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Universal confined tensile strength of intact rock by Lan, Hengxing, Chen, Junhui, Macciotta, Renato

“…Strength criteria for intact rock are essential for the safe design of many engineering structures. These criteria have been derived mainly from tests in the…”
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Landslide Analyst—a landslide propagation model considering block size heterogeneity by Wu, Yuming, Lan, Hengxing

“…Block size heterogeneity affects the propagation of landslides, particularly rock avalanches; however, it remains difficult to simulate with existing modeling…”
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Integration of Spatial Probability and Size in Slope-Unit-Based Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study by Li, Langping, Lan, Hengxing

“…Landslide spatial probability and size are two essential components of landslide susceptibility. However, in existing slope-unit-based landslide susceptibility…”
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Debris Flow Analyst (DA): A debris flow model considering kinematic uncertainties and using a GIS platform by Wu, Yuming, Lan, Hengxing

“…Although the main driving force of debris flows is simply gravity, the dynamic processes are very complex. Kinematic uncertainties during motion make it…”
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A rapid loess mudflow triggered by the check dam failure in a bulldoze mountain area, Lanzhou, China by Zhang, Fanyu, Yan, Binbin, Feng, Xiaoming, Lan, Hengxing, Kang, Chao, Lin, Xishan, Zhu, Xinghua, Ma, Wenguo

“…Urban expansion results in a large number of land creation projects in the Chinese Loess Plateau. This has strikingly catalyzed hilltops being cut and valleys…”
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Bivariate Landslide Susceptibility Analysis: Clarification, Optimization, Open Software, and Preliminary Comparison by Li, Langping, Lan, Hengxing

“…Bivariate data-driven methods have been widely used in landslide susceptibility analysis. However, the names, principles, and correlations of bivariate methods…”
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Novel grain-based model for simulation of brittle failure of Alxa porphyritic granite by Zhou, Jian, Lan, Hengxing, Zhang, Luqing, Yang, Duoxing, Song, Jie, Wang, Song

“…A grain-based model (GBM) is generally employed by many researchers to simulate the microcracking process of crystalline brittle rock by the distinct element…”
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Probabilistic modeling of rockfall trajectories: a review by Li, Langping, Lan, Hengxing

“…Probabilistic approaches are widely adopted for the modeling of rockfall trajectories, but are not widely discussed in the literature. This paper aims to help…”
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Effects of sand and water contents on the small-strain shear modulus of loess by Liu, Xin, Zhang, Ning, Lan, Hengxing

“…Characterizing soil properties at small-strains (<10−5) is a subject of long-standing interest for geotechnical engineers at both academic and practical…”
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An ecological indicator system for shallow landslide analysis by Liu, Xiao, Lan, Hengxing, Li, Langping, Cui, Peng

“…•A new ecological indicator system for shallow landslide analysis is proposed.•Ecological indicators are summarized by effects of plant on shallow slope…”
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The cyclic expansion and contraction characteristics of a loess slope and implications for slope stability by Lan, Hengxing, Zhao, Xiaoxia, Macciotta, Renato, Peng, Jianbing, Li, Langping, Wu, Yuming, Zhu, Yanbo, Liu, Xin, Zhang, Ning, Liu, Shijie, Zhou, Chenghu, Clague, John J.

“…Loess covers approximately 6.6% of China and forms thick extensive deposits in the northern and northwestern parts of the country. Natural erosional processes…”
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Geometrical heterogeneity of the joint roughness coefficient revealed by 3D laser scanning by Bao, Han, Zhang, Guobiao, Lan, Hengxing, Yan, Changgen, Xu, Jiangbo, Xu, Wei

“…The joint roughness coefficient (JRC) is an important indicator that characterizes the physical and mechanical behaviors of a jointed rock mass. To investigate…”
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Spatial distribution analysis of landslides triggered by 2008.5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake, China by Qi, Shengwen, Xu, Qiang, Lan, Hengxing, Zhang, Bing, Liu, Jianyou

“…The 2008.5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake (seismic magnitude M w 7.9 according to the USGS) triggered a great number of landslides. A spatial database of landslides is…”
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Hazard assessment and mitigation of non-seismically fatal landslides in China by Zhang, Fanyu, Peng, Jianbing, Huang, Xiaowei, Lan, Hengxing

“…Fatal landslides cause severe disasters to human lives and socioeconomic costs in China. In this study, the data non-seismically fatal landslides were…”
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Analytical ‘decisiveness’ as a robust measure of the absolute importance of landslide predisposing factors by Langping Li, Hengxing Lan

“…Although some methods have been proposed to measure the absolute importance of landslide predisposing factors, they are unfortunately complicated by inherent…”
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Research on geological and surfacial processes and major disaster effects in the Yellow River Basin by Lan, Hengxing, Peng, Jianbing, Zhu, Yanbo, Li, Langping, Pan, Baotian, Huang, Qiangbing, Li, Junhua, Zhang, Qiang

“…The Yellow River Basin (YRB) is characterized by active geological and tectonic processes, rapid geomorphological evolution, and distinct climatic diversity…”
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Effect of disturbance on the progressive failure process of Eastern Himalayan Gneiss by Liu, Shijie, Lan, Hengxing, Martin, C. Derek

“…Disturbance induced by stress relief has a significant effect on the laboratory properties of rocks in high in situ stress regions. A better understanding of…”
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Effect of interface morphology on the heterogeneous development of bedding-perpendicular joints in soft–hard interbedded strata by Bao, Han, Li, Xiaoguang, Lan, Hengxing, Pei, Runsheng, Yan, Changgen

“…Bedding-perpendicular joints (BPJs) in soft-hard interbedded masses exhibit heterogeneous distribution. Statistical analysis revealed the impacts of interface…”
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Characterizing saturation state of loess using P-wave velocity by Zhang, Ning, Liu, Xin, Lan, Hengxing

“…A conventional approach to characterize the degree of saturation of soils uses the pore pressure parameter, also known as B-value in laboratory experiments…”
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Factors Controlling the Difference in Brazilian and Direct Tensile Strengths of the Lac du Bonnet Granite by Qi, Shengwen, Lan, Hengxing, Martin, Derek, Huang, Xiaolin

“…Laboratory tests showed that the average direct tension strength (DTS 0 ) of the Lac du Bonnet granite was 6.9 MPa, and significantly less than its average…”
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