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Constitutive modeling, Thermomechanics, Soil Mechanics, rock mechanics, unsaturated soils, Granular mechanics, multiphysical geomechanics, Poromechanics

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University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO, US

2016-08-15 to present | Assistant Professor (Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering)
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Yida Zhang

Education and qualifications (3)

Northwestern University: Evanston, IL, US

2012-09-01 to 2016-07-31 | PhD (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Education
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Yida Zhang

Louisiana State University: Baton Rouge, LA, US

2010-09-01 to 2012-08-01 | M.S. (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Yida Zhang

Zhejiang University: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CN

2006-09-01 to 2010-07-01 | B.S. (Civil Engineering)
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Yida Zhang

Works (50 of 53)

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An analytical model for the bending and reaction force of hygroscopic bilayers upon water adsorption

International Journal of Solids and Structures
2025-03 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2024.113191
Part of ISSN: 0020-7683
Contributors: Mohammadali Behboodi; Mehdi Eskandari-Ghadi; Wenjie Xia; Yida Zhang
Source: Self-asserted source
Yida Zhang

Fabric-based jamming phase diagram for frictional granular materials

Soft Matter
2024 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01277h
Part of ISSN: 1744-683X
Part of ISSN: 1744-6848
Contributors: Yuxuan Wen; Yida Zhang
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Yida Zhang

A non-isothermal breakage-damage model for plastic-bonded granular materials incorporating temperature, pressure, and rate dependencies

International Journal of Solids and Structures
2024-12 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2024.113085
Part of ISSN: 0020-7683
Contributors: Yazeed Kokash; Richard Regueiro; Nathan Miller; Yida Zhang
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Yida Zhang

Molecular insights into the temperature and pressure dependence of mechanical behavior and dynamics of Na-montmorillonite clay

Nanoscale Advances
2023 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1039/d3na00365e
Part of ISSN: 2516-0230
Contributors: Sarah Ghazanfari; Amirhadi Alesadi; Yangchao Liao; Yida Zhang; Wenjie Xia
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Yida Zhang

Effect of Relative Humidity on the Creep Rate of Rock Salt at Intermediate–Low Stresses

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
2023-08-31 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-023-03518-6
Part of ISSN: 0723-2632
Part of ISSN: 1434-453X
Contributors: Yao Wang; Yida Zhang
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Yida Zhang

A resolved CFD–DEM investigation into the onset of suffusion: effect of confining pressure and stress anisotropy

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
2023-08-19 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1002/nag.3611
Part of ISSN: 0363-9061
Part of ISSN: 1096-9853
Contributors: Tianhao Chen; Zheng Hu; Zhongxuan Yang; Yida Zhang
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Yida Zhang

Implementation and verification of a user‐defined element (UEL) for coupled thermal‐hydraulic‐mechanical‐chemical (THMC) processes in saturated geological media

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
2023-05-30 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1002/nag.3556
Part of ISSN: 0363-9061
Part of ISSN: 1096-9853
Contributors: Xiang Zhou; Yida Zhang
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Yida Zhang

Inversion-based correction of Double-Torsion (DT) subcritical crack growth tests for crack profile geometry

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
2023-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2023.103752
Part of ISSN: 0167-8442
Contributors: Seiji Nakagawa; Yida Zhang; Mehdi Eskandari-Ghadi; Donald W. Vasco
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Yida Zhang

The role of surface forces in environment-enhanced cracking of brittle solids

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
2023-03 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2022.105162
Part of ISSN: 0022-5096
Contributors: Mehdi Eskandari-Ghadi; Seiji Nakagawa; Hang Deng; Steve Pride; Benjamin Gilbert; Yida Zhang
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Yida Zhang

A CFD–DEM study on the suffusion and shear behaviors of gap-graded soils under stress anisotropy

Acta Geotechnica
2022-12-03 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1007/s11440-022-01755-7
Part of ISSN: 1861-1125
Part of ISSN: 1861-1133
Contributors: Z. Hu; J. Z. Li; Yida Zhang; Z. X. Yang; J. K. Liu
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Yida Zhang

Multiscale modeling of seepage-induced suffusion and slope failure using a coupled FEM–DEM approach

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
2022-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2022.115177
Part of ISSN: 0045-7825
Contributors: Zheng Hu; Z.X. Yang; Ning Guo; Y.D. Zhang
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Yida Zhang

Effect of pore size distribution on sorption-induced deformation of porous materials: A theoretical study

International Journal of Solids and Structures
2022-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2022.111533
Part of ISSN: 0020-7683
Source: Self-asserted source
Yida Zhang

A directional microcrack damage theory for brittle solids based on continuous hyperplasticity

International Journal of Damage Mechanics
2022-05-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/10567895221095890
Part of ISSN: 1056-7895
Part of ISSN: 1530-7921
Source: Self-asserted source
Yida Zhang

Relation between void ratio and contact fabric of granular soils

Acta Geotechnica
2022-03-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11440-022-01507-7
Part of ISSN: 1861-1125
Part of ISSN: 1861-1133
Source: Self-asserted source
Yida Zhang

Microstructure and dynamics of nanocellulose films: Insights into the deformational behavior

Extreme Mechanics Letters
2022-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.eml.2021.101519
Part of ISSN: 2352-4316
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Yida Zhang

Evidence of a unique critical fabric surface for granular soils

Géotechnique
2022-01-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1680/jgeot.21.00126
Part of ISSN: 0016-8505
Part of ISSN: 1751-7656
Source: Self-asserted source
Yida Zhang

Effect of Grain Crushing on the Hydraulic Conductivity of Tailings Sand

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
2021-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002667
Part of ISSN: 1090-0241
Part of ISSN: 1943-5606
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Yida Zhang

Effect of Water–Rock Interaction on the Axial Capacity of Drilled Caissons Socketed in Claystone Bedrock

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
2021-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002600
Part of ISSN: 1090-0241
Part of ISSN: 1943-5606
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Yida Zhang

Mechanics of shrinkage-swelling transition of microporous materials at the initial stage of adsorption

International Journal of Solids and Structures
2021-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2021.111041
Part of ISSN: 0020-7683
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Yida Zhang

Permeability Evolution of Fractured Sorptive Geomaterials: A Theoretical Study on Coalbed Methane Reservoir

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
2021-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-021-02404-3
Part of ISSN: 0723-2632
Part of ISSN: 1434-453X
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Yida Zhang

A Time-Dependent Directional Damage Theory for Brittle Rocks Considering the Kinetics of Microcrack Growth

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
2021-07-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-021-02577-x
Part of ISSN: 0723-2632
Part of ISSN: 1434-453X
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Yida Zhang

A directional micro-crack damage theory for rate-dependent deformation and failure of brittle rocks

55th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
2021-06-18 | Conference paper
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Yida Zhang

Predicting permeability change of fractured coals during methane depletion

55th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
2021-06-18 | Conference paper
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Yida Zhang

CFD-DEM modeling of suffusion effect on undrained behavior of internally unstable soils

Computers and Geotechnics
2020-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103692
Part of ISSN: 0266-352X
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Yida Zhang

Particle crushing in hydrate-bearing sands

Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment
2020-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.gete.2019.100133
Part of ISSN: 2352-3808
Source: Self-asserted source
Yida Zhang

A thermodynamic-consistent micro-crack damage model for brittle rocks

54th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
2020-06-28 | Conference paper
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Yida Zhang

Interaction between fine-grained bedrock and water during caisson construction and its effect on the axial bearing capacity

54th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
2020-06-28 | Conference paper
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Yida Zhang

Suffusion-Induced Evolution of Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Gap-Graded Soils Using CFD-DEM

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
2020-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0002245
Part of ISSN: 1090-0241
Part of ISSN: 1943-5606
Source: Self-asserted source
Yida Zhang

A Constitutive Theory for Sand Based on the Concept of Critical Fabric Surface

Journal of Engineering Mechanics
2020-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)em.1943-7889.0001741
Part of ISSN: 0733-9399
Part of ISSN: 1943-7889
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Yida Zhang

Grain size and time effect on the deformation of rockfill dams: a case study on the Shuibuya CFRD

Géotechnique
2019-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1680/jgeot.17.p.299
Part of ISSN: 0016-8505
Part of ISSN: 1751-7656
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Yida Zhang

Suffusion-induced deformation and microstructural change of granular soils: a coupled CFD–DEM study

Acta Geotechnica
2019-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11440-019-00789-8
Part of ISSN: 1861-1125
Part of ISSN: 1861-1133
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Yida Zhang

Thermodynamic-consistent adsorption-swelling models for coal

53rd US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
2019-06-23 | Conference paper
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Yida Zhang

Deformation Analysis of the 233 m Shuibuya Rockfill Dam Using Breakage Mechanics

Geo-Congress 2019
2019-03-21 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1061/9780784482070.026
ISBN: 9780784482070
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Yida Zhang

Breakage mechanics for granular materials in surface-reactive environments

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2017.11.008
EID:

2-s2.0-85035778432
Contributors: Zhang, Y.; Buscarnera, G.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

Effect of Grain Crushing and Grain Size on the Evolution of Water Retention Curves

Geotechnical Special Publication
2018 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1061/9780784481684.028
EID:

2-s2.0-85049666775
Contributors: Zhang, Y.D.; Park, J.S.; Gao, S.; Sonta, A.; Horin, B.; Buscarnera, G.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

Fractal behavior and shape characteristics of fragments produced by the impact of quasi-brittle spheres

Powder Technology
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2017.11.030
EID:

2-s2.0-85034852354
Contributors: Ma, G.; Zhou, W.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, Q.; Chang, X.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

Mechanics of adsorption–deformation coupling in porous media

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2018.02.009
EID:

2-s2.0-85042668404
Contributors: Zhang, Y.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

Settlement analysis of the Shuibuya rockfill dam using breakage mechanics

52nd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
2018 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85053445156
Contributors: Zhou, X.; Zhang, Y.; Ma, G.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

The effect of different fracture mechanisms on impact fragmentation of brittle heterogeneous solid

International Journal of Impact Engineering
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2017.11.016
EID:

2-s2.0-85036454329
Contributors: Ma, G.; Zhang, Y.; Zhou, W.; Ng, T.-T.; Wang, Q.; Chen, X.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

Energetics of Crushable Granular Materials: from Particle Fracture to Breakage Mechanics

Energetical Methods in Geomechanics
2018-10-06 | Book chapter
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Yida Zhang

Suffusion-induced deformation and microstructural change of granular soils: a CFD-DEM coupling perspective

IS Atlanta 2018 Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro in Research and Practice
2018-09-10 | Conference paper
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Yida Zhang

Compaction localization in granular rocks: Modeling grain-size effects

51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2017
2017 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85047802847
Contributors: Buscarnera, G.; Marinelli, F.; Zhang, Y.D.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

Creep of unconsolidated sand due to delayed grain breakage

51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2017
2017 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85047885358
Contributors: Zhang, Y.D.; Buscarnera, G.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

Experimental assessment of continuum breakage models accounting for mechanical interactions at particle contacts

Granular Matter
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-017-0750-5
EID:

2-s2.0-85026869603
Contributors: Sohn, C.; Zhang, Y.D.; Cil, M.; Buscarnera, G.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

A rate-dependent breakage model based on the kinetics of crack growth at the grain scale

Géotechnique
2017-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1680/jgeot.16.p.181
Part of ISSN: 0016-8505
Part of ISSN: 1751-7656
Source: Self-asserted source
Yida Zhang

Evolution of the water retention characteristics of granular materials subjected to grain crushing

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001505
EID:

2-s2.0-84982128147
Contributors: Gao, S.; Zhang, Y.D.; Sonta, A.; Buscarnera, G.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

Grain size dependence of yielding in granular soils interpreted using fracture mechanics, breakage mechanics and Weibull statistics

Geotechnique
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1680/jgeot.15.P.119
EID:

2-s2.0-84955603023
Contributors: Zhang, Y.D.; Buscarnera, G.; Einav, I.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

Implicit integration under mixed controls of a breakage model for unsaturated crushable soils

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/nag.2431
EID:

2-s2.0-84942636439
Contributors: Zhang, Y.; Buscarnera, G.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

Constitutive couplings in unsaturated granular media with crushable grains

49th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2015
2015 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84964822746
Contributors: Zhang, Y.D.; Buscarnera, G.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier

Prediction of breakage-induced couplings in unsaturated granular soils

Geotechnique
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1680/geot.14.P.086
EID:

2-s2.0-84924367336
Contributors: Zhang, Y.D.; Buscarnera, G.
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Yida Zhang via Scopus - Elsevier
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