Jay X. Wang, Ph.D., P.E.

Bobby E. Price Professor

Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Technology, Louisiana Tech University

Professional Engineer, Civil Engineering, Louisiana, #33968

Degrees

Ph.D. - Geotechnical Engineering: University of Alberta, Canada -1998

M.S. - Hydraulic Structural Engineering: Hohai University, China - 1986

B.S. - Hydro-electric Power Engineering: Hohai University, China - 1983

Contact Info

Office: 250 Bogard Hall
Email: xwang@coes.latech.edu
Phone: (318) 257-2934

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Areas of Specialization

• Geotechnical Engineering
• Numerical modeling and material behavior

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Research Areas/Interests

• Pile Foundation
• Application of the Finite Element Method to Geotechnical Engineering
• Soil-structure interaction
• Slope stability and shear band localization
• Horizontal directional drilling
• Thermo-Poro-Mechanical Coupling
• Constitutive modeling of geological and polymeric materials
• Soil liquefaction
• Soil mechanics and computational mechanics
• Micro-, Nano-mechanics
• Biomechanics

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