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Name  
 Li Lihui
Title  
   Professor
Highest Education  
   Ph.D.
Subject Categories  
   Engineering Geology
Phone  
   010-82998630
Zip Code  
   100029
Fax  
   010-62010846
Email  
   lhli2942@mail.igcas.ac.cn
Office  
   No.19 Beitucheng West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029,

Education and Appointments：

Education

  • PhD, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 08/2001- 01/2006
  • Dissertation: Mechanism of Being Integrity for Thousand Years of Longyou Caverns, the Large Ancient Underground Rock Caverns in Longyou, Zhejiang Province
  • Master, Construction Engineering College, ChaoYang Campus, Jilin University, 9/1998-7/2001
  • Thesis: Model test on a new vacuum drainage method for consolidating dredging fill
  • Bachelor, Faculty of Hydrogelogy and Engineeing Geology, ChangChun Univerisity of Science and Technology, Changchun, 9/1994-7/1998

Appointments

  • Professor, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, CAS, Beijing, China, 12/2022-current
  • Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics, Duke University, 11/2017-12/2018
  • Associate Professor Institute of Geology and Geophysics, CAS, Beijing, China,
    1/2010-12/2022

  • Postdoc Fellow in Institute of Geology and Geophysics, CAS, Beijing, China, 1/2006-12/2009
  • Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Hongkong, 2003, 2004-2005

Professional Affiliations

  • 2010-present General secretary of Committee for structure and behavior of soil and rock mass, IAEG
  • 2013-2017 Vice chairman of committee for Application of the quaternary, Chinese association for quaternary research.
  • 2018-present Deputy Director, Committee for Ancient Site Protection and Reinforcement Engineering, CSRME.

Research Interests：
  1. Multi-scale rock mass structure and mechanical properties
  2. Slope stability
  3. Preservation of stone heritages
  4. Weathering of rock mass
  5. Geological disaster prevention
Public Services：

Honors：
  1. 2018，The 2nd Prize of Nature Science Award of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (first contributor). 
  2. 2014，Youth Geological Science and Technology Award (Silver Hammer Award), Geological Society of China, 2013
  3. 2013，Annual Excellent Paper Award, Chinese Journal of Engineering Geology, in 2012.
  4. 2011，Excellent Paper Award, Annual Conference of Geological Society of China,2011.
  5. 2008，Special Prize, Annual Conference for Postdoctor and Graduate Students, Insitute of Geology and Geophysics,CAS

Supported Projects：
  1. Multiscale deterioration mechanism and prevention and control methods of grottoes’ laminated sandstone, No. 42530718
  2. Detailed characterization of continental shale structure and 3-D model construction, No. 41977248
  3. Research on stability assessment technique of rock mass in Grotto Temples, No. 2019YFC1520602-1
  4. The heterogeneity and fragility of Shale reservoir. XDB10030104
  5. Controlling mechanism of rock mass structure on the weathering rate of red bed, No. 4137232
  6. Back-analysis on the rheological and long-term strength parameters and the stability of ancient quarry slope, No. 41172269.
  7. Long-term stability mechnism of undergound caverns filled with water, No. 40902088
  8. Consolidation mechanism of saturated soft clay soil under the drainage method, No. 20060390519.

Publications：

[1] Li Lihui*, Li Chenglong, Huang Beixiu, Li Jianguang, Li Shouding, Li Xiao. (2023) Meso-mechanical anisotropy and fracture evolution of reef limestones from the Maldives Islands and the South China Sea, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 15(12): 3173-3187.

[2] Li Lihui*, Huang Beixiu, Tan Yufang, Li Xiao, Ranjith P. G. (2022) Using micro-indentation to determine the elastic modulus of shale laminae and its implication: Cross-scale correlation of elastic modulus of mineral and rock, Marine and Petroleum Geology, 143: 105740.

[3] Li Lihui*, Li Chenglong, Huang Beixiu, Wang Ming, Bai Zhida, Qi Shengwen. (2022) Influence of the welding degree on the strength and failure modes of tuff, Materials (Basel), 15(24): 8757.

[4] Li Lihui, Li Yanyan, Chen Jianping. (2021) Evaluation of the structural similarity of fractured rock masses based on multiple fracture parameters, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 80(3): 2189-2198.

[5] Li Lihui*, Tan Yufang, Huang Beixiu, Deng Xiaolong. (2020) Pore property as an indicator of macro-deterioration in slightly weathered tuffs, Engineering Geology, 267: 105492.

[6] Li Lihui*, Huang Beixiu, Li Yanyan, Hu Ruilin, Li Xiao. (2018) Multi-scale modeling of shale laminas and fracture networks in the Yanchang formation, Southern Ordos Basin, China, Engineering Geology, 243: 231-240.

[7] Li Lihui*, Huang Beixiu, Tan Yufang, Deng Xiaolong, Li Yanyan, Zheng Hu. (2017) Geometric heterogeneity of continental shale in the Yanchang Formation, Southern Ordos Basin, China, Scientific Reports, 7(1): 6006.

[8] Li Lihui*, Deng Xiaolong, Tan Yufang, Huang Beixiu, Yang Zhifa (2016), Siting method of the ancients in the excavation of Longyou Caverns, 2000 years ago, in Developments in Engineering Geology, edited by M.J.Eggers, J.S.Griffiths, S.Parry, M.G.Culshaw, pp. 197-206, The Geological Society, London.

[9] Li Lihui*, Huang Beixiu, Huang Xiaolin, Wang Ming, Li Xiao. (2020) Tensile and shear mechanical characteristics of Longmaxi Shale laminae dependent on the mineral composition and morphology, Energies, 13(11): 2977.

[10] Qi Shengwen*, Li Lihui*, Hou Xiaokun, Qiao Sijia, Ma Xiandong, Lu Xiao, Cong Jianing, Hao Ruipeng, Zhang Chi, Li Jinhua, Elsworth Derek, Yang Wei, Li Xian-Hua, Wu Fu-Yuan. (2026) Strongly cohesive lunar soil identified at the Chang’e-6 landing site, Nature Astronomy, 10(2): 214-223.

[11] Qiao Sijia, Li Lihui*, Huang Beixiu, Tian Heng-Ci. (2026) Micromechanical properties of Chang'e-5 lunar soil minerals: Comparison with meteorite and terrestrial analogs, Icarus, 445: 116872.

[12] Chen Xulei, Li Lihui*, Huang Beixiu, Zhang Jingke, Li Li. (2025) A comprehensive stability evaluation method integrating similarity analysis, numerical simulation, and theoretical analysis and its application in Cave 32, the North Grotto Temple, China, Journal of Cultural Heritage, 72: 24-35.

[13] Qiao Sijia, Zhu Kelei, Zhang Chaoqun, Sha Xuechao, Liang Chao, Huang Beixiu, Han Bing, Cao Chunjie, Liu Di, Dong Yujie, Gu Lixin, Tang Xu, Li Lihui*, Li Jinhua. (2024) Multimodal particle size estimation of lunar soil simulants towards a non-destructive analytical strategy for extraterrestrial samples, Atomic Spectroscopy, 45(4): 246-258.

[14] Huang Beixiu, Li Lihui*, Wang Ming, Li Xiao, Ranjith P. G. (2023) Conversion models between elements and mineral compositions and their applications for rapid determination of the brittleness of shale, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 56(7): 4939-4958.

[15] Tan Yufang, Li Lihui*, Huang Beixiu. (2021) Contrasting characteristics and origin of Danxia arched rock shelters in Zhejiang, China, and natural arches and bridges on the Colorado Plateau, USA, Journal of Geographical Sciences, 31(6): 802-818.

[16] Huang Beixiu, Li Lihui*, Tan Yufang, Hu Ruilin, Li Xiao. (2020) Investigating the meso-mechanical anisotropy and fracture surface roughness of continental shale, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125(8): e2019JB017828.

[17] Wang Xueliang, Clague John, Frattini P., Qi Shengwen, Lan Hengxing, Zhang Wen, Li Lihui, Sun Juanjuan, Crosta Giovanni. (2023b) Effect of short-term, climate-driven sediment deposition on tectonically controlled alluvial channel incision, Geology, 52(1): 17-21.

[18] Wang Xueliang, Frattini P., Stead Douglas, Sun Juanjuan, Liu Haiyang, Valagussa Andrea, Li Lihui. (2020) Dynamic rockfall risk analysis, Engineering Geology, 272: 105622.

[19] Li Yanyan, Hu Wei, Wei Siyu, Li Lihui, Zhang Zhihong, Song Shengyuan. (2022) Influence of preexisting discontinuities on hydraulic fracture complexity in a naturally fractured reservoir, Engineering Geology, 311: 106919.

[20] Huang Xiaolin, Qi Shengwen, Zheng Bowen, Liang Ning, Li Lihui, Xue Lei, Guo Songfeng, Sun Xiang, Tai Daping. (2021) An advanced grain-based model to characterize mechanical behaviors of crystalline rocks with different weathering degrees, Engineering Geology, 280: 105951.
 
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