main Courses

Environmental Geotechnics, Foundation   Engineering, Ground Improvement, Engineering Geology and Soil Mechanics,   Surveying in Civil Engineering, Smart City Construction Technology and   Methods

Scientific Research Field

●    Clay Minerals in Barriers Application

●    Soft Soil/dredge Sediment Reinforcement   Techniques

●    Reutilization of Industrial and Agricultural   Waste in Civil Engineering Applications

Projects

·           Optimization of Hydraulic Performance via   Toughening and Reinforcement in Attapulgite-Bentonite Composite Barriers, National   Natural Science Foundation of China, 2026.01-2028.12, Principal investigator (PI)

·           Evolution of Expansion Mechanisms of   Phosphogypsum-Solidified Sludge Soil Under Leaching Environment, Jiangsu   Provincial Department of Science and Technology, 2024.09-2026.09, PI.

·           Hydraulic Properties and Mechanism of   Attapulgite-Modified Bentonite Liners, Key Laboratory of Clay Minerals of   Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of   Sciences, 2024.09-2026.09, PI.

·           Membrane Behaviors in Bentonite Barriers   Improved with Attapulgite, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,   2024.07-2026.7, PI.

·           Development of an Intelligent Sensing and   Monitoring System for Engineering Barrier Safety, Enterprise Collaborative   Project, 2024.09-2024.12, PI

·           Hydro-mechanical behaviors of geopolymer   amended soft clay in aggressive solutions, Jiangsu Province,   2021.9-2023.9, PI.

·           Effect of Anion Species on Polymer Bentonite   Composite Geosynthetic Clay liner, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education   for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, 2021.07-2023.07, PI.

Main Papers and Patents

1.       Hang, L., Xiao, W.,   Xia, P., Geng, W., Dai, D., Wang, D., Ye, M. 2025. Experimental   studies on the dynamic behaviors of Kunming highly decomposed peat soils. Soil   Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 198, 109588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2025.109588

2.       Zhang, Y., Zhou, Y., Geng,   W., Yan, B., Hang, L., He, J., Gao, Y. 2025. The influence of SICP   treatment composition on the performance of liquefaction resistance of soils.   Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 195, 109397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2025.109397

3.       Geng, W^C., Xu, G. 2025. Assessment   of Strength and Dewatering Efficiency in Straw-Reinforced Dredged Slurry. Construction   and Building Materials, 463, 140005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.140005

4.         Zhou,   Y., Zhang, Y., Geng, W^C., Jiang, C., Gao, Y.,   Shu, S. 2024. Undrained cyclic responses of sandy soils improved by soybean   induced calcium carbonate precipitation. Geomechanics and Geoengineering:   An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/17486025.2024.2413881

5.       Qiu, C., Xu, L.,   Geng, W^C., Xu, G., Zhang, D. 2024. Evolutionary Behaviors   of Straw-Reinforced Slurry for Sustainable Management of Dredging Sediment:   Rheological and Fertility Properties. Waste and Biomass Valorization. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-024-02792-x

6.       Xu, G., Wu, F., Geng,   W^C. 2024. Optimizing Straw in Rheology and   Compression-Permeability of Cemented Dredged Slurry. Marine Georesources   & Geotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1080/1064119X.2024.2366516

7.       Gao, Y., Liu, Y., Geng,   W., Zhang, F. 2024. Seismic-induced surficial failure of cohesive slopes   using three-dimensional limit analysis: a case study of the Wangjiayan   landslide in Beichuan, China. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering   Vibration, 23(3), 537-545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11803-024-2255-7

8.       Deng, S., Xu, G., Geng,   W., Wu, D., Song, W. 2024. Experimental study on dredge slurry treatment with   straw as horizontal drains by vacuum preloading. Marine Georesources   & Geotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1080/1064119X.2023.2292766

9.         Wu,   Y., Chen, Y., Geng, W., Xu, X., Lai, Y. 2024. A frequency-dependent uniform   discretization scheme for simulating fluctuating wind field based on a frequency-wavenumber spectrum. Journal of Wind   Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, 244, 105628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2023.105628

10.     Zhou,   Y., Zhang, Y., Geng, W^C., He, J., Gao, Y. 2023. Evaluation   of liquefaction resistance for single and multi-phase SICP-treated sandy soil   using shaking table test. Acta Geotechnica, 18, 6007–6025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-023-02008-x

11.   Zhang, H., Luo, F., Geng,   W., Zhao, H., Wu, Y. 2023. An efficient method for reliability analysis of   high-speed railway tunnel convergence in spatially variable soil based on a   deep convolutional neural network. ASCE's International Journal of Geomechanics, 23(11),   https://doi.org/10.1061/IJGNAI.GMENG-8644

12.   Li, B., Shi, H., Rong,   K., Geng, W., Wu, Y. 2023. Fatigue life analysis of offshore wind   turbine under the combined wind and wave loadings considering   full-directional wind inflow. Ocean Engineering, 281(1), 114719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.114719

13.   Liu, L., Gao, Y., Geng,   W., Song, J., Zhou, Y., Li, C. 2023. Comparison of jack bean and soybean   crude ureases on surface stabilization of desert sand by enzyme-induced   carbonate precipitation. Geoderma, 435, 116504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116504

14.     Wu,   Y., Yin, Z., Zhang, H., Geng, W^C. 2023. Prediction of   nonlinear seismic response of underground structures in single- and   multi-layered soil profiles using a deep gated recurrent network. Soil   Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 168:107852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2023.107852

15.     Geng,   W.,   Kumah, D., Yin, J., Ahmed, S., Xiao, J. 2023. Yielding behavior of a natural   soft clay considering stress history subjected to K₀   consolidation. International Journal of Civil Engineering, 21,   149-158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40999-022-00737-w

16.     Wu,   Y., Wang, J., Zhang, Y., Geng, W^C., Guo, P. 2023. An   updated spectral representation method coupled with generalized probability   density evolution method in assessing the seismic reliability of tunnels. Soil   Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 166:107755. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2022.107755

17.     Xu,   G., Han, Q., Geng, W^C., Yin, J.,   Liu, L. 2023. Evaluation of Fiber Reinforcement on the Strength Behaviors of   Dredging Slurry Cemented at High Water Content. Soils and Foundations, 63(1),   101264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2022.101264

18.     Liu,   Y., Gao, Y., He, J., Zhou, Y, Geng, W^C. 2023. An experimental   investigation of wind erosion resistance of desert sand cemented by   soybean-urease induced carbonate precipitation. Geoderma, 429(1), 116231.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116231

19.     Geng,   W., Salihoglu, H., Likos,   W.J., Benson, C.H. 2022. Index Tests for Geosynthetic Clay Liners Containing   Bentonite-Polymer Composites. Environmental Geotechnics, 11(2),   112-1232. https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.22.00072

20.     Geng,   W., Liu, M., Gadikota,   G., Likos, W.J., Benson, C.H. 2022. Morphological Controls on Flow   Conductivity and Viscosity of Bentonite-Polymer Composite. Environmental   Geotechnics, 11(2), 136-144. https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.21.00125

21.     Geng,   W.,   Han, W., Yin, J., Lu, Z. 2022. Salinity Effects on the Strength and   Morphological indices of Soft Marine Clay. Scientific Reports, 12(1),   17563. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22627-w

22.     Geng,   W., Yin, J., Bian, Z.,   Liu, L., Xu, G. 2022. Fiber Efficiency on the Flow Behaviors and   Compressibility-Permeability of Fiber-Reinforced Cemented Waste Slurry. Journal   of Materials in Civil Engineering, 34(12), 04022347. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004516

23.   Geng, W., Zhou, W., Liu, J.   2022. Behavior   of compacted collapsible soil after adding calcium chloride. 4th   International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG): Advances in   Transportation Geotechnics IV, 164, 387-399.

24.   Yin, J.,   Lu, Z., Geng,   W^C., Han, W., Hudu, A. 2022. Effect of Porewater   Salinity on Compression Behaviors and Hydraulic Conductivity of Soft Marine   Clay. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 40(7), 813-822. https://doi.org/10.1080/1064119X.2021.1941451

25.     Geng,   W.,   Liu, H., Yin, J., Du, Y., Kumah, D. 2021. Evaluation of Compression   Behaviors of Marine Clay Reinforced with Waste Shredded Tires. Advances   in Civil Engineering, 7780338. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/7780338

26.   Yin, J.,   Zhang, K., Geng,   W^C., Gaamon, A., Xiao, J. 2021. Effect of   Initial Water Content on Undrained Shear Strength of K₀   Consolidated Clay. Soils and Foundations, 61(5), 1453-1463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2021.08.010

27.   Yin, J., Tang, Y.,   Geng, W^C., Xu. G. 2021. Coupled   effects of initial water content and swelling history on compression   behaviors of bentonite. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the   Environment, 80(6), 4929-4941. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-021-02229-y

28.     Song, M., Xu,   G., Yin, J., Geng, W.,   Zhou,   Z., Qiu, C. 2021. Effect   of Turbulent Fluctuation on Settling Behavior of Dredged Slurry in Sheared   Condition. KSCE Journal of   Civil Engineering. 021, 25(4),   1252-1261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-021-1136-0

29.     Wang, Q., Chen, J.,   Liu, J., Yu, M., Geng, W., Wang, P., Wu, Z. 2020. Relationships   between shear strength parameters and microstructure of alkaline-contaminated   red clay. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(27),   33848-33862. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09637-9

30.   Geng, W., Likos, W.J. and   Benson, C.H. 2016, Viscosity of Polymer-Modified Bentonite as a Hydraulic   Performance Index. ASCE Sustainable Geoenvironmental Systems, 498-507.

Email

geng@ujs.edu.cn

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BV_0H4oAAAAJ&hl=en