Shupeng CHAI (柴术鹏)

Shupeng CHAI (柴术鹏)

PhD Candidate

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Overview

Hi, I’m Shupeng Chai. I am a PhD candidate in geotechnical engineering at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I am currently focusing on the influences of fault roughness on rupture dynamics and stick-slip behavior through integrated laboratory experiments and numerical simulations. My interdisciplinary academic foundation spanning geotechnical engineering, mining engineering, and geophysics, and two years of experience in university-level teaching bring a unique perspective to my research.


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Selected Publications

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(To be) Submitted

  1. Chai S, Zou Y, Wu H, Akbariforouz M, Su B, Grasselli G, Elsworth D, Hatzor Y H, Zhao Q (2026) Unveiling Stress Heterogeneity in Seismic Slip: A Review of Fault Shear Experiments. To be submitted.

  2. Chai S, Su B, Zou Y, Dal Zilio L, Hatzor Y H, Zhao Q (2026) Fault roughness and contact evolution control the dilatancy and compaction during shear sliding. To be submitted.

  3. Chai S, Dal Zilio L, Hatzor Y H, Zhao Q (2026) Staged coseismic behavior governed by heterogeneous stress concentrations. To be submitted.

  4. Chai S, Zhao Q (2026) Competition between fault geometric roughness and mechanical properties in governing sliding instability. To be submitted.

  5. Chai S, Zou Y, Zhang C, Chen G, Zhao Q. Possible seismicity and location inferred from lunar crater landslides and tectonic faults. To be submitted.

Published

  1. Chai S, Zou Y, Wu H, Akbariforouz M, Su B, Grasselli G, Elsworth D, Hatzor YH, Zhao Q (2026) Influence of stress heterogeneity on shear behavior of rock discontinuities in laboratory experiments: New insights from numerical simulations. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 197:106358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2025.106358. (Link).

  2. Chai S, Zheng J*, and Li L (2023) Kink effect on the stress distribution in 2D backfilled stopes. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-023-02434-4 (Link).

  3. Chai S* (2023) Two-wedge slope stability analysis considering a nonvertical wedge interface. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 82:89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-023-03126-2 (Link, PDF)

  4. Chai S* (2022). Maximum height estimation for mine waste dumps. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 122(10):579-586. https://doi.org/10.17159/2411-9717/1947/2022. (Link, PDF)

  5. Chai S*, Fan L and Liang H (2022). Required jacking force for deviation rectification of inclined structures supported with rigid piles. Frontiers in Earth Science. 10:998798. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.998798 (Link).


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