Shangrong Chen received a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China, in 2004 and an M.S. degree in civil engineering from Tongji University, Shanghai, China, in 2008. He is currently working toward a Ph.D. in civil engineering at the Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. His research interests include foundation pit exaction and foundation engineering.