Weiguo Liang
Title
Ph.D.
Vice-president, Prof.
Education
Ph.D (Taiyuan University of Technology, 2000~2004)
Master (Taiyuan University of Technology, 1996~1999)
Bachelor (Shanxi Mining Institute of Mining Engineering, 1990~1994)
Committee and Broad Memberships
Member, International Society for Rock Mechanics
Executive member, China Society for rock mechanics and engineering
Secretary-general, Society of rock mechanic and engineering, Shanxi, China
Vice-chairman, Coal Society of Shanxi, China
Committee member, Society of youth federation, Shanxi, China
Committee member, Society of science and technology, Shanxi, China
Research experience
Vice-president, Prof. (Taiyuan University of Technology, China, 2016.8-present)
Dean, Prof. (College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, China, 2008.9-present)
Access Cooperation (University of Waterloo, Canada, 2005.9~2006.9)
Post-Doc Position (Rock and Soil Mechanics Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China,2004-2007)
TA, Lecture, associate professor (Taiyuan University of Technology, 1994-2008)
Research awards, prizes and fellowships
● First prize of national science, Shanxi Province, China, 2015
● Winner of “San-Jin Scholar” program of Shanxi Province，China, 2013
● Winner of National Outstanding Youth Foundation, 2012
● Special government allowances issued by the State Council，2010
● Millions of Talents Project national candidates, 2009
● China Youth Science and Technology Award winner, 2009
● Winner of the National Excellent one hundred doctoral thesis, 2008
● Youth Science and Technology Award winner of CARME, 2008
● New Century Excellent Talents of Ministry of Education,2007
● Second prize of national science, technology and invention, China, 2005
Research Interests
l THMC coupled behavior of rock masses and porous rock materials
l Coal bed methane displacement and recovery by CO2 injection and fracturing
l In situ solution mining technology of salty deposit and storage cavern construction
l Green mining and environmental protection
Research Group
Recent research fundings
l National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51874206), 2019
l Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.51225404), 2012
l National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.50304011), 2004
l National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.50874079), 2009
l Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province, China (Nos.2014011044)
l “San-Jin Scholar” program (2013)
l National excellent doctoral dissertation author special grant subsidy program
l New century excellent talent program funding project of Ministry of Education
Attending international conferences
l International Geotechnics Symposium cum International Meeting of CSRME 14th Biennial National Congress, 2016.12.14~17, Hong Kong, China
l International Symposium on Earth Science and Technology 2016, 2016.12.8~10, Fukuoka-ken Japan
l The 3rd International Symposium on Multi-Scale Geomechanics and Geo-engineering, 2016.11.9~12, Shanghai, China
l International Conference on Geo-mechanics, Geo-energy and Geo-resources, 2016.9.27~10.1, Melbourne, Australia
l 3rd International Workshop on Fracturing Geomechanics, 2016.9.20~23, Brisbane, Australia
l 50th U.S. Rock Geomechanics Symposium, 2016.06.26-29, Houston, USA
l The 13th International Congresson of ISRM, Montreal, Canada
l The 6th International Symposium on Green Mining, 2013.11.24~26, Wollongong, Australia
Publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings
1) Yang J, Lian H, *Liang W, et al. Model I cohesive zone models of different rank coals[J]. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 2019, 115: 145-156.
2) Chen, Y.; Lian, H.; *Liang, W.; Yang, J.; Nguyen, V.P.; Bordas, S. The influence of fracture geometry variation on non-Darcy flow in fractures under confining stresses. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. 2019, 113, 59–71
3) Zhang, B.; *Liang, W.; Ranjith, P. G.; Li, Z.; Li, C.; Hou, D. Coupling effects of supercritical CO2 sequestration in deep coal seam. Energy Fuels 2019, 33 (1), 460−473.
4) Chen Y, Selvadurai, A.P.S, *Liang W. Computational modelling of groundwater inflow during a longwall coal mining advance: A case study from the Shanxi Province, China [J]. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2018.9. Doi: org/10.1007/s00603-018-1603-1
5) Beining Zhang, *Weiguo Liang, Pathegama G. Ranjith, Zhigang Li, Chang Li, and Dongsheng Hou，Coupling Effects of Supercritical CO2 Sequestration in Deep Coal Seam，Energy Fuels, Article ASAP，DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03151，Publication Date (Web): December 3, 2018
6) Yuedu Chen, Haojie Lian, *Weiguo Liang, Jianfeng Yang, Vinh Phu Nguyen, Stéphane P.A. Bordas， The influence of fracture geometry variation on non-Darcy flow in fractures under confining stresses, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2018, 113: 59-71 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2018.11.017)
7) Beining Zhang, Weiguo Liang*, Pathegama Gamage Ranjith* , Wei He, Zhigang Li and Xiaogang Zhang, Effects of Coal Deformation on Different-Phase CO2 Permeability in Sub-Bituminous Coal: An Experimental Investigation. Energies, 2018,11, 2926; DOI: 10.3390/en11112926
8) Jianfeng Yang, Haojie Lian, Weiguo Liang*, Vinh Phu Nguyen, Yuedu Chen, Experimental investigation of the effects of supercritical carbon dioxide on fracture toughness of bituminous coals. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2018, 107: 233-242 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2018.04.033)
9) Yu Weidong, *Liang Weiguo, Li Yanrong, and Yu Yanmei. The Meso-mechanism Study of Gypsum Rock Weakening in Brine Solutions. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment,, 2016,75(1), 359-367
10) Zhang Beining, *Liang Weiguo,Han Junjie, et al. Experiment on swelling strain of confined coal mass with CO2 sequestration. Journal of China Coal Society,2016,41(2):324-331.
11) T. S. Hao, *W. G. Liang. A New Improved Failure Criterion for Salt Rock Based on Energy Method, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2016, 49（5）：1721-1731. DOI: 10.1007/s00603-015-0851-6.
12) Liang Weiguo, Zhang Beining, Han Junjie,Yang Dong. Experimental study on coal bed methane displacement and recovery by super critical carbon dioxide injection. Journal of China Coal Society,2014, 39(08): 1511-1520.
13) Weiguo Liang, Chuanda Zhang, Hongbo Gao, Xiaoqin Yang, Suguo Xu, Yangsheng Zhao. Experiments on mechanical properties of salt rocks under cyclic loading. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2012,4(1):54-61
14) Liang W.G.. Zhao Y.S. Xu S.G. Dusseault M.B. Effect of strain rate on the mechanical properties of salt rock. Int J Rock Mech Mining Sci, 2011,48（1）:161-167
15) Weiguo Liang, Yangsheng Zhao, Di Wu, Maurice B. Dusseault. Experiments on methane displacement by carbon dioxide in large coal specimens. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2011,44(5):579-589, DOI: 10.1007/s00603-011-0143-8，23 March 2011 online first
16) Weiguo Liang, Yangsheng Zhao, Di Wu, Maurice B. Dusseault. Experiments on methane displacement by carbon dioxide in large coal specimens. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2011,44(5):579-589, DOI: 10.1007/s00603-011-0143-8，23 March 2011 online first
17) Liang Weiguo, Wu Di, Zhao Yangsheng, Experimental Study Of Coalbeds Methane Replacement By Carbon Dioxide. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2010，29（4）：665-673
18) P.F. Wu, W.G. Liang*, Z.G. Li, M.T. Cao, J.F. Yang. Investigations on Mechanical Properties and Crack Propagation Characteristics of Coal and Sandy Mudstone under Three Experimental Methods, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/s00603-016-1048-3
19) Liang W, Zhao Y, Xu S, et al. Dissolution and Seepage Coupling Effect on Transport and Mechanical Properties of Glauberite Salt Rock[J]. Transport in Porous Media, 2008, 74(2):185-199.
20) Liang Weiguo, Yang Chunhe, Zhao Yangsheng, Dusseault Maurice and Liu Jiang. Experimental Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Bedded Salt Rock. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2007, 44(3): 400-411
Contact
Taiyuan University of Technology（TYUT）
79 Ying-ze Street West
Taiyuan, Shanxi Province
P.R.China
030024
Tel: 86-351-6010100
E-mail: master_lwg@hotmail.com, liangweiguo@tyut.edu.cn
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