Xuanchi "Tom" Liu | PhD
Melbourne, Australia

Dr Xuanchi “Tom” Liu

Geotechnical / Tailings Engineer | PhD | Numerical Modelling | Melbourne

Dr Xuanchi “Tom” Liu is a Melbourne-based geotechnical / tailings engineer with experience in numerical modelling, finite element analysis, geotechnical design, slope stability, seepage assessment, settlement and deformation analysis, retaining structures, foundations, tunnelling, water infrastructure, tailings and mining-adjacent projects. His background combines Australian consulting experience with PhD-level computational research, peer-reviewed biomedical engineering publications, and commercial risk awareness through the CFA Program.

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Areas of Practice

A profile built at the intersection of Australian geotechnical consulting, PhD-level computational modelling, and commercially aware infrastructure decision-making.

Geotechnical & Tailings Engineering

  • Tailings & dams
  • Mining infrastructure
  • Slope stability
  • Seepage
  • Embankments
  • Foundations
  • Retaining structures
  • Pavements
  • Site investigation
  • Engineering reporting

Numerical Modelling & Advanced Analysis

  • PLAXIS 2D/3D
  • GeoStudio
  • WALLAP
  • L-Pile
  • RocScience
  • Settlement assessment
  • Deformation analysis
  • Excavation stability
  • Tunnel behaviour
  • Ground-structure interaction
  • Finite element analysis
  • Sensitivity analysis

Australian Consulting Experience

  • Transport infrastructure
  • Tunnelling
  • Water infrastructure
  • Public-sector projects
  • Mining-adjacent projects
  • Construction-phase verification
  • Client-ready reporting
  • Multidisciplinary coordination

Research & Computational Modelling

  • PhD, Civil Engineering
  • Biomedical engineering research
  • Porous media
  • Material behaviour
  • Solid mechanics
  • Biomechanics
  • Deformation mechanisms
  • Model formulation
  • Parameter interpretation
  • Model validation
  • Peer-reviewed publications

Commercial & Risk Thinking

  • Passed all three levels of the CFA Program
  • Financial analysis training
  • Risk-return thinking
  • Asset value awareness
  • Cost-risk-constructability awareness
  • Long-term infrastructure decision-making