Cong Shi

Background

About Cong Shi

Geotechnical/Civil Engineer specialized in tailing dam and spillway design, instrumentation, and construction- 8 years of experience in the design and analysis of tailings dams, spillways, and soil structures, with expertise in soil-structure interaction using geotechnical software (GeoStudio, PLAXIS 2D/3D, ABAQUS, FLAC2D, RocScience). Strong understanding of advanced sand and soft soil models (Modified Cam-Clay family) and experience in customizing user-defined models (plasticity, anisotropy, creep, sensitive clay destructuration)- 7 years of experience in laboratory testing of geotechnical materials and interpretation of results for tests such as triaxial, unconfined compression, incremental/creep pedometer, direct shear, constant rate consolidation, mini vane shear, Atterberg limits, soil salinity tests, and more- 5 years of Canadian consulting experience in construction quality assurance, including supervision of earth-filled dyke/dam construction, spillway blasting/excavation, access road construction, geomembrane and geotextile installation, jet grouting, SPT drilling, sonic drilling, Shelby tube sampling, standpipe installation, rock coring, geophysics, and vane shear testing- 2 years of cumulative field experience on mine sites, coordinating with major mining clients including Vale, Glencore, Newmont, and more- Experience preparing Dam Safety Inspection Reports, Construction Summary Reports, and Tailings Storage Facility OMS manuals. Skilled in spillway stilling basin design, geotextile layout design, and riprap sizing.