Prof. Tang received his Ph.D. degree from Imperial College London. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science. His group developed advanced software of numerical modelling, named as AiFrac, and microscale rock mechanics experiment system, in order to understand the behavior of fractured geological media at difficult scales with thermal-hydraulic-mechanical (THM) processes.

● SJ Tao, XH Tang, J Rutqvist, QS Liu, MS Hu, 2021, “The influence of stress anisotropy and stress shadow on frost cracking in rock”, Computers and Geotechnics,133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103967

● SJ Tao, XH Tang, J Rutqvist, MS Hu, QS Liu, 2020, “Simulating three dimensional thermal cracking with TOUGH-FEMM”, Computers and Geotechnics,124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103654

● ZY Liu, XH Tang, S Tao, GQ Zhang, M Chen, 2020, “Mechanism of Connecting Natural Caves and Wells Through Hydraulic Fracturing in Fracture-Cavity Reservoirs”, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-020-02225-w

● ZL Shao, Y Wang, XH Tang, 2020, “The influences of heating and uniaxial loading on granite subjected to liquid nitrogen cooling”, Engineering Geology, 271, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2020.105614

● XH Tang, J Rutqvist, MS Hu, NM Rayudu, 2019, “Modeling three-dimensional fluid-driven propagation of multiple fractures using TOUGH-FEMM”, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 52(2), 611-627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-018-1715-7

●  L Sun, G Grasselli, Q Liu, XH Tang, 2019, “Thermal cracking simulation of functionally graded materials using the combined finite-discrete element method”, Computational Particle Mechanics, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40571-019-00290-9

● NM Rayudu, XH Tang, G Singh, 2019, “Simulating three dimensional hydraulic fracture propagation using displacement correlation method”, Tunnelling and Underground Space technology, 85, 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2018.11.010

●  QS Liu, L Sun, XH Tang, B Guo, 2019, “Modelling Hydraulic Fracturing with a Point-Based Approximation for the Maximum Principal Stress Criterion”, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 52(6), 1781-1801. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-018-1648-1

● QS Liu, L Sun, XH Tang, L Chen,2018, “Simulate intersecting 3D hydraulic cracks using a hybrid “FE-Meshfree”method”, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 91, 24-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2018.03.005

● YT Yang, XH Tang, H Zheng, QS Liu, ZJ Liu, 2018, “Hydraulic fracturing modelling using the enriched numerical manifold method”, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 53, 462-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2017.09.024

●  K Su, XY Zhou, XH Tang, XY Xu, QS Liu,2017, “Mechanism of cracking in dams using a hybrid FE-Mseshfree Method”, International journal of Geomechanics, 17(9). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000950

● YT Yang, XH Tang, H Zheng, QS Liu, L He, 2016, “Three-dimensional fracture propagation with numerical manifold method”, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 72, 65-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2016.08.008

● YT Yang, L Chen, XH Tang, H Zheng, QS Liu, 2017, “A partition-of-unity based ‘FE-Meshfree’ hexahedral element with continuous nodal stress”, Computers & Structures, 178 :17-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2016.10.012

●  YT Yang, XH Tang, H Zheng, 2015, “Construct 'FE-Meshfree' Quad4 using mean value coordinates. Engineering analysis with boundary elements”, 59, 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2015.04.011

●  XH Tang, SC Wu, C Zheng, JH Zhang, 2009, “A Novel Virtual Node Method for Polygonal Elements.Applied Mathematics and Mechanics”, 30(10): 1233-1246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-009-1003-3

● XH Tang, C Zheng, SC Wu, JH Zhang, 2009, “A novel four-node quadrilateral element with continuous nodal stress. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics”, 30(12): 1519-1532. https://doi.org/10.1007/sl0483-009-1204-1