Selected Journal Publications

  1. Sun, Q., Chen, Q., Xia, Y., Chen, F., Klinger, J., Ding, L., and Thompson, V. (2022). Reverse scaling of a bonded-sphere DEM model: Formulation and application to lignocellulosic biomass microstructures. Powder Technology, 409, 117797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117797
  2. Chen, F., Xia, Y., Klinger, J. L., and Chen, Q. (2022). A set of hysteretic nonlinear contact models for DEM: Theory, formulation, and application for lignocellulosic biomass. Powder Technology, 117100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2021.117100
  3. Lai, Z., Chen, Q., and Huang, L. (2022). Machine learning-enabled discrete element method: contact detection and resolution of irregular-shaped particles. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 46(1), 113-140. https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.3293
  4. Zhang, P., Yin, Z. Y., and Chen, Q. (2022). Image-based 3D reconstruction of granular grains via hybrid algorithm and level set with convolution kernel. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 148(5), 04022021. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002790
  5. Kucuksayacigil, F., Roni, M., Eksioglu, S. D., Bhuiyan, T. H., and Chen, Q. (2022). Optimal control to handle variations in moisture content and reactor in-feed rate. Energy, 248, 123650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123650
  6. Gleaton, J., Lai, Z., Xiao, R., Zhang, K., Chen, Q., and Zheng, Y. (2022). Optimization of mechanical strength of biocemented Martian regolith simulant soil columns. Construction and Building Materials, 315, 125741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125741
  7. Liu, W., Juang, C. H., Chen, Q., and Chen, G. (2021). Dynamic site response analysis in the face of uncertainty - an approach based on response surface method. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.3245
  8. Zhan, W., and Chen, Q. (2021). Accelerogram-based method for quick assessment of liquefaction occurrence. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 147(8), 04021060. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002577
  9. Lai, Z., Chen, Q., and Huang, L. (2021). Evaluating the hydromechanical responses of seabed – pipelines with rotated anisotropic heterogeneous seabed properties. Ocean Engineering, 234, 109226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.109226
  10. Sun, Q., Xia, Y., Klinger, J., Seifert, R., Kane, J., Thompson, V., and Chen, Q. (2021). X-ray computed tomography-based porosity analysis: Algorithms and application for porous woody biomass. Powder Technology, 388, 496-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2021.05.006
  11. Guo, Y., Chen, Q., Xia, Y., Klinger, J., and Thompson, V. (2021). A nonlinear elasto-plastic bond model for the discrete element modeling of woody biomass particles. Powder Technology, 385, 557-571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2021.03.008
  12. Xia, Y., Chen, F., Klinger, J. L., Kane, J. J., Bhattacharjee, T., Seifert, R., Ajayi, O.O., and Chen, Q. (2021). Assessment of a tomography-informed polyhedral discrete element modelling approach for complex-shaped granular woody biomass in stress consolidation. Biosystems Engineering, 205, 187-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2021.03.007
  13. Gulcan, B., Eksioglu, S. D., Song, Y., Roni, M., and Chen, Q. (2021). Optimization models for integrated biorefinery operations. Optimization Letters, 1-43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11590-021-01767-4
  14. Wang, C., Wang, D., and Chen, Q. (2021). Regional evaluation of liquefaction-induced lateral ground deformation for city-scale transportation resilience analysis. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 27(2), 04021008. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000601
  15. Lai, Z., Chen, Q., and Huang, L. (2021). A semianalytical Hertzian frictional contact model in 2D. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 92, 546-564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2020.11.016
  16. Guo, Y., Chen, Q., Xia, Y., Westover, T., Eksioglu, S., and Roni, M. (2020). Discrete element modeling of switchgrass particles under compression and rotational shear. Biomass and Bioenergy, 141, 105649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105649
  17. Lai, Z., Chen, Q., and Huang, L. (2020). Fourier series-based discrete element method for computational mechanics of irregular-shaped particles. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 362, 112873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2020.112873
  18. Huang, H., Shen, J., Chen, Q., and Karakus, M. (2020). Estimation of REV for fractured rock masses based on Geological Strength Index. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 126, 104179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2019.104179
  19. Gleaton, J., Lai, Z., Xiao, R., Chen, Q., and Zheng, Y. (2019). Microalga-induced biocementation of martian regolith simulant: Effects of biogrouting methods and calcium sources. Construction and Building Materials, 229, 116885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.116885
  20. Lai, Z., Chen, Q., Wang, C., and Zhou, X. (2019). Modeling dynamic responses of heterogeneous seabed with embedded pipeline through multiresolution random field and coupled hydromechanical simulations. Ocean Engineering, 173, 556-570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.01.015
  21. Shen, M., Juang, C. H., and Chen, Q. (2019). Mitigation of liquefaction hazard by dynamic compaction - a random field perspective. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 56(12), 1803-1815. https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2018-0502
  22. Xia, Y., Lai, Z., Westover, T., Klinger, J., Huang, H., and Chen, Q. (2019). Discrete element modeling of deformable pinewood chips in cyclic loading test. Powder technology, 345, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2018.12.072
  23. Lai, Z., and Chen, Q. (2019). Reconstructing granular particles from X-ray computed tomography using the TWS machine learning tool and the level set method. Acta Geotechnica, 14(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-018-0759-x
  24. Chen, Q., and Lai, Z. (2019). Hydromechanical modelling of CO2 sequestration using a component-based multiphysics code. Environmental Geotechnics, 8(1), 38-54. https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.18.00038
  25. Peyghaleh, E., Mahmoudabadi, V., Martin, J. R., Shahjouei, A., Chen, Q., Javanbarg, M., and Khoshnevisan, S. (2018). Impact of local site conditions on portfolio earthquake loss estimation for different building types. Natural Hazards, 94(1), 121-150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-018-3377-x
  26. Juang, C. H., Gong, W., Martin II, J. R., and Chen, Q. (2018). Model selection in geological and geotechnical engineering in the face of uncertainty-does a complex model always outperform a simple model?. Engineering Geology, 242, 184-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.05.022
  27. Lv, X., Xue, D., Chen, Q., Zhai, X., and Huang, M. (2019). Centrifuge model test and limit equilibrium analysis of the stability of municipal solid waste slopes. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 78(4), 3011-3021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-018-1308-4
  28. Zhang, J., Chen, F. Y., Juang, C. H., and Chen, Q. (2018). Developing joint distribution of amax and Mw of seismic loading for performance-based assessment of liquefaction induced structural damage. Engineering Geology, 232, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2017.11.001
  29. Wang, C., and Chen, Q. (2018). A hybrid geotechnical and geological data-based framework for multiscale regional liquefaction hazard mapping. Geotechnique, 68(7), 614-625. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.17.P.074
  30. Juang, C. H., Shen, M., Wang, C., and Chen, Q. (2018). Random field-based regional liquefaction hazard mapping - data inference and model verification using a synthetic digital soil field. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 77(3), 1273-1286. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-017-1071-y
  31. Lai, Z., and Chen, Q. (2017). Characterization and discrete element simulation of grading and shape-dependent behavior of JSC-1A Martian regolith simulant. Granular Matter, 19(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-017-0754-1
  32. Wang, C., Chen, Q., Shen, M., and Juang, C. H. (2017). On the spatial variability of CPT-based geotechnical parameters for regional liquefaction evaluation. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 95, 153-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.02.001
  33. Liu, W., Chen, Q., Wang, C., Juang, C. H., and Chen, G. (2017). Spatially correlated multiscale Vs30 mapping and a case study of the Suzhou site. Engineering Geology, 220, 110-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2017.01.026
  34. Lai, Z., and Chen, Q. (2017). Particle swarm optimization for numerical bifurcation analysis in computational inelasticity. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 41(3), 442-468. https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.2657
  35. Salinger, A. G., Bartlett, R. A., Bradley, A. M., Chen, Q., Demeshko, I. P., Gao, X., ... and Tezaur, I. K. (2016). Albany: using component-based design to develop a flexible, generic multiphysics analysis code. International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, 14(4), 415-438. https://doi.org/10.1615/IntJMultCompEng.2016017040 [Link to Albany code on Github]
  36. Chen, Q., Wang, C., and Juang, C. H. (2016). Probabilistic and spatial assessment of liquefaction-induced settlements through multiscale random field models. Engineering Geology, 211, 135-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2016.07.002
  37. Shen, M., Chen, Q., Zhang, J., Gong, W., and Juang, C. H. (2016). Predicting liquefaction probability based on shear wave velocity: an update. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 75(3), 1199-1214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-016-0880-8
  38. Mota, A., Chen, Q., Foulk III, J. W., Ostien, J. T., and Lai, Z. (2016). A Cartesian parametrization for the numerical analysis of material instability. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 108(2), 156-180. https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.5228
  39. Chen, Q., Wang, C., and Hsein Juang, C. (2016). CPT-based evaluation of liquefaction potential accounting for soil spatial variability at multiple scales. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 142(2), 04015077. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001402

  40. Sun, W., Chen, Q., and Ostien, J. T. (2014). Modeling the hydro-mechanical responses of strip and circular punch loadings on water-saturated collapsible geomaterials. Acta Geotechnica, 9(5), 903-934. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-013-0276-x
  41. Chen, Q., Ostien, J. T., and Hansen, G. (2014). Development of a used fuel cladding damage model incorporating circumferential and radial hydride responses. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 447(1-3), 292-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.01.001
  42. Chen, Q., Seifried, A., Andrade, J. E., and Baker, J. W. (2012). Characterization of random fields and their impact on the mechanics of geosystems at multiple scales. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 36(2), 140-165. https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.999
  43. Andrade, J. E., Chen, Q., Le, P. H., Avila, C. F., and Evans, T. M. (2012). On the rheology of dilative granular media: bridging solid-and fluid-like behavior. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 60(6), 1122-1136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2012.02.011
  44. Chen, Q., Andrade, J. E., and Samaniego, E. (2011). AES for multiscale localization modeling in granular media. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 200(33-36), 2473-2482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2011.04.022
  45. Tu, X., Andrade, J. E., and Chen, Q. (2009). Return mapping for nonsmooth and multiscale elastoplasticity. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 198(30-32), 2286-2296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2009.02.014

Selected Proceeding Publications

  1. Gaines, D., Chen, Q., Redmond, L, and Delvaux, T (2022). Discrete Element Method and Multi-body Dynamics Co-simulation Framework for Regolith-Tool Interaction Modeling. Proceedings of the ASCE Earth and Space Conference.
  2. Wang, L., Badal, J., Chen, Q., Guerrero, P.S., and Sun, Q. (2022). Discrete element modeling of drilling process into the lunar regolith simulants of JSC-1A. Proceedings of the ASCE Earth and Space Conference.
  3. Zhan, W. and Chen, Q. (2021). Assessment of liquefaction effects on ground motion frequency parameters for accelerogram-based liquefaction detection. Proceedings of the ASCE Geo-Extreme Conference.
  4. Naser, M. Z., and Chen, Q. (2021). Extraterrestrial Construction in Lunar and Martian Environments. Proceedings of the ASCE Earth and Space 2021 Conference, pp. 1200-1207.
  5. Chen, Q., Lai, Z., and Chen, F. (2020). X-Ray CT Imaging-Based and Machine Learning-Enabled Characterization of Multi-Constituent Granular Materials. Proceedings of the 2020 Geo-Congress https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482803.039.
  6. Chen, Q., Wang, C., Lai, Z., and Juang, C.H. (2018). Integration of heterogeneous data for multiscale regional liquefaction settlement mapping. Proceedings of the 5th Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Conference, Austin, TX.
  7. Juang, C.H., Chen, Q., Shen, M., and Wang, C. (2018). Probabilistic Assessment and Mapping of Liquefaction Hazard: From Site-Specific Analysis to Regional Mapping. In Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Advances in Soil Dynamics and Foundation Engineering, pp 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0131-5_1
  8. Wang, C., Chen, Q., Juang, C.H., and Liu, F. (2018). Multiscale Regional Liquefaction Hazard Mapping Accounting for Heterogeneous Data Sources. In Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Advances in Soil Dynamics and Foundation Engineering, pp 44-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0131-5_5
  9. Shen M., Chen, Q., Juang, C.H., Gong, W., and Tan, X. (2018). Bi-objective optimization of site investigation program for liquefaction hazard mapping. In Proceedings of the 2018 GeoShanghai International Conference: Advances in Soil Dynamics and Foundation Engineering, pp.86-93. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0131-5_10
  10. Chen, Q., Lai, Z., Moysey, S. and Shen, M. (2018). Image-based shape characterization and three-dimensional discrete element modeling of a granular Martian regolith simulant. In Proceedings of the 2018 GeoShanghai International Conference: Fundamentals of Soil Behaviors, pp.811-818. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0125-4_90
  11. Liu, F., Che, Y., Xu, S., Chen, Q., and Tan, L. (2018). Managing information of gas hydrate reservoirs of the South China Sea in an integrated GIS database. In Proceedings of the 2018 GeoShanghai International Conference: Advances in Soil Dynamics and Foundation Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0131-5_5
  12. Lai, Z. and Chen, Q. (2018). Discrete element modeling of Martian regolith simulants accounting for realistic particle shapes and particle size distributions. Proceedings of the 2018 ASCE Earth and Space - Engineering for Extreme Environments Conference, Cleveland, OH. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481899.004
  13. Shukla, S., Agnihotri, S., Lai, Z., Kousaalya, A. B., Pilla, S., and Chen, Q. (2018). Creation and characterization of regolith-based functional blocks with simulated in situ martian materials. Proceedings of the 2018 ASCE Earth and Space - Engineering for Extreme Environments Conference, pp. 621-628, Cleveland, OH. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481899.059
  14. Gleaton, J., Xiao, R., Lai, Z., McDaniel, N., Johnstone, C., Burden, B., Chen, Q., and Zheng, Y. (2018). Biocementation of Martian regolith simulant with in-situ resources. Proceedings of the 2018 ASCE Earth and Space - Engineering for Extreme Environments Conference, Cleveland, OH. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481899.056
  15. Shen, M., Chen, Q., Zhang, J., and Juang, C. H. (2018). Case histories of liquefaction-induced building damage - focusing on the 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. Proceedings of the 2018 International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE), Orlando, FL. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481585.030
  16. Wang, C., Chen, Q., and Juang, C. H. (2017). Regional liquefaction mapping accounting for multiscale spatial variability of soil parameters with geological constraints. Proceedings of the Geotechnical Risk - from Theory to Practice 2017, Denver, CO. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784480700.005
  17. Liu, W., Wang, C., Chen, Q., Chen, G., and Juang, C. H. (2017). Multiscale random field-based shear wave velocity mapping and site classification. Proceedings of the Geotechnical Risk from Theory to Practice 2017, Denver, CO. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784480717.039
  18. Chen, Q., Shen, M., Wang, C., and Juang, C. H. (2017). Verification of Random Field-Based Liquefaction Mapping Using a Synthetic Digital Soil Field. Proceedings of the Geotechnical Frontiers 2017, pp. 236-245. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784480489.024
  19. Chen, Q., Sun, W. C., and Ostien, J. T. (2014). Finite element analysis of hydro-mechanical coupling effects on shear failures of fully saturated collapsible geomaterials. In Soil Behavior and Geomechanics, 688-698. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413388.072

  20. Chen, Q., Ostien, J. T., and Hansen, G. (2014). Automatic differentiation for numerically exact computation of tangent operators in small-and large-deformation computational inelasticity. Proceedings of TMS 2014: 143rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, pp. 289-296. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48237-8_38
  21. Baker, J. W., Seifried, A., Andrade, J. E., and Chen, Q. (2011). Characterization of random fields at multiple scales: an efficient conditional simulation procedure and applications in geomechanics. Proceedings for the 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Zurich, Switzerland.

Technical Reports and Other Publications

  1. J.M. Reyes, C. Wang, Q. Chen and R. Andrus, Visualization of Soil Data for Seismic Hazard Analysis, Poster presentation at the XSEDE 2015 Conference , St. Louis, MO, 2015. [PDF]
  2. Q. Chen and W. Sun, Finite element analysis of hydro-mechanical coupling of water saturated porous geomaterials, Proceedings of the 17th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Michigan State University, 2014.
  3. A. G. Salinger, R. A. Bartlett, Q. Chen, X. Gao, G. A. Hansen, I. Kalashnikova, A. Mota, R. P. Muller, E. Nielsen, J. T. Ostien, R. P. Pawlowski, E. T. Phipps, W. Sun, Albany: A Component-Based Partial Differential Equation Code Built on Trilinos, Sandia Technical Report, SAND2013-8430J, 2013. [PDF]
  4. G. Hansen, J.T. Ostien and Q. Chen, NEAMS VLTS Project: Level 2 Milestone Summary, Sandia Technical Report, SAND2012-5808, doi:10.2172/1096957, 2012.[PDF]
  5. J. E. Andrade and Q. Chen, Effects of random fields on mechanics of geosystems at multiple scale, Proceedings for the 2009 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu, HI, 2009.