Dr. Zheng Yang

Representative publication list

16 publications

1. Cutting performance and fragmentation behavior of rock under confining stress: role of heterogeneity ↗

   Yang, Z., Tao, M., Yin T., Li Y. (2026).

   International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 205, 106597.

2. Particle size and grain fabric effect on mechanical behavior of crystalline rocks using grain-based DEM ↗

   Yang, Z., Tao, M., Alqawasmeh, Q., Luo, H., Ranjith, P. G. (2026).

   Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 85, 149.

3. Microwave irradiation-induced deterioration of rock mechanical properties and implications for mechanized hard rock excavation ↗

   Yang, Z., Tao, M., Memon, M. B., Zhuang, D., Zhao, Y. (2025).

   Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17(1), 275-290.

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4. Novel insights into grain size effect of stressed crystalline rock using weakened grain boundary model ↗

   Yang, Z., Tao, M., Ranjith, P. G. (2025).

   International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 189, 106098.

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5. Microscale Heterogeneity Effect and Seismic Source Quantification On Stressed Rock During Shearing ↗

   Yang, Z., Narsilio, G. A., Tao, M., Fei, W., Luo, H., Memon, M. B. (2025).

   Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 59, 4821–4844.

6. Critical grain size and shear behavior of polycrystalline rocks under confining pressure: A moment tensor-based GBM approach ↗

   Yang, Z., Alqawasmeh, Q., Ma, J., Dashtgoli, D., Cong, Z., Li, Y. (2025).

   Computers and Geotechnics, 186, 107431.

7. Grain-based coupled thermo-mechanical modeling for stressed heterogeneous granite under thermal shock ↗

   Yang, Z., Tao, M., Fei, W., Yin, T., Ranjith, P. G. (2025).

   Underground Space, 20, 174-196.

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8. Fragmentation characteristics of stressed rock with weak interlayers using double TBM cutters ↗

   Yang, Z., Tao, M., Yin, T., Luo, H., Chen C., Ranjith, P. G. (2025).

   Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 315, 110845.

9. Grain-Based Modeling for Heterogeneous Rock Fragmentation Under Stressed Conditions and TBM Cutter Spacing Optimization ↗

   Yang, Z., Tao, M., Yin, T., Memon, M. B., Ranjith, P. G. (2024).

   Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57, 10467-10489.

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10. A coupled thermo-mechanical model for investigating cracking and failure of composite interbedded rock ↗

    Yang, Z., Tao, M., Fei, W., Yin, T., Gu, X., Narsilio, G. A. (2024).

    Engineering Geology, 339, 107645.

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11. Multiscale damage and thermal-stress evolution characteristics of rocks with thermal storage potential under thermal shocks ↗

    Yang, Z., Tao, M., Ranjith, P. G., Zhuang, D., Memon, M. B., Luo, H. (2024).

    Journal of Energy Storage, 83, 110631.

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12. Microwave-assisted TBM cutter for efficient hard rock fracturing in high stress environments ↗

    Yang, Z., Tao, M., Yin, T., Wu, X., Xiang, G., Xu, Y. (2024).

    Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 310, 110479.

13. Failure characteristics of microwave heat-treated stressed sandstone: Implications for deep rock breakage using TBM cutting ↗

    Tao, M., Yang, Z.*, Zhao, Y., Wu, X., & Wu, C. (2024).

    Energy, 292, 130489.

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14. Mixed-mode I/II fracture properties and failure characteristics of microwave-irradiated basalt: An experimental study ↗

    Yang, Z., Yin, T., Wu, Y., Zhuang, D., Yin, J., Ma, J. (2023).

    Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 46(3), 814-834.

15. Effect of temperature on mixed mode I/III fracture behavior of diorite: An experimental investigation ↗

    Yang, Z., Yin, T., Zhuang, D., Wu, Y., Yin, J., Chen, Y. (2022).

    Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 122, 103571.

16. Experimental investigation on the effect of open fire on the tensile properties and damage evolution behavior of granite ↗

    Yin, T., Yang, Z.*, Wu, Y., Tan, X., Li, M. (2022).

    International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 31(8), 1139-1164.