Name WU, Wei

Position Professor and director 

Affiliation 

Institute of Geotechnical Engineering

Department of Structural Engineering and Natural Hazards 

BOKU University

Feistmantelstr. 4, 1180 Vienna, Austria

Tel 0043 1 47654 87300

Google scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3jfgps8AAAAJ&hl=de

Website https://boku.ac.at/en/baunat/igt

Nationality German

 

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Education

1986 – 1993               Geotech. Eng. (Dr.-Ing.), Karlsruhe University, Germany

1982 – 1985               Geotech. Eng., (MSc), Xian University of Technology, China

1978 – 1982               Civil Eng. (Bachelor), Wuhan University, China

Employment

2003 -                         Professor & director, BOKU, Vienna, Austria

2002 - 2003                Project manager, Electrowatt Infra Ltd, Zurich, Switzerland 

1993 - 2002                Senior engineer, Lahmeyer International Ltd, Frankfurt, Germany 

1992 – 1986               Assistant, Karlsruhe University, Germany 

Service to research community

  • Editor-in-chief: Acta Geotechnica (founding editor-in-chief)  https://www.springer.com/journal/11440
  • Editor-in-chief: Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering https://www.springer.com/series/8069
  • Chairman of Board, Otto Pregl Foundation for Fundamental Geotechnical Research, Vienna, Austria (starting capital about 3 million Euro) https://boku.ac.at/en/baunat/igt/otto-pregl-stiftung
  • Member of the Engineering Panel of the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong from 2021
  • Panel member of the Polish Science Foundation from 2016 to 2020, and since 2024   
  • Panel member for the National Science Foundation of Romania since 2024
  • Convener of several conferences, e.g. China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Vienna, 2018; International Symposium on Particle-Based Continuum Methods and their Applications in Geomechanics, Vienna, 2019
  • Editor of 5 books

Prize and award

  • Advanced Grant, the European Research Council, 2024

  • Gold medal, Technical University of Brno, Czech Republic, 2024

Patent

A device for charging concrete in tremie pipe, European Patent Office, 2023

Teaching activities in English and German

Undergraduate and graduate courses, e.g. soil mechanics, advanced soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, underground constructions, slope engineering, geoenvironmental engineering. Supervision of more than thirty PhD theses and more than one hundred MSc theses.

Research expertise

I have coordinated several large research projects as PI with project partners across Europe and the world funded by the European Commission. My strength lies in the initiation and coordination of multidisciplinary research projects. My personal expertise includes the following fields: 

  • Geomechanics, granular materials
  • Foundation engineering
  • Tunneling and underground construction
  • Landslide and debris flow
  • Soil bioengineering: interaction between soil and plant
  • Geo-energy and energy storage
  • Constitutive model and numerical simulations

Engineering practice

I had worked with engineering companies in Germany and Switzerland with experience of more than ten years between 1992 and 2003 as senior engineer and project manager with leading engineering companies in Europe, Lahmayer International Ltd (now Tractebel) in Germany and Electrowatt Ltd (now Pöyry) in Switzerland. I participated in numerous high profiles projects around the world such as 

  • High speed rail-link between Frankfurt and Cologne, Germany
  • Highway project, Cotapata-Santa Barbara, Bolivia
  • Metro and airport Athens, Greece
  • Foundation works, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany
  • Egnatia Odos, Greece
  • Metro Bangkok, Thailand
  • Capital airport rehabilitation, Kuwait
  • Gotthard Base Tunnel, Switzerland

Selected research projects

Project title:      Modeling transient granular flow

Funding:         European Research Council (https://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-04/erc-2023-adg-results-pe.pdf)

Budget:          2.5 Million Euro (own budget 2.5 M€)

My role:          PI

Duration:          2024 – 2029

 

Project title:      Localization in Geophysics, Geohazards and Geoengineering

Funding:         European Commission (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101129729)

Budget:          1.5 Million Euro (own budget 0.5 M€)

Partners:         9 partners from 8 European countries

My role:          PI

Duration:          2024 – 2028

Project title:       High-fidelity multiscale modelling of debris flows

Funding:         Austrian Science Foundation (https://boku.ac.at/baunat/newsitem/76976)

Budget:         400,000 Euro

My role:         PI

Duration:        2023 – 2027

Project title:      Fracture across scales and materials, processes and discipline

Funding:        European Commission (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/734485)

Budget:         1.1 Million Euro (own budget 0.2 M€)

Partners:        11 partners from 8 European countries

My role:         Co-PI

Duration:         2017 – 2023

Project title:      Towards geohazards resilient infrastructure under changing climates

Funding:         European Commission (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/778360)

Budget:          2.2 Million Euro (own budget 0.4 M€)

Partners:        10 partners from 6 European countries

My role:          Co-PI

Duration:         2017 – 2023

Project title:      Multiscale Modelling of Landslides and Debris Flows

Funding:         European Commission (www.mumolade.com/)

Budget:          4.3 Million Euro (own budget 1.2 M€)

Partners:        13 partners from 7 European countries

My role:          PI

Duration:         2012 – 2016

Project title:      Geotechnical control in quality and environment during road construction

Funding:         Construction Company Porr AG

Budget:          1.2 Million Euro 

My role:          PI

Duration:         2006 – 2020

Project title:      Reinforced Vegetation Numerical Evaluation of Slopes

Funding:         European Commission (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/324466)

Budget:          0.8 Million Euro (own budget 0.4 M€)

Partners:         4 partners from 3 European countries

My role:          PI

Duration:         2013 – 2016

Project title:       Integrated Risk Assessment of Hydrologically-Driven Landslides 

Funding:         European Commission (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/295225)

Budget:          250,000 Euro 

Partners:         3 partners from China, India and Mexico

My role:          PI

Duration:         2014 – 2017

Project title:       Numerical and experimental studies of failure initiation in unsaturated slopes

Funding:         Austrian Science Foundation (web.stanford.edu/~borja/nsffwf/)

Budget:          320,000 Euro

Partner:          Prof. Borja, Stanford University, USA

My role:          PI

Duration:         2009 – 2013

Project title:       DEM simulation for industrial and scientific applications

Funding:         European Commission (FP7) (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/238577)

Budget:          3.2 Million Euro (own budget 0.4 M€)

Partners:        12 partners from 7 European countries

My role:          Co-PI

Duration:         2009 – 2014 

Edited books

  • Wu W, Wang YT, Recent Geotechnical Research at BOKU, Springer, 2024

  • Wu W, Desiderata Geotechnica, Springer, 2019

  • Wu W, Recent Advances in Geotechnical Research, Springer, 2019

  • Wu W, Recent Advances in Modeling Landslides and Debris Flows, Springer 2015

  • Wu W and Yu HS, Modern Trends in Geomechanics, Springer Berlin, 2006

Publications in peer reviewed journals

  1. Wani S, Kandasami RK, Wu W, MS-IS hypoplastic model considering stiffness degradation under cyclic loading conditions, Int. J. Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, in press 

  2. Wang YD, Wu, W, A SPH model bridging solid-like and fluid-like behaviour in granular materials, Int. J. Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, in press 

  3. Wang YD, Wu W, Numerical model for solid-like and fluid-like behaviour of granular flows, Acta Geotechnica, 19, 6483-6494, 2024

  4. Yue C, Xu CS, Wu W, Wang RQ, Du XL,Failure mechanisms of saturated sand under different loading frequencies: Experimental observation and constitutive modelling, Computers and Geotechnics, 170, 106309, 2024

  5. Wang S, Fang HJ, Kang X, Li DQ, Wu W, Simhypo-sand: a simple hypoplastic model for granular materials and SPH implementation. Acta Geotech. (2024) online

  6. Wu M, Zhao, Z, Wu W, Cai G. Detection of volatile organic compounds by membrane interface probe: Multiphase numerical model for in-situ test evaluation. Computers and Geotechnics, 173, 106491, 2024

  7. Wang Y, Wu W. Hypoplastic model for solid-like and fluid-like granular flows. Computers and Geotechnics. 172, 106466. 2024

  8. Bi Z, Wu W, Zhang L, Peng C. Uncertainty Analysis of Post-Failure Behavior in Landslides Based on SPH Method and Generalized Geotechnical Random Field Theory. Computers and Geotechnics. 171, 106363, 2024

  9. Qian H, Xu C, Wu W, Du X. A hypoplastic model considering grain breakage and wetting effect for granular material. Computers and Geotechnics. 171, 106329, 2024

  10. Yue C, Xu C, Wu W, Wang R, Du X. Failure mechanisms of saturated sand under different loading frequencies: Experimental observation and constitutive modelling. Computers and Geotechnics. 170, 106309, 2024

  11. Su Z, Wang S, Li D, Sheng J, Wu, W. SPH–DEM modeling overtopping failure of earthfill dams. Acta Geotechnica. 19(2), 2024

  12. Zhu C, Wu W, Peng C, Wang S, Wei X. SPH implementation of a critical state-based hypoplastic model for granular materials in large-deformation problems. Computers and Geotechnics. 166, 2024

  13. Liao D, Yang ZX, Wang S, Wu W. A hypoplastic model for cemented sand under monotonic and cyclic loading. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 61(5), 2024

  14. Wang, Y; Borja, RI; Wu, W; Dynamic strain localization into a compaction band via a phase-field approach. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 105228, 2023

  15. Bi Z, Wu W, Zhang L, Peng C. Uncertainty Analysis of Post-Failure Behavior in Landslides Based on SPH Method and Generalized Geotechnical Random Field Theory. Computers and Geotechnics, 171, 2024

  16. Qian H, Wu W, Du X, Xu C. A Hypoplastic Constitutive Model for Granular Materials with Particle Breakage. International Journal of Geomechanics. 23(6), 2023

  17. Liu S, Wang Y, Wu W. A modified phase-field model for cohesive interface failure in quasi-brittle solids. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 252, 2023

  18. Qian H, Wu W, Xu C, Liao D, Du X. An extended hypoplastic constitutive model considering particle breakage for granular material. Computers and Geotechnics. 159, 2023

  19. Wang Y, Wu W. A bond-level energy-based peridynamics for mixed-mode fracture in rocks. Computer Methods in applied Mechanics and Engineering. 141, 2023

  20. Su X, Wu W, Tang H, Huang L, Xia D, Lu S. Physicochemical effect on soil in sliding zone of reservoir landslides. Engineering Geology. 324, 2023

  21. Wang H, Zou J, Wu W, Ni W. Assessing unsaturated permeability of loess under multiple rainfalls. Engineering Geology. 324, 2023

  22. Qian H, Wu W, Xu C, Du X. A hypoplastic model for hydrate-bearing sand considering hydrate saturation and grain breakage. International Journal For Numerical and analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 47(16), 2023

  23. Ashour T, Korjenic A, Abdelfattah A, Sesto E, Wu W. Shrinkage Behavior of Stabilized Earth Bricks Reinforced with Wheat and Barley Straw. Sustainability. 15(23), 2023

  24. He Y, Liao H, Wu W, Wang S. Hypoplastic modeling of inherent anisotropy in normally and overconsolidated clays. Acta Geotechnica. 18(12), 2023

  25. Chen Z, Liu J, Yu C, Wang S, Wu W. Analytical solutions to thermal gradient enhanced diffusion of organic contaminants through unsaturated composite liner: considering the existence of capillary fringe. Acta Geotechnica. 18(9), 2023

  26. Yuan W, Liu M, Zhang X, Wang H, Zhang W, Wu W. Stabilized smoothed particle finite element method for coupled large deformation problems in geotechnics. Acta Geotechnica. 18(3), 2023

  27. Liu J, Chen Z, Yu C, Wang S, Wu W, Xie S. Analytical solution for contaminant transport through a GCL-enhanced composite cutoff wall system. Computers and Geotechnics. 164, 2023

  28. Zhu C, Peng C, Wu W. Smoothed particle hydrodynamics modelling of particle-size segregation in granular flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 977, 2023

  29. Liu J, Chen Z, Yu C, Wang S, Wu W. Effect of retardation and capillarity on organic contaminant diffusion through an unsaturated composite liner: An analytical approach. International Journal For Numerical and analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 47(11), 2023

  30. Wang Y, Wu W, Peng C. Regularized SPH model for soil-structure interaction with generalized frictional boundary. International Journal For Numerical and analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 47(10), 2023

  31. Soranzo E, Guardiani C, Wu W. Reinforcement Learning for the Face Support Pressure of Tunnel Boring Machines. Geosciences. 13:82, 2023

  32. Wu H, Wu W, Liang W, Dai F, Liu H, Xiao Y. 3D DEM modeling of biocemented sand with fines as cementing agents. International Journal For Numerical and analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 47(2), 2023

  33. Soranzo E, Guardiani C, Chen Y, Wang Y, Wu W. Convolutional neural networks prediction of the factor of safety of random layered slopes by the strength reduction method. Acta Geotechnica. 18(6), 2023

  34. Świtała, BM, Carlotta G, Enrico S, Wei W, Machine learning-aided reliability analysis of rainfall-induced landslide of root-reinforced slopes. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 60:1877-94, 2023

  35. Alipour M, Wu W, Hypoplastic model with an inner memory surface for sand under cyclic loading. Computers and Geotechnics. 162, 2023

  36. Cao XL, Wang S, Gong WM, Wu W, Dai GL, Zhou FX, Experimental and theoretical study on dynamic stiffness of floating single pile and pile groups in multi-layered soil, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 157, 107282, 2022

  37. Guardiani C, Soranzo E, Wu W, Time-dependent reliability analysis of unsaturated slopes under rapid drawdown with intelligent surrogate models, Acta Geotechnica, 17(4): 1071-109, 2022

  38. He, YQ; Wang, S; Liao, HJ; Wu, W; A hypoplastic constitutive model for structured soils, Computers and Geotechnics, 151, 104935, 2022

  39. Hill, JM; Bhattacharya, D; Wu, W; Bagnold velocity profile for steady-state dense granular chute flow with base slip, Rheologica Acta, 61(3): 207-214, 2022

  40. Kang, X; Wang, S; Wu, W; Xu, GL; Residual state rate effects of shear-zone soil regulating slow-to-fast transition of catastrophic landslides, Engineering Geology, 304, 106692, 2022

  41. Kang, X; Wang, S; Wu, W; Xu, GL; Zhao, JQ; Liu, FS; Soil-water interaction affecting a deep-seated landslide: from field monitoring to experimental analysis, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and Environment, 81(3), 119, 2022

  42. Liu, SJ; Wang, YT; Peng, C; Wu, W; A thermodynamically consistent phase field model for mixed-mode fracture in rock-like materials, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 392, 114642, 2022

  43. Martinez, A. et al., Bio-inspired geotechnical engineering: principles, current work, opportunities and challenges, Géotechnique, 72(8): 687-705, 2022

  44. Peng, C; Li, S; Wu, W; An, HC; Chen, XQ; Ouyang, CJ; Tang, H; On three-dimensional SPH modelling of large-scale landslides, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 59(1): 24-39, 2022

  45. Soranzo, E; Guardiani, C; Wu, W; The application of reinforcement learning to NATM tunnel design, Underground Space, 7(6): 990-1002, 2022

  46. Soranzo, E; Guardiani, C; Saif, A; Wu, W; A Reinforcement Learning approach to the location of the non-circular critical slip surface of slopes, Computers and Geosciences, 166, 105182, 2022

  47. Soranzo, E; Guardiani, C; Wu, W; A soft computing approach to tunnel face stability in a probabilistic framework, Acta Geotechnica,17(4): 1219-1238, 2022

  48. Wang, S; Wu, W; Cui, DS; On mechanical behaviour of clastic soils: numerical simulations and constitutive modelling, Géotechnique, 72(8): 706-721, 2022

  49. Wang, Y; Wu, W; Evans, TM; Wu, HR; Xiao, Y; General friction law for velocity-stress dependent phase transition in granular flow, Int. J. Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 46(8): 1525-1543, 2022

  50. Xu, GF; Wu, W; Qi, JL; A triaxial creep model for frozen soil based on hypoplasticity, European J. Environment and Civil Engineering, 26(7): 2569-2580. 2022

  51. Zhu, CW; Peng, C; Wu, W; Wang, C; A multi-layer SPH method for generic water-soil dynamic coupling problems. Part I: Revisit, theory, and validation, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 396, 115106, 2022

  52. Zhu, CW; Peng, C; Wu, W; Lagrangian meshfree particle method (SPH) based simulation for granular flow in a rotating drum with regularized mu(I) elastoplastic model. Powder Technology, 408, 117699, 2022

  53. Zhu, CW; Wu, W; Ying, HW; Gong, XN; Guo, PP; Drainage-induced ground response in a twin-tunnel system through analytical prediction over the seepage field, Underground Space, 7(3): 408-418, 2022

  54. Cui, DS; Wang, S; Chen, Q; Wu, W; Experimental Investigation on Loading-Relaxation Behaviors of Shear-Zone Soil, Int. J. Geomechanics, 21(4), 06021003, 2021

  55. Edip, K; Sheshov, V; Wu, W; Bojadjieva, J; Numerical modelling of saturated boundless media with infinite elements, Acta Geotechnica, 16(8): 2683-2692. 2021

  56. Guo, XG; Peng, C; Wu, W; Wang, YQ; Unified constitutive model for granular-fluid mixture in quasi-static and dense flow regimes, Acta Geotechnica, 16(3): 775-78, 2021

  57. Hill, JM; Bhattacharya, D; Wu, W; Steady-state similarity velocity profiles for dense granular flow down inclined chutes, Granular Matter, 23(2), 27, 2021

  58. Peng, C; Basic, M; Blagojevic, B; Basic, J; Wu, W; A Lagrangian differencing dynamics method for granular flow modeling, Computers and Geotechnics, 137, 104297, 2021

  59. Peng, C; Zhan, L; Wu, W; Zhang, BY; A fully resolved SPH-DEM method for heterogeneous suspensions with arbitrary particle shape, Powder Technology, 387: 509-526, 2021

  60. Wang, S., Wu, W., A simple hypoplastic model for overconsolidated clays, Acta Geotechnica, 16, 21-29, 2021

  61. Wang, S; Wu, W; Validation of a simple hypoplastic constitutive model for overconsolidated clays, Acta Geotechnica, 16(1): 31-4. 2021

  62. Wang, S; Idinger, G; Wu, W; Centrifuge modelling of rainfall-induced slope failure in variably saturated soil, Acta Geotechnica, 16(9): 2899-2916, 2021

  63. Liu, J., Wang, S., Jiang, M.J., Wu, W., A state-dependent hypoplastic model for methane hydrate-bearing sands, Acta Geotechnica, 16, 77-91, 2021

  64. Xiao, Y; He, X; Wu, W; Stuedlein, AW; Evans, TM; Chu, J; Liu, HL; van Paassen, LA; Wu, HR; Kinetic biomineralization through microfluidic chip tests, Acta Geotechnica, 16(10): 3229-3237, 2021

  65. Zhan, L., Peng, C., Zhang, B.Y., Wu, W., A surface mesh represented discrete element method (SMR-DEM) for particles of arbitrary shape, Powder Technology, 377, 760-779, 2021

  66. Zhang, W; Wang, S; Wu, Y; Wu, W; Bifurcation analysis of shear band in sand under true triaxial conditions with hypoplasticity, Int. J. Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 45(7): 934-949, 2021

  67. Zhang, W; Zhong, ZH; Peng, C; Yuan, WH; Wu, W; GPU-accelerated smoothed particle finite element method for large deformation analysis in geomechanics, Computers and Geotechnics, 129, 103856, 2021

  68. Zhang, W; Zou, JQ; Zhang, XW; Yuan, WH; Wu, W; Interpretation of cone penetration test in clay with smoothed particle finite element method, Acta Geotechnica, 16(8): 2593-2607, 2021

  69. Zhu, CW; Peng, C; Wu, W; Applications of micropolar SPH in geomechanics, Acta Geotechnica, 16(8): 2355-2369, 2021

  70. Zhu, CW; Ying, HW; Gong, XN; Wang, X; Wu, W; Analytical solution for wave-induced hydraulic response on subsea shield tunnel, Ocean Engineering, 228, 108924, 2021

  71. Zhan, L., Peng, C., Zhang, B.Y., Wu, W., A SPH framework for dynamic interaction between soil and rigid body system with hybrid contact method, Int. J. Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 44, 1446-1471, 2020

  72. Wang, S., Wu, W., Zhang, D.C., Kim, J.R., Extension of a basic hypoplastic model for overconsolidated clays, Computers and Geotechnics, 123, 10348, 2020

  73. Wang, S., Wang, J.E., Wu, W., Cui, D.S., Su, A.J., Xiang, W., Creep properties of clastic soil in a reactivated slow-moving landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China, Engineering Geology, 267, 105493, 2020

  74. Lin, J., Bauer, E., Wu, W., A combined method to model grain crushing with DEM, Geosci. Front., 11, 451-459, 2020

  75. Liang, J.Y., Lu, D.C., Du, X.L., Wu, W., Ma, C., Non-orthogonal elastoplastic constitutive model for sand with dilatancy, Computers and Geotechnics, 118, 103329, 2020

  76. Li, S., Peng, C., Wu, W., Wang, S., Chen, X.Q., Chen, J.G., Zhou, G.G., Chitneedi, B.K., Role of baffle shape on debris flow impact in step-pool channel: an SPH study, Landslides, 17, 2099-2111, 2020

  77. Lei, G.P., Wu, W., Centrifuge study on the effect of pile bending stiffness on the slope stabilised by piles, Int. J. Physical Modelling in Geomechanics, 20, 212-223, 2020

  78. Ju, H.J., Han, S.J., Kim, K.S., Strauss, A., Wu, W., Multi-potential capacity for reinforced concrete members under pure torsion, Struct. Eng. Mech., 75, 401-41, 2020

  79. He, X.Z., Wu, W., Cai, G.Q., Qi, J.L., Kim, J.R., Zhang, D.C., Jiang, M.J., Work-energy analysis of granular assemblies validates and calibrates a constitutive model, Granular Matter, 22, 28, 2020

  80. He, X.Z., Wu, W., Wang, S., A constitutive model for granular materials with evolving contact structure and contact forces, Part II: constitutive equations, Granular Matter, 21, 20, 2019

  81. He, X.Z., Wu, W., Wang, S., A constitutive model for granular materials with evolving contact structure and contact forces, Part I: framework, Granular Matter, 21, 16, 2019

  82. Ju, H.J., Han, S.J., Zhang, D.C., Kim, J., Wu, W., Kim, K.S., Estimation of Minimum Torsional Reinforcement of Reinforced Concrete and Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Members, Adv. Mater. Sci. Eng., 4595363, 2019

  83. Liang, J.Y., Lu, D.C., Zhou, X., Du, X.L., Wu, W., Non-orthogonal elastoplastic constitutive model with the critical state for clay, Computers and Geotechnics, 116, UNSP 10320, 2019

  84. Lotfalian, M., Nasiri, M., Modarres, A., Wu, W., Slope stability analysis considering weight of trees and root reinforcement, J. Environ. Eng. Landsc., 27, 201-20, 2019

  85. Onyelowe, KC; Bui Van, D; Nguyen Van, M; Ezugwu, C; Amhadi, T., Sosa, F., Wu, W., Ta Duc, T., Orji, F., Alaneme, G., Experimental assessment of subgrade stiffness of lateritic soils treated with crushed waste plastics and ceramics for pavement foundation, Int. J. Low-Carbon Tech., 14(2): 187-204, 2019

  86. Onyelowe, KC; Bui Van, D; Ubachukwu, O; Ezugwu, C; Salahudeen, B; Nguyen Van, M; Ikeagwuani, C; Amhadi, T; Sosa, F; Wu, W; Ta Duc, T; Eberemu, A; Pham Duc, T; Barah, O; Ikpa, C; Orji, F; Alaneme, G; Amanamba, E; Ugwuanyi, H; Sai, V; Kadurumba, C; Subburaj, S; Ugorji, B; Recycling and reuse of solid wastes; a hub for ecofriendly, ecoefficient and sustainable soil, concrete, wastewater and pavement reengineering, Int. J. Low-Carbon Tech., 14(3): 440-451, 2019

  87. Peng, C; Bauinger, C; Szewc, K; Wu, W; Cao, H; An improved predictive-corrective incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics method for fluid flow modelling. J. Hydrodyn., 31(4): 654-668, 2019

  88. Peng, C; Wang, S; Wu, W; Yu, HS; Wang, C; Chen, JY; LOQUAT: an open-source GPU-accelerated SPH solver for geotechnical modeling, Acta Geotechnica,14(5): 1269-1287, 2019

  89. Switala, BM; Wu, W; Wang, S; Implementation of a coupled hydro-mechanical model for root-reinforced soils in finite element code, Computers and Geotechnics, 112: 197-203, 2019

  90. Tang, Y; Wu, W; Yin, KL; Wang, S; Lei, GP; A hydro-mechanical coupled analysis of rainfall induced landslide using a hypoplastic constitutive model, Computers and Geotechnics, 112: 284-292, 2019

  91. Zhan, L; Peng, C; Zhang, BY; Wu, W; Three-dimensional modeling of granular flow impact on rigid and deformable structures, Computers and Geotechnics, 112: 257-271, 2019

  92. Zhan, L; Peng, C; Zhang, BY; Wu, W; A stabilized TL-WC SPH approach with GPU acceleration for three-dimensional fluid-structure interaction. J. Fluid Struct., 86: 329-353, 2019

  93. He, XZ; Liang, DF; Wu, W; Cai, GQ; Zhao, CG; Wang, S; Study of the interaction between dry granular flows and rigid barriers with an SPH model. Int. J. Numerical and Analytical Methods Geomech., 42(11): 1217-1234, 2018

  94. Motlagh, AT; Ghanbari, A; Maedeh, PA; Wu, W; A new analytical approach to estimate the seismic tensile force of geosynthetic reinforcement respect to the uniform surcharge of slopes. Earthq. Struct., 15(6): 687-699, 2018

  95. Switala, BM; Askarinejad, A; Wu, W; Springman, SM; Experimental validation of a coupled hydro-mechanical model for vegetated soil. Géotechnique, 68(5): 375-385, 2018

  96. Switala, BM; Wu, W., Numerical modelling of rainfall-induced instability of vegetated slopes. Géotechnique, 68(6): 481-491, 2018

  97. Wang, S; Wu, W; Peng, C; He, XZ; Cui, DS; Numerical integration and FE implementation of a hypoplastic constitutive model. Acta Geotechnica, 13(6): 1265-1281, 2018

  98. Wang, S; Wu, W; Wang, JG; Yin, Z; Cui, DS; Xiang, W; Residual-state creep of clastic soil in a reactivated slow-moving landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China. Landslides, 15(12): 2413-2422, 2018

  99. Wang, S; Wu, W; Yin, ZY; Peng, C; He, XZ; Modelling the time-dependent behaviour of granular material with hypoplasticity. Int. J. Numerical and Analytical Methods Geomech., 42(12): 1331-1345, 2018

  100. Xu, GF; Wu, W; Kong, LW; Qi, JL; Hypoplastic Modeling for the Mechanical Behavior of Frozen Soil in Stress Path Testing. Int. J. Geomech., 18(6), 2018

  101. Maedeh, PA; Wu, W; Ghanbari, A; Lin, J; Al Dianty, M; Ghaffari Irdmoosa, K; Shahraki Ghadimi, A; New study on interactional effects of grouting pressure on the displacement of nailing bond. JME, 6, 10-24, 2018

  102. Maedeh, PA; Wu, W; da Fonseca, AV; Irdmoosa, KG; Acharya, MS; Bodaghi, E; A new approach to estimate the factor of safety for rooted slopes with an emphasis on the soil property, geometry and vegetated coverage. Adv. Comput. Des., 3(3): 269-288, 2018

  103. Cabrera, MA; Wu, W; Experimental modelling of free-surface dry granular flows under a centrifugal acceleration field. Granular Matter, 19(4), 2017

  104. Cabrera, MA; Wu, W; Scale Model for Mass Flows Down an Inclined Plane in a Geotechnical Centrifuge. Geotech. Test. J., 40(4): 719-730, 2017

  105. Cabrera, MA; Wu, W; Space-time digital image analysis for granular flows. Int. J. Phys. Modelling Geomech., 17(2): 135-143, 2017

  106. Cui, DS; Wu, W; Xiang, W; Doanh, T; Chen, Q; Wang, S; Liu, QB; Wang, JG; Stick-slip behaviours of dry glass beads in triaxial compression. Granular Matter, 19(1), 2017

  107. Lin, J; Wu, W; A general rotation averaging method for granular materials. Granular Matter, 19(3), 2017

  108. Maedeh, PA; Ghanbari, A; Wu, W; New coefficients to find natural period of elevated tanks considering fluid-structure-soil interaction effects. Geomech. Eng., 12(6): 949-963, 2017

  109. Maedeh, PA; Ghanbari, A; Wu, W; Estimation of elevated tanks natural period considering fluid- structure- soil interaction by using new approaches. Earthq. Struct., 12(2): 145-152, 2017

  110. Nasiri, M; Lotfalian, M; Modarres, A; Wu, W; Use of rice husk ash as a stabilizer to reduce soil loss and runoff rates on sub-base materials of forest roads from rainfall simulation tests. Catena, 150: 116-123, 2017

  111. Peng, C; Xu, GF; Wu, W; Yu, HS; Wang, C; Multiphase SPH modeling of free surface flow in porous media with variable porosity. Computers and Geotechnics, 81: 239-248, 2017

  112. Qi, C; Chen, H; Chanyshev, A; Qi, J; Wu, W; Modeling Deformation Wave in Rock Mass near Deep-Level Tunnel. J. Min. Sci., 53(6): 1025-1036, 2017

  113. Wu, W; Lin, J; Wang, XT; A basic hypoplastic constitutive model for sand. Acta Geotechnical, 12(6): 1373-1382, 2017

  114. Xu, GF; Peng, C; Wu, W; Qi, JL; Combined constitutive model for creep and steady flow rate of frozen soil in an unconfined condition. Canadian Geotech. J., 54(7): 907-914, 2017

  115. Maedeh, PA; Ghanbari, A; Wu, W; Investigation of Soil Structure Interaction and Wall Flexibility Effects on Natural Sloshing Frequency of Vessels. Civil Engineering Journal, 3, 45-56, 2017

  116. Maedeh, PA; Nasrabadi, T; Wu, W; Al Dianty, M; Evaluation of oil pollution dispersion in an unsaturated sandy soil environment. Pollution, 3, 701-711, 2017

  117. Fang, C; Wu, W; Lin, YJ; Chen, YH; Doanh, T; On sintering of tiny glass beads in oscillating diametric compressions. Granular Matter, 18(4), 2016

  118. Guo, XG; Peng, C; Wu, W; Wang, YQ; A hypoplastic constitutive model for debris materials. Acta Geotechnca, 11(6): 1217-1229, 2016

  119. Lin, J; Wu, W; Asymmetry of the stress tenor in granular materials. Powder Technology, 293: 113-120, 2016

  120. Lin, J; Wu, W; A comparative study between DEM and micropolar hypoplasticity. Powder Technology, 293: 121-129, 2016

  121. Mathews, JC; Wu, W; Model tests of silo discharge in a geotechnical centrifuge. Powder Technology, 293: 3-14, 2016

  122. Nasiri, M; Lotfalian, M; Modarres, A; Wu, W; Optimum Utilization of Rice Husk Ash for Stabilization of Sub-base Materials in Construction and Repair Projects of Forest Roads. Croatian J. Forest. Eng., 37(2): 333-343, 2016

  123. Peng, C; Guo, XG; Wu, W; Wang, YQ; Unified modelling of granular media with Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics. Acta Geotechnica, 11(6): 1231-1247, 2016

  124. Xu, GF; Wu, W; Qi, JL; An extended hypoplastic constitutive model for frozen sand. Soils and Foundations, 56(4): 704-711, 2016

  125. Xu, GF; Wu, W; Qi, JL; Modeling the viscous behavior of frozen soil with hypoplasticity. Int. J. Numerical and Analytical Methods Geomech., 40(15): 2061-2075, 2016

  126. Zak, P; Ashour, T; Korjenic, A; Korjenic, S; Wu, W; The influence of natural reinforcement fibers, gypsum and cement on compressive strength of earth bricks materials. Construct. Build. Mater., 106: 179-188, 2016

  127. Zhou, MZ; Zhang, BY; Peng, C; Wu, W; Three-dimensional numerical analysis of concrete-faced rockfill dam using dual-mortar finite element method with mixed tangential contact constraints. Int. J. Numerical and Analytical Methods Geomech., 40(15): 2100-2122, 2016

  128. Maedeh, PA; Ghanbari, A; Wu, W; Analytical assessment of elevated tank natural period considering soil effects. Coupled Systems Mech., 5, 223-234, 2016

  129. Rauchecker, M; Kühleitner, M; Brunner, N; Scheicher, K; Tintner, J; Roth, M; Wriessnig, K; When do adobe bricks collapse under compressive forces: a simulation approach. Open Journal of Modelling and Simulation, 5, 1-12, 2016

  130. Peng, Ch., Wu, W., Yu, H.S., Wang, Ch., A SPH approach for large deformation analysis with hypoplastic constitutive model, Acta Geotechnica, 10, 703-717, 2015

  131. Ashour, T., Korjenic, A., Korjenic, S., Wu, W., Thermal conductivity of unfired earth bricks reinforced by agricultural wastes with cement and gypsum, Energy and Buildings, 104, 139-146, 2015

  132. Soranzo, E., Tamagnini, R., Wu, W., Centrifuge model tests and numerical analyses on face stability of shallow tunnel, Géotechnique, accepted for publication, 2015

  133. Lin, J., Wu, W., Borja, R.I., Micropolar hypoplasticity for persistent shear band in heterogeneous granular materials, Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng., 289, 24-43, 2015 

  134. Peng, C., Wu, W., Zhang, B.Y., Three-dimensional simulations of tensile cracks in geomaterials by coupling meshless and finite element method. Int. J. Num. Anal. Methods Geomech., 39, 135-154, 2015 

  135. Fang, C; Wu, W (2014): On the weak turbulent motions of an isothermal dry granular dense flow with incompressible grains: part I. Equilibrium turbulent closure models. Acta Geotech., 9, 725-737, 2014 

  136. Fang, C., Wu, W., On the weak turbulent motions of an isothermal dry granular dense flow with incompressible grains: part II. Complete closure models and numerical simulations, Acta Geotech., 9, 739-752, 2014 

  137. Borja, R.I., Song, X., Wu, W., Critical state plasticity. Part VII: Triggering a shear band in variably saturated porous media, Comput. Meth. Appl. Mech. Eng., 261-262 , 66-82, 2013 

  138. Borja, R.I., Song, X., Rechenmacher, A.L., Abedi, S., Wu, W., Shear band in sand with spatially varying density, J. Mech Phys. Solids, 61, 219-234, 2013 

  139. Peng, C., Wu, W., Modeling tensile cracking in compacted clay with meshless method, Beton und Stahlbetonbau, 108, 190-195, 2013 

  140. Lin, J, Wu, W., Numerical study of miniature penetrometer in granular material by discrete element method, Philos. Mag., 92, 3474-3482, 2012 

  141. Yao, X.L., Qi, J.L., Wu, W., Three dimensional analysis of large strain thaw consolidation in permafrost, Acta Geotech., 7, 193-202, 2012 

  142. Borja, R.I., White, J.A., Liu, X., Wu, W., Factor of safety in a partially saturated slope inferred from hydro-mechanical continuum modelling, Int. J. Num. Anal. Methods Geomech., 36, 236–248, 2012 

  143. Ashour, T., Georg, H., Wu, W., Performance of straw bale wall: a case of study, Energy and Buildings, 43, 1960-1967, 2011 

  144. Ashour, T., Georg, H., Wu, W., An experimental investigation on equilibrium moisture content of earth plaster with natural reinforcement fibres for straw bale buildings, Appl. Thermal Eng., 31, 293-303, 2011 

  145. Teufelsbauer, H., Wang, Y., Pudasaini, S.P., Borja, R.I., Wu, W., DEM simulation of impact force exerted by granular flow on rigid structures, Acta Geoth., 6, 119-133, 2011 

  146. Idinger, G., Aklik, P., Wu, W., Borja, R.I., Centrifuge model test on the face stability of shallow tunnel, Acta Geotech., 6, 105-117, 2011 

  147. Ashour, T., Wieland, H., Georg, H., Bockisch, F.-J., Wu, W., The influence of natural reinforcement fibres on insulation values of earth plaster for straw bale buildings, Materials and Design, 31, 4676-4685, 2010 

  148. Tejchman, J., Wu, W., Boundary effects on behaviour of granular material during plane strain compression, European J. Mech. A/Solids, 29 (1), 18-27, 2010 

  149. Tejchman J. and Wu, W., FE-investigations of micro-polar boundary conditions along interface between soil and structure, Granular Matter, 12 (4), 399-410, 2010 

  150. Teufelsbauer, H., Wang, Y.Q., Chiou, M.C. and Wu, W., Flow-obstacle-interaction in rapid granular avalanches: DEM simulations and comparison with experiments. Granular Matter, 11, 209-220, 2009 

  151. Osinov, V.A. and Wu, W., Strain-gradient extension of hypoplasticity, Acta Mechanica, 203, 37-47, 2009 

  152. Osinov, V.A. and Wu, W., Wave speeds, shear bands and the second-order work for incrementally nonlinear constitutive models, Acta Mechanica, 202 (1-4), 145-151, 2009 

  153. Tejchman, J. and Wu, W., FE-investigation of shear localization in granular bodies under high shear rate, Granular Matter, 11, 115-128, 2009 

  154. Tejchman, J. and Wu, W., Non-coaxiality and stress-dilatancy rule in dilatant granular materials: FE-investigations within micro-polar hypoplasticity, Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech., 33, 117-142, 2009 

  155. Tejchman, J. and Wu, W., FE-calculations of stress distribution under prismatic and conical sandpiles within hypoplasticity, Granular Matter, 10, 399-405, 2008 

  156. Wu, W., Wang, X. T. and Aschauer, F., Investigation on failure of a geosynthetic lined reservoir, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 26, 363-370, 2008 

  157. Wu, W., Aschauer, F., Reiser, G., Experimental investigation on discontinuities in subsurface barrier installed by the vibrating beam method, ASCE, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 134, 541-546, 2008 

  158. Weingartner B, Osinov V, Wu W, Effect of inherent anisotropy on acceleration wave speeds in hypoplasticity, Int. J. Eng. Sci., 46, 286-292, 2008 

  159. Wu W, Engineering geomorphology, theory and practice, (book review). Acta Geotechnica, 3 (3), 247-247, 2008 

  160. Wu W, Wick H, Ferstl F, Aschauer F, A device for tilt table tests on geosynthetic interface in geotechnical centrifuge, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 26, 31-38, 2008     

  161. Wang, Y. and W. Wu, Time-dependent magneto-hydrodynamic flow induced by non-coaxial rotations of an oscillating porous plate and a third-order fluid,  Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 46, 845-861, 2007 

  162. Tejchman, J. and Wu, W., Modeling of textural anisotropy in granular materials with stochastic micro-polar hypoplasticity. Int. J. Nonlinear Mech., 42, 882-894, 2007 

  163. Wang, Y. and Wu, W., Unsteady flow of a fourth grade fluid due to an oscillating plate, Int. J. Nonlinear Mech., 42, 253-262, 2007 

  164. Tejchman, J., Bauer, E. and Wu, W., Effect of fabric anisotropy on shear localization in sand during plane strain compression, Acta Mechanica, 189, 23-51, 2007 

  165. Weingartner, B., Osinov, V. and Wu, W., Acceleration wave speeds in a hypoplastic constitutive model, International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, 41, 991-999, 2006 

  166. Wu, W., On high-order hypoplastic models for granular materials, J. Eng. Math., 56, 23-34, 2006 

  167. Huang, W.X., Wu, W., Sun, D.A. and Scott, S., A simple hypoplastic model for normally consolidated clay, Acta Geotechnica, 1, 15-27,2006 

  168. Wu, W., Editorial, Acta Geotechnica, 1, 1, 2006 

  169. Bauer, E., Huang, W. X. and Wu, W., Investigation of shear banding in an anisotropic hypoplastic material, Int. J. Solids Struct., 41, 5903-5919, 2004 

  170. Wu, W., Nonlinear analysis of shear band formation in sand, Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech., 24, 245-263, 2000 

  171. Wu, W., Rational approach to anisotropy of sand, Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods  Geomech., 22, 921-940, 1998 

  172. Wu, W. and Niemunis, A., Beyond failure in granular materials, Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech., 21, 153-174, 1997 

  173. Tejchman, J. and Wu, W.,  Dynamic patterning of shear bands in Cosserat continuum, ASCE, J. Eng. Mech., 123, 123-133, 1997 

  174. Wu, W., Bauer, E. and Kolymbas, D., Hypoplastic constitutive model with critical state for granular materials, Mech. Mater., 23, 45-69, 1996 

  175. Wu, W. and Niemunis, A., Failure criterion, flow rule and dissipation function derived from hypoplasticity, Mechanics of Cohesive-Frictional Materials, 1, 145-163, 1996 

  176. Tejchman, J. and Wu, W., Numerical simulation of shear band formation with hypoplastic constitutive models, Comput. Geotech., 18, 71-84, 1996 

  177. Bauer, E. and Wu, W., A hypoplastic constitutive model for cohesive powders, Powder Technol., 85, 1-9, 1995 

  178. Tejchman, J. and Wu, W., Experimental and numerical study on sand-steel interfaces, Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech., 19, 513-536, 1995 

  179. Tejchman J. and Wu, W., Numerical Study on sand and steel interfaces, Mechanics Research Communications, 21, 109-119, 1994 

  180. Wu W, Bauer E, A simple hypoplastic constitutive model for sand, Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech., 18, 833-862, 1994 

  181. Tejchman J, Wu W, Numerical simulation of shear band patterning in biaxial compression tests, Mechanics Research Communications, 20, 15-24, 1993 

  182. Tejchman J, Wu W, Numerical study on patterning of shear bands in a Cosserat continuum, Acta Mechanica, 99, 61-74, 1992 

  183. Wu W, Sikora Z, Localized bifurcation in pressure-sensitive, dilatant granular materials, Mechanics Research Communications, 19, 289-299, 1992 

  184. Wu W, Sikora Z, Localized bifurcation in hypoplasticity, Int. J. Eng. Sci., 29, 195-201, 1991 

  185. Wu W, Kolymbas D, On some issues in triaxial extension tests, ASTM, Geotechnical Testing Journal, 14, 276-287, 1991 

  186. Wu W, Kolymbas D, Numerical testing of the stability criterion for hypoplastic constitutive equations, Mech. Materials, 9, 245-253, 1990 

  187. Wu W, A unified numerical integration formula for the perfectly plastic von Mises model, Int. J. Numerical Methods Eng., 30, 491-504, 1990 

  188. Kolymbas D, Wu W., Recent results of triaxial tests with granular materials, Powder Technol., 60, 99-119, 1989 

  189. Kolymbas D, Wu W, A device for lateral strain measurement in triaxial tests with unsaturated specimens, ASTM, Geotechnical Testing Journal, 12, 227-229, 1989 

  190. Wu W, Loading criteria for elastoplastic constitutive equations with multi-yield surfaces, Mechanics Research Communications, 16, 133-137, 1989