Research interest
Kinematics, dynamics and deformation of the lithosphere
Thermal-Rheological state of the lithosphere
Education
2005 Ph.D. Peking University, Beijing
1995 B.S. China University of Geosciences, Wuhan
Professional Appointments
2009.07-present Associate professor at GUCAS
2007.07-2009.06 Assistant professor at GUCAS
2005.07-2007.07 Postdoctoral fellow, Peking University
Grants
-NSFC
2011-2013 Study on the rheological model of the lithosphere and the rheological structure of typical cratons
2008-2010 Study on the 3D rheological structure of the lithosphere and the kinematics of South China
Courses
Foundation of Tectonophysics
An introduction to kinematics, dynamics and deformation of the lithosphere. Topics include mainly the rock deformation of brittle and ductile field, and their application to the folding, faulting and the stress analysis in the lithosphere.
Advanced Soil Mechanics
This class presents the application of principles of soil mechanics. It mainly considers the following topics: stress-strain-strength behavior of soils and their applications; the effective stress principle; hydraulic conductivity and seepage; bearing capacity and slope stability; consolidation theory and settlement analysis.
Selected publications
Zang SX, Wei RQ, Ning JY, Effect of brittle fracture on the rheological structure of the lithosphere and its application in the Ordos, Tectonophysics, 2007, 429: 267–285.
Wei RQ, Zang SX, Effects of temperature and strain rate on the fracture strength of rock and their influences on the rheological structure of the lithosphere, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 2006, 49(6): 1730-1737.
Zang SX, Wei RQ, Liu YG, Three-dimensional rheological structure of the lithosphere in the Ordos block and its adjacent area, Geophysical Journal International, 2005, 163 (1): 339-356.
Jiang Y, Zang SX, Wei RQ, Decibel error test and flow law of multiphase rocks based on energy dissipation theory, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2005, 235 (1-2): 200-210.
Wei RQ, Zang SX, A new constraint on strain rate of the rheological structure of the lithsophere, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 2004, 47(6): 1029-1034.
