Horng Jyh (Tigra) Yang, Ph.D, P.E.
Contact Information
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mail Stop 0258 University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
Office: HREL 102
e-mail: yang@unr.nevada.edu
T: 775-784-6635
F: 775-784-1390
Education
| YEAR | DEGREE | UNIVERSITY |
| 2005 | Ph.D. | University of Nevada, Reno |
| 1995 | M.S. | National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Independent Taiwan |
| 1993 | B.S. | Chung Yung Christian University, Independent Taiwan |
Research Interests
- Deep foundations
- Seismic foundation behavior
- Soil property characterization
- Liquefaction
- Drained v.s. Undrained soil behavior
- Static and Dynamic Triaxil test
Recent Publications
- Elfass, S., Ladkany, S., Norris, G., Luke, B., Siddharthan, R., O'Donnell, J., Yang, H., Nguyen, H., Ahmad, A., and Binard, J., " A Study in the Soil-Structure Interaction Using a Laminar Soil Box," 36th Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Symposium, March 2001, pp. 681-685.
- S. Elfass, H-J Yang and G. Norris, "Undrained Point Load-Point Displacement Response in Piles", International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo 2009
- H-J Yang, S. Elfass, and G. Norris, "Settlement Behavior of Shallow Foundation in Dry Sand under Simulated Earthquake Motion on a Biaxial Shake Table", Geoflorida 2010 (accepted)
- H-J Yang, S. Elfass, and G. Norris, "Settlement Behavior of Shallow Foundation in Dry Sand under Simulated Earthquake Motion on a Biaxial Shake Table", International Geotechnical Conference: "Geotechnical Challenges in Megacities" 2010 (accepted)
- H-J Yang, S. Elfass, and G. Norris, "Prediction of Drained Lateral Extension Behavior from Traditional Drained Axial Compression Triaxial Test", 14th ICE & 42nd EGGES Conference 2009 (accepted)
- Norris, G., Yang, H-J., Elfass, S. and Ashour, M., “Dilatant Relationship Between Stress-Strain and Volume Change Behaviors”, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE (Under Review)
- Norris, G., Alps, M., Yang, H-J. and Elfass, S., “The Phase Transformation Friction Angle of Quartz Sands”, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE (Under Review)
Courses Taught
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE |
| CEE 101 | Engineering Graphic |
| CEE 140 | Introduction to Civil Engineering |
| CEE 442/642 | Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering |
| CEE 443/643 | Geotechnical Engineering: Foundations |
| CEE 445/645 | Geotechnical Engineering: Retaining Structures |
| CEE 741 | Geotechnical Engineering: Seepage, Slopes, Embankments |
| CEE 748 | Advanced Geotechnical Laboratory |