Publications
2023
Sun L, Tang X, Aboayanah K, Zhao Q, Liu Q, Grasselli G.A coupled cryogenic thermo-hydro-mechanical model for frozen medium: Theory and implementation in FDEM. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
Sun L, Li M, Abdelaziz A, Tang X,Liu Q, Grasselli G.An efficient 3D cell-based discrete fracture-matrix flow model for digitally captured fracture networks. International Journal of Coal Science & Technology, 10, 70.
Sun L, Tang X, Li M, Abdelaziz A, Aboayanah K,Liu Q, Grasselli G.Flow simulation in 3D fractured porous medium using a generalized pipe-based cell-centered finite volume model with local grid refinement. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 100505.
Xu C, Liu Q, Tang X, Sun L, Deng P, Liu H. Dynamic stability analysis of jointed rock slopes using the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM). Computers and Geotechnics 2023;160(4):105556.
Sun L, Tang X, Abdelaziz A, Liu Q, Grasselli G. Stability analysis of reservoir slopes under fluctuating water levels using the combined finite-discrete element method. Acta Geotech. 2023;52(3):561.
Liu Q, Lei Y, Yin X, Lei J, Pan Y, Sun L. Development and application of a novel probabilistic back-analysis framework for geotechnical parameters in shield tunneling based on the surrogate model and Bayesian theory. Acta Geotech. 2023;16:4061.
Sun L, Tao S, Liu Q. Frost Crack Propagation and Interaction in Fissured Rocks Subjected to Freeze–thaw Cycles: Experimental and Numerical Studies. Rock Mech Rock Eng 2023;56(2):1077–97.
Abdelaziz A, Ha J, Li M, Magsipoc E, Sun L, Grasselli G. Understanding hydraulic fracture mechanisms: From the laboratory to numerical modelling. Adv. Geo-Energy Res. 2023;7(1):66–8.
2022
Sun L, Liu Q, Tao S, Grasselli G. A novel low-temperature thermo-mechanical coupling model for frost cracking simulation using the finite-discrete element method. Computers and Geotechnics 2022;152(2):105045.
Aboayanah KR, Popoola AK, Abdelaziz A, Sun L, Ossetchkina E, Peterson K et al. Effect of pre-existing cracks on thermal cracking of granitic rocks under confinement. Geomech. Geophys. Geo-energ. Geo-resour. 2022;8(4):73.
Liu Z, Zhang M, Sun L, Ye S, Chen Z, Tang X. The Influence of Natural Joints on the Evolution of Fracturing Curves: From a Numerical Perspective. Arab J Sci Eng 2022;36:83.
Shao Z, Sun L, Aboayanah KR, Liu Q, Grasselli G. Investigate the Mode I Fracture Characteristics of Granite After Heating/-LN2 Cooling Treatments. Rock Mech Rock Eng 2022;55(7):4477–96.
Sun L, Grasselli G, Liu Q, Tang X, Abdelaziz A. The role of discontinuities in rock slope stability: Insights from a combined finite-discrete element simulation. Computers and Geotechnics 2022;147(2):104788.
Tang X, Tao S, Li P, Rutqvist J, Hu M, Sun L. The propagation and interaction of cracks under freeze-thaw cycling in rock-like material. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 2022;154(F2):105112.
Sun L, Liu Q, Abdelaziz A, Tang X, Grasselli G. Simulating the entire progressive failure process of rock slopes using the combined finite-discrete element method. Computers and Geotechnics 2022;141(4):104557.
2021
- Sun L, Tao S, Tang X, Liu Q. Simulation of the nonplanar three-dimensional thermal cracking using the finite element-meshfree method. Applied Mathematical Modelling 2021;99(4):106–28.
2020
Sun L, Grasselli G, Liu Q, Tang X. Thermal cracking simulation of functionally graded materials using the combined finite–discrete element method. Comp. Part. Mech. 2020;7(5):903–17.
Tang S-H, Zhang X-P, Liu Q-S, Chen P, Sun X-T, Sun L et al. Prediction and analysis of replaceable scraper wear of slurry shield TBM in dense sandy ground: A case study of Sutong GIL Yangtze River Crossing Cable Tunnel. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 2020;95(5):103090.
Sun L, Liu Q, Grasselli G, Tang X. Simulation of thermal cracking in anisotropic shale formations using the combined finite-discrete element method. Computers and Geotechnics 2020;117(6):103237.
2019
Sun L, Grasselli G, Liu Q, Tang X. Coupled hydro-mechanical analysis for grout penetration in fractured rocks using the finite-discrete element method. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 2019;124(2):104138.
Liu Q, Sun L, Tang X. Investigate the influence of the in-situ stress conditions on the grout penetration process in fractured rocks using the combined finite-discrete element method. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 2019;106(2):86–101.
Liu Q, Sun L, Tang X, Guo B. Modelling Hydraulic Fracturing with a Point-Based Approximation for the Maximum Principal Stress Criterion. Rock Mech Rock Eng 2019;52(6):1781–801.
Liu Q, Sun L. Simulation of coupled hydro-mechanical interactions during grouting process in fractured media based on the combined finite-discrete element method. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 2019;84(2):472–86.
2018
Liu Q, Sun L, Tang X, Chen L. Simulate intersecting 3D hydraulic cracks using a hybrid “FE-Meshfree” method. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 2018;91(3):24–43.
Liu Q, Sun L, Liu P, Chen L. Modeling Simultaneous Multiple Fracturing Using the Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method. Geofluids 2018;2018(4-5):1–20.