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Name  
 Hou Xiaokun
Title  
   Associate Professor
Highest Education  
   Doctor
Subject Categories  
   Geoengineering and Geotechnical Engineering
Phone  
   -
Zip Code  
   100029
Fax  
   86-10-62010846
Email  
   xhou098@mail.iggcas.ac.cn
Office  
   No.19 Beitucheng West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China

Education and Appointments：
  • 2009.09-2013.06, Chang'an University, B.S.
  • 2013.09-2019.06, Chang'an University, Ph.D.
  • 2016.10-2018.10, University of Ottawa, Joint Ph.D.
  • 2019.08-2023.12, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Post doctor
  • 2023.12-present, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor

Research Interests：
  1. Engineering Geology
  2. Soil Mechanics
Public Services：

Honors：
  • Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of Shaan'xi Province, China
  • Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award issued by the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction

Supported Projects：
  1. 2022.01-2024.12, National Natural Science Foundation of China (42107188)

Publications：
  1. Hou Xiaokun, Qi Shengwen, Li Yan, Liu Fangcui, Li Tonglu, Li Hua. 2024. Hydraulic conductivity over a wide suction range of loess with different dry densities. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2024.02.006
  2. Hou Xiaokun, Qi Shengwen*, Yu Yongtang, Zheng Jianguo. 2023. Long-term settlement characterization of high-filling foundation in the mountain excavation and city construction area of the Yan’an New District, China. Journal of Earth Science. 36(6), 1908-1915
  3. Hou Xiaokun, Qi Shengwen*, Huang Xiaolin, Guo Songfeng, Zou Yu, Ma Lina, Zhang Linxin. 2022. Hydrate morphology and mechanical behavior of hydrate-bearing sediments: a critical review. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. 8(5), 161
  4. Hou Xiakun, Li Tonglu*, Qi Shengwen*, Guo Songfeng, Li Ping, Xi Yu, Xing Xianli. 2021. Investigation of the cumulative influence of infiltration on the slope stability with a thick unsaturated zone.Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 80(7), 5467-5480
  5. Hou Xiaokun, Qi Shengwen*, Li Tonglu, Guo Songfeng, Wang Yu, Li Yan, Zhang Linxin. 2020. Microstructure and soil-water retention behavior of compacted and intact silt loess. Engineering Geology. 277, 105814
  6. Hou Xiaokun, Vanapalli Sai, Li Tonglu. Water flow in unsaturated soils subjected to multiple infiltration events. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 57(3), 366-376
  7. Hou Xiaokun, Vanapalli, Sai K., Li Tonglu. 2019. Wetting-induced collapse behavior associated with infiltration: a case study. Engineering geology. 258, 105146
  8. Hou Xiaokun, Li Tonglu, Vanapalli, Sai K., Xi Yu. 2019. Water percolation in a thick unsaturated loess layer considering the ground‐atmosphere interaction.Hydrological processes. 33 (5), 794-802
  9. Hou Xiaokun, Vanapalli, Sai K., Li Tonglu. 2018. Water infiltration characteristics in loess associated with irrigation activities and its influence on the slope stability in Heifangtai loess highland, China. Engineering Geology. 234, 27-37
  10. Li Yan, Xiaokun Hou*, Li Tonglu, Vanapalli Sai, Li Ping. 2024. Prediction of the hydraulic conductivity function for unsaturated soils over the entire suction range. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2023-0631
  11. Xing Xianli, Hou Xiaokun, Li Tonglu, Li Ping. The landslides developed with the evolution of the river terraces in the Loess Plateau, China. Applied mechanics and Materials,580,927-934.
  12. Zhang Ziran, Fu Yukai, Zhou Annan, Hou Xiaokun, Zhang Maosheng, Fan Zhongjie. 2023. Coupled Hydromechanical Behavior of Compacted Loess during Isotropic Compression. International Journal of Geomechanics. 23(10), 04023167
  13. Wang Yu, Li Tonglu, Hou Xiaokun, Zhang Yaguo, Li Ping. 2022. Hydraulic modeling of water flow in the thick vadose zone under precipitation. Geoenvironmental Disasters. 9(1), 7
  14. Wang Yu, Li Tonglu, Zhao Chenxi, Hou Xiaokun, Li Ping, Zhang Yaguo. 2021. A study on the effect of pore and particle distributions on the soil water characteristic curve of compacted loess soil. Environmental Earth Sciences. 80, 1-12
  15. Zhang Linxin, Qi Shengwen, Yu Yongtang, Zhang Yaguo, Li Zhiqing, Hou Xiaokun, Ma Lina, Zou Yu, Guo Songfeng, Peng Jianbin. 2021. A comparative study on the physical properties of natural sedimentary loess and manual filling compacted loess. Environmental Earth Sciences. 80, 1-17
  16. Zhang Linxin, Qi Shengwen, Ma Lina, Guo Songfeng, Li Zhiqing, Yang Jijin, Zou Yu, Li Tonglu, Hou Xiaokun. Three-dimensional pore characterization of intact loess and compacted loess with micron scale computed tomography and mercury intrusion porosimetry. Scientific Reports. 10 (1), 8511.
  17. Li Ping, Shen Wei, Hou Xiaokun, Li Tonglu. 2019. Numerical simulation of the propagation process of a rapid flow-like landslide considering bed entrainment: a case study. Engineering geology. 263, 105287.
 
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