XUEQIANG LU

XUEQIANG LU

My name is XUEQIANG LU (鲁学强), and I was born in 1994 in Luzhou, Sichuan Province, China. In 2017, I earned my bachelor’s degree from the School of Geoscience and Technology at Southwest Petroleum University (SWPU). Following my graduation, I passed the National Master’s Degree Admission Examination in 2018 and was admitted to the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), specifically, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). After two years, I transitioned from a Master’s program directly into Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Gordon G.D. ZHOU. As of 2024, I am set to graduate in June with a Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering.

I am doing research on the mechanisms of breaching in landslide/moraine dams and the resulting outburst floods. I have designed a custom instrumented flume capable of monitoring dynamic (via force plate) and seismic (using geophones) signals during dam breaching and outburst flooding events. My expertise encompasse both experimental research and numerical simulations (utilizing depth-averaged continuum models, OlaFOAM or OpenFOAM).

Throughout my Ph.D. program, I have published a total of 6 journal papers, with 4 of which in TOP journals. I have served as the first author or corresponding author on 2 of these publications. Collectively, these papers have garnered google scholar google scholar citations .

🌈🌈🌈 If you are interested in further discussions on academic topics related to my research, please don’t hesitate to reach out via email at luxueqiang2018@gmail.com or luxueqiang18@mails.ucas.ac.cn.

🔥 News

  • Nov. 11, 2022: 🧨🧨 My research progress on “landslide dam breaches”, published in the ‘Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface’, has been honored with the Weekly Highlight by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). 🔗 [original website]
  • Jul.11, 2022: 🧨🧨 My research findings on “wave overtopping”, initially published in ‘Engineering Geology’, have garnered the honor of an invitation from ‘The Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt and Road Regions (ANSO)’. They requested a bilingual presentation of these results to be featured on their official website. 🔗 [original website]

📝 Publications

JGR: Earth Surface, 2022
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Mechanisms of the Non-Uniform Breach Morphology Evolution of Landslide Dams Composed of Unconsolidated Sediments During Overtopping Failure [JGR: Earth Surface, IF5= 4.5] 👉 [Google Scholar] 📊

Gordon G.D. ZHOU, XUEQIANG LU*, Yunxu XIE, Kahlil F. E. CUI, and Hui TANG

Highlights

  • Erosion along dam surfaces varies non-uniformly in both vertical and lateral directions;
  • The non-uniform breach morphology evolution promotes a positive feedback between the breach flow velocity and dam surface gradients;
  • The gradual saturation of the breach flow with sediment influences the non-uniform breach morphology evolution of breaching landslide dams.
Engineering Geology, 2022
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Overtopping Volume of Impulse Waves in Glacier Lakes: Experimental and Numerical Investigation using Rigid Dams [Engineering Geology, IF5= 7.9] 👉 [Google Scholar] 📊📊

XUEQIANG LU, Gordon G.D. ZHOU*, Kahlil F. E. CUI, Hui TANG, and Yunxu XIE

Highlights

  • A quantitative relationship between the runup and overtopping volume of solitary waves is newly established;
  • A novel overtopping equation, developed from geometric arguments, captures its dependence on the wave and dam properties;
  • An empirical method relating the wave and dam properties to the outburst flood volume is proposed.

📑 Other Publications

  • Eng. Geol. 2022 Zhou, G. G. D., Li, S., XUEQIANG LU., and Tang, H. (2022). Large-scale landslide dam breach experiments: Overtopping and “overtopping and seepage” failures. Engineering Geology, 304, 106680. [IF5= 7.9] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2022.106680 👉 [Google Scholar] 📊

  • Eng. Geol. 2022 Xie, Y., Zhou, G. G. D., Cui, K. F. E., and XUEQIANG LU. (2022). Numerical investigation of debris flows using a two-phase continuum model incorporating a visco-inertial rheology. Engineering Geology, 308, 106797. [IF5= 7.9] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2022.106797 👉 [Google Scholar] 📊

  • Eng. Geol. 2021 Song, D., Chen, X., Zhou, G. G. D., XUEQIANG LU., Cheng, G., and Chen, Q. (2021). Impact dynamics of debris flow against rigid obstacle in laboratory experiments. Engineering Geology, 291, 106211. [IF5= 7.9] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106211 👉 [Google Scholar] 📊

  • J. Mt. Sci. 2019 Zhou, M., Zhou, G. G. D., Cui, K. F. E., Song, D., and XUEQIANG LU. (2019). Influence of inflow discharge and bed erodibility on outburst flood of landslide dam. Journal of Mountain Science, 16(4), 778–792. [IF5= 2.7] https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-018-5312-8 👉 [Google Scholar] 📊

👨🏻‍🏫 Conference Papers

  • DFHM8 Cui, K. F., Zhou, G. G. D., Jing, L., Xie, Y., and XUEQIANG LU. (2023). Particle size segregation and diffusion in saturated granular flows: Implications for grain sorting in debris flows. In E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 415, p. 01003). EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202341501003 👉 [Google Scholar] 📊

  • DFHM8 Zhou, G. G. D., Cui, K. F. E., Du, J., Li, N., XUEQIANG LU., and Xie, Y. (2023). Keynote lecture. Impact dynamics of debris flow against slit dam: Experimental and numerical investigation. In E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 415, p. 06022). EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202341506022 👉 [Google Scholar] 📊

🏆 Honors and Awards

  • 2023, ZHU LI YUE HUA Outstanding Doctoral Scholarship, by the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), CNY 5,000;

  • 2022, First-class Doctoral Scholarship of Chinese Academy of Sciences, by the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), CNY 14,000;

  • 2017, National Outstanding Graduation Design (Thesis) Award in Rock Mechanics and Engineering, from the Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering. This prestigious award recognized only 39 exceptional theses nationwide;

  • 2015, National Inspiration Scholarship, CNY 5,000;

👨🏻‍🎓 Educations

  • 2020.09 - 2024.06, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), majoring in geotechnical engineering, Doctor’s degree, Supervisor: Professor Gordon G.D. ZHOU;

  • 2018.09 - 2020.06, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), majoring in geotechnical engineering, Master’s degree, transferred to Ph.D, Supervisor: Professor Gordon G.D. ZHOU;

  • 2013.09 - 2017.06, Southwest Petroleum University (SWPU), majoring in urban underground space engineering, Bachelor’s degree;

👨‍💻 Academic Presentation

  • In Sep. 2023, The XIV Congress of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, Title: Non-Uniform Breach Evolution of Landslide Dams During Overtopping Failure, Paper No:B235 [PPT]

🗞 Patents

  • XUEQIANG LU; Zhou, G. G. D; Song Dongri. Experimental device and method for simulating the whole process of glacier lakes outburst flooding, CN 113405769 B. [chinese patent]

  • Xie Yunxu; Zhou, G. G. D; XUEQIANG LU. Numerical method for the spatiotemporal evolution of moraine dam breach: China, CN 113373861B. [chinese patent]

  • Kahlil Fredrick Ermac Cui; Zhou, G. G. D; XUEQIANG LU. A device and method for simulating the shearing test of ice particles: China, CN 115656478 B. [chinese patent]

🔐 Software Copyright

  • Xie Yunxu; Zhou, G. G. D; XUEQIANG LU. The numerical system for the spatiotemporal evolution of dam breach [DamLab] V1.0. [software copyright]

  • Xie Yunxu; Zhou, G. G. D; XUEQIANG LU. Numerical simulation of debris flow dynamics and numerical system [Df1ow3D] V3.0. [software copyright]

  • Xie Yunxu; Kahlil Fredrick Ermac Cui; Zhou, G. G. D; XUEQIANG LU; Li Nanjun. Model class gradient global adversarial attack algorithm calculation system V1.0. [software copyright]

📄 Projects

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, “Belt and Road” International Science Organizations Alliance Joint Research Cooperation Special Project, ANS0-CR-KP-2021-07, Numerical Simulation and Risk Analysis of Landslide Disaster Chain in High Mountain Areas of Asia under Global Climate Change, 2021-12 to 2024-12, CNY 1.2 million, Ongoing, Participant;

  • National Key Laboratory of Mountain River Conservation and Governance (Sichuan University) Application for Open Collaboration Funding, No. SKHL2308, Numerical simulation of the disaster chain of “landslide - river blockage – dammed lake – outburst flooding” whole process, 2024.01 – 2025.12, CNY 40,000, Ongoing, Participant;

— Other Projects —

  • National Natural Science Foundation of China, Major Program, No. 41731283, Spatiotemporal Evolution Analysis and Risk Control of the Impact of Entire Lifespan Process of Dammed Lakes on the Whole Basin, 2018.01 - 2022.12, CNY 3 million, Completed (Excellent Assessment), Participant;

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences, QYZDB-SSW-DQC010, Mechanical Properties and Hazard Mechanisms of Glacial Tills on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, 2016-09 to 2020-12, CNY 2.5 million, Completed, Participant;

  • Sino-German Science Center of NSFC, Sino-German Cooperative Exchange Project, M-0145, Mountain Hazards under Climate Change, 2021-01 to 2024-12, CNY 741,072, Ongoing, Participant;

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Key Technology Infrastructure Development Project, KFJ-SW-YW001, Large-scale Dynamic Simulation Experimental Platform for Mountain Hazard, 2016-01 to 2024-12, CNY 26 million, Ongoing, Participant;

🛫 Academic visits

  • 2023.06 - 2023.07, Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Germany 🇩🇪, invited visitting. [photo]
  • 2023.06 - 2023.07, Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy 🇮🇹, academic conference (DFHM8). [photo]
  • 2023.06 - 2023.07, Illgraben, Switzerland 🇨🇭, field trip. [photo]