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Weiya Xu is affiliated with Hohai University in China, focusing primarily on engineering and environmental science. Their research spans multiple subfields including civil and structural engineering, management, monitoring, policy and law, mechanics of materials, safety, risk, reliability and quality, as well as mechanical engineering.

Their work centers on several main topics, notably landslides and related hazards, rock mechanics and modeling, dam engineering and safety, geotechnical engineering and analysis, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, fluid dynamics simulations and interactions, and geotechnical and geomechanical engineering.

Frequent publication venues for Weiya Xu include:

  • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Physics of Fluids

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Weiya Xu illustrate a strong focus on modeling and investigating landslide processes and soil-rock mixtures, as well as software development for materials modeling. These include:

  • Three-dimensional mesoscale computational modeling of soil-rock mixtures with concave particles, 2020, Engineering Geology
  • DigiSim - An Open Source Software Package for Heterogeneous Material Modeling Based on Digital Image Processing, 2020, Advances in Engineering Software
  • Numerical investigation on the sliding process and deposit feature of an earthquake-induced landslide: a case study, 2020, Landslides
  • Physical model test on deformation and failure mechanism of deposit landslide under gradient rainfall, 2022, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • Numerical investigation of landslide-induced waves: a case study of Wangjiashan landslide in Baihetan Reservoir, China, 2023, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Weiya Xu collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Huanling Wang
  • Long Yan
  • Wei-Chau Xie
  • Rubin Wang
  • Tao Zhang

The scope of their publications demonstrates a consistent engagement with both theoretical and applied aspects of geotechnical and environmental engineering, with an emphasis on computational modeling, hazard analysis, and material behavior under variable conditions. This interdisciplinary approach integrates engineering, environmental science, and fluid dynamics to address challenges related to landslide hazards and structural safety.

Best Publications

  • Experimental investigation on strength and failure behavior of pre-cracked marble under conventional triaxial compression

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  • Analysis of a spatial distribution of landslides triggered by the 2004 Chuetsu earthquakes of Niigata Prefecture, Japan

    H. B. Wang;H. B. Wang;K. Sassa;W. Y. Xu

  • Slope stability evaluation using Back Propagation Neural Networks

    H.B. Wang;H.B. Wang;W.Y. Xu;R.C. Xu

  • Experimental investigation and micromechanical analysis of damage and permeability variation in brittle rocks

    T. Jiang;J.F. Shao;W.Y. Xu;C.B. Zhou

  • Three-dimensional mesoscale computational modeling of soil-rock mixtures with concave particles

    Qingxiang Meng;Huanling Wang;Ming Cai;Ming Cai;Weiya Xu

  • Prediction of landslide displacement based on GA-LSSVM with multiple factors

    Zhenglong Cai;Weiya Xu;Yongdong Meng;Chong Shi

  • Comparison on landslide nonlinear displacement analysis and prediction with computational intelligence approaches

    Zaobao Liu;Zaobao Liu;Jianfu Shao;Jianfu Shao;Weiya Xu;Hongjie Chen

  • Prediction of rock burst classification using the technique of cloud models with attribution weight

    Zaobao Liu;Jianfu Shao;Weiya Xu;Yongdong Meng

  • Influences of chemical degradation on mechanical behaviour of a limestone

    S.Y. Xie;S.Y. Xie;J.F. Shao;J.F. Shao;W.Y. Xu

  • An extreme learning machine approach for slope stability evaluation and prediction

    Zaobao Liu;Jianfu Shao;Weiya Xu;Hongjie Chen

  • DigiSim — An Open Source Software Package for Heterogeneous Material Modeling Based on Digital Image Processing

    Qing-Xiang Meng;Wei-Ya Xu;Huan-Ling Wang;Xiao-Ying Zhuang

  • Experimental Researches on Hydro-Mechanical Properties of Altered Rock Under Confining Pressures

    Huanling Wang;Huanling Wang;Huanling Wang;Weiya Xu;Jian-Fu Shao;Jian-Fu Shao

  • Experimental Investigation of the Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of a Columnar Jointed Rock Mass: Observations from Laboratory-Based Physical Modelling

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  • A coupled elastoplastic damage model for brittle rocks and its application in modelling underground excavation

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  • A numerical homogenization study of the elastic property of a soil-rock mixture using random mesostructure generation

    Q.X. Meng;H.L. Wang;W.Y. Xu;M. Cai;M. Cai

  • Gas Permeability and Porosity Evolution of a Porous Sandstone Under Repeated Loading and Unloading Conditions

    H. L. Wang;H. L. Wang;W. Y. Xu;M. Cai;Z. P. Xiang

  • A microcrack damage model for brittle rocks under uniaxial compression

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  • Drainage controls on the Donglingxing landslide (China) induced by rainfall and fluctuation in reservoir water levels

    Long Yan;Weiya Xu;Huanling Wang;Rubin Wang

  • Numerical homogenization study on the effects of columnar jointed structure on the mechanical properties of rock mass

    Qing-Xiang Meng;Huan-Ling Wang;Wei-Ya Xu;Yu-Long Chen

  • The gas permeability properties of low-permeability rock in the process of triaxial compression test

    Huanling Wang;Huanling Wang;Weiya Xu;Jianfu Shao;Frederic Skoczylas

  • Experimental investigation on shear creep properties of undisturbed rock discontinuity in Baihetan Hydropower Station

    C.J. Jia;W.Y. Xu;R.B. Wang;S.S. Wang

  • Indirect estimation of unconfined compressive strength of carbonate rocks using extreme learning machine

    Zaobao Liu;Zaobao Liu;Jianfu Shao;Jianfu Shao;Weiya Xu;Qier Wu

  • The 28 October 1996 landslide and analysis of the stability of the current Huashiban slope at the Liangjiaren Hydropower Station, Southwest China

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  • Numerical investigation on the sliding process and deposit feature of an earthquake-induced landslide: a case study

    Huanling Wang;Shiqi Liu;Weiya Xu;Long Yan

  • Time-Dependent Behavior of Cataclastic Rocks in a Multi-Loading Triaxial Creep Test

    Yu Zhang;Yu Zhang;Jianfu Shao;Jianfu Shao;Weiya Xu;Yun Jia

  • Comprehensive Stability Evaluation of Rock Slope Using the Cloud Model-Based Approach

    Zaobao Liu;Zaobao Liu;Jianfu Shao;Jianfu Shao;Weiya Xu;Fei Xu

  • Stress dependent permeability and porosity of low-permeability rock

    Chao-jun Jia;Chao-jun Jia;Wei-ya Xu;Huan-ling Wang;Ru-bin Wang

  • Experimental Research on Permeability Evolution with Microcrack Development in Sandstone under Different Fluid Pressures

    H. L. Wang;W. Y. Xu;C. J. Jia;M. Cai

  • Creep properties and permeability evolution in triaxial rheological tests of hard rock in dam foundation

    Wei-ya Xu;Ru-bin Wang;Wei Wang;Zhi-liang Zhang

  • Experimental investigation of creep behavior of clastic rock in Xiangjiaba Hydropower Project

    Yu Zhang;Yu Zhang;Wei-ya Xu;Jian-fu Shao;Hai-bin Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian-Fu Shao
Jian-Fu Shao University of Lille
M. Cai
M. Cai Laurentian University
Xiaoying Zhuang
Xiaoying Zhuang University of Hannover
Qi-Zhi Zhu
Qi-Zhi Zhu Hohai University
Timon Rabczuk
Timon Rabczuk Bauhaus University, Weimar
Xia-Ting Feng
Xia-Ting Feng Northeastern University
Kyoji Sassa
Kyoji Sassa Kyoto University
Sheng-Qi Yang
Sheng-Qi Yang China University of Mining and Technology

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