Weizhong Chen(Professor)

  • Email:wzchen@whrsm.ac.cn
  • Affiliation:Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Address:Xiaohongshan, Wuchang,Wuhan,Hubei 430071,P. R. China
Education

 1997: Ph.D. from Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Science 

 1994: Master of Engineering from Shandong University of Science and Technolgy

 1982: Bachelor degree from Shandong University of Science and Technolgy

Work Experience  1997- present Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Science
Research Interests   THM coupled behavior of Geomaterials
  Large deformation mechanism of tunneling in soft rock
  Anchoring mechanism of underground engineering
Major Publications 1. Wang, LY; Chen, WZ; Tan, XY; et al. Numerical investigation on the stability of deforming fractured rocks using discrete fracture networks: a case study of underground excavation[J]. BULLETIN OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 2021, 80(6).
2. Qin, MQ; Yang, DS; Chen, WZ; et al. Hydraulic fracturing network modeling based on peridynamics[J]. ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS, 2021, 247.
3. Ma, SS; Chen, WZ; Zhao, WS. Effects of axial static stress and confining pressure on the dynamic compressive behaviours of granite[J]. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRON-MENTAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, 2021, 25(5).
4. Yuan, JQ; Chen, WZ; Tan, XJ; et al. An effective thermal conductivity model of rocks considering variable saturation and pore structure: Theoretical modelling and experimental validations[J]. INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRAN-SFER, 2021, 121.
5. Tian, Y; Chen, WZ; Tian, HM; et al. Parameter design of yielding layers for squeezing tunnels[J]. TUNNELLING AND UNDERGROUND SPACE TECHNOLOGY, 2021, 108.
6. Liu, JQ; Yuen, KV; Chen, WZ; et al. Grouting for water and mud inrush control in weathered granite tunnel: A case study[J]. ENGINEERING GEOLOGY, 2020, 279.
7. Tan, XY; Chen, WZ; Wang, LY; et al. Analysis of Local Damages Effect on Mechanical Responses of Underwater Shield Tunnel via Field Testing and Numerical Simulation[J]. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, 2020, 10(18).
8. Liu, JQ; Chen, WZ; Yuen, KV; et al. Groundwater-mud control and safety thickness of curtain grouting for the Junchang Tunnel: A case study[J]. TUNNELLING AND UNDERGROUND SPACE TECHNOLOGY, 2020, 103.
9. Tan, XY; Chen, WZ; Wang, LY; et al. The impact of uneven temperature distribution on stability of concrete structures using data analysis and numerical approach[J]. ADVANCES IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, 2021, 24(2).
10. Zhou, Y; Yang, DS; Zhang, X; Chen, WZ; et al. Numerical investigation of the interaction between hydraulic fractures and natural fractures in porous media based on an enriched FEM[J]. ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS, 2020, 235.
11. Zhao, WS; Zhong, K; Chen, WZ. A Fiber Bragg Grating Borehole Deformation Sensor for Stress Measurement in Coal Mine Rock[J]. SENSORS, 2020, 20(11).
12. Wu, GJ; Chen, WZ; Jia, SP; et al. Deformation characteristics of a roadway in steeply inclined formations and its improved support[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES, 2020, 130.
13. Wu, GJ; Chen, WZ; Rong, C; et al. Elastoplastic damage evolution constitutive model of saturated rock with respect to volumetric strain in rock and its engineering application[J]. TUNNELLING AND UNDERGROUND SPACE TECHNOLOGY, 2020, 97.
14. Zhou, Y; Yang, DS; Zhang, X; Chen, WZ; et al. A Numerical Method for Fracture Crossing Based on Average Stress Levels[J]. ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING, 2020, 53(10).

Honors and Social Service   Honors
  The second national special support plan for high level talents, 2014
  Research on key technology of tunnel construction under complex climate and geological conditions, China National     2nd prize for progress    in Science & Technology, 1st among 15, 2015.
  Large deformation mechanism and control key technology of soft rock underground engineering, Hubei Provincial 1nd prize for progress in     Science & Technology, 1st among 15, 2016
  Disaster mechanism and control technology of water and mud inrush in water rich granite area of south China, Hubei Provincial 1nd prize for     progress in Science & Technology, 1st among 15, 2018
  Social Service 
  Member of International Society of Rock Mechanics
  Member of a council for Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  Vice President of Branch of underground Engineering, Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  Editorial Board Member of Tunnelling and Underground Space
  Editorial Board Member of Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  Editorial Board Member of Rock and Soil Mechanics
  Editorial Board Member of Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering