Publications

I have published over 50 journal papers. Updates of publications can be found on my Google Scholar page.

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Recent Journal Publications

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. Bandara, K., Ranjith, P., Zheng, W., et al. (2022). Grain-scale analysis of proppant crushing and embedment using calibrated discrete element models. Acta Geotechnica.
  15. 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.
  16. 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)
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36.  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.
  37. 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

  1. 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)
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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)