Researchtopic: Micro/Nano characterization and nanoindentation of geomaterials

1.     Wu,Y., Li, Y.*,Luo, S., Lu, M., Zhou, N., Qu, Y., Geng, Y. and Zhang, G., 2025. Trans-scale Evaluationof Strengthening of a Shale by Injecting Oil-and Water-Based NanoparticleSuspensions. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, pp.1-19.

2.     Wu,Y., Li, Y.*,Luo, S., Lu, M., Zhou, N., He, L., Deng, Y. and Zhang, G., 2024. Effects ofaqueous nanoparticle suspension injection on a shale’s mechanicalproperties. Acta Geotechnica, 19(10), pp.6917-6936.

3.     Li,Y., Lu, Y., Liu, L., Luo, S., He, L., Deng, Y. and Zhang, G., 2022. Big datananoindentation characterization of cross-scale mechanical properties ofoilwell cement-elastomer composites. Construction and BuildingMaterials, 354, p.129190.

4.     Li,Y., Luo, S., Lu, M., Wu, Y., Zhou, N., Wang, D., Lu, Y. and Zhang, G., 2021.Cross-scale characterization of sandstones via statistical nanoindentation: Evaluationof data analytics and upscaling models. International Journal of RockMechanics and Mining Sciences, 142, p.104738.

5.     Lu,Y., Li, Y.#,Wu, Y., Luo, S., Jin, Y. and Zhang, G., 2020. Characterization of shalesoftening by large volume-based nanoindentation. Rock Mechanics andRock Engineering, 53, pp.1393-1409.

6.     Liu,L., Li, Y., Wu, Y., Luo, S., Peng, J., Deng, Y. and Zhang, G., 2022.Strengthening mechanisms in cement-stabilized kaolinite revealed by cross-scalenanoindentation. Acta Geotechnica, 17(11),pp.5113-5132.

7.     Luo,S., Wu, Y., Li, Y., Wang, D., Kim, D., Song, J. and Zhang, G., 2021.Nanoindentation-enhanced screening of hydraulic fracturing fluidadditives. International Journal of Coal Geology, 240,p.103744.

8.     Luo,S., Kim, D., Wu, Y., Li, Y., Wang, D., Song, J., DeGroot, D.J. and Zhang, G.,2021. Big data nanoindentation and analytics reveal the multi-staged,progressively-homogenized, depth-dependent upscaling of rocks’properties. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 54,pp.1501-1532.

9.     Wu,Y., Li, Y., Luo, S., Lu, M., Zhou, N., Wang, D. and Zhang, G., 2020. Multiscaleelastic anisotropy of a shale characterized by cross-scale big datananoindentation. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and MiningSciences, 134, p.104458.

Researchtopic: Hydromechanical properties of compacted bentonite

1.     Li,Y.C., Chen, Y.G., Liu, L., Zhang, G.P., Ye, W.M. and Wang, Q., 2024. Extractinghydromechanical properties of montmorillonite quasi-crystals viananoindentation of oriented thin films. Applied Clay Science, 261,p.107595.

2.     Li,Y.C., Chen, Y.G., Liu, L., Zhang, G.P., Ye, W.M. and Wang, Q., 2024. Fabricationand mechanical characterization of highly preferentially orientedmontmorillonite thin films. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 61(10),pp.2337-2342.

3.     Dai,W.J., Chen, Y.G., Li, Y.C., Ye, W.M. and Wang, Q., 2025. Modelling thecrystalline swelling process of montmorillonite incorporating boundaryeffects. Computers and Geotechnics, 184, p.107289.

4.     Li,K.P., Chen, Y.G., Li, Y.C., Ye, W.M. and Wang, Q., 2025. Hydraulic Fracturingand Self-Healing Behavior in Compacted Bentonite: Insights from VisualizationExperiments. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 151(4),p.04025007.

5.     Chen,Y.G., Li, Y.C., Li, C.J., Ye, W.M. and Wang, Q., 2025. Time-andconcentration-dependent shear strength evolvement of compacted GMZ bentonite inalkaline conditions. Acta Geotechnica, 20(4),pp.1743-1757.

6.     Dai,W.J., Chen, Y.G., Li, Y.C., Ye, W.M., Wang, Q. and Wu, D.B., 2025. Decipheringanomalous dielectric traits of nanoconfined water and its roles in modelingcrystalline swelling of bentonite. Acta Geotechnica, 20(4),pp.1571-1583.

7.     Dai,W.J., Chen, Y.G., Li, Y.C., Ye, W.M., Wang, Q. and Yin, Z.Y., 2025. Multiscalevolumetric deformation in compacted bentonite triggered by anisotropiccrystalline swelling. Engineering Geology, 346,p.107888.

8.     Dai,W.J., Chen, Y.G., Li, Y.C., Ye, W.M., Wang, Q. and Wu, D.B., 2025. Mechanismsof crystalline swelling in bentonite buffer materials: Insights from moleculardynamics. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 180, p.105586.

9.     Zhang,Y.R., Chen, Y.G., Li, Y.C., Ye, W.M., Wang, Q. and Sun, Z., 2025. Influence ofhealing time, technological void and temperature on the shear behavior of theGMZ bentonite healing interface. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 185,p.105757.

10.  Li,Z.Y., Chen, Y.G., Li, Y.C., Ye, W.M., Wang, Q. and Wu, D.B., 2024. Surfacecharge characteristics of Gaomiaozi bentonite in high-level nuclear wasterepositories. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and EngineeringAspects, 703, p.135337.

11.  Li,K.P., Chen, Y.G., Li, Y.C., Ye, W.M. and Wang, Q., 2024. Visualization ofhydraulic fracturing in compacted bentonite: The roles of dry density, watercontent, and pressurization rate. Journal of Rock Mechanics andGeotechnical Engineering.

12.  Dai,W.J., Chen, Y.G., Li, Y.C., Ye, W.M. and Wang, Q., 2024. Micro-mesoscale swellingcorrelations in compacted bentonite upon hydration. CanadianGeotechnical Journal.

13.  Dai,W.J., Chen, Y.G., Li, Y.C., Ye, W.M. and Wang, Q., 2024. A macroscopic modelfor predicating stepwise crystalline swelling of montmorillonite. Computersand Geotechnics, 171, p.106350.

14.  Hu,Y.H., Chen, Y.G., Li, Y.C., Ye, W.M., Wang, Q. and Wu, D.B., 2024. Swellingcharacteristics of compacted graphene-modified GMZ bentonite infiltrated withNaCl solution. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 83(6),p.235.