I have published over 50 journal papers. Updates of publications can be found on my Google Scholar page.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=U46ppBYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Recent Journal Publications
- Zheng, W., Yu, H.*, Yang, S., Cui, X., Zhang, H. (2023). Estimate proppant embedment from laboratory instrumented indentation tests on Montney formation in Western Canada. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 170: 105495.
- Wang, T., Zhang, F., and Zheng, W. (2023). Suffusion of gap-graded soil with realistically shaped coarse grains: A DEM-DFM numerical study. International Journal of Geomechanics.
- Li, X., Li, Q., Liu, W., Hou, D., Zheng, W. Zhang, X. (2023). Experimental study on instability mechanism and critical intensity of variation rainfall of high-steep rock slopes under unsaturated conditions. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
- Zhang, K., Zheng, W., Zhou, C., Long, X., Tannant, D., Chen, S. (2023). Evaluation of underground karst development state for tunnel construction by using extension assessment method. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment.
- Liu, D.*, Gong, X., Hu, X., Wang, H., Zheng, W., Niu, L. (2023). Displacement field reconstruction in landslide physical modelling by using a terrain laser scanner. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
- Zhang, K., Zheng, W., Liao, Z., et al. (2023). Risk assessment of ground collapse along tunnels in karst terrain by using an improved extension evaluation method. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 129: 104669
- Li, X., Li, Q., Wang, Y., Liu, W., Hou, D., Zheng, W., Zhang, X. (2023). Experimental study on instability mechanism and critical intensity of rainfall of high-steep rock slopes under unsaturated conditions. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology.
- Liu, D.*, Gong, X., Hu, X., Wang, H., Zheng, W., Niu, X. (2023). Displacement field reconstruction in landslide physical modeling by using a terrain laser scanner: Part II. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
- Li, H.*, Huang, B., Zheng, W., Zhao, X., Tannant, D. (2023). Embedment of proppants with non-uniform particle sizes into rock fracture surface. Gas Science and Engineering.
- Shuangshuang Wu*, Xinli Hu, Wenbo Zheng, Chuncan He, Guangcheng Zhang, Han Zhang, Xuan Wang. (2021). Effects of reservoir water level fluctuations and rainfall on a landslide by two-way ANOVA and Kmeans clustering. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 80: 5405–5421.
- Yang, Z.*, Yang, S., Zheng, W., Tannant, D. (2022). Coupled thermal-hydraulic simulations of fracturing in granite under high temperature and high-pressure treatment via peridynamic. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences.
- Zhou, B., Wang, H., Zhou, Y., Zheng, W. (2022). An investigation of the pressure dip phenomenon within conical sand piles using CFD-DEM. Powder Technology.
- Sanchez, D.*, Gilchrist, D.*, Yang, S., Bandara, K.M.A.S., Gamage, R., Zheng, W. (2022). Experimental characterization of time-dependent mechanical behaviours of frac sand at high compressive stresses and implication on long-term proppant conductivity. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and GeoResources.
- Bandara, K., Ranjith, P., Zheng, W., et al. (2022). Grain-scale analysis of proppant crushing and embedment using calibrated discrete element models. Acta Geotechnica.
- Wu, S., Hu, X., Zheng, W., Zhang, G., Liu, C., Xu, C., Zhang, H. and Liu, Z., (2022). Displacement behaviour and potential impulse waves of the Gapa landslide subjected to the Jinping Reservoir fluctuations in Southwest China. Geomorphology, p.108013.
- Wu, S.*, Hu, X., Zheng, W., et al. (2021). Threshold Definition for Monitoring Gapa Landslide under Large Variations in Reservoir Level Using GNSS. Remote Sensing. 13(24)
- Zheng, W., Hu, X., Tannant, D., and Zhou, B. (2021). Quantifying the influence of grain morphology on sand hydraulic conductivity: a detailed pore-scale study. Computers and Geotechnics, 135: 104147.
- Wang, Q., Hu, X., Zheng, W., Li, L., Zhou, C., Ying, C., and Xu, C. (2021). Mechanical properties and permeability evolution of red sandstone subjected to hydro-mechanical coupling: experiment and DEM modelling. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-021-02396-0
- Qi, Y., Liu, B., Tannant, D., Zheng, W., Wang, Y. and Shi, X., (2021). Protective coal pillar design for segmental lining-supported TBM mine tunnels using physical model tests. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 7(1), pp.1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40948-021-00221-0
- Hu, X., Wu, S., Zhang, G., Zheng, W., He, C., Liu, C., Liu, Z., Guo, X. and Zhang, H., (2020). Landslide displacement prediction using kinematics-based random forests method: A case study in Jinping Reservoir Area, China. Engineering Geology, p.105975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2020.105975
- Zhou, C., Hu, X., Zheng, W., He, C., Wang, Q., and Ying, C. (2020). Mechanical behaviours of pile-reinforced landslides under reservoir impoundment using physical model testing. Journal of Mountain Science. 17: 787-800.
- Xu, C., Tannant, D.D., Zheng, W., and Liu, K. (2020). Discrete element method and support vector machine applied to the analysis of steel mesh pinned by rockbolts. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 125: 104163.
- Zheng, W., Tannant, D.D., Cui, X., Xu, C., and Hu, X. (2020). Improved discrete element modelling for proppant embedment into rock surfaces. Acta Geotechnica. 15: 347-364.
- Zheng, W., Hu, X., and Tannant, D.D. (2020). Shape characterization of fragmented sand grains via X-ray computed tomography imaging. International Journal Geomechanics. 20(3): 04020003.
- Zheng, W., and Tannant, D.D. (2019). Influence of proppant fragmentation on fracture conductivity -insights from three-dimensional discrete element modelling. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 177: 1010-1023.
- Xu, C., Tannant, D.D., and Zheng, W. (2019). Discrete element analysis of the influence of bolt pattern and spacing on the force-displacement response of bolted steel mesh. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 43(12): 2106-2125.
- Zheng, W., Hu, X., Tannant, D.D., Zhang, K., and Xu, C. (2019). Characterization of two- and three- dimensional morphological properties of fragmented sand grains. Engineering Geology. 263: 105358.
- Zhang, K., Zheng, W., Xu, C., and Chen, S. (2019). An improved extension system for assessing risk of water inrush in tunnels in carbonate karst terrain. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. 23: 2049-2064. Published
Refereed?: Yes, Open Access?: No - Zhang, K., Zheng, W., Xu, C., and Chen, S. (2019). Risk assessment of gas outburst in tunnels in non- coal formation based on the attribute mathematical theory. Geomatics Natural Hazards & Risk. 10(1): 483-504.
- Zhang, P., Du, K., Tannant, D.D., Zhu, H., and Zheng, W. (2018). Automated method for extracting and analyzing the rock discontinuities from point clouds based on digital surface model of rock mass. Engineering Geology. 239: 109-118.
- Zhang, K., Tannant, D.D., Zheng, W., Chen, S., and Tan, X. (2018). Prediction of karst for tunnelling using fuzzy assessment combined with geological investigations. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 80: 64-77.
- Zheng, W., Silva. C., and Tannant, D.D. (2018). Crushing characteristics of four different proppants and implication for fracture conductivity. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 53: 125-138.
- Zheng, W., and Tannant, D.D. (2018). Grain breakage criteria for discrete element models of sand crushing under one-dimensional compression. Computers and Geotechnics. 95: 231-239.
- Zheng, W., and Tannant, D.D. (2017). Improved estimate of the effective diameter for use in the Kozeny- Carman equation for permeability prediction. Géotechnique Letters. 7(1): 1-5.
- Zheng, W., and Tannant, D.D. (2016). Frac sand crushing characteristics and morphology changes under high compressive stress and implications for sand pack permeability. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 53(9): 1412-1423.
- Zheng, W., Zhuang, X., Tannant, D.D., Cai, Y., and Nunoo, S. (2014). Unified continuum/discontinuum modelling framework for slope stability assessment. Engineering Geology. 179: 90-101.
- Li, E., Zhuang, X., Zheng, W. and Cai, Y. (2014). Effect of graph generation on slope stability analysis based on graph theory. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 6(4): 380-386.
Conference Papers
- Hu, X., Zhang, H., He, C., and Zheng, W. (2018). Breakage effect of soft rock blocks in soil-rock mixture with different block proportions. Proceedings of China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering. China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Vienna, Austria (5 pages)
- Zheng, W., Tannant, D.D., and Grob, M. (2016). Discrete element modelling of frac sand crushing under one-dimensional compression using PFC2D. Proceedings of 69th Canadian Geotechnical Conference. 69th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Vancouver, Canada (6 pages)
- Zheng, W., Tannant, D.D., and Phillion, A. (2016). Evaluation on hydraulic conductivity of frac sand pack under high compressive stress using PFC and Avizo. Proceedings of International Conference on Geo- Mechanics, Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. International Conference on Geo-Mechanics, Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, Melbourne, Australia (8 pages)
- Zheng, W., Tannant, D.D., and Shamekhi, E. (2014). Effect of joint shear strength variability on stepped- planar rock slope failure mechanisms. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Discrete Fracture Network Engineering. 1st International Conference on Discrete Fracture Network Engineering, Vancouver, Canada (7 pages)