Publications

Tianxing Ma, Hao Ni, Xinyi Luo, Mingzhi Zhang, Liangxu Shen, Cui-Gang Chen, Kun Luo, Shijie Xie, Zhixing Yang, Yun Lin, Hang Lin, Kang Peng, Xian-Lei Fu, Zhe-Yuan Jiang*

International Journal of Geo-Engineering, 17: 9

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Composite low-carbon biopolymer-amended bentonite in geosynthetic clay liners for containing acid mine drainage leachate

Heng Zhuang, Ying-Zhen Li, Kuo Tian, Xian-Lei Fu, Yan-Jun Du*

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 18(3): 2366-2378

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Construction of biopolymer-amended silty clay based cover barriers and evaluation of barrier performance of controlling migration of volatile organic compounds gases in soils [基于生物聚合物改性粉质黏土的覆盖屏障建造与土体气态污染物阻隔性能研究]

Ying-Zhen Li, Qing Zhang, Xian-Lei Fu, Min Wang, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Jia-Lei Wan, Chi Che, Jing-Wen Li, Yan-Jun Du*

Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering [岩土工程学报]

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Swelling ratio of a hydrophilic seal and flow rates of the interlocking system in composite geomembrane cutoff walls exposed to metal-rich solutions

Min Wang, Xian-Lei Fu, Yan-Jun Du*

Geo-Congress 2026. At: Salt Lake City, Utah

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GGBS-fly ash geopolymer for in situ mixed vertical cutoff walls in containing acid mine drainage leachate-contaminated groundwater: Unconfined compressive strength, hydraulic conductivity and microstructure

Heng Zhuang, Cheng-Zhu Kou, Xian-Lei Fu, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Min Wang, Chen-Yang Yu, Yan-Jun Du*

Acta Geotechnica, 21(2): 1187-1203

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2025

Enhancing containment performance of geosynthetic clay liner to bauxite liquor via composite polymer amendment

Xian-Lei Fu, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Min Wang, Hao Ni, Yan-Jun Du*

Engineering Geology, 354: 108189

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Sand-bentonite backfill amended with composite polymer exposed to organic acid: Hydraulic performance and microstructural properties

Xian-Lei Fu, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Jun-Kun Huang, Yan-Jun Du*

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17(4): 2552-2565

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Polymer-GGBS-cement amended reused blasting slag: Towards eco-friendly and resilient open-pit road surface

Jia-Ming Wen, Xiu-Zhu Su, Yuliang Guo, Xian-Lei Fu*

Environmental Research, 285: 122541

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Amended compacted clay liner for containment of copper-laden leachate in tailings reservoirs

Yu-Zhang Bi, Xin-Po Sun, Min Chen, Ze-Hao Ding, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Chi Che, Tianxing Ma, Xian-Lei Fu*

Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 11(1): 22

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Gas diffusion and hydraulic performance of zeolite/sodium polyacrylate amended compacted clay as gas barrier material under multiple wet-dry cycles

Wei-Sheng Lin, Chi Che, Xin-Yi Lin, Yu-Zhang Bi, Ze-Hao Ding, Hao Lin**, Xian-Lei Fu*

Environmental Technology & Innovation, 40: 104428

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Novel polymer and slag amended soil–cement–bentonite backfill in cutoff walls for acid mine drainage containment

Hao Lin, Wei-Sheng Lin, Xin-Yi Lin, Xin-Po Sun, Yu-Zhang Bi, Min Wang**, Xian-Lei Fu*

Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 11(1): 125

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Hydraulic performance of polymer-amended bentonite for containment of zinc-contaminated groundwater

Chi Che, Yu-Zhang Bi, Xin-Po Sun, Zhen Feng, Tianxing Ma, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Xian-Lei Fu*

Environmental Earth Sciences, 84(20): 565

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Prediction and interpretability analysis of hydraulic conductivity for polymer-amended soil-bentonite cutoff wall backfills using machine learning methods

Heng Zhuang, Xian-Lei Fu, Hao Ni, Yan-Jun Du*

Environmental Research, 286: 122960

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Pressure makes diamonds: Enhanced permeation resistance to petroleum hydrocarbons of a novel in-situ mixed wall material

Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Xian-Lei Fu, Yu-Ling Yang, Wei-Yi Xia, Min Wang, Heng Zhuang, Zi-Han Lu, Yan-Jun Du*

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 495: 139011

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SEBS-amended in-situ mixed wall material for diesel-contaminated groundwater management

Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Xian-Lei Fu, Fei Jin, Chi Che, Zhong-Yuan Li, Guo-Jun Cai, Yan-Jun Du*

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 491: 137966

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Transport mechanisms of microplastics in clean sand under cyclic hydraulic gradients

Yuliang Guo, Budi Zhao, Qianhong She, Xian-Lei Fu, Xunchang Fei*

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 151(5): 04025021

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Swelling behavior and microscopic characteristics of a hydrophilic seal in composite geomembrane cutoff walls exposed to various metal-rich solutions

Min Wang, Wei-Yi Xia, Xian-Lei Fu, Ji-Ying Fan, Zi-Han Lu, Yan-Jun Du*

Construction and Building Materials, 473: 140972

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2024

Hydraulic conductivity and microscopic properties of sodium hexametaphosphate-amended sand-sodium-activated calcium bentonite backfill in vertical cutoff walls exposed to lead-contaminated groundwater

Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Run Zhang, Zhong-Yuan Li, Xian-Lei Fu, Yu-Ling Yang, Ning-Jun Jiang, Yan-Jun Du*

Acta Geotechnica, 20(3): 1235-1250

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Two-dimensional migration characteristics of contaminant through composite liner with arbitrarily distributed defects

Tian-Yi Li, De'an Sun*, Zheng Chen, Chen Yang, Xian-Lei Fu, Lei Wang

Computers and Geotechnics, 174: 106652

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Recycling, reusing and environmental safety of industrial by-product gypsum in construction and building materials

Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Xin-Po Sun, Ya-Qiong Luo, Xian-Lei Fu, Ao Xu, Yu-Zhang Bi*

Construction and Building Materials, 432: 136609

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Interlayer and surface characteristics of carboxymethyl cellulose and tetramethylammonium modified bentonite

Hao Ni, Xian-Lei Fu, Krishna R. Reddy, Min Wang, Yan-Jun Du*

Construction and Building Materials, 428: 136303

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Hydraulic conductivity and microscopic properties of polyanionic cellulose and microscale zero-valent iron amended sand/bentonite backfills exposed to dichloromethane solution

Heng Zhuang, Guang-Yu Yang, Xian-Lei Fu, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Yan-Jun Du*

The Science of The Total Environment, 917(1): 170421

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Two-dimensional migration characteristics for contaminant considering time-dependent contaminant source and GM defect [考虑时变污染源与土工膜破损的污染物二维迁移特性]

Tian-Yi Li, De'an Sun*, Xian-Lei Fu, Zheng Chen, Lei Wang, Yan-Jun Du

Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering [岩土工程学报], 46(11): 2450-2456

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2023

Hydraulic conductivity, microstructure and compositional changes of sand-bentonite backfill in cutoff walls exposed to organic acids

Xian-Lei Fu, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Krishna R. Reddy, Kunlin Ruan, Yan-Jun Du*

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 149(8): 04023060

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Novel composite polymer-amended bentonite for environmental containment: Hydraulic conductivity, chemical compatibility, enhanced rheology and polymer stability

Xian-Lei Fu, Heng Zhuang, Krishna R. Reddy, Ning-Jun Jiang, Yan-Jun Du*

Construction and Building Materials, 378: 131200

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An integrated fuzzy AHP and fuzzy TOPSIS approach for screening backfill materials for contaminant containment in slurry trench cutoff walls

Xian-Lei Fu, Hao Ni, Annan Zhou, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Ning-Jun Jiang, Yan-Jun Du*

Journal of Cleaner Production, 419: 138242

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Chemical compatibility of sand-bentonite backfills amended with biopolymer in vertical barriers

Xian-Lei Fu, Yan-Jun Du*, Sheng-Qiang Shen, Ning-Jun Jiang, Yu-Ling Yang

9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics. At: Chania, Greece

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Recycle of discarded masks in civil Engineering: Current status and future opportunities with silane coupling agent modified discarded masks

Xin-Po Sun, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Ao Xu, Xian-Lei Fu, Chi Che, Zi-Jian Tian, Yu-Zhang Bi*

Construction and Building Materials, 405(6): 133266

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Engineering properties of novel vertical cutoff wall backfills composed of alkali-activated slag, polymer-amended bentonite and sand

Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Xian-Lei Fu, Jian-Yong Shi, Chi Che, Yan-Jun Du*

Polymers, 15(14): 3059

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2022

Hydraulic conductivity of sand/biopolymer-amended bentonite backfills in vertical cutoff walls permeated with lead solutions

Xian-Lei Fu, Sheng-Qiang Shen, Krishna R. Reddy, Yu-Ling Yang, Yan-Jun Du*

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 148(2): 04021186

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A modified Kozeny–Carman equation for predicting saturated hydraulic conductivity of compacted bentonite in confined condition

Kunlin Ruan, Xian-Lei Fu*

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 14(3): 984-993

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Hydraulic conductivity of novel geosynthetic clay liner to bauxite liquor from China: Modified fluid loss test evaluation

Yu-Ling Yang, Xing-Yuan You, Jiannan Chen, Xian-Lei Fu, Yan-Jun Du*

Journal of Environmental Management, 316(15): 115208

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Enhanced contaminant retardation by novel modified calcium bentonite backfill in slurry trench cutoff walls

Yu-Ling Yang, Krishna R. Reddy, Tao Zhang, Ri-Dong Fan, Xian-Lei Fu, Yan-Jun Du*

Construction and Building Materials, 320(4): 126285

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Assessment of membrane and diffusion behavior of soil-bentonite slurry trench wall backfill consisted of sand and Xanthan gum amended bentonite

Hao Ni, Sheng-Qiang Shen, Xian-Lei Fu, Chang-Ming Wang, Yan-Jun Du*

Journal of Cleaner Production, 365: 132779

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Swelling behavior and flow rates of a novel hydrophilic gasket used in composite geomembrane vertical cutoff walls and infrastructures exposed to contaminated groundwater

Min Wang, Xian-Lei Fu, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Chi Che, Ning-Jun Jiang, Yan-Jun Du*

Buildings, 12(12): 22079

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Field investigation of effect of plants on cracks of compacted clay covers at a contaminated site

Yu-Zhang Bi, Xian-Lei Fu, Shi-Ji Zhou, Jin Ni, Yan-Jun Du*

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12): 7248

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Experimental study of chemico-osmotic membrane behavior of reactive MgO-activated slag-bentonite backfill in vertical cutoff walls exposed to Pb-laden groundwater [氧化镁碱激发矿粉-膨润土-土竖向屏障材料阻隔铅污染物的化学渗透膜效应]

Shuang-Jie Li, Hao-Liang Wu, Xian-Lei Fu, Ning-Jun Jiang, Jia-Lei Wan, Jiang-Shan Li, Yan-Jun Du*

Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering [岩土工程学报], 44(6): 1078-1086

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2021

Heavy metals containment by vertical cutoff walls backfilled with novel reactive magnesium-activated slag-bentonite-sand: Membrane and diffusion behavior

Xian-Lei Fu, Hao-Liang Wu, Run Zhang, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Krishna R. Reddy, Yan-Jun Du*

Journal of Cleaner Production, 328(4): 129623

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Membrane behavior and diffusion properties of sand/SHMP-amended bentonite vertical cutoff wall backfill exposed to lead contamination

Xian-Lei Fu, Run Zhang, Krishna R. Reddy, Yu-Chao Li, Yu-Ling Yang, Yan-Jun Du*

Engineering Geology, 284: 106037

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Consolidation of unsaturated drainage well foundation with smear effect under time-dependent loading

Yuanchun Huang, Tian-Yi Li*, Xian-Lei Fu

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 25(3): 768-781

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Optimal array layout of cylindrical baffles to reduce energy of rock avalanche

Yu-Zhang Bi, Dong-Po Wang*, Xian-Lei Fu, Yi-Xiong Lin**, Xin-Po Sun, Zhe-Yuan Jiang

Journal of Mountain Science, 19(1): 493-512

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Analysis of one-dimensional consolidation for unsaturated soils under piecewise cyclic loading

Yuanchun Huang*, Sidong Shen, Lei Wang, Tian-Yi Li, Xian-Lei Fu

Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021: 9970766

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Experimental study on the damage of bridge pier under the impact of rockfall

Xin-Po Sun, Yu-Zhang Bi*, Ruo-Yun Zhou**, Hou-Zhen Zhao, Xian-Lei Fu, Pu Zhao, Zhe-Yuan Jiang

Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021: 6610652

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Reversibility of micro and macrostructure in compacted bentonite under chemo-mechanical couplings

Kunlin Ruan*, De'an Sun, Xian-Lei Fu, Hailong Wang, Hideo Komine, Daichi Ito

Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, 9(2): 20-25

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Investigation of hydraulic conductivity of SHMP amended soil-bentonite backfills exposed to lead-impacted groundwater

Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Run Zhang, Xian-Lei Fu, Jia-Lei Wan, Shuang-Jie Li, Yu-Ling Yang, Yan-Jun Du*

In: Yao, K., Zhenyu, M., Komba, J. (eds) Developments in Sustainable Geomaterials and Environmental Geotechnics. GeoChina 2021. Sustainable Civil Infrastructures. Springer, Cham

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