Jian Chu

Title

Professor; James M. Hoover Chair; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Department

Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Institution

Iowa State University

jchu@iastate.edu

Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia, 1991
B.Eng. Civil Engineering, The PLA Logistics Engineering University, China, 1983

Research Interests

Pre Failure Analytic Solution, Analytical Solution, Analytical Solutions Disaster Mitigation Technologies

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Biography

Jian Chu is a professor and the James M. Hoover Chair in Geotechnical Engineering. Before he took this position in August 2011, Dr. Chu was a well-established researcher and consultant in Southeast Asia. He was director of the Centre for Infrastructure Systems at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. There he spent 20 years teaching, conducting research and consulting in geotechnical engineering, particularly in soil properties, in-situ and laboratory testing, soil improvement and land reclamation. Dr. Chu also served five years as chairman of a technical committee for the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. He also was vice president of the Geotechnical Society of Singapore. He led more than $10 million in research projects in Singapore before joining Iowa State. He has been a keynote or invited speaker at more than 40 international conferences, including the 17th International Conference for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering in Alexandria, Egypt, in 2009. He also is the co-editor, associate editor and editorial board member for nine international journals. He won the R. M. Quigley Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society in 2004 for publishing the best paper in Canadian Geotechnical Journal in 2003. He also received the Honorable Award from the Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan, and the Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society in 2013 for his great contributions to geotechnical engineering.

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Pre Failure Analytic Solution, Analytical Solution, Analytical Solutions Disaster Mitigation Technologies Geoenvironmental Engineering Ground Improvement Geotechnical Engineering Keynote Lecture Microbial Method Biogeochemical Processes Different Climate Zones Soil Improvement Projects, Soil Improvement Project Large Diameter Earthquake Engineering Simplified Method Geophysical Methods Time Domain Solution Transient Dynamic Response Engineering Vibration Sewage Sludge Dike Construction New Type, New Types General Report Residual Soil Recent Developments, Recent Development Earthquake Geotechnics Global Sustainability Modern Trends Case Histories Ground Control Art Report Recent Study Numerical Study, Numerical Studies Microbial Technology New Design Approach Climate Change Energy Saving Material Green Building Advanced Materials Strength Anisotropy Strength Properties New Technique, New Techniques Short Course Failure Mechanisms High Water Content Materials Coastal Prediction Structures New Methods, New Method Improved Properties Global Warming Sustainable Mitigation Unusual Soil Constitutive Modeling Natural Hazards

List of Publications (75)

In 2015

Chu, J, Wanatowski, D., Loke, W.L., and Leong, W.K. (2015). 'Pre-failure instability of sand under dilatancy rate controlled conditions.' Soils and Foundations (accepted).
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Chu, J, Wanatowski, D., and He, J. (2015). 'Instability of Dilative Sand.' Geotechnical Research, Inst. Civil Engr (accepted).
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In 2014

Yang, X, Liu, H.L., Chen, Y, and Chu, J. (2014). 'Strength and dilatancy of silty sand.' Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 140, No. 7, 06014007.
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He, J. and Chu, J. (2014). 'Undrained shear strength of desaturated loose sand under monotonic shearing' Soils and Foundations, Vol. 54, No. 4, 910'916
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He, J. and Chu, J. (2014). 'Undrained responses of microbially desaturated sand under static monotonic loading, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 140, No. 5, 04014003-1 to 8.
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Ivanov, V., Chu, J., Stabnikov, V. And Li, B. (2014) "Strengthening of soft marine clay using bioencapsulation.' Marine Georesources and Geotechnology (online in Feb).
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Chu, J., Indraratna, B., Yan, S.W. and Rujikiatkamjorn C. (2014). "Overview of preloading methods for soil improvement.' Ground Improvement - Proceeding of ICE, London (online in Feb).
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Chu, J., Ivanov, V., Naeimi, M., Stabnikov, V. and Liu, H.L. (2014). ''Optimization of calcium-based bioclogging and biocementation of sand.' Acta Geotechnica, Vol. 9, No. 2, 277-285.
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Chu, J., Ivanov, V., He, J, Naeimi, M. (2014). 'Use of biogeotechnologies for disaster mitigation.' Keynote Lecture, Geotechnics for Catastrophic Flooding Events - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilation, GEDMAR 2014, 49-56
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Guo, W., Chu, J., and Yan, S. (2014) 'Analytical and Numerical Studies of Geosynthetic Tubes Resting on Deformable Foundations.' Invited Lecture, Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics, ASCE Special Publication GSP 238. 503-514. doi: 10.1061/9780784413401.050
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Zhang, X, Chu, J. and Bulut, R. (Editors) (2014). Soil Behavior and Geomechanics, ASCE Special Publication GSP 236. ISBN: 978-7844-1338-8.
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Ding, X.M., Liu, H.L., and Chu, J. (2014). "Time-domain solution to transient dynamic response of a large-diameter thin-walled pipe pile' Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (Accepted)
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Xin, L., Chu, J, Wang, J.Y., Yin, K., Tong, H.H., Chia, C.Y.H., Noh, O.A.M. (2014). 'Geophysical methods for the investigation of a closed dumping ground.' Geomechanics and Engineering: an international journal (in press)
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Xiao, Y., Liu, H.L., Chen, Y., and Chu, J. (2014). 'Influence of intermediate principal stress on the strength and dilatancy behavior of rockfill material.' Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 10.1061 1943-5606.0001178, 04014064. Online 1 Nov 2014.
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Guo W., Chu J., Nie W. And Yan, S.W. (2014). 'A simplified method for design of geosynthetic tubes'. Geotextiles and Geomembranes (in print).
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Guo W., Chu J., Yan, S.W., and Nie W. (2014). 'Analysis of geosynthetic tubes inflated by liquid and consolidated soil'. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, online on 21 May 2014.
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Chu, J. and Warantowski, D. (2014). 'Difficulties in the determination of post-liquefaction strength for sand' Geotechnique Letters, Vol. 4, No. 1, 57-61.
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In 2013

Guo, W. and Chu, J. (2013). "Analytical solutions for geosynthetic tube resting on rigid foundation." Geomechanics and Engineering, An international Journal (in press).
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Stabnikov, V., Chu, J., Myo, A.N. and Ivanov, V. (2013). "Immobilization of sand dust and associated pollutants using bioaggregation.' Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, Vol. 224, 1631-. Online on 24 Aug.
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Stabnikov, V., Chu, J., Ivanov, V. and Li, Y. (2013). "Halotolerant, alkaliphilic urease-producing bacteria from different climate zones and their application for biocementation of sand, World J Microbiol Biotechnol., online 26 Mar.
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Chu, J., Ivanov, V., Stabnikov, V., and Li, B. (2013). 'Microbial method for construction of aquaculture pond in sand.' Geotechnique, Vol. 63, No. 10, 871-875.
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Dejong, J.T. et al. (2013). ''Biogeochemical processes and geotechnical applications: progress, opportunities and challenges.' Geotechnique, Vol. 63, No. 4, 287-301.
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He, J., Chu, J., and Ivanov, V. (2013). 'Mitigation of liquefaction of saturated sand using biogas.' Geotechnique, Vol. 63, No. 4, 267-275.
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Guo, W., Chu, J., Yan, S.W. and Nie, W. (2013). 'Geosynthetic mattress: Analytical solution and verification.' Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Vol. 37, 74-80.
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Chu, J., Wardani, S.P.R. and Iizuka, A. (Editors) (2013). Geotechnical Predictions and Practice in Dealing with Geohazards, Springer.
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Chu, J. (2013). 'Innovation in disaster mitigation technologies.' Chapter 23 in Geotechnical Predictions and Practice in Dealing with Geohazards, Eds. J. Chu et al., Springer, 375-384.
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In 2012

Chu, J., Yan, S.W., and Lam K.P. (2012). 'Methods for improvement of clay slurry or sewage sludge', Ground Improvement, Proceedings of the ICE, Vol. 165, No. 4, 189-199.
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Ivanov, V., Chu, J., and Stabnikov, V. (2012). 'Iron- and calcium-based biogrouts for porous soils', Construction Materials, Proceedings of the ICE, Vol. 165, online on 15 Nov.
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Chu, J., Stabnikov, V., and Ivanov, V. (2012). 'Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation on surface or in the bulk of soil.' Geomicrobiology Journal, Vol. 29, No. 6, 544-549.
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Chu, J., Leong, W.K. Loke, W.L., and Wanatowski, D. (2012). 'Instability of Loose Sand under Drained Conditions.' Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 138, No. 2, 207-216.
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Chu, J., Ivanov, V., Stabnikov, V., He, J., Li, B., and Naemi, M. (2012). 'Biocement: green building and energy saving material', Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 347-353, 4051-4054, Online on 07 Oct 2011.
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Chu, J. Bergado, D.T., Shin, E.C. and Chai, J.C. (2012). 'Embankments on soft ground and ground improvement.' Keynote Lecture, Proc. 5th Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetics, Bangkok, Thailand, Dec 13-16, 3-24.
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Chu, J., Ivanov, V., He, J. and Stabnikov, V. (2012). 'Use of microbial technology in geotechnical engineering.' Keynote Lecture, Proc. 2nd International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 14-16.
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Chu, J., Indraratna, B., Yan, S.W., and Rujikiatkamjorn, C. (2012) 'Soft Soil Improvement through Consolidation: An Overview', State-of-the-Art Report, Proc. International Conference on Ground Improvement and ground Control, 30 Oct ' 2 Nov 2012, Wollongong, 251-280.
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Chu, J. and Wanatowski, D. (2012). 'New design approach for tailing dams based on recent study on instability of sand.' Invited Lecture, Proc. 3rd International Workshop on Modern Trends in Geomechanics IW-MTG3, 4-5 Sept, Nottingham, 64-66.
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Chu, J. (2012). 'General report on biogrout & other grouting methods', General Report, Proc. ISSMGE - TC 211 International Symposium on Ground Improvement, Brussels, 31 May & 1 June, Vol. 1, 177-187.
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Chu, J. and Raju, R.V. (2012). 'Prefabricated vertical drain.' Chapter 4 in Ground Improvement, 3rd Edition, Eds. K. Kirsch and A. Bell, CRC Press, 87-167.
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In 2011

Wanatowski, D., and Chu, J. (2011). 'Factors affecting pre-failure instability of sand under plane-strain conditions.' Geotechnique, Vo. 62, No. 2, 121-135.
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Meng, G.H. and Chu, J. (2011). 'The strength anisotropy of a residual soil in Singapore.' Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, Vol. 42, No.4, 10-18.
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Stabnikov, V., Naeimi, M., Ivanov, V., and Chu, J. (2011). 'Formation of water-impermeable crust on sand surface using biocement.' Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 41, 1143-1149.
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Meng, G.H. and Chu, J. (2011). 'Shear strength properties of a residual soil in Singapore.' Soils and Foundations, Vol. 51, No. 4, 565-573.
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Guo, W., Chu, J. and Yan, S.W. (2011). 'Effect of subgrade soil stiffness on the design of geosynthetic tube.' Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Vol. 29, 277-284.
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Wanatowski, D and Chu, J. (2011). "Pre-failure instability behavior of sand in strain path testing under plane-strain conditions." Soils and Foundations, Vol. 51, No. 3, 423-435.
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Chu, J. Guo, W. and Yan, S.W. (2011). 'Geosynthetic tubes and geosynthetic mats: analyses and applications.' Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, Vol. 42, No.1, 56-65.
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Chu, J., Yan, S.W., Li, W. (2011). 'Innovative methods for dike construction ' An overview.' Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Vol. 29, No. 2, 35-42.
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Chu, J. (2011). 'Innovation in disaster mitigation technologies: a few examples.' Keynote Lecture, Proc. 3rd International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation, 18-20 May, Semarang, Indonesia, Eds, Wardani, S.P.R., et al., 78-82.
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Chu, J. and Yan, S.W. (2011). 'Coastal dike construction methods and case histories.' Keynote Lecture, Proc. Development of Geotechnical Engineering in Civil Works and Geo-Environment, 10-11 Feb, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Eds, Hardiyatmo, H.C., et al., 31-36.
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Chu, J. and Yan, S.W. (2011). 'Recent development in the construction of coastal protection structures.' Chapter 7 in Geotechnics and Earthquake Geotechnics towards Global Sustainability, Eds.S. Iai, Springer, 115-130.
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In 2010

Wanatowski, D., Chu, J. and Loke W.L. (2010). 'Drained instability of sand in plane strain.' Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 47, 400-412.
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Yan, S.W. and Chu, J. (2010). 'Construction of an offshore dike using slurry filled geotextile mats.' Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Vol. 28, No. 5, 422-433.
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Wanatowski, D., Chu, J. and Lo, S-C. R. (2010). 'New types of failure mechanisms for flowslide.' Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal, Vol.5, No. 1, 3 ' 13.
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Lourenco, S.D.N., Wang, G.H., and Chu, J. (2010). 'Aspects of sand behaviour by modified constant shear drained tests.' Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 62, No. 4, 865-870.
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Chu, J. and Yan, S.W. (2010). 'Methods for the improvement of soft clay, high water content materials or sewage sludge.' Keynote Lecture, Proc. International Symposium, Exhibition, and Short Course on Geotechnical and Geosynthetics Engineering: Challenges and Opportunities on Climate Change, 7 to 8 Dec., Bangkok, Thailand.
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Chu, J. and Yan, S.W. (2010). 'Methods for construction of coastal protection structures.' Keynote Lecture, Proc. International Conference on Natural Hazards and Countermeasures in Geotechnical Engineering, 4 ' 5 Nov, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Chu, J. and Yan, S.W. (2010). 'Recent development in the construction of coastal prediction structures', Invited Lecture, Proc. Kyoto Seminar 2010 on Geotechnics/Earthquake Geotechnics towards Global Sustainability, 12-14 January, Kyoto University, Japan, 152-164.
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In 2009

Liu, H.L., Chu, J. and Ren Z.Y. (2009). 'New methods for measuring the installation depth of prefabricated vertical drains.' Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Vol. 27, No. 6, 493-496.
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Liu, H.L., Chu, J. and Deng, A. (2009). 'Use of large diameter, cast-in-situ concrete pipe piles for embankment over soft clay.' Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 46, No. 8, 915'927.
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Wanatowski, D., Chu, J. and Gan, C-L. (2009). 'Compressibility of Changi sand in Ko consolidation.' Geomechanics and Engineering: An International Journal, Vol. 1, No. 3, 241-258.
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Chu, J., Bo, M.W. and Arulrajah, A. (2009). 'Soil improvement works for an offshore land reclamation project in Singapore.' Geotechnical Engineering, Proceeding of ICE, London, Vol. 162, GE1, 21-32.
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Chu, J., Bo, M.W. and Arulrajah, A. (2009). 'Reclamation of a slurry pond in Singapore.' Geotechnical Engineering, Proceeding of ICE, London, Vol. 162, GE1, 13-20.
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Yan, S.W., Chu, J., Fan, Q.J. and Yan, Y. (2009). 'Construction of offshore breakwater on soft clay using prefabricated caissons.' Geotechnical Engineering, Proceeding of ICE, London, Vol. 162, GE1, 3-12.
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Arulrajah, A., Bo, M.W. and Chu, J. (2009). 'Instrumentation at the Changi land reclamation project, Singapore.' Geotechnical Engineering, Proceeding of ICE, London, Vol. 162, GE1, 33-40.
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Chu, J. and Wanatowski, D. (2009). 'Effect of loading mode on strain softening and instability behavior of sand in plane-strain tests.' Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 135, No. 1, 108-120.
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Wanatowski, D. and Chu, J. (2009). 'Discussion of 'On equivalent granular void ratio and steady state behaviour of loose sand with fines' Canadian Geotechnical Journal.
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Liu, H.L. and Chu, J. (2009). 'A new type of prefabricated vertical drain with improved properties.' Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Vol. 27, No. 2, 152-155.
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Luo, T., Yao Y. P. and Chu, J. (2009). 'Asymptotic state behaviour and its modeling for saturated sand.' Science in China Series E, Vol. 39 (1): 39-47 (in both English and Chinese Edition).Published Keynote or Invited lectures at International Conferences (Since 2009)
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Chu, J., Yan, S.W. and Guo, W. (2009). 'Innovative dike construction methods.' Keynote Lecture, International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement & Geosynthetics for Sustainable Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change including Global Warming, 3-4 Dec, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Chu, J., Varaksin, S., Klotz, U. and Menge, P. (2009). 'Construction processes.' State-of-the-Art-Report, Proc. 17th International Conf on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Alexandria, Egypt, 5-9 Oct., Vol. 4, 3006-3135.
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Chu, J., Bo, M.W., Low, B.K., and Choa, V. (2002). Soil Improvement: Prefabricated Vertical Drain Techniques. Cengage Learning.Journal papers (Since 2009)
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In 2006

Chu, J. (2006). 'Unusual soil behavior and its challenge to constitutive modeling.' Chapter 23, In Modern Trends in Plasticity, Eds. W. Wu and H-S. Yu, Springer, Berlin, 377-398.
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In 2005

Indraratna, B. and Chu, J. (Editors) (2005). Ground Improvement: Case Histories. Elsevier.
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Yan, S. W. and Chu, J. (2005). 'Use of explosion in soil improvement projects.' Chapter 38, In Ground Improvement ' Case Histories, Eds. B. Indraratna and J. Chu, Elsevier, 1085-1096.
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Bo, M. W., Chu, J., Choa, V. (2005). 'Changi east reclamation and soil improvement project.' Chapter 9, In Ground Improvement ' Case Histories, Eds. B. Indraratna and J. Chu, Elsevier, 247-276.
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Chu, J. and Yan, S. W. (2005). 'Application of the vacuum preloading method in land reclamation and soil improvement projects.' Chapter 3, In Ground Improvement ' Case Histories, Eds. B. Indraratna and J. Chu, Elsevier, 91-118.
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In 2000

Chu, J., Bo, M.W. and Arulrajah, A. (2000). 'Improvement of ultra-soft soil for the reclamation of a slurry pond.' Invited Lecture, Proc of New Techniques on Soft Soils, Almeida, M. (ed), 53-64.
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