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Wei Ma is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and specializes in research primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, and Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Atmospheric Science, Civil and Structural Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Mechanical Engineering, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's research extensively covers topics such as climate change and permafrost, cryospheric studies and observations, landslides and related hazards, methane hydrates and related phenomena, soil and unsaturated flow, smart materials for construction, and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics.

Wei Ma has contributed to several recent papers, highlighting various aspects of frozen soil behavior, mechanical properties of reinforced soils, and permafrost engineering under climate influences. Notable recent publications include:

  • Freeze-thaw cycling impact on the shear behavior of frozen soil-concrete interface, 2020, Cold Regions Science and Technology
  • Experimental study on mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced and geopolymer-stabilized clay soil, 2020, Construction and Building Materials
  • Engineering in the rugged permafrost terrain on the roof of the world under a warming climate, 2020, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
  • A unified viscoplastic model and strain rate-temperature equivalence of frozen soil under impact loading, 2021, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • Rapid permafrost thaw induced by heat loss from a buried warm-oil pipeline and a new mitigation measure combining seasonal air-cooled embankment and pipe insulation, 2020, Energy

The scientist frequently coauthors work with several researchers, including Guoyu Li, Yanhu Mu, Dun Chen, Zhiwei Zhou, and Mingtang Chai. Coauthorship counts indicate recurrent collaborations especially with Guoyu Li and Yanhu Mu.

Wei Ma publishes regularly in venues that focus on cold regions and climate-related research. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Cold Regions Science and Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advances in Climate Change Research
  • Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
  • Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions

Best Publications

  • Effects of cyclic freezing and thawing on mechanical properties of Qinghai–Tibet clay

    Da-yan Wang;Wei Ma;Yong-hong Niu;Xiao-xiao Chang

  • Influence of freeze–thaw on engineering properties of a silty soil

    Jilin Qi;Wei Ma;Chunxia Song

  • Effect of freeze-thaw cycles in mechanical behaviors of frozen loess

    Zhiwei Zhou;Wei Ma;Shujuan Zhang;Yanhu Mu

  • Reconstruction of Soil Particle Composition During Freeze-Thaw Cycling: A Review

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  • Laboratory investigation of the freezing point of saline soil

    Hui Bing;Wei Ma

  • Multiaxial creep of frozen loess

    Zhiwei Zhou;Wei Ma;Shujuan Zhang;Haimin Du

  • The impacts of climate change and human activities on alpine vegetation and permafrost in the Qinghai-Tibet Engineering Corridor

    Lihui Luo;Wei Ma;Yanli Zhuang;Yaonan Zhang

  • Experimental study on unfrozen water content and soil matric potential of Qinghai-Tibetan silty clay

    Zhi Wen;Wei Ma;Wenjie Feng;Yousheng Deng

  • Variations in strength and deformation of compacted loess exposed to wetting-drying and freeze-thaw cycles

    Guoyu Li;Fei Wang;Wei Ma;Richard Fortier

  • Characteristics and mechanisms of embankment deformation along the Qinghai–Tibet Railway in permafrost regions

    Wei Ma;Yanhu Mu;Qingbai Wu;Zhizhong Sun

  • Experimental investigation of the path-dependent strength and deformation behaviours of frozen loess

    Zhiwei Zhou;Wei Ma;Shujuan Zhang;Yanhu Mu

  • Analyses of temperature fields under the embankment with crushed-rock structures along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway

    Wei Ma;Guangli Feng;Qingbai Wu;Junjie Wu

  • Application of ultrasonic technology for physical–mechanical properties of frozen soils

    Da-yan Wang;Yuan-lin Zhu;Wei Ma;Yong-hong Niu

  • Innovative designs of permafrost roadbed for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway

    GuoDong Cheng;QingBai Wu;Wei Ma

  • Discussion of the applicability of the generalized Clausius–Clapeyron equation and the frozen fringe process

    Wei Ma;Lianhai Zhang;Chengsong Yang

  • Remedying embankment thaw settlement in a warm permafrost region with thermosyphons and crushed rock revetment

    Wei Ma;Zhi Wen;Yu Sheng;Qingbai Wu

  • Development and thermal regime of a thaw slump in the Qinghai–Tibet plateau

    Fujun Niu;Fujun Niu;Jing Luo;Zhanju Lin;Wei Ma

  • Investigation of the pore water pressures of coarse-grained sandy soil during open-system step-freezing and thawing tests

    Lianhai Zhang;Wei Ma;Chengsong Yang;Chang Yuan

  • In-situ study on cooling effect of the two-phase closed thermosyphon and insulation combinational embankment of the Qinghai–Tibet Railway

    Junjie Wu;Wei Ma;Zhizhong Sun;Zhi Wen

  • Effects of freeze-thaw cycle on engineering properties of loess used as road fills in seasonally frozen ground regions, North China

    Guo-yu Li;Wei Ma;Yan-hu Mu;Fei Wang

  • Analysis of cooling effect of crushed rock-based embankment of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway

    Qingbai Wu;Qingbai Wu;Zijian Lu;Zhang Tingjun;Wei Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Qingbai Wu
Qingbai Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fujun Niu
Fujun Niu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qihao Yu
Qihao Yu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guodong Cheng
Guodong Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huijun Jin
Huijun Jin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhen-Yu Yin
Zhen-Yu Yin Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Wei Chen
Wei Chen Jiangnan University
Qianlai Zhuang
Qianlai Zhuang Purdue University West Lafayette
Wenzhi Zhao
Wenzhi Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jingyun Fang
Jingyun Fang Peking University

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