Lecturers

Xiaowei Liu

Name:Xiaowei Liu
Date of Birth:Sept 13, 1976
Nationality:China
Institution:College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University
Address:222 Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
Tel:+86-13519639118
Fax: +86-931-891-4561
Email:liuxw@lzu.edu.cn
Education
Sep 2005- Jun 2008 Ph.D. in Geological Engineering, School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China Supervisor: Pro. Wenfeng Han Research Focus: engineering geological properties of surrounding rocks in the Neogene red bed soft rock tunnel
Sep 1999-Jun 2002 M.E. in Geotechnical Engineering, School of Resource and Environment, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China Supervisor: Prof. Wenfeng Han Research Focus: Study on the relationship between failure and rainfall of typically landslides in Tianshui Area
Sep 1995-Jun 1999 B.E. in Engineering Geology, School of Resource and Environment Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Appointments
Jun 2005-present Lecturer, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University,
Lanzhou, China
May 2015- May 2016 Visiting Scholar, High Pressure lab, Mineral Physics Institute, Stony Brook University, U.S.A
Jun 2002- Jun 2005 Assistant, School of Resource and Environment Science, Lanzhou University,
Lanzhou, China
Research Areas
Tunnel engineering Loess landslide Engineering geological properties of soft rock
Visiting Positions
Apr 2013 Study on engineering geological properties of saturated loess in Dingxi area,
Second award of Gansu Province Science and Technology Progress
( 2012-J2-062-R6).
Apr 2010 Study on engineering geological properties of red bed soft rock tunnel inYintao
Project, Second award of Gansu Province Science and Technology Progress (2009-J2-057-R7)
Dec 2006 Outstanding class teacher of Lanzhou University
Members and Activities
Awards
Main Courses
Research Grants
  • Experimental study on flow slide  destruction mechanism of saturated loess (Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, No.lzujbky-2014-3, PI)
  • Experimental study on rheological constitutive model of Neogene red-bed soft rock(Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, No.lzujbky-2010-23, PI)
  • Study on engineering geological properties of interface between loess and bedrock in Lanzhou region, China (Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.41072213, Co-I)
  • Experimental studies and numerical simulation of loess landslide in western mountain towns of China  (Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.41272326, Co-I)
  • Study on the relationship between geological disasters and earthquake in Lanzhou region, China (Funded by Geological Hazards Institute, Gansu Academy of Science, Lanzhou, PI)
  • Study on engineering geological properties of saturated loess in Dingxi area, China(Funded by Gansu Province Water Resources and Hydropower Survey and Design Institute, No.YT018—ZX06—0601, PI)
  • Study on engineering geological properties of red bed soft rock tunnel in Yintao Project((Funded by Gansu Province Water Resources and Hydropower Survey and Design Institute, No.YT012—ZX02—0201, Co-PI)
Refereed Publications
  1. Liu, X.W., Zhao, H.L., Chen, W.W., Han, W.F., 2018. Study on Characteristic of Deformation of Q2 Saturated Loess Tunnels Surrounding Rock. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology. (in Chinese) 
  2. Wang D, Liu X, Tao L, et al. Constraints from the dehydration of antigorite on high-conductivity anomalies in subduction zones[J]. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7(1):16893.
  3. Liu, X.W., Chen, W.W., Zhang, F.Y., Yuan, P.B., Han, W.F., 2012. Experimental Study on Rheological Properties of Neogene Red-bed Soft Rock. Journal of Desert Research, 32(5),1268-1274. (in Chinese)
  4. Zheng, Y.F., Chen, W.W., Liu, X.W., 2011. The Main Disease and Prevention Measures in 15# Saturated Loess Tunnel of Yintao Water Supply Project. Northwestern Seismological Journal (S1), 31( S) , 340-344. (in Chinese)
  5. Liu, X.W., Chen, W.W., Liu, G., Han, W.F., 2010. Analysis of Reserved Deformation during the Construction of Red-Bed Soft Rock Tunnel by TBM in Yintao Project. Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering, 6(6), 1207-1214. (in Chinese)
  6. Hou, C.M., Liu X.W., Liang, S.Y., Chen, W.W., 2009. The Application of Loess Grain Size Fractal Dimension in Regional Classification by Natural Features for Highways in China. Journal of Desert Research, 29(5), 828-834. (in Chinese)
  7. Chen, W.W., Yuan, P.B., Liu, X.W., 2009. Study on Creep Properties of Red-Bed Soft Rock Under Step Load. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 28(S1), 3076-3081. (in Chinese) 
  8. Liu, X.W., Chen, W.W., Han, W.F., 2008. Grain Size Distribution of Loess and Its Implications for Engineering Geology. Chinese Journal of Geology, 43(4),792-797. (in Chinese)
  9. Liu, X.W., Chen, W.W., Han, W.F., 2007. Experimental Study on Characteristic of Deformation of Red-bed Soft Tunnel’s Surrounding Rock. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, 29(6),992-996. (in Chinese) 
  10. Chen, H.M., Ban, F.Q., Liu, X.W., 2006. Relationship Between Water Content ω and Unsaturated Soil Shear Strength Indices c and Ф. Journal of Hefei University of Technology (Natural Science), 6,736-738. (in Chinese) 
  11. Hou, C.M., Liu X.W., Li, M., Chi, X.L., 2005. Grain-size Fractal Dimension of the Loess in Gansu and Its Significance. Chinese Journal of Geology, 40(4) ,539-546. (in Chinese) 
  12. Liu, X.W., Chen, W.W., Liang, S.Y., Han, W.F., 2004. Influencing Factors of Loess Compacting. Journal of Desert Research, 24(5),657-661. (in Chinese)
  13. Liu, X.W., Liu, G., Chen, W.W., Han, W.F., 2003. Analysis of Rainfall Influence on Slope Deformation and Failure. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, S2, 2715-2718. (in Chinese)