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Wenbo Zheng
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Research
Latest papers
A novel method for identifying geomechanical parameters of rock masses based on a PSO and improved GPR hybrid algorithm.
Scientific reports · 2022 · senior author
Latest funding
- $88,960
Advancing geomechanics modelling to enhance the mechanistic understanding and prediction of liquefaction flow slides in natural resources
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $25,000
Improved hydraulic fracturing modelling of laminated shale in unconventional resources extraction with phase field models
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $25,000
Onset and progression of internal erosion in hydroelectric dams using a coupled fluid-solid simulation method
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
1 publications.
A novel method for identifying geomechanical parameters of rock masses based on a PSO and improved GPR hybrid algorithm.
Yan H, Liu K, Xu C, Zheng W
Advancing geomechanics modelling to enhance the mechanistic understanding and prediction of liquefaction flow slides in natural resources
Principal investigators: Zheng, Wenbo
Keywords: Forestry (silviculture, forest management); Engineering
Improved hydraulic fracturing modelling of laminated shale in unconventional resources extraction with phase field models
Principal investigators: Zheng, Wenbo W
Keywords: fracture conductivity; fracture connectivity; hydraulic fracturing; laminated shale; numerical modelling; phase field models; rock anisotropy
Onset and progression of internal erosion in hydroelectric dams using a coupled fluid-solid simulation method
Principal investigators: Zheng, Wenbo W
Keywords: coupled fluid-solid numerical method; geotechnical failures; grain size distributions; Hydroelectric dams; internal erosion; numerical simulations; particle shape; void ratio
Versatile Mechanical Tester to Characterize the Performance of Engineering Materials for Sustainable Northern Resource Development
Principal investigators: Zheng, Wenbo
Improving characterization and modelling of the rock-proppant interaction in hydraulic fractures for deep-earth geo-resource extraction
Principal investigators: Zheng, Wenbo
Rock damage mechanisms of hydrocarbon formations re-purposed for geothermal utilization
Principal investigators: Zheng, Wenbo
Improving characterization and modelling of the rock-proppant interaction in hydraulic fractures for deep-earth geo-resource extraction
Principal investigators: Zheng, Wenbo
Keywords: proppant; rock fractures; rock-proppant interaction; fracture conductivity; deep-earth geo-resource; grain size distribution; grain crushing; proppant embedment; discrete element modelling; rock rheological modelling
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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