Research output per year
Research output per year
BSc (Hons), MPhil (Tsinghua), PhD (DIC), FHEA
BS8 1TR
Dr. Tingfa Liu is a Lecturer in Geotechnical Testing in the Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering Research Group (EGERG), Department of Civil Engineering. Tingfa specialises in the development and application of state-of-the-art sensing and testing techniques to investigate multi-scaled soil-foundation-structure interaction mechanisms for critical infrastructure in reacting to operational and extreme static, cyclic and dynamic loading.
Before joining the University of Bristol, Tingfa worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Imperial College London on the EPSRC funded ALPACA joint industry project (JIP). He received his PhD from Imperial College on advanced laboratory testing and offshore pile foundations, contributing partly to the PISA JIP. He holds a (UK equivalent) MPhil degree with distinction from Tsinghua University (China). Tingfa has actively taken roles of visiting researcher and industrial consultant.
Tingfa's research is largely based in the newly established UKCRIC SoFSI Laboratory, as well as the Earthquake and Large Structures (EQUALS) Laboratory and the Geomechanics Laboratory, supplemented by in-situ testing, constitutive and numerical modelling, and data-driven approaches. His main areas of research include geotechnical instrumentation, laboratory and field soil characterisation, mechanical behaviour of geomaterials, cyclic loading effects, reduced and full scale pile installation and testing, large-structure cyclic and dynamic testing, and offshore foundation design. His publications are listed on the Research Outputs tab and Google Scholar.
Tingfa serves the Géotechnique journal as a member on its Editorial Panel (2024-2026). Tingfa received the 2023 ASCE Outstanding Reviewer Award in recognition of his outstanding service as a reviewer for the prestigious ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
Recent updates
Recent updates and activities are listed below. Futher details can be found on LinkedIn and Researchgate webpages.
Research projects
Tingfa is seeking highly motivated PhD candidates to join the research group. Both home and international applicants are welcome to get in touch to discuss research interest and fund sources. His PhD/PDRA research project supervision includes:
Teaching activities
Tingfa is the unit director for Year 3 CENG30016 - Geotechnical Design (TB-1).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
Ibraim, E. (Principal Investigator), Xirouchakis, D. (Co-Principal Investigator), Liu, T. (Co-Investigator), Hamilton , F. (Co-Investigator) & Welch, B. P. (Administrator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
Cantero Chinchilla, S. (Principal Investigator), Liu, T. (Co-Investigator), Ibraim, E. (Co-Investigator) & Croxford, A. J. (Co-Investigator)
3/06/24 → 29/11/24
Project: Research
Liu, T. (Principal Investigator), Diambra, A. (Co-Investigator), Li, Y. (Co-Investigator) & Zang, B. (Co-Investigator)
1/06/23 → 30/11/23
Project: Research
Liu, T. (Recipient), 25 Jun 2024
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Liu, T. (Recipient), 23 May 2023
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Liu, T. (Recipient), 26 Apr 2023
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Liu, T. (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Liu, T. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
Liu, T. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk