Landsliding Phenomenon and Related Mechanism

2013.10-2016.09  D. Sc.      Geophysics, Kyoto University, Japan 

2009.09-2012.06  M. Eng.   Geotechnical Engineering, Lanzhou University, China

2004.09-2008.06  B. Eng.    Civil Engineering, Lanzhou University, China

As of 2017.05, Associate Professor, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1.    Jiang, Y.*, Wang, G. H., and Kamai, T., 2017. Acoustic emissions preceding the stress drops in locally sheared granular materials. Geophysical Research Letters, 44(6): 2782-2791.

2.    Jiang, Y.*, Wang, G. H., and Kamai, T., 2017. Fast shear behavior of granular materials in ring-shear tests and implications for rapid landslides, Acta Geotechnica, 12(3): 645–655.

3.    Jiang, Y.*, Wang, G. H., Kamai, T. and McSaveney, M. J., 2016. Effect of particle size and shear speed on frictional instability in sheared granular materials during large shear displacement, Engineering Geology, 210: 93-102.

4.    Jiang, Y.*, Chen, W. W., Wang, G. H., Sun, G. P. and Zhang, F. Y., 2016. Influence of initial dry density and water content on the soil–water characteristic curve and suction stress of a reconstituted loess soil, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment (online), doi: 10.1007/s10064-016-0899-x.

5.    Yin, Y. P., Xing, A. G.*, Wang, G. H., Feng, Z., Li, B. and Jiang, Y., 2017. Experimental and numerical investigations of a fluidized landslide in Zhenxiong, Yunnan, southwestern China. Landslides, 14(2): 649-659.

6.    Xing, A. G., Xu, Q.*, Zhu, Y. Q., Zhu, J. L. and Jiang, Y., 2016. The August 27, 2014, rock avalanche and related impulse water waves in Fuquan, Guizhou, China. Landslides, 13(2): 411-422.

7.    Xing, A. G.*, Wang, G. H., Li, B., Jiang, Y., Feng, Z., and Kamai, T., 2015. Long-runout mechanism and landsliding behaviour of large catastrophic landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Guanling, Guizhou, China. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 52(7): 971-981.

8.    Xing, A. G.*, Wang, G. H., Yin, Y. P., Jiang, Y., Wang, G. Z., Yang, S. Y., Dai, D. R., Zhu, Y. Q., and Dai, J. A., 2014. Dynamic analysis and field investigation of a fluidized landslide in Guanling, Guizhou, China. Engineering Geology, 181: 1-14.

9.    Chen, W. W.*, Bi, J., Ma, Y. W., Liu, W., and Jiang, Y., 2016. Application of fitted functions and estimated functions of MK soil-water characteristic curve model and sensitivity analysis of parameters. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 37(11): 3208-3214. (in Chinese with English abstract)

10.  Song, B. H., Chen, W. W.*, Wu, W. J., and Jiang, Y., 2012. Experimental study of large scale direct shear test of sliding zone soil of Suoertou landslide with different moisture contents. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 33(S2): 77-84. (in Chinese with English abstract)

11.  Jiang, Y., Chen, W. W.*, Sun, G. P., Zhang, F. Y. and Song, B. H., 2012. Application of FX and MK soil-water characteristic curve models to fine-grained soils. Journal of China Coal Society, 37(S2): 319-324. (in Chinese with English abstract)

12.  Jiang, Y., Chen, W. W.*, Sun, G. P., and Zhang, F. Y., 2012. Test study on triaxial shear properties of saturated undisturbed Q2 loess in deep-buried tunnel. Journal of Lanzhou University (Natural Sciences), 48(3): 23-27. (in Chinese with English abstract)

13.  Song, B. H., Chen, W. W.*, Wu, W. J., and Jiang, Y., 2011. Microstructure fractal of sliding zone soil of Suoertou landslide in Zhouqu. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 33(S1): 292-297. (in Chinese with English abstract)

14.  Song, B. H., Chen, W. W.*, Wu, W. J., Jiang, Y., and Zhou Q. L., 2011. Shear strength characteristics of soil in the slide zone of Xieliupo landslide in Zhouqu, Gansu province. Journal of Lanzhou University (Natural Sciences), 47(6): 7-12. (in Chinese with English abstract) 

Granular Shearing;

Landslide Dynamics;

 Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings

1.  Wang, G. H.*, Jiang, Y., 2017. High mobility of large-scale shallow landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Izu Oshima. In: Mikoš, M., Casagli, N., Yin, Y., Sassa, K. (Eds.), Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides, Volume 4. Springer International Publishing AG, pp. 213-220.

2.  Jiang, Y.*, Wang, G. H., Kamai, T., 2015. Characteristics of acoustic emission and fluctuations of shear resistance during granular shearing. The Fukuoka Symposium of Japan Civil Engineering Society, pp. 131-136.

3.  Jiang, Y.*, Wang, G. H., Kamai, T., 2015. Influence of particle size and shear velocity on the frictional properties and slip instabilities of sheared granular materials. The 10th Asian Regional Conference of IAEG, Tp1-21(1071268):1-6.

4.  Wang, G. H., Jiang, Y.*, 2015. Fluidized landsliding phenomenon on volcanic ash slope during heavy rainfall: A case study of Izu Oshima landslides. The 10th Asian Regional Conference of IAEG, Tp1-17(1066849):1-6.

Conference Abstracts

1.  Jiang, Y., Wang, G. H., Kamai, T., 2016. Experimental investigation on the frictional behavior of granular materials: Implications for better understanding landslide mobility. Annual Meeting of Japan Geoscience Union, Abstract: HDS05-11, Chiba.

2.  Jiang, Y., Wang, G. H., Kamai, T., 2016. New experimental constraints on frictional instability of simulated halite shear zones. Annual Meeting of Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University. Abstract: D04.

3.  Jiang, Y., Wang, G. H., Kamai, T., 2015. Characteristics of acoustic emission and fluctuations of shear resistance during granular shearing. The Fukuoka Symposium of Japan Civil Engineering Society, 131-136.

4.  Schulz, W. H., Wang, G. H., Jiang, Y., Collins, B. D., and Reid, M. E., 2015. Preliminary assessment of post-failure behavior of glaciolacustrine silty clay from the 2014, SR530 (Oso), Washington landslide. Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. GSA Abstracts with Programs, 47(7): 608.

5.  Jiang, Y., Wang, G. H., Kamai, T., 2015. Correlations between frictional instabilities and acoustic emissions of locally sheared granular materials. Annual Meeting of Japan Landslide Society, Abstract: CD-ROM, P-24 (pp.218), Yamagata.

6.  Wang, G. H., Jiang, Y., 2015. Fluidized landsliding phenomenon of Hiroshima geohazard triggered by heavy rainfall on 20 August 2014. Hiroshima Geoharzd Report (supported by Specially Promoted Research of JSPS, Japan, Grant Number: 26900001), pp.115-124.

7.  Jiang, Y., Wang, G. H., Kamai, T., 2015. Acoustic emissions preceding the stress drops in locally sheared granular materials. Annual Meeting of Japan Geoscience Union, Abstract: HDS06-09, Chiba.

8.  Wang, G. H., Jiang, Y., 2015. Flowsliding in volcanic ash slope during heavy rainfall: A case study of 2013 Izu Oshima landslides. Annual Meeting of Japan Geoscience Union, Abstract: HDS06-04, Chiba.

9.  Jiang, Y., Wang, G. H., Kamai, T., 2015. Frictional instability of locally sheared granular materials: does it depend on particle size? Annual Meeting of Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University. Abstract: D09.

10.  Wang, G. H., and Jiang, Y., 2015. Fluidized landsliding phenomenon on weathered granite slope during heavy rainfall: Case study of the Hiroshima geohazard in August 2014. Annual Meeting of Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University. Abstract: D14.

11.  Jiang, Y., Wang, G. H., Kamai, T., 2014. Fast shear behaviour of granular material and rapid landsliding phenomena. Annual Meeting of Japan Geoscience Union, Abstract: HDS05-14, Yokohama.

12.  Jiang, Y., Wang, G. H., Kamai, T., 2014. Stick-slip instabilities in sheared granular materials. Annual Meeting of Japan Landslide Society, Abstract: CD-ROM, 2-18 (pp.84), Tsukuba.

13.  Wang, G. H., Jiang, Y., Doi, I. and Kamai, T., 2014. On the fluidized landsliding phenomenon triggered by the 2013 heavy rainfall in Izu Oshima Island. Annual Meeting of Japan Landslide Society, Abstract: CD-ROM, 3-16 (pp.128), Tsukuba.

2017.05-2019.04  CAS Pioneer Hundred Talents Program (Category C) Candidate

2016.05  The First Fellowship of Graduate School of Science Foundation (Kyoto University)

2016.02  Student Outstanding Presentation Award (Annual Meeting of Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan)

2015.08  Young Research Outstanding Poster Award (Annual Meeting of Japan Landslide Society)

2015.05  Student Outstanding Presentation Award (Annual Meeting of Japan Geoscience Union)

2015.02  Student Outstanding Presentation Award (Annual Meeting of Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan)

2014.04  Student Outstanding Presentation Award (Annual Meeting of Japan Geoscience Union)

2012.11-2016.10  China Scholarship Council Overseas Study Fellowship