Peng Yu, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, is a recipient of the National High-Level Young Talent Program. His research focuses on special soils (marine calcareous sand, unsaturated bentonite), marine soil-water-structure interactions (piles, suction anchors, pipelines), and soil slopes. He has published over 40 SCI/EI papers in journals such as the Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Marine Structures, Acta Geotechnica, Computers and Geotechnics, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, and Ocean Engineering, holds 6 authorized patents, and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals.

He received his B.S. and M.S. from Lanzhou University and his Ph.D. from Chongqing University.

Before becoming a Professor at Chongqing University, he held research positions at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

1 Physicochemical Properties of Special Soils
2 Water-Soil-Structure Interaction Testing
3 DEM-FEM-CFD (SPH) Coupled Numerical Analysis
4 Ground Improvement
5 Foundation Scour and Protection
6 Slope Engineering

He has participated in several projects, including the National Key R&D Program International Cooperation Special Project, the NSFC-RGC Joint Project, and the Hong Kong RGC Project.

1. Peng, Y., Wang, G.,Li D. K., Ding, X., M. (2026). Micromechanical analysis of local scour around monopiles in steady flow using SPH-DEM: effects of cross-sectional shape and orientation. Computers and Geotechnics,196,108150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2026.108150
2. Peng, Y., & Yin, Z. Y. (2025). Micromechanical analysis of upward pipe-soil interaction behaviors in unsaturated granular soil. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 155, 106162.
3. Peng, Y., Yin, Z. Y., Yang, F., Qu, L., & Ding, X. (2024). Analysis of the effect of breakable particle corners on uplift pile–soil interaction behaviors in calcareous sand. Acta Geotechnica, 19(11), 7307-7328.
4. Peng, Y., Yin, Z. Y., & Gao, F. P. (2024). Micromechanical analysis of pipeline-soil interaction in unsaturated granular soil undergoing lateral ground movement. Computers and Geotechnics, 169, 106181.
5. Peng, Y., & Yin, Z. Y. (2023). Micromechanical analysis of suction pile-granular soil interaction under inclined pulling load of mooring line: Mooring depth effect. Marine Structures, 92, 103499.
6. Peng, Y., Yin, Z. Y., & Ding, X. (2023). Micromechanical analysis of the particle corner breakage effect on pile load performance in coral sand. Acta Geotechnica, 18(12), 6353-6370.
7. Peng, Y., Yin, Z. Y., Zhou, C., & Ding, X. (2023). Micromechanical analysis of capillary suction effect on bearing capacity of unsaturated fine granular foundation soil using coupled CFD-DEM method. Computers and Geotechnics, 153, 105092.
8. Peng, Y., Yin, Z. Y., & Ding, X. (2022). Analysis of particle corner-breakage effect on pile penetration in coral sand: model tests and DEM simulations. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 60(5), 749-765.
9. Peng, Y., Liu, H., Li, C., Ding, X., Deng, X., & Wang, C. (2021). The detailed particle breakage around the pile in coral sand. Acta Geotechnica, 16(6), 1971-1981.
10. Peng, Y., Ding, X., Xiao, Y., Deng, X., & Deng, W. (2020). Detailed amount of particle breakage in nonuniformly graded sands under one-dimensional compression. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 57(8), 1239-1246.

National High-Level Young Talent Program