Civil Engineering Faculty

MEB 220 ext.4202
jli@eng.morgan.edu

Title: Jiang Li, Assitant Professor

Educational Background:
·Ph.D. Hydrology/Hydrogeology, University of Nevada Reno, 8/94 ·M.S. Civil Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 8/89
·B.E. Eletrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, 8/82

Area Interest: Continuum Mechanics applied to Geomechanics Soil Mechanics, Soil Dynamics and Rock Mechanics Hydrology and Geohydrology Modeling of groundwater flow, contaminant and solute transport Applied Mathematics Hydraulics of flow through porous/fractured material Mechanics of compressible aquifer systems Land subsidence due to fluid withdrawal Water chemistry and quality control

Future Research: Environmental Engineering: Land Subsidence due to groundwater withdrawal, Groundwater contamination and solute transport, solid waste containment and management, etc. Environmental Geotechnique: Soil mechanics and soil dynamics with emphasis on environmental issue. Applications of Geosynthetics to geotechnical and transportation engineering.

Present Research: NASA Research Program: Laboratory studies in mechanics behavior of sedimentary material NTC Research Program: Experimental investigations in mechanics behavior of subgrade soils under traffic-induced loading

Courses Given:
CEGR304 Engineering Mechanics
CEGR328 Environmental Engineering I

Managed Labs: GEOTECHNICAL LAB: Conducting the soil mecahnical tests ENVIRONMENTAL LAB: Conducting the environmental tests

Hobbies: Table tennis, basketball, swiming, biking, chess, etc.