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Southern University of Science and Technology: Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN

2021-01-01 to present | Associate Professor (Department of Earth and Space Sciences)
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Ke Gao

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Los Alamos, NM, US

2017-06-03 to present | Post Doc (EES-17: GEOPHYSICS)
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Los Alamos National Laboratory

Southern University of Science and Technology: Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN

2019-09-23 to 2020-12-31 | Assistant Professor (Department of Earth and Space Sciences)
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Ke Gao

Education and qualifications (1)

University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2012-09 to 2017-06 | Ph.D (Civil Engineering)
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Professional activities (5)

Seismological Society of America: Albany, California, US

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International Society for Rock Mechanics: Lisbon, PT

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American Rock Mechanics Association: Alexandria, Virginia, US

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American Geophysical Union: DC, DC, US

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American Society of Civil Engineers: Reston, VA, US

2019-03 to present
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Works (41)

Characteristics of fractures stimulated by supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing in shale based on acoustic emission monitoring

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.IJRMMS.2022.105065
WOSUID: WOS:000774190000003
Contributors: Wu, Shan; Ge, Hongkui; Li, Tiantai; Wang, Xiaoqiong; Li, Ning; Zou, Yushi; Gao, Ke
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Crack propagation mechanism in rock-like specimens containing intermittent flaws under shear loading

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.TAFMEC.2021.103187
WOSUID: WOS:000727787000002
Contributors: Cai, Weibing; Li, Yong; Gao, Ke; Wang, Kai
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Evaluation of Various Data Acquisition Scenarios for the Retrieval of Seismic Body Waves from Ambient Noise Seismic Interferometry Technique via Numerical Modeling

Geosciences
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/GEOSCIENCES12070270
WOSUID: WOS:000833688400001
Contributors: Cao, Haitao; Apatay, Erdi; Crane, Garvie; Wu, Boming; Gao, Ke; Askari, Roohollah
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Influence of rock heterogeneity on hydraulic fracturing: A parametric study using the combined finite-discrete element method

International Journal of Solids and Structures
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.IJSOLSTR.2021.111293
WOSUID: WOS:000714622200004
Contributors: Wu, Mingyang; Gao, Ke; Liu, Jianjun; Song, Zhenlong; Huang, Xiaolin
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Influence of slip and permeability of bedding interface on hydraulic fracturing: A numerical study using combined finite-discrete element method

Computers and Geotechnics
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.COMPGEO.2022.104801
WOSUID: WOS:000806832600001
Contributors: Wu, Shan; Gao, Ke; Feng, Yu; Huang, Xiaolin
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Investigating the Propagation of Multiple Hydraulic Fractures in Shale Oil Rocks Using Acoustic Emission

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/S00603-022-02960-2
WOSUID: WOS:000820564600001
Contributors: Wu, Shan; Gao, Ke; Wang, Xiaoqiong; Ge, Hongkui; Zou, Yushi; Zhang, Xiaohuan
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Machine learning bridges microslips and slip avalanches of sheared granular gouges

Earth and Planetary Science Letters
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.EPSL.2022.117366
WOSUID: WOS:000781933800011
Contributors: Ma, Gang; Mei, Jiangzhou; Gao, Ke; Zhao, Jidong; Zhou, Wei; Wang, Di
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Simultaneous propagation of hydraulic fractures from multiple perforation clusters in layered tight reservoirs: Non-planar three-dimensional modelling

Energy
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.ENERGY.2022.124483
WOSUID: WOS:000814760000005
Contributors: Yang, Lei; Wu, Shan; Gao, Ke; Shen, Luming
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An improved continuum-based finite-discrete element method with intra-element fracturing algorithm

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.CMA.2021.113978
WOSUID: WOS:000681089400008
Contributors: Wang, Min; Gao, Ke; Feng, Y. T.
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Improving local mean stress estimation using Bayesian hierarchical modelling

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.IJRMMS.2021.104924
WOSUID: WOS:000710688600003
Contributors: Feng, Yu; Gao, Ke; Mignan, Arnaud; Li, Jiawei
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HOSS: an implementation of the combined finite-discrete element method

Computational Particle Mechanics
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40571-020-00349-y
EID:

2-s2.0-85088872724

Part of ISBN:

21964386 21964378
Contributors: Knight, E.E.; Rougier, E.; Lei, Z.; Euser, B.; Chau, V.; Boyce, S.H.; Gao, K.; Okubo, K.; Froment, M.
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Plate motion in sheared granular fault system

Earth and Planetary Science Letters
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116481
EID:

2-s2.0-85088904673

Part of ISBN:

0012821X
Contributors: Gao, K.; Guyer, R.A.; Rougier, E.; Johnson, P.A.
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Size Polydispersity Tunes Slip Avalanches of Granular Gouge

Geophysical Research Letters
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2020GL090458
WOSUID: WOS:000598677000046
Contributors: Ma, Gang; Zou, Yuxiong; Gao, Ke; Zhao, Jidong; Zhou, Wei
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Estimating far-field stress using the mean of local stresses

53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
2019 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85084018604
Contributors: Gao, K.; Lei, Q.; Bozorgzadeh, N.; Chau, V.
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Modeling of plate impact experiments in Westerly granite using the combined finite-discrete element method

53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
2019 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85084018708
Contributors: Chau, V.; Rougier, E.; Lei, Z.; Knight, E.; Gao, K.; Hunter, A.; Srinivasan, G.; Viswanathan, H.
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Stick-slip induced source ground vibration in sheared granular fault

53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
2019 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85084020166
Contributors: Gao, K.; Rougier, E.; Guyer, R.A.; Lei, Z.; Johnson, P.A.
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Numerical analysis of flyer plate experiments in granite via the combined finite–discrete element method

Computational Particle Mechanics
2019-11-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40571-019-00300-w
Part of ISSN: 2196-4378
Part of ISSN: 2196-4386
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Can we estimate far-field stress using the mean of local stresses? An examination based on numerical simulations

Computers and Geotechnics
2019-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2019.103188
Part of ISSN: 0266-352X
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Ke Gao
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From Stress Chains to Acoustic Emission

Physical Review Letters
2019-07-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.048003
Part of ISSN: 0031-9007
Part of ISSN: 1079-7114
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Simulation of crack induced nonlinear elasticity using the combined finite-discrete element method

Ultrasonics
2019-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2019.06.003
Part of ISSN: 0041-624X
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Ke Gao
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The Equivalence of Three Shear-Normal Stress Forms of the Hoek-Brown Criterion

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
2019-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-019-01758-z
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Ke Gao
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A numerical study of stress variability in heterogeneous fractured rocks

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
2019-01 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2018.12.001
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Characterization of stick-slip dynamics in granular fault gouge using the combined finite-discrete element method

52nd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
2018 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85053483290
Contributors: Gao, K.; Rougier, E.; Euser, B.J.; Guyer, R.A.; Johnson, P.A.; Lei, Z.; Knight, E.E.
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Correlation Between Fracture Network Properties and Stress Variability in Geological Media

Geophysical Research Letters
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/2018GL077548
EID:

2-s2.0-85046737150
Contributors: Lei, Q.; Gao, K.
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Effects of far-field stress state on local stress perturbation in heterogeneous fractured rocks

52nd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
2018 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85053463512
Contributors: Lei, Q.; Gao, K.
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Influence of boundary constraints on stress heterogeneity modelling

Computers and Geotechnics
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.03.003
EID:

2-s2.0-85044006926
Contributors: Gao, K.; Lei, Q.
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Multivariate distribution model for stress variability characterisation

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2018.01.004
EID:

2-s2.0-85043977749
Contributors: Gao, K.; Harrison, J.P.
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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
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-018-1530-1
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Ke Gao
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Scalar-valued measures of stress dispersion

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2018.04.008
EID:

2-s2.0-85044744935
Contributors: Gao, K.; Harrison, J.P.
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Examination of Mean Stress Calculation Approaches in Rock Mechanics

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
2018-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-018-1568-0
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Ke Gao
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Modeling of Stick-Slip Behavior in Sheared Granular Fault Gouge Using the Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2018-06-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2018JB015668
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https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2018JB015668
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Generation of random stress tensors

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2016.12.011
EID:

2-s2.0-85014072178
Contributors: Gao, K.; Harrison, J.P.
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Investigating the Relationship between Far-Field Stress and Local Values of the Stress Tensor

Procedia Engineering
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2017.05.215
EID:

2-s2.0-85022214073

Part of ISBN:

18777058
Contributors: Gao, K.; Harrison, J.P.; Lei, Q.; Latham, J.-P.
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Characterising stress dispersion for stress variability analysis

ISRM International Symposium on In-Situ Rock Stress, ISRS 2016
2016 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85014090666
Contributors: Gao, K.; Harrison, J.P.
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Influence of boundary constraint stiffness on stress heterogeneity modelling

50th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2016
2016 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85010284764
Contributors: Gao, K.; Harrison, J.P.; Lei, Q.; Latham, J.-P.
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Mean and dispersion of stress tensors using Euclidean and Riemannian approaches

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2016.03.019
EID:

2-s2.0-84963679958
Contributors: Gao, K.; Harrison, J.P.
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Tensor variate normal distribution for stress variability analysis

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: From the Past to the Future
2016 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1201/9781315388502-18
EID:

2-s2.0-85001807278
Contributors: Gao, K.; Harrison, J.P.
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Tensor variate normal distribution for stress variability analysis

ISRM International Symposium - EUROCK 2016
2016 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85010376755
Contributors: Gao, K.; Harrison, J.P.
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Statistical calculation of mean stress tensor using both Euclidean and Riemannian approaches

ISRM Regional Symposium, EUROCK 2015
2015 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85022204402
Contributors: Gao, K.; Harrison, J.P.
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Variability of in situ stress: The effect of correlation between stress tensor components

13th ISRM International Congress of Rock Mechanics
2015 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85044109845
Contributors: Gao, K.; Harrison, J.P.
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An aleatory model for in-situ stress variability: Application to two dimensional stress

48th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2014
2014 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84927658243
Contributors: Gao, K.; Harrison, J.P.
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Peer review (123 reviews for 31 publications/grants)

Review activity for Bulletin of engineering geology and the environment. (4)
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Review activity for Computers & geosciences. (2)
Review activity for Computers and geotechnics. (5)
Review activity for Computers and geotechnics. (2)
Review activity for Engineering analysis with boundary elements. (2)
Review activity for Engineering failure analysis. (1)
Review activity for Engineering fracture mechanics. (1)
Review activity for Engineering geology. (1)
Review activity for Frontiers in earth science. (2)
Review activity for Fuel. (1)
Review activity for Geomechanics and geophysics for geo-energy and geo-resources. (3)
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Review activity for International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences. (7)
Review activity for Journal of geophysical research. (5)
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Review activity for Rock mechanics and rock engineering. (24)
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