Faculty
Dr. Ke xingkong星空中国官网 obtained his Ph.D. in Rock Mechanics at the University of Toronto in 2017. After that, he spent two years (2017-2019) in the Los Alamos National Laboratory as a Post Doc in Solid Earth Geophysics, and joined in SUSTech in 2019. Dr. xingkong星空中国官网’s research mainly focuses on the development of multiphysics (THM) coupling model based on the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM), the mechanisms of rock fracturing and hydraulic fracturing based on FDEM simulation, and numerical and experimental investigation of stick-slip characteristics in sheared granular fault. Dr. xingkong星空中国官网 has published more than 30 papers in various journals and international conferences, and has been the PI of several national and provincial level funding projects.
Education & Working Background
2021 – present, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
2019 – 2020, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
2017 – 2019, Post Doc, Solid Earth Geophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
2012 – 2017, Ph.D., Rock xingkong星空中国官网 and Rock Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
Honors and Awards
Best paper in the 7th International Symposium on In Situ Rock Stress, Finland, May 2016
Professional Services
American Rock xingkong星空中国官网 Association, Member
American Geophysics Union, Member
International Society for Rock xingkong星空中国官网, Member
Canadian Geotechnical Society, Member
Society of American Seismology, Member
ASCE Engineering xingkong星空中国官网 Institute, Member
xingkong星空中国官网
Earthquake Geophysics: Sheared granular fault gouge simulation, Earthquake source xingkong星空中国官网, Earthquake rupture
Rock xingkong星空中国官网/Physics: Nonlinear mesoscopic elasticity of geomaterials, Stress variability, Stress heterogeneity
Computational Mechanics: Development of the combined finite discrete element xingkong星空中国官网 (FDEM), Parallel Computing
Journal Papers (*Corresponding Author, Group Member)
37. Cai, W., xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Ai, S., & Zhi, S. (2023). A 2D energy-conserving contact model for the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM). Computers and Geotechnics, 166, 105972. doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105972. [PDF]
36. Feng, Y., xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, & Lacasse, S. (2023). Bayesian partial pooling to reduce uncertainty in overcoring rock stress estimation. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. doi:10.1016/j.jrmge.2023.05.003. [PDF]
35. Cai, W., xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Ai, S., Wang, M., & Feng, Y. T. (2023). Implementation of extrinsic cohesive zone model (ECZM) in 2D finite-discrete element method (FDEM) using node binding scheme. Computers and Geotechnics, 159, 105470. doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105470. [PDF]
34. Ai, S.-G., & xingkong星空中国官网, K.* (2023). Elastoplastic Damage Modeling of Rock Spalling/Failure Induced by a Filled Flaw Using the Material Point Method (MPM). Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. doi:10.1007/s00603-023-03265-8. [PDF]
33. Zhang, Y., xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, & Li, C. (2023). Two slip regimes in sheared granular fault. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 608, 118086. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118086. [PDF]
32. Cai, W., xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Wu, S., & Long, W. (2023). Moment Tensor-Based Approach for Acoustic Emission Simulation in Brittle Rocks Using Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method (FDEM). Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. doi:10.1007/s00603-023-03261-y. [PDF]
31. Mei, J., Ma, G., Tang, L., xingkong星空中国官网, K., Cao, W., & Zhou, W. (2023). Spatial clustering of microscopic dynamics governs the slip avalanche of sheared granular materials. International Journal of Plasticity. doi:10.1016/j.ijplas.2023.103570. [PDF]
30. Feng, Y.*, Mignan, A., Sornette, D., & xingkong星空中国官网, K. (2022). Investigating Injection Pressure as a Predictor to Enhance Real‐Time Forecasting of Fluid‐Induced Seismicity: A Bayesian Model Comparison. Seismological Research Letters. doi:10.1785/0220220309.
29. Li, X., xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Feng, Y., & Zhang, C. (2022). 3D geomechanical modeling of the Xianshuihe fault zone, SE Tibetan Plateau: Implications for seismic hazard assessment. Tectonophysics, 839, 229546. doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229546. [PDF]
28. Cao, H., Apatay, E., Crane, G., Wu, B., xingkong星空中国官网, K., & Askari, R. (2022). Evaluation of various data acquisition scenarios for the retrieval of seismic body waves from ambient noise seismic interferometry technique via numerical modeling. Geosciences, 12(7), 270. doi: 10.3390/geosciences12070270. [PDF]
27. Wu, S., xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Wang, X., Ge, H., Zou, Y., & Zhang, X. (2022). Investigating the Propagation of Multiple Hydraulic Fractures in Shale Oil Rocks Using Acoustic Emission. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. doi:10.1007/s00603-022-02960-2. [PDF]
26. Yang, L., Wu, S., xingkong星空中国官网, K., & Shen, L.* (2022). Simultaneous propagation of hydraulic fractures from multiple perforation clusters in layered tight reservoirs: Non-planar three-dimensional modelling. Energy, 254, 124483. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2022.124483. [PDF]
25. Wu, S., xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Feng, Y.*, & Huang, X. (2022). Influence of slip and permeability of bedding interface on hydraulic fracturing: A numerical study using combined finite-discrete element method. Computers and Geotechnics, 148, 104801. doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2022.104801. [PDF]
24. Wu, S., Ge, H.*, Li, T., Wang, X., Li, N., Zou, Y., & xingkong星空中国官网, K.* (2022). Characteristics of fractures stimulated by supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing in shale based on acoustic emission monitoring. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 152, 105065. doi:10.1016/j.ijrmms.2022.105065. [PDF]
23. Ma, G., Mei, J.*, xingkong星空中国官网, K., Zhao, J., Zhou, W. & Wang, D. (2022). Machine learning bridges microslips and slip avalanches of sheared granular gouges. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 579, 117366. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117366. [PDF]
22. Cai, W., Li, Y.*, xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, & Wang, K. (2021). Crack propagation mechanism in rock-like specimens containing intermittent flaws under shear loading. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 117, 103187. doi:10.1016/j.tafmec.2021.103187. [PDF]
21. Wu, M., xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Liu, J., Song, Z., & Huang, X.* (2021). Influence of rock heterogeneity on hydraulic fracturing: A parametric study using the combined finite-discrete element method. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 234-235, 111293. doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2021.111293. [PDF]
20. Feng, Y., xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Mignan, A., & Li, J. (2021). Improving local mean stress estimation using Bayesian hierarchical modelling. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 148, 104924. doi:10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104924. [PDF]
19. Wang, M., xingkong星空中国官网, K., & Feng, Y.T.* (2021). An improved continuum-based finite–discrete element method with intra-element fracturing algorithm. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 384, 113978. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2021.113978. [PDF]
18. Ma, G.*, Zou, Y., xingkong星空中国官网, K., Zhao, J., & Zhou, W. (2020). Size polydispersity tunes slip avalanches of granular gouge. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(23). doi:10.1029/2020GL090458. [PDF]
17. xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Guyer, R. A., Rougier, E., & Johnson, P. A. (2020). Plate motion in sheared granular fault system. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 548, 116481. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116481. [PDF]
16. Knight, E. E.*, Rougier, E., Lei, Z., Euser, B., Chau, V., Boyce, S. H., xingkong星空中国官网, K., Okubo, K., & Froment, M. (2020). HOSS: an implementation of the combined finite-discrete element method. Computational Particle Mechanics. doi:10.1007/s40571-020-00349-y. [PDF]
15. Chau, V.*, Rougier, E., Lei, Z., Knight, E.E., xingkong星空中国官网, K., Hunter, A., Srinivasan, G., & Viswanathan, H. (2019). Numerical analysis of flyer plate experiments in granite via the combined finite–discrete element method. Computational Particle Mechanics. doi:10.1007/s40571-019-00300-w. [PDF]
14. xingkong星空中国官网, K., Lei, Q.*, Bozorgzadeh, N, & Chau, V. T. (2019). Can we estimate far-field stress using the mean of local stresses? An examination based on numerical simulations. Computers and Geotechnics, 116, 103188. doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2019.103188. [PDF]
13. xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Guyer, R. A., Rougier, E., Ren, C. X., & Johnson, P. A. (2019). From stress chains to acoustic emission. Physical Review Letters, 123(4), 048003. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.048003. [PDF]
12. xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Rougier, E., Guyer, R. A., Lei, Z, & Johnson, P. A. (2019). Simulation of crack induced nonlinear elasticity using the combined finite-discrete element method. Ultrasonics, 98, 51-61. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2019.06.003. [PDF]
11. xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Bozorgzadeh, N., & Harrison, J. P. (2019). The equivalence of three shear‑normal stress forms of the Hoek‑Brown criterion. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 52, 3501-3507. doi:10.1007/s00603-019-01758-z. [PDF]
10. Lei, Q., & xingkong星空中国官网, K.* (2019). A numerical study of stress variability in heterogeneous fractured rocks. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 113, 121-133. doi:10.1016/j.ijrmms.2018.12.001. [PDF]
9. xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, & Harrison, J. P. (2019). Examination of mean stress calculation approaches in rock mechanics. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 52(1),83–95. doi:10.1007/s00603-018-1568-0. [PDF]
8. xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, Euser, B. J., Rougier, E., Guyer, R. A., Lei, Z., Knight, E. E., Carmeliet, J., & Johnson, P. A. (2018). Modeling of stick-slip behavior in sheared granular fault gouge using the combined finite‑discrete element method. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 123,5774–5792. doi:10.1029/2018JB015668. [PDF]
7. xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, & Harrison, J. P. (2018). Re-examination of the in situ stress measurements on the 240 level of the AECL’s URL using tensor-based approaches. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 51(10), 3179–3188. doi:10.1007/s00603-018-1530-1. [PDF]
6. Lei, Q.*, & xingkong星空中国官网, K.* (2018). Correlation between fracture network properties and stress variability in geological media. Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 3994–4006. doi:10.1002/2018GL077548. [PDF]
5. xingkong星空中国官网, K., & Lei, Q.* (2018). Influence of boundary constraints on stress heterogeneity modelling. Computers and Geotechnics, 99, 130-136. doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.03.003. [PDF]
4. xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, & Harrison, J. P. (2018). Scalar-valued measures of stress dispersion. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 106, 234–242. doi:10.1016/j.ijrmms.2018.04.008. [PDF]
3. xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, & Harrison, J. P. (2018). Multivariate distribution model for stress variability characterisation. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 102, 144-154. doi:10.1016/j.ijrmms.2018.01.004. [PDF]
2. xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, & Harrison, J. P. (2017). Generation of random stress tensors. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 94, 18-26. doi:10.1016/j.ijrmms.2016.12.011. [PDF]
1. xingkong星空中国官网, K.*, & Harrison, J. P. (2016). Mean and dispersion of stress tensors using Euclidean and Riemannian approaches. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 85, 165-173. doi:10.1016/j.ijrmms.2016.03.019. [PDF]