Yusheng Qiu

Research Associate

Biography

Yusheng is a research associate with Prof. Grasselli’s research group. He finished his BASc and MASc at the University of Toronto in Civil and Mineral Engineering in 2015 and 2019, respectively. He has a personal interest in mineralogy and petrography, rock mechanics testing, instrumented indentation, and multi-phase FDEM modelling of cementitious materials. Currently, he is working on construction of a custom X-ray transparent vessel for confined rock mechanics testing.

August 2018
August 2018

Conference Paper

Published a Conference Paper at RILEMweek/CONMOD 2018, August 26-29th titled "Modelling of concrete weight coating based on micromechanical characterization."

May 2018
May 2018

Intership

Internship with the Unconventional Center of Excellence (UCOE) at Petronas Canada

December 2017
December 2017

Award

Recieved the William Trow Scholarship

January 2017
January 2017

Conference Paper

Published a Conference Paper at GeoOttawa 2017, Ottawa, October 14, 2017 titled "Finite/Discrete element modeling (FDEM) of time-dependent swelling mechanisms in southern Ontario shale"

January 2017
January 2017

Award

Recieved the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology
September 2016
September 2016

Joined

Joined as a MASc Candidate

Publications