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  1. DEM-Based Investigation of Joint Effects on Projectile Penetration in Rock Mass

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  2. Assessing the Dynamic Strength of Slate Foliation: Shaking-Table Tests and DEM Implementation

    Article • International Journal of Geomechanics, July 2025, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Meng-Chia Weng

  3. Exploring failure evolution of anti-dip slate slope using centrifuge test and discrete element method

    Article • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  4. Evaluating the anisotropic thermal–mechanical coupling strength of slate: A discrete element method approach

    Article • Computers and Geotechnics, July 2024, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  5. An Anisotropic Thermal–Mechanical Coupling Failure Criterion for Slate

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  6. Evaluating the Effect of Grouting on the Strength of Foliation of Metamorphic Rocks

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  7. Assessing the impact of rockfall on the retaining structures of a mountain road: a case study in Taiwan

    Article • Landslides, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  8. Evaluating the Effect of Anisotropy on Hydraulic Stimulation in a Slate Geothermal Reservoir

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  9. Exploring Effect of Microproperties on Shear Strength of Rock Joints through Physical and Numerical Modeling

    Article • International Journal of Geomechanics, August 2022, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Meng-Chia Weng

  10. A failure criterion for foliation and its application for strength estimation of foliated metamorphic rock

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, May 2022, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  11. Evaluating the Hydraulic Conductivity of Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquid in a Single Fracture of Rock-like Material

    Article • Sustainability, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Meng-Chia Weng

  12. Evaluating coupled hydromechanical behavior of anisotropic rock mass using DEM

    Article • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  13. Evaluating Influence of Microscopic Properties on Mechanical Behavior of Gravelly Soils by Using Discrete-Element Method

    Article • International Journal of Geomechanics, December 2021, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Meng-Chia Weng

  14. Simulating flow in rock joints using a particulate interface model of a discrete element method

    Article • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  15. Failure mechanism of a mudstone slope embedded with steep anti-dip layered sandstones: case of the 2016 Yanchao catastrophic landslide in Taiwan

    Article • Landslides, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  16. DEM simulation of planar sliding using a particulate interface model considering velocity-dependent friction

    Article • Computers and Geotechnics, August 2019, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  17. Simulating interface characteristics by using a particulate interface model of a discrete element method

    Article • Computers and Geotechnics, May 2019, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  18. Spatial characteristics of rock joint profile roughness and mechanical behavior of a randomly generated rock joint

    Article • Engineering Geology, November 2018, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  19. Discrete element simulation of the dynamic response of a dip slope under shaking table tests

    Article • Engineering Geology, September 2018, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  20. Dynamic response of a dip slope with multi-slip planes revealed by shaking table tests

    Article • Landslides, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  21. Landscape evolution characteristics of large-scale erosion and landslides at the Putanpunas Stream, Taiwan

    Article • Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk, December 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Meng-Chia Weng

  22. Tensile strength of rock

    Article • Geotechnical Testing Journal, December 2017, ASTM International

    Meng-Chia Weng

  23. A Constitutive Model of Sandstone Considering the Post Peak Behavior

    Article • Journal of Mechanics, September 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Meng-Chia Weng

  24. Modeling Roughness Effect of Joint Using Rough-Joint Model

    Article • December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  25. Modeling scale effects on consequent slope deformation by centrifuge model tests and the discrete elementmethod

    Article • Landslides, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  26. Modeling rock joint behavior using a rough-joint model

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, November 2016, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  27. Characterization of clastic rock using a biconcave bond model of DEM

    Article • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, August 2016, Wiley

    Meng-Chia Weng

  28. Identification of deformation and failure characteristics in cataclinal slopes using physical modeling

    Article • Landslides, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  29. Long-term mechanical stability of cemented incineration bottom ash

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, September 2015, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  30. Deformation analysis of tunnel excavation in gravelly formation using the anisotropic degradation model

    Article • Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Meng-Chia Weng

  31. Levee reliability analyses for various flood return periods – a case study in southern Taiwan

    Article • Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, April 2015, Copernicus GmbH

    Meng-Chia Weng

  32. Gravitational deformation mechanisms of slate slopes revealed by model tests and discrete element analysis

    Article • Engineering Geology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  33. Exploring the Evolution of Lateral Earth Pressure using the Distinct Element Method

    Article • Journal of Mechanics, November 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Meng-Chia Weng, Meng-Chia Weng

  34. Measuring the in situ deformation of retaining walls by the digital image correlation method

    Article • Engineering Geology, November 2013, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  35. Levee failure mechanisms during the extreme rainfall event: a case study in Southern Taiwan

    Article • Natural Hazards, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  36. Modeling the anisotropic behavior of jointed rock mass using a modified smooth-joint model

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, September 2013, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  37. A Generalized Plasticity-Based Model for Sandstone Considering Time-Dependent Behavior and Wetting Deterioration

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  38. Elastoplastic Deformation Characteristics of Gravelly Soils

    Article • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, June 2013, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Meng-Chia Weng

  39. Effect of incinerator bottom-ash composition on the mechanical behavior of backfill material

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, December 2012, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  40. Relationship between the deformation characteristics and microscopic properties of sandstone explored by the bonded-particle model

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, December 2012, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  41. Modeling the behavior of sandstone based on generalized plasticity concept

    Article • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, August 2012, Wiley

    Meng-Chia Weng

  42. Modeling Particle Rolling Behavior by the Modified Eccentric Circle Model of DEM

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Meng-Chia Weng

  43. Evaluating triggering and causative factors of landslides in Lawnon River Basin, Taiwan

    Article • Engineering Geology, November 2011, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  44. An associated elastic–viscoplastic constitutive model for sandstone involving shear-induced volumetric deformation

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, December 2010, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  45. A simple model for geo‐materials involving shear‐induced anisotropic degradation

    Article • Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, September 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Meng-Chia Weng

  46. Mechanical properties of incineration bottom ash: The influence of composite species

    Article • Waste Management, July 2010, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  47. Numerical modeling of tunnel excavation in weak sandstone using a time-dependent anisotropic degradation model

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, July 2010, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  48. A constitutive model for gravelly soils considering shear-induced volumetric deformation

    Article • Canadian Geotechnical Journal, June 2010, Canadian Science Publishing

    Meng-Chia Weng

  49. Microscopic characteristics of problematic tertiary sandstone as revealed by grain-wide local deformation

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, October 2009, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  50. A simple model for stress-induced anisotropic softening of weak sandstones

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, February 2008, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  51. Time-dependent deformation behaviors of weak sandstones

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, February 2008, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  52. Characterizing the deformation behavior of Tertiary sandstones

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, April 2005, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  53. Influence of petrographic parameters on geotechnical properties of tertiary sandstones from Taiwan

    Article • Engineering Geology, May 2004, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng

  54. Deformational characteristics of weak sandstone and impact to tunnel deformation

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, July 2002, Elsevier

    Meng-Chia Weng